>>5414133Sensing your interest, an older man clad in mechanic’s coveralls and a tall ringmaster’s hat rushes over with a used car salesman smile beneath his grey mustache!
“Well, well! You kids look like a coupla’ risk-takers!”
“Shit yea we are, <span class="mu-s">OLD MAN!</span>” Roars Talbot with his usual bravado! “We’re on a <span class="mu-s">DATE!</span>”
“So I see!” He replies with a chuckle! “They call me <span class="mu-g">CLARKE,</span> y’see, an’ I whipped <span class="mu-r">THE DUSTER</span> up in my shop when that atrocity happened a fe-”
You didn’t ask for his life story, creep! What’s the catch?!
“Yea! Give the girl a prize already, <span class="mu-s">BOZO!</span>” Snarls Talbot!
“Eager Beavers, huh? I like that!” The old mechanist snickers as he gestures to his robot. “Rules are simple: one of ya’ trades blows with my robot, see? First to three hits is the winner!”
The robot sputters to life for a few seconds and jabs the air a few times before showering the ring in sparks! Seeing the commotion, a small crowd starts to form around you.
“Don’t worry, I built in a few settings into him–worst you might get is a broken jaw or something!” Clarke explains with an eager grin!
“Ppfft, who cares!?” Scoffs Talbot as he flips the robot the bird! “Just show us what the <span class="mu-b">PRIZES</span> are!”
“Well since ya’ asked…” Mutters the roboticist as he meanders over to the <span class="mu-g">PRIZE CABINET,</span> “here’s what I got… any strike yer’ fancy?”
They <span class="mu-i">ALL</span> do, of course, but if you had to choose…
>A RACCOON PLUSH THE SIZE OF YOU! IMAGINE THE SNUGGLING!>A PLUSH… MERMAID? WAIT A SEC…>A SKELETON PLUSH! TOO SOON, MAN!>A CUTE, PINK UNICORN COVERED IN RAINBOW HEARTS! Y-YOU CAN BE GIRLY ONCE IN A WHILE!>WRITE-IN! 