gacha machine

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GACHA MACHINE

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After the events of August's party, the Librarian had gone back and grabbed a peculiar-looking machine from the bonfire, dragging it back over towards the Village. It's not all that flashy looking a machine; rather, it's rusted, some of the lightbulbs shattered, the paint scratched away. It makes the new, yellow-white piece of paper taped carefully to the front all the more noticeable.

There are written instructions there, carefully scrawled. It being the Librarian who wrote them, there's a lot of symbols in place of words, and honestly, it's really more of a tentative grasp on literacy going on here. But with a bit of thinking, you can figure it out:

1. Insert an offering (any offering) into the coin slot
2. Answer the riddle
3. ??
4. Prize!!

There's an array of prizes. Some are useful, some less so. But you'll never know if you don't try, and it might just be worth the effort. Unfortunately, it only responds to people once a week— meaning you can only get four prizes a month! But given the prizes, four might just be overwhelming enough.

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for the week of Sept. 1 - Sept. 7

[lunchbreaks]

[ In his wallet, he has located a 10p coin.

He really hopes that will be sufficient, though he has more coins in here... somewhere. ]

[inthenightmods]

[It absolutely is! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

It’s so fragile even just saying its name can break it. What is it?

[There's a little pen nearby, rusted but functional.]

first week Misty here for them priiizes

[shadowsran]

[Unfortunate news: Misty hasn't a penny to her name.

Fortunate news: she does have a slim and exceptionally pretty rock, and faith enough in the absurdity of this place to try anything once.

C'mon, coin slot. Please.]

[inthenightmods]

[Rocks are amazing and the machine adores it, thanks. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What has hands but can't ever clap?

[There's a little pen nearby, rusted but functional.]

[spitefullight]

[ He's got some gold coins he could use which he totally is. ]

[inthenightmods]

[Just the one will work! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

I am born of water but when I return to water, I die. What am I?

[There's a little pen nearby, rusted but functional.]

[equinoctials]

[ Riku keeps seeing people mess with this thing, what's so special about this junk?

Only one way to find out. It's not like he can spend munny here. ]

[inthenightmods]

[riku you gotta give an offering riku this machine only puts out if you pay it first riku didn't you watch moulin rouge you don't get something for nothing!

fortunately, the machine's pretty easy. it'll take anything.]

[broplaints]

[A button will totally work, right? It's not off his jacket, he swears. Don't tell Ignis.]

[inthenightmods]

[Is the machine judging? Maybe a little. But it takes the offering anyway. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

Only one color, but not one size, stuck at the bottom, yet easily flies. Present in sun, but not in rain, doing no harm, and feeling no pain. What am I?

[consecrates]

[ ... it's not like they still spend coins in this place, right? davina goes through her pockets and find a dime. ]

[inthenightmods]

[Actual money, what a time to be alive. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

A container without hinges, lock or a key, yet a golden treasure lies inside me. What am I?

[tribridfreakshow]

[An offering, hm? Being the witch that she is, she comes up with the most morbid offering she can think of since it's something that would be used in spells a lot.

Have a small leaf with a drop of her blood on it. That's not weird at all, right?]

[inthenightmods]

[Oh, that's. Hm. A dime would have worked too, you know, just saying, but it's also most definitely an earnest offering, so! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

A doctor and a bus driver are both in love with the same woman, an attractive girl named Sarah. The bus driver had to go on a long bus trip that would last a week. Before he left, he gave Sarah seven apples. Why?

First Week for Crowley

[sauntered_downward]

[Crowley didn't have his wallet with him when he died, but he can quickly miracle a coin into existence. Nothing big, just a pound piece.

That's basically how he's survived his whole life monetarily, anyway.

He'll insert that in.]

[inthenightmods]

[Ooh, actual money. The machine appreciates it, Crowley! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What comes from an egg and peels like a fruit? It can sizzle like bacon and it's slender to boot.

The 1st week of September

[knifecollecting]

[Jo remembers the machine from the (ill-fated) party, She hadn't played at the party so she approaches when it appears in the village.

The instructions seem simple enough once decoded. She doesn't have much on her, but she digs through her pockets and finds something to offer- though she's not sure how the machine is going to take a screw.

It counts, right?

She puts the screw in as best she can and waits.]

[inthenightmods]

[It super takes the screw, because it's the thought that counts. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

I can fly but have no wings. I can cry but I have no eyes. Wherever I go, darkness follows me. What am I?

[quotability]

[ grizz hasn't worn a wallet in months because there's no need for currency in new ham and he's not willing to offer a page of the book sam gave him.

in the end, he finds a quarter in one of the pockets of his winter jacket, left there from before everything, and inserts that. ]

[inthenightmods]

[You know what, that's fair, honestly, a book page is worth a lot. A quarter is just as delightful. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What asks but never answers?

[song_of_ice]

[He had no coins to give but carved a small piece of bark into a makeshift one.

Others had talked about this and Jon's curiosity was peaked enough to try.]

[inthenightmods]

[Bark's delicious. And accepted! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What comes once a day but leaves every morning?

