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ᴋᴇʟ ʀᴀɴ ᴀꜱ fast as he could to the entrance of the arcade, grinning as he turned to his friends. "First!"

None of his other friends were in that much of a rush to get to the arcade, and he couldn't get why. This was the first time that they were all allowed to go to the arcade all by themselves! No parents or anything! They only had Mari and Hero to supervise them, and they were pretty chill! This was going to be the best arcade day ever!

Kel opened the door and gawked at all of the games. The sounds coming from people playing filled the room, and the prizes! There were so many of them! Pencils, toys, gigantic plushies... There was so much they could win!

While Hero made sure everyone was there, Mari said, "First thing's first, we need tokens. How much should we all start with?"

"One," mumbled Sunny, holding Basil's hand tightly. He hated the arcade with the loud noises and so many people, saying he felt like he would suffocate from all of it. He was told he could stay home, but he wanted to hang out with everyone. Basil offered to stay with him, but he didn't want to ruin his fun either, so now Basil was his support buddy.

"I'll need more than one," said Aubrey, seeming a little careful with her wording. "I want the Mister Plantegg plushie in the claw machine."

Mister Plantegg was part of a TV show Aubrey loved, Veggie Kids. Mister Plantegg was the father of Garden Egg, the eggplant of the group. He was meant to be the incredibly smart one but was too lazy to actually act on it. Aubrey absolutely loved him.

Kel grinned. "I am getting the biggest prize!"

"The rhino?" said Hero. "But you don't like rhinos."

"But I need to flex on everyone!"

"Don't flex on people, Kel."

But he needed to flex. He needed to see the look of jealousy on everyone else's faces as he walked out of the arcade with a giant purple rhino plushie with blue horns, yellow eyes, and a dark overall! Sure, he'd probably have to give it away, but the one moment of jealousy on everyone's faces would be so worth it!

"Since we're going to be here for a while, how about we all start with 40 tokens except for Sunny who can start with one?" Mari smiled at her younger brother. "If you need any more, come find me and I'll pay."

"But don't keep coming to Mari for tokens," said Hero, throwing a look at Kel. "Be wise with your tokens."

Aubrey scoffed. "Like Kel can do that..."

"Hey!"

"Let's go get the tokens!" Mari said before they could get into another one of their infamous fights.

Once they got their tokens, they went over the rules their parents made them follow if they wanted to go to the arcade. They must always be with one other person, they couldn't spend all of their money on tokens because they needed money for lunch, and they had to be home before 6:00 P.M. at the latest. When they were done, the usual duos split up. Basil took Sunny to find a quieter spot or a quiet game to play, Mari and Hero went to this piano-rhythm game Mari saw, and Kel reluctantly followed Aubrey to the claw machine.

"Aren't these things rigged or something?" Kel asked her as she inserted one token.

"Probably," she replied, not paying much attention, "but I want Mister Plantegg!"