"How much do you want to change?"
"Let's go with 5,000 U first"
With a bright smile, the cashier of the arcade greeted me. Handing my card to the cashier, the cashier quickly scanned the card and handed me a black card along with my bank card.
"Thank you for your patronage"
"Yup"
"Sure"
I took the card and turned around.
To be honest, I was just as excited as Emma was. I loved arcades. Glancing behind me, I looked at Kevin who was patiently waiting in line and shouted.
"I'm gonna go play some games, meet me once you're done"
Turning his head, Kevin nodded his head.
"Sure"
"Alright"
...
Roaming the arcade, I couldn't decide on which game to play first.
'Which game should I play first? Hmm, should I try the classics or the new ones? Oh, that one over there looks nice'
There were just so many games that I wanted to play.
From the virtual race car game to 4D Pac-man, there were just so many options to choose from.
"...this is rigged!"
Whilst I was pondering on which game I should play, I suddenly heard a familiar voice in the distance.
Without even needing to look at who the voice belonged to, I instantly knew that it belonged to Emma.
Turning around and glancing in her direction, I spotted her fiercely staring at the machine before her. Poor Amanda was next to her trying to calm her down.
The sight looked rather comical.
"Emma, please don't shout"
"Is money what you want!? Take it, I've got enough for the likes of you!"
Ignoring Amanda, Emma furiously glared at the machine as she cursed.
'Ah, she's playing the crane game'
With her hand carefully controlling the joystick of the machine, Emma's lips were plucked outwards as she fully immersed herself in the game.
Lowering the crane, Emma successfully picked up a stuffed teddy. Excitedly looking at Amanda, Emma exclaimed.
"I can feel it, this time I'm going to win!"
"mhm"
Having heard the same words more than five times already, Amanda bitterly nodded her head.
"I've got this, come on..."
With her tongue out, Emma slowly moved the joystick. She was so immersed in the game that she did not notice me coming from behind her. Controlling the joystick, Emma tried to move the claw towards the small hole on the bottom left of the machine.
-Plap!
Unfortunately, she failed as the teddy bear fell before she could reach the hole. When she saw this, Emma's face turned red.
"Shit!"
Sitting down on the machine next to her, I said "That's not how you do it"
Turning around, Emma shouted, "Who is it?"
"It's me"
Finally noticing me, Emma's voice became monotonous, "Ah, it's you"
"What an enthusiastic reply"
"What? did you want me to be excited or something?"
Shaking my head, I pointed at the machine before her and said "Nevermind that, you're playing the game wrong"
Raising her brow, Emma mocked "What? Are you some kind of expert or something?"
Nodding my head, I proudly puffed my chest, "In fact I am"
This was not a lie.
at this game was because back on
and selling them on the internet, I was able to make a small profit. With
Emma suddenly smiled as she thought of something, "Alright if you're such an expert,
frowned "A
elaborated, "Yeah, how about this. I'll pay for the next fifteen games, and if in those fifteen games you manage to get even one bear, It'll count as my loss. However, if you don't get any bear during
terms of the bet,
Fifteen tries?
even need two and I
solemn expression on my face, I nodded my head, "Sounds fair,
my interest, Emma laughed inside of her heart.
a bear. The machine was rigged and Emma knew it. There was no way
to
her best to keep a straight face, Emma
win, dinner's on me. Regardless of place,
"What if I lose?"
Crossing her arms, Emma cocked her head up a little, "If
tilted my
crossed, Emma gritted her teeth "For being
When have I ever been rude
bared her
"ehh...okay, sure?"
look on my
I didn't know what she was talking about, it didn't really
confident
look on her
arrogant attitude of
her attitude, I smiled and shook
be humiliated, don't
Amanda, Emma said, "Amanda, you can attest for the
her eyes between me and Emma, Amanda
"Okay"
right side of the machine as the mechanical claw returned to its regular position. Standing up and taking the seat next to it, Emma smiled as she patted the
"I won't be polite"
Emma's seat, I took the
quickly moved the claw machine to the right. Stopping right before one of the bears, standing up I looked around the machine to see
the strength of the claw throughout the day. Knowing this,
"Perfect"
right spot, sitting back down I pressed on the red
me intently, Emma snorted, "Hmph, I
firmly believed that the game was
was no way he
had spoken too soon. As soon as the claw clutched the bear, it quickly went back up and deposited the bear in the bottom left compartment. Staring at the bear in my hand in disbelief, Emma's face turned red as her voice raised a
"...w-what! Impossible!"
said "I guess
her stupor, Emma gritted
brow, I teased "What, you not going to honor
I'm not! Amanda let's
tried to drag Amanda aways. At the moment she wanted
She was too embarrassed.
Emma was about to leave, I shouted "Wait, who
going to let you run away after only
No, no, no.
going to thoroughly crush her pride
footsteps, Emma looked at me in
"Watch me"
again repeated the same process.
slightly better as she couldn't resist the urge to mock me, "I guess you were just
at her from the corner of my eyes, my
"Oh really?"
"Yup, just dumb luck"
claw machine. Repeating the same process as before, this time I
"W-what! How come!"
at Emma, I mocked
up and down unevenly. Not bothered by this, I turned my attention back to the
the next couple of minutes, I continuously harvested teddy bears as a crowd slowly formed around me. Not minding it one bit, I skillfully
"And that's the sixth!"
of the fifteen tries, the total harvest came to six
looked as though she had seen a ghost as her complexion was extremely pale. Pointing at me, she weakly
"Y-you're cheating!"
someone would've been able to tell. Moreover,
lowered her head in defeat.
"Here"
Emma, I casually threw one of the teddies in
it, I don't need this
the very beginning, Amanda had been staring at the bears with a longing look on her face. I wasn't dense. With her secretly loving cute things, I knew that she wanted the teddy
gave her
other five
"Thank you"
the teddy, Amanda's face did
I
the moment she was very
small character trait
said "Let's go Amanda, I'm
"Okay"
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