Week 1

[primordialerebus]

[ At the lack of anything else to offer, she tears a blade of grass from at her feet and attempts to feed it into the machine. ]

[inthenightmods]

[It'll take it, but it's not happy about it. Grass? Seriously? Come on, man, at least make it a decent offering . . .

But! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

There is a rooster sitting on top of a barn. If it laid an egg, which way would it roll?

first week ring-a-ding-ding!

[magnumpi]

[ Seriously? People are busy playing some shopping mall gumball machine in the afterlife? It does seem to give out more than just, well, gum, so why not.

Jim checks each pocket and finds nothing but an old matchbook from a bar, an old haunt from Hawkins. There's one match left. He makes a face as he eases it into the coin slot - it fits, but barely. ]

[inthenightmods]

[You know what, at this point, why not a match. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

Friday, Sam and Peter went to a restaurant to eat lunch. After eating lunch, they paid the bill. But Sam and Peter did not pay the bill, so who did?

september week 1. hit me

[trivialpursuit]

[Please enjoy this gold button popped off his ruined coat, it's the best he's got.

Wow him with that riddle magic.]

[inthenightmods]

[This is not how a student ought to behave Kakyoin . . . but! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

I’m tall when I’m young, and I’m short when I’m old, what am I?

[unpredict]

[ at the end of the very first week of september, kol decides to give into his inner kid and go to the machine. he doesn't have any money, and he's sure a good, hard kick to its side won't do... so, with a quick dive into his pockets, he finds a round thin stone he'd collected on one of his many walks. if he needs to, he can flatten it even more with a good press of his fingers so it can fit in the slot. ]

[inthenightmods]

[Please don't kick the machine . . . the slot will widen all on its own, Alice-In-Wonderland-Doorknob-Style, just to be sure it can take that stone. Yum! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What has a head, a tail, is brown, and has no legs?

Week of Sept 8th-15th

[lunchbreaks]

[ The librarian seems to enjoy the cookies he brought for them, so Aziraphale decides to slot one in the machine. Don't worry, he'll give the rest of them to 🎶♪ after this. ]

[inthenightmods]

[The gacha machine appreciates it! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

The more you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?

2nd week

[knifecollecting]

[It's been a while. Jo isn't sure how often they can visit the machine, but that camera could come in handy. She's curious if it gives out things more than once.

This time she comes better prepared. It's not much, but she's managed to carve a star into an oval stone she found. The stone is gray, but white where Jo has carved into it. It's nice.

Hopefully the machine likes it.]

[inthenightmods]

[Oh my god, this is a delightful offering, and the machine gobbles it up eagerly. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What can you catch but never throw?

8 September

[equinoctials]

[ Know what? Last time was kind of fun. Weird, but fun. That monkey's paw makes a decent - and hilariously creepy - doorstop. What about one more try before he sets out east to look for something useful?

He's got a golden piece of currency for the machine, precious enough to buy something back home, but here it's just a pretty bauble. ]

[inthenightmods]

[The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What weighs more? A pound of feathers or a pound of stones?

Second week

[luxoraculi]

[ Luna's just had a Deep Conversation™ with Noctis and she's a bit of a sad panda right now. So what better time than now than to try this thing out?

She's got a meager offering of a lovely flower that she hopes will suffice. ]

[inthenightmods]

[Oh, it really is lovely, how nice . . . the machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

I can be cracked, I can be made. I can be told, I can be played. What am I?

Week of Sept 15th-22nd

[lunchbreaks]

[ It's ya boy, back on Sunday as usual.

Today, he stuffs a crepe through the machine. He made it himself. It's just okay. ]

[inthenightmods]

[It's the best crepe the machine has had in a while, so! The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What has many keys, but can't even open a single door?

[broplaints]

[Hey what's up it's ya boy, Noctis. Coming at you with another button.

Let's do this. His body is ready.]

[inthenightmods]

[Yeah it is. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

When does Christmas come before Thanksgiving?

Last week of September

[lunchbreaks]

[ You know, it's Sunday. So ya boy Aziraphale back at the machine with an omelet. It's.

Greasy, completely charred on one side, somehow still raw in the center, and there's a sad piece of spinach on it. Julia Child, this angel is not. ]

[inthenightmods]

[The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

Two girls have the same parents and were born at the same hour of the same day of the same month, but they are not twins. How can this be possible?

For the week of Sep 22

[sauntered_downward]

[Crowley missed last week. This week, he arrives with another coin, this one he slides right on in.]

[inthenightmods]

[The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

Look in my face, I am somebody; Look in my back, I am nobody.

What am I?

Sept going into Oct

[lunchbreaks]

[ It's Sunday again fam, Aziraphale sticks a scrap of fabric into the machine. ]

[inthenightmods]

[The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

How many species of animals did Moses take on the Ark with him?

First week of Oct

[lunchbreaks]

[ Into the machine goes a scrap of paper with a sonnet written on it. ]

[inthenightmods]

[Hey, boo. The machine lights up, a sad little tune plays, and a card is spit out.]

What goes in dry and hard but comes out soft and wet?