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

[daydrinker]

[ He should be using his money for better things, but it's hard not to be bored out of his mind. What he reads at the library is interesting, but not remotely helpful. So, there's a boardwalk and a crane. No joystick which is... something. But, sure. Have his marked bill. ]

[rubycitymods]

[No money needed! 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 comes once in a minute, twice in a moment, but never in a thousand years?

[daydrinker]

[ But - oh, all he needs to do is push the button. No bill needed. The slip pops out. Alaric takes it in his hand. Does he say something? No, he needs to write the response, it says. That, he can do. ]

The letter M

[ And then it's slipped back in, Alaric awaiting with something akin to baited breath. He really needs to find something to do around here. ]

[rubycitymods]

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

63. Glittery gel pens: For all those times you want to add some pizzazz to your letters.

[daydrinker]

[ He'll just -- take them and go?? What kind of machine is this? What will he use them for? ]

[arken7]

[Back again, because he has nothing better to do he doesn't mind a good riddle at all. Not a fortnightly frequenter, though; he's not addicted.]

Red button: depress…

[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 begins with T, ends with T and has T in it?

[arken7]

[It's easy enough to figure out, though he spends a few moments wondering if anything else might suit. Eventually, though, he scribes an answer and slips the card back into its slot with a single-word reply]

Teapot.

[rubycitymods]

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

25. Kigurumi: the animal is up to you, but no matter what, you'll be warm and cuddly.

[arken7]

[[Small item, eh?]]

[Julian stares at it blankly for a second, unable to figure out what it is. His realisation is delayed, but not slow – he is quick to hide the neatly folded fabric under his jacket and make haste for his house. Why? What reason is there behind giving me this?]

Oy vey…

[Later, he will ascertain that the onesie depicts an arctic wolf and is actually terribly comfortable. Dammit, Ruby City. Stop this.]

[berrynice]

[Someone is in need of a distraction and what better way is there to waste five minutes of time than with the mythical yet dubious game of cranes?

... Well. This is how she's choosing to spend five minutes anyway.

Boops the button!]

[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 always follow my brother, although we're very different. You can see him, but not me. You can hear me, but not him. What am I?

[berrynice]

[the stand of a near-silent protagonist okay no let's pretend the Powers That Be in this city aren't a little too on the nose a good 90% of the time]

Thunder?

[rubycitymods]

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

77. Lava lamp: This is the grooviest thing you own.

[callbacks]

[Let's come together
More than ever
I can feel it
Can you feel it?]

[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:]

He has married many but has never been married. Who is he?

[callbacks]

[OH! HE KNOWS THIS ONE!]

a priest

[rubycitymods]

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

100. Cherry lipgloss: It tastes delicious, though it's incredibly sticky.

[callbacks]

[Ah, too bad Terezi isn't here, though she'd probably just consume all the gloss in one go...

Maybe Meridiana will like it. Thanks, Baeyonce.]

[callbacks]

[THIS WEEKEND WAS A WASH but here is the boy!]

[rubycitymods]

[Listen, Baeyonce will wait forever for her boy, whether he comes on Saturday or Monday.

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 is in the rock, but not in the stone; It is in the marrow, but not in the bone; It is in the bolster, but not in the bed; It is not in the living, nor yet in the dead.

[callbacks]

[What's a bolster and what does it have to do with beds?]

the letter r

[rubycitymods]

[Apparently it's a long pillow, so there you go, that's both your questions answered. And also: that's correct! The machine lights up, and soon a small item is popping out. What could it be?]

66. A deck of cards: complete with unsettling smiling faces depicted on the back.

[callbacks]

[#AESTHETIC]

[naeggs]

[Here he is, back for round two!]