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

[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.