Not long after, Dorothy jogged back with a handful of quarters, flaunting them in front of him with a shake.

"Pick any plush you want, and I'll win it for you!"

Everett scanned the lineup seriously before pointing at a strawberry bear plush, "That one."

"Got it!"

Dorothy immediately started feeding quarters into the machine, sliding the joystick around while explaining with focus, "I used to work at an arcade, you know. After closing, we'd play with the leftover quarters. There's a knack to it, you gotta shake it a bit, then-then, ah!"

She let out a yelp.

It was because she had almost won the plush, only to watch it fall back down!

"This machine's definitely rigged! I would've had it otherwise! Let me try again."

Everett nodded, quietly watching from the side.

Before Dorothy could insert another quarter, the sound of a camera shutter caught her attention.

to see two girls taking snapshots

photographed wasn't unusual, so Dorothy didn't dwell

three unsuccessful tries, she felt a tad

I give it a

your turn." Dorothy handed him the box of quarters and took over his milkshake, instructing, "Drop the coin

But, to her surprise...

had been aiming for on

machine probably just happened to have stronger grip strength this

win another?

if you

She was skeptical.

was, Everett failed his

news, however, was that he succeeded on

made Dorothy's "tutorial" seem utterly useless. As a "teacher," she hadn't managed to win

anymore. There's a claw

"Alright, lead the way."

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