Claw Machine Master Script -

LEO You’re... trolling me.

Marv grins. He tosses Leo the purple dragon—the “unwinnable” one.

LEO Teach me.

Leo slowly pulls out his entire bag of tokens. Pours them into the coin return tray as an offering. Claw Machine Master Script

LEO (CONT'D) Lesson one: Never go for the plush. Go for the tag . Hook the plastic loop. Watch.

Beat.

Marv smiles.

MARV (Maintenance) That’s my machine.

LEO (CONT'D) Lesson two: The triple-tap reset. Watch the hydraulics.

Kid from earlier tries a different machine. The claw drops. It picks up THREE dragons at once. Kid screams. LEO You’re

LEO Your machine is rigged.

KID You’re zero for two.

MARV (whispers) Let him have this one.

MARV A plant. I put it in every machine I service. The claw is programmed to never grab that one. Grip strength zero.

LEO (twitches) That was... calibration.