Azure snickered, "For a small fee I provide witty remarks and life-changing advice." Happy that he was going along with it, Azure let him lead the way while an easy smile. The prize was an oversized grizzly bear toy with beady glass eyes and what appeared to be pecks sown into its abdomen. She wanted it. She had no idea what she'd do with it when she got it. But she wanted it.
She stopped a small distance from the machine to watch him work: shoulders rolling back in preparation, the muscles in his arms flexing as he steadied the oversized mallet and took aim. Without a doubt, he was a good choice.
She watched with bated breath as he brought the mallet down. The meter shot up toward the bell at the top and... stopped, suddenly, just short of the goal.
Azure sighed. arms crossing in disappointment. The strongman bear remained beyond her reach. Maybe the thing was rigged after all. Well, if it was, there was no reason for Azure to play fair. A simple plan formed, and she made her way over to her defeated champion, patting his back in a consoling manner. She carefully considered what she was going to say, as her tongue remained tied by the work of some devious god or spirit.
"Well, don't beat yourself up." She leaned in close and continued in a low voice, so only he could hear, "Let's try something else. Do this and my gratitude would know no bounds, all memory of injury to my person will be forgotten," she declared with some pomp, gesturing at the game. "This is clearly rigged. Make a big fuss about it. Or about the rising prices of tangerines. Or about anything really. The louder and more distracting it is the better", Her eyes betrayed mischief although her expression was a decent attempt at the portrayal of innocence.
She stopped a small distance from the machine to watch him work: shoulders rolling back in preparation, the muscles in his arms flexing as he steadied the oversized mallet and took aim. Without a doubt, he was a good choice.
She watched with bated breath as he brought the mallet down. The meter shot up toward the bell at the top and... stopped, suddenly, just short of the goal.
Azure sighed. arms crossing in disappointment. The strongman bear remained beyond her reach. Maybe the thing was rigged after all. Well, if it was, there was no reason for Azure to play fair. A simple plan formed, and she made her way over to her defeated champion, patting his back in a consoling manner. She carefully considered what she was going to say, as her tongue remained tied by the work of some devious god or spirit.
"Well, don't beat yourself up." She leaned in close and continued in a low voice, so only he could hear, "Let's try something else. Do this and my gratitude would know no bounds, all memory of injury to my person will be forgotten," she declared with some pomp, gesturing at the game. "This is clearly rigged. Make a big fuss about it. Or about the rising prices of tangerines. Or about anything really. The louder and more distracting it is the better", Her eyes betrayed mischief although her expression was a decent attempt at the portrayal of innocence.
Azure
