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.

glanced over to see two girls taking snapshots of

unusual, so Dorothy didn't dwell on it,

unsuccessful tries, she felt a tad

give it a shot?" Everett suggested

him the box of quarters and took over his milkshake, instructing, "Drop the coin here, then move this stick around to navigate. Easy." She

But, to her surprise...

had

just luck. The machine probably just happened to have stronger grip strength this time

simply smiled, "Should I win another? It'll

if you

She was skeptical.

news was, Everett

however, was that he succeeded on

useless. As a

play this anymore. There's a

"Alright, lead the way."

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