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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[inthenightmods]

[C O O K I E S

The machine lights up brightly. Maybe it's the aurora lending it an extra glow, but this week they seem extra perky. All those cookies are eagerly eaten, and in reply, Clark gets not one but three riddles (one per cookie, you see?)]

When young, I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged, I make you giddy. When old, I am valued more than ever. What am I?

What has four legs and a body but cannot walk?

Why didn’t Adam and Eve have a date?

[uplifters]

[ Considering how alive all the spirits seem to be in the wake of this aurora, Clark really does wonder if this machine’s got something inside of it. But the point remains: he’s surprised by the three cards that are spat out, and he reads them curiously as he goes to sit beside the machine.

The first two are fairly easy, and when he pulls the pen from over his ear he clicks it and writes in pretty-looking cursive. On the corresponding cards, Clark writes wine and a chair with someone sitting on it respectively, though that second card also has or any other four-legged furniture, like a table? Something like that added in.

The third one is ruminated on for quite a bit. Why didn’t Adam and Eve have a date? All his years going to church and he’s fairly certain his pastor’s never mentioned why…

And that’s when it hits him.

Because they ate fruit from a tree, and date trees aren't real trees. Therefore, the fruit couldn't have been a date.

These cards are popped in, and Clark hopes for the best. ]

Golly, you made them hard this time, didn't you?

[inthenightmods]

[Ding ding ding! Absolutely correct times three! His prizes roll out, along with small cards explaining what they are.]

2. Duct tape: Three rolls, coming in a variety of fun colors. Make a wallet or keep your pipes from leaking!

15. Fried-end: A handheld digital friend, just for you! Don't forget to feed it, now.

28. A monkey’s paw: it looks very well preserved. One finger is turned back, and no matter how you pry, it won’t uncurl. Hmm . . . . maybe don’t make any wishes in the near future.