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full size ─ "why the claw machines, of course! looks like moha got a little carried away, though."

[elliott.]

squeeze. | sign-up. | using aera. | 358 words.

prompt: after your kalon has got their tokens, what's the first game they want to play?

The little hobbit had traveled far for the ArKade, excited by the ideas of games and prizes and happiness wherever she looked. Her wings were easily an advantage in this situation, the allotted travel time being a lot shorter because of the lack of traffic in the air. The flashing neon lights and laughs of adults and kits alike made her practically buzz, her heart racing in excitement. She had sold some of her least favorite trinkets and possessions to pay for an armful of tokens, tucking them into a cute little pouch so she wouldn't lose any of them. She wanted to be able to enjoy her time here as much as she can, as much as she could before she made her way back to her remote forest and even more remote cave home. Aera had a goal of getting more items for her vast collection of treasures, a little section she liked to call "Presents from Afar," packed with goodies from the places she traveled to just for them. Because of this, it wasn't any surprise that her eyes immediately caught on the claw machines. With a childish giggle, the winged Kal skipped towards the large one with a little pep in her step, her pockets jingling with her tokens that were just waiting to be used. She popped a token inside and giggled again, her paw moving to the little joystick. Her eyes caught on a plush walrus, the black and red Kalon making it her end goal. She focused as she angled the large claw, finally clicking the red button with a joyful squeal. Aera watched as the claw went down, her heart catching in her throat when she realized it was just off by a little bit. Panicking slightly, the Kalon extended a wing, hitting the side of the machine and watching as the claw swung, closing just in time around the walrus. Not even caring that she just cheated, Aera did a happy dance as the plush was deposited in the little hole, gathering it in her arms and holding it close. One treasure down, so many more to go!

[Deercan]

Deercan (776756) ~ sign-up ~ Kyle

Kyle is sliding around and occasionally doing The Renegade at Dance Dance Revolution, his favourite game!

[HoneyLavender࿐]

AngelDoll + 869663 | Sign-Up Post | Ainsley

Ainsley walked around the Arkade aimlessly. She gazed at all the wonderful games as she passed by. She smelled all the wonderful scents in the Arkade and looked at all the people having fun as they played the awesome games. She looked down at the token in her hand and sighed. 'What shall I choose?' she thought, and ambled along silently. She turned and looked down a dimly lit hallway and saw a machine at the end of it, illuminated by its own spotlight. She gasped and rushed up to it. Inside were toys and stuffies and candy of all variations. She looked up at the name and saw it was the Klaw Machine. She squealed in excitement and knew right then the first game she'd play was the Klaw Machine. She fished her token out of her pocket and aligned it with the slot and pushed it in. She heard a satisfying 'Klink'. She heard the music and robotic sounds starting up. She looked down at the instructions and then pressed start. She concentrated and moved the Klaw slowly to the left and then up a bit. She looked at the toy she wanted and then pressed down. Ainsley's eyes widened as the Klaw picked up the goodie bag and dropped it in the hatch. Reaching down she grabbed it. Opening the bag she saw a tiny, pink bear plushie with hearts all over it. Gasping she hugged it close and then smiled. She would treasure this stuffie forever.

[Ucanthandleme]

Ucanthandleme(809102)| Sign Up Post| Neo

Neo stumbled along the array of games uniformly lined up next to each other. Neon lights flashed brightly against the backdrop of the dark painted walls, small tears of wallpaper hanging of in the corners of the expansive room. Neo quietly wandered along the games his eyes reflecting the bright lights radiating from each. Cries of another failure, another win, rang out, forming a chattering backdrop of sound. The atmosphere filled with excitement, the thrill of not knowing whether they would win or lose. Adrenaline coursed through the kals around, flushed faces, bright eyes, Neo expression mimicked all the others.

Neo turned left and right, unsure what game to play. “Game over”, a mechanical voice cried out from behind him. Turning his head he saw another young kal, in his palm he held a metal ball, aiming it a a wall of clowns. The kal threw with great vigour. As the ball came in contact with the clowns they flicked down. ‘Bang, Bang, Bang’, one after another the clowns fell down only to pop back up minutes later, points slowly accumulated on the mechanical board overhead. “Game over” the young kal smiled taking his tickets from the machine then leaving.

Walking forward to stand face to face with the game Neo held out the golden token in his hand. Finding the slot in the machine he slid the golden token in, awakening the game like an angry beast. Red lights flashed and carnival music played, waiting for the timer to count down then the balls were released. One after another Neo threw the ball against the clown, like flies he took them out one by one. ‘Ding, Ding, Ding’, the points accumulated slowly as the game went on. “Game over”, looking up golden lights flashed, ‘New High Score’ lined the screen. Collecting his tickets he turned around to once again venture through the maze of games. Hunting for his next victim.

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[SilhouetteStation]

SilhouetteStation + 676516 | Jasmine | sign up | 346w


She couldn't remember the last time she'd been to an arcade.

Correction; she couldn't remember ever going to an arcade.

They didn't make them like this anymore, with the vintage games and sprawling neon patterned carpet and questionable stains and staff alike. She idly wondered how long this place had taken to set up, considering it had seemingly popped up from nowhere. Probably less time than it would take for officials to discover this place and start sniffing around. Better enjoy it while it was legal, right? So she let Ichigo take her by the hand and drag her more into this alternate world.

Excitable seemed like an understatement in regards to her newfound friend. And yes, he was certainly friendly. She usually did everything with her twin Athena, so stumbling across this place on her own, it was nice to share the experience with someone. She wasn't sure Athena would be fond of this kind of scene anyway. She was more of a...library kind of person. The one at the back of the cafe, sipping on a hot chocolate with a laptop open or her nose buried in a book. Jasmine was the one who dragged her out to night fairs, to roller rinks, to music festivals. Their Dad's worked in the same way; Shannon was the introvert, Juno was the extrovert. Together, they worked perfectly.

She idly jingled the tokens in her pocket as she walked. What to play first? One of the old video games? The mini hoops? She hummed to herself as she thought. Something that required skill. Concentration. She wanted to earn those tickets. She wanted to earn her prize.

They turned a corner, and that's when she saw it. A grin started to form on her face. The perfect combination of coordination, precision, and exerting copious amounts of energy through smashing plastic rodents. She steered them towards the machine, and Ichigo watched as she put in the tokens and the flashing lights sprang to life. Upbeat, tinny music started playing.

She cracked her knuckles, and picked up the rubber mallet.

[LokisTrick]

LokisTrick + 47801 Link: Here! Words:225

Marci was literally bouncing as her father handed her a stack of shiny tokens. Dimitri sighed, glancing around the arkade somewhat wearily. “I’ll be by the soda machines, let me know when you run out. Have fun kiddo.” He smiled as she dashed off without a second thought.

I know exactly where I want to go! Marci rounded the corners as fast as her little feet could carry her, taking in the multi-colored carpets and buzzing noises of the old machines as she ran. There was only one place she wanted to spend these tokens, the Shooting Gallery!

Her brother like to tease her about her obsession with it, but she loved the satisfaction of lining up a perfect shot, of earning her tickets based on the skills she had rather than chance or generosity. Even the grumpy man who ran the gallery couldn’t dissuade her. In fact, his frank critiques only spurred her on. Marci was going to be the best, no ifs ands or buts. She smiled as she approached the counter. Bullseye peered down at her from where he was leaning against the tabletop. “Back for more I see.” Marci nodded enthusiastically. “I’m getting better every time!” Bullseye snorted, “Well, we’ll see about that won’t we.” Marci grinned, slapping her stack of coins down on the table. “You bet we will!”

[FallenOrpheus]

Wiccan Witch + 879983 | Mischief | Entry | Word Count:246

Mischief looked around the arkade, bouncing on the balls of her feet. They had seen the Arkade when bringing their ship to port, and the young Kalon had begged to be allowed to go. Now, they wandered around the grounds, unsure as to what to do. There was all sorts, and,,, what first? Well, they were saying that until the saw the perfect machine. DDR? No, but maybe later. Skeeball? Also no. They weren’t a fan. They couldn’t figure it out, and then they saw a claw machine with plush animals. Especially the plush magpie. They rushed over, this was what they looked like.

First token went in, and they grabbed the head of the bird, but the claw lifted it a couple of inches before dropping it, and playing that jingle that such machines play. Next token, and they overshot it, sighing in disappointment as the claw moved past the magpie. Shrugging, they aimed for a stuffed rabbit. They giggled as it lifted up and dropped into the prize bucket. Heck yeah! Next token, and they managed to nail it, but the toy dropped just before the bucket. Last token, this should do it. They very gently moved the stick to the side, and then up a little bit. And up went the toy, then the claw released, and the magpie dropped ungainly into the bucket.

Collecting their prize, Mischief moved on to the next machine they saw. Time to try their luck some more.

[emh]

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"Why, Pac-Man ofcourse! "

Zachary approached the small, almost worn down machine and slipped a coin into the slot.
Immediately, the machines interface flickered to life and displayed the classic game, in which Zachary played excitedly.

Zachary was just getting ready when..

Insert another coin to continue!

"Darn!" Zachary snarled

They inserted another token and continued playing.

Eventually, Zachary was out of tokens, and it was half an hour later.

With a scowl, they looked around for more tokens, to no avail.

Wait. I can just create a mirage.

Zachary grinned mischeviously, and then slowly created the mirage of another token.

"I just have to finish this game..."

"What are you doing?" A voice rung behind them.

They whipped around to see a tall Kalon wearing a gray uniform, with a tag that said "Ida".

"Uhm.. Playing Pac-Man?.." Zachary sputtered. They had been caught.

Ida squinted at Zachary, suspicious.

"Looks like you used some kind of magic to imitate a coin so you could play Pac-Man, kid." She said.

"Mm.. Sorry." Zachary mumbled, bowing slightly, and giving a slight smile, which was purely awkward.

"I'll have to take you up to Beez." Ida said, taking the kit by the paw and walking towards the Kalon, Beez, which was leaned up against the wall next to the ball pit.

"Beez, can you deal with this kit who tried to magic their way into more Pac-Man?" Ida said.

"Hey! That's the kit from earlier who made a fake ball pit and then laughed when other Kalons tried to jump into it!" Beez exclaimed, looking at Zachary.

Suddenly, Zachary pulled away and broke out into a sprint, running as far as they could from the two Kalons.

"Mm. No more Pac-Man for me for a while." Zachary yawned.

[KVShadow]

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