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 of

photographed wasn't unusual, so Dorothy didn't dwell on it, focusing

after three unsuccessful tries, she felt

give it a shot?" Everett

your turn." Dorothy handed him the box of quarters and took over his milkshake, instructing, "Drop the coin here, then move this stick around to

But, to her surprise...

the very plush Dorothy had

machine probably just happened to have stronger grip

win another? It'll

try if

She was skeptical.

good news was, Everett

that he

useless. As a "teacher,"

play this anymore. There's a claw machine over

"Alright, lead the way."

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