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>Get free snacks.
After tying loose thread around her finger, Rin keeps trying, over and over, to wrap the other end around a coin. She's being too rough, so the knot keeps sliding from either side of it when she tries to secure it. By the end of it, there are like 30 knots along the thread hanging from Rin's finger- but the damn thing /is/ at the other end, swinging like a pendulum.
ع Rin: Easy.
From vending machine to vending machine, Rin keeps trying to feed them the fake coin that she then pulls out, but she isn't having any luck yet. Her wish isn't making this any easier. She sold her soul but no free juice. It's starting to get so annoying.
Policemen: HEY! What are you doing?!
Rin hasn't even turned, yet the man in uniform is already looming over her skull.
Policeman: That only works on very old models. You won't find any of those near the main roads.
ع Rin: But they took the one at school.
Under that sharp hat, eagle eyes focus on the machine in front of them, but are soon to close as the paladin is clouded by his thoughts.
Policeman: Damn it! These are super safe.
ع Rin: What if I kick it real hard?
Policeman: Don't, you idiot! You'll trigger the alarm. That's the first thing they've prepared these for.
ع Rin: Then what do we do?
Policeman: ...I know of one with a broken hatch. It doesn't look like it's broken, so nobody even bothered to fix it. But it's very close to the shopping district.
In a visible flash of insight, the man smashes his closed fists against each other.
Policeman: I know. Get a branch or something long, then pass it through the hole at the bottom and push out any items you can reach so that they fall there.
ع Rin: What if they find me?
Policeman: I'll come out of nowhere, bust you up, carry you away, and then we come back.
ع Rin: Brilliant.
And that is what happened. By the end of it, Rin ended up with a metric ton of sweets and juice, including frozen cake, cake-in-a-can, roasted sweet potatoes, and even hot pizza that was still hot- all from the same machine. Eating by the park with the police officer, Rin is still surprised by the variety as both of them chew and swallow.
Policeman: That last woman, screaming so hard... for what reason? It's not like you were killing someone.
ع Rin: Some people are crazy.
Policeman: Bet on it. Hand over the pizza.
ع Rin: It's the last piece.
Policeman: You already had yours. I saw you.
ع Rin: Fuck.
She gives it up. People pass by and stare, but none for too long. The man stands.
Policeman: I've got to finish my shift. Don't be too stupid.
ع Rin: Alright.
He leaves. For half a millisecond, Rin wonders if eating all of this junk food will give her a stomach ache
then continues with the sweet mashed potatoes.
>It's getting late. But today was good so far.
