the arcades are one of the places the teen frequents
when he did have some free time and rather wasn’t at home.
from how much he tended to come, he was moderately good
at the games the arcade had to offer, sometimes even garnering
something of a small audience that’d watch him play certain games.
today was different though. he had seen this scenario before.
inside the machine, was a cute stuffed animal, usually pink in
color, and in front of the machine was what seemed to be a couple.
it wasn’t the first time he observed from a distance just how good
they were at getting the stuffed toy, to impress the girl that was
next to the guy that played. it was like a movie, when they managed
to get one out, but more often they didn’t really succeed.