Crane Game

[rubycitymods]

Stationed along the boardwalk, the old-fashioned Crane Game is an enormous thing, large enough that it stretches from floor to ceiling. The glass is tinted, but if you peer in, you'll be able to see all kinds of small items: hair clips and chocolate coins, some bubble mix and an old pulp novel. Approach it, and the entire machine lights up, neon flashing brightly and a tinny old tune that gets stuck in your head for ages afterwards.

Settle yourself in front of it, and you'll notice it doesn't have a slot for money. There's no joystick, either. There's just a button, red and worn, next to a slot three inches wide. Press the button, and a little card will pop out of the slot. There'll be a riddle written there.

Write a somewhat acceptable answer to the riddle, and you get a prize. What it is depends entirely on the machine, but fortunately the game isn't rigged; you are guaranteed an item.

You can only use it once every two weeks. The machine simply goes dead if you try and use it sooner than that.

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The Crane Game is a fun way for your character to win some pretty rad prizes! Comment here and get a minor item from the crane machine! Selections are random, and so long as your character provides a reasonable answer to the riddle, they'll get a prize.
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Comments

[rubycitymods]

[Correct! The machine lights up, and soon a small item is popping out. What could it be?]

99. False eyelashes: They're far too long to be realistic, but they're perfect for your very first kit.

[rubycitymods]

[Out of the slot pops a little card. The paper is stiff, reminiscent of a particularly well-designed business card. Printed in black block letters is the following:]

What belongs to you, but others use it more than you do?

[bifroster]

False ...?

[Jane blanched.]

I really don't think I am gonna need these!

[meitori]

[It takes him a moment to figure that out and awaits what random item he might get for his answer.]

[watermelogisty]

[ Steven pops over to the boardwalk every once in a while. Homesickness and all that. But this - this is new. He's never seen this game before. Did it show up while he was gone? He approaches it, wondering if works, surprised when it lights up. But...there's no coin slot. Or joystick, for that matter. How's he supposed to play it? Oh! A button. Lets give that a try. ]

[serenesuccessor]

Ugh... Riddles? Again?

[She scowls at the little card, half tempted to just toss it aside and leave. She doesn't, of course, she remains where she is in front of the claw machine thinking. With a small hum she reads the riddle again, whispering the words to herself. Then something clicks, her eyes lighting up as she fishes around for a pencil. Once she does she scrawls the answer as neatly as she can:]

A name!

[And pops it back into the slot.]

[rubycitymods]

[His patience is rewarded! Soon an item rolls out. What could it be?]

51. A polaroid camera: only good for ten pictures! Don't shake what comes out, that actually isn't good for the photographs.

[rubycitymods]

[Correct! The machine lights up, and soon a small item is popping out. What could it be?]

64. Old fashioned parchment: already stained and rough. For when you feel being a little old-fashioned.

[rubycitymods]

[Out of the slot pops a little card. The paper is stiff, reminiscent of a particularly well-designed business card. Printed in black block letters is the following:]

I'm tall when I'm young, I'm short when I'm old. What am I?

[watermelogisty]

[ He takes the card, reading it under his breath. ] A... riddle? Tall when young...short when old. Hmmmmmm. [ It takes him a minute. Maybe a little more than it should. He's scratching at his chin, standing there in the deserted boardwalk, when, eventually... ] Oh! I know! A candle?

[rubycitymods]

[Correct! The machine lights up, and soon a small item is popping out. What could it be?]

75. A clay pot to grow flowers in: Now all you need are some seeds.

[watermelogisty]

[ A...clay pot. Well. He turns it over in his hands.] Huh... ...neat.

[meitori]

[Wow. This ... might actually be nice to have. He has heard some people getting awful things like a cherry. That was asking for food poisoning. But he makes a note of the number of pictures he has and wonders if he can refill it ... ]

[callbacks]

[HE'S BACK...

Look. AU events can happen all they want, but there is swag on the line, here. Actually, that's a great question. Does the crane game get all AU'd up for the event, too?]

[rubycitymods]

[Events come and go, but the crane game is eternal. And so, just as it had before, out pops a little card. The paper is stiff, reminiscent of a particularly well-designed business card. Printed in black block letters is the following:]

What can travel around the world while staying in a corner?

[callbacks]

[Ah, that one's easy. With a drawing pencil, he writes:]

a postage stamp

[Back in it goes.]

[rubycitymods]

[Correct! The machine lights up, and soon a small item is popping out. What could it be?]

76. Magic eight-ball: Who needs a psychic when you've got this?

[roseblooms]

[DARK CRANE GAME, GIVE A 1920S THIEF THE GOOD SHIT. He is minding his own business and thinking about CRIMES.

And passing by the crane game without playing it? Now that'd be a CRIME if I've ever heard one.]

[rubycitymods]

[Out of the slot pops a little card. The paper is stiff, reminiscent of a particularly well-designed business card. Printed in black block letters is the following:]

It can be cracked, It can be made, It can be told, it can be played. What is it?

[roseblooms]

[AN EGG:

Cracked? Y
Made? Y
Told? .............N

A BONE:

Cracked? Y
Made? N...

A SAFE:

Cracked? Y
Made? Y
Told? N

A CODE:

Cracked? Y
Made? Y
Told? Y!
Played? ......

Hmmmmmmm. Well, then, failing all of those, that would leave...]

A JOKE

[Cracked? Y; Made? Y; Told? Y; Played? Y!

He slips the paper back into the slot.]

[rubycitymods]

[So very well deduced. And correct! The machine lights up, and soon a small item is popping out. What could it be?]

38. Cheap eyeshadow: It comes in three bright, garish colors, but they do have glitter in them.

[roseblooms]

[callbacks]

[IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN, and Dave is here for his biweekly junk. Junk him up, junk machine.]

[rubycitymods]

[Out of the slot pops a little card. The paper is stiff, reminiscent of a particularly well-designed business card. Printed in black block letters is the following:]

What five-letter word becomes shorter when you add two letters to it?

[callbacks]

[Puh-lease.]

short

[Back in it goes.]