~Ze Resort~Thread 1~(OFFICIAL ETF DEBUT WOO)~

Maria: Thanks; I hope so! >ヮ< *Starts bringing the claw--now holding the plushie--back to the chute* Here it cooommmmeeesssss... O3O; Just a little bit morrrrreeee--*watches with big eyes as the claw suddenly drops the plushie*--NOOO! 0A0; But I HAD it...!!

Richter: *Shocked* What?! Why did it suddenly let go?! D:
Pearl: 'Cause these claw games are WACK! D8<
Ness: Awwww! Dx; Yeah, like I said, the claw can be flaky... It likes to drop stuff. omo;

Marina: Yup... From what I've seen, it fails way more often than not; at least it sure FEELS like it does. Ŏ3Ŏ
Lucas: It looked like you had a perfect grip on it, too... That's not very fair. ono;
Maria: *Feels totally robbed* Grrrrrr... No, no it's NOT. ŌnŌ;

Richter: *Goes to stomp step in front of the controls, nudging Maria aside gently (perhaps slightly less gently than intended, however, given his current displeasure with the claw machine)* *Speaks with a bit of a growl* Hang on; let me give it a try. I'm going to get you that dragon. D<

Maria: O-O! *Is a bit surprised* *Totally nudged aside* Eep! ... OK... Maybe you'll have better luck. *Pouts at the machine* ono;

Pearl: *Is now right next to Maria* Yo, watch it! I get that you wanna beat this thing, but you coulda just squashed Maria! o3O;
Richter: *Turns his head to look at Maria and Pearl* *Awkward* Oh, um, sorry. o~o; ... *Turns his attention back to the machine* *Is looming over the control panel with a menacing scowl* J< *Takes out a coin and slams it into the slot* *Roughly grabs the joystick, growling quietly* D<

Maria: *Leaaans forward and watches closely* O3O; *Tries to give Richter some extra motivation before he begins* This thing doesn't stand a CHANCE against you! ÒwÓ
Lucas: *Stands by Richter's other side and watches in ~suspense~* O.O
Marina: *Takes a step closer to get a better view* 030

Richter: *Lets out a single confident laugh after being cheered on by Maria* Ha! òヮó Alright, let's get that dragon! *Starts guiding the claw*
Ness: *Cheers hammily* You can DOOO IT, Richter! >ヮ<
Pearl: xDD Dude, this is hilarious. Just... yes.
Richter: *Quickly slams the button as soon as the claw is positioned over the dragon, not really thinking about it or anything* >J *Leeeeans in and watches closely as the claw closes around the dragon and sloooowly rises* Come on... That's it... Ô.Ô ... *The claw drops the dragon before it even finishes going up* D8< *SLAMS his fist down on the control panel* NO, BLAST IT! DX<

Marina: *Winces a bit when the claw drops the plushie* >A>;
Lucas: *Gasp* 0/)(\0; Aw nooooo...!
Maria: WhaaAAAAT?! ÔAÔ; ... OK, this game is--... It's all WRONG! DDDx
Mechanica: OOF. 0.<; And you were totally gonna get it, there...! omo

Richter: *Is ~quite angry~* I can't believe this! I thought this building was supposed to be a haven, housing only honest games! DD< *Heavily steps back, taking a brief look around* ... And this place seems to be popular with children, too... I'm sure this tempting box full of unwinnable prizes has tricked them too many times to count. *Deep grrrrowl* It's disgusting. è∞é;

Marina: 0.0 *Ever-so-slightly nervous voice* It's true, this isn't the most reasonable game... You actually CAN win it sometimes, though; I swear! ... *Takes a suspicious look at the machine* Unless this specific one really IS rigged. ônô;
Maria: Hmmmmmm... ōmō; If it is, then... NOW what??

Richter: *Takes his whip in hand* Then I'm going to put an end to it. That's what. D< This thing is a thief, and it doesn't belong here! *Raises the whip* I'm going to get you that stuffed dragon once and for all, and then I'll give the rest of the prizes away to anyone else who fell victim to this dirty trick! Ò∞Ó *Winds up*
Pearl: Dangit, he's gonna get us kicked outta here!! D8<;

Maria: OoO!
Mechanica: Uh-oh. O___O;
Lucas: *Gaaasp* 0-0;
Marina: O___O; Um, ummm--... *Quickly turns to Ness, remembering how he was able to hypnotize Richter before stuff got out-of-hand last time* *Calls to Ness somewhat quietly* I-I think those powers of yours could come in handy again here...! O.O;

Ness: *Responds with a single, very enthusiastic nod* O_O; *Suddenly breaks out the Hypnosis without any hesitation* (> -~-)> ) )
Richter: *Is rapidly overcome by Ness' Hypnosis* =∞=;! Uhhhhh...?! *Droops, then takes a very unsteady step forwards* *Is about to weakly swing the whip forward, but suddenly collapses and falls over sideways* *Hits the floor with a very heavy thud, clearly felt by anyone and anything in the immediate area*
Pearl: *Can't help wincing, feeling the impact* e__e; Ouch...

Lucas: *Wiiinces* e___è; *Quietish voice* That's gotta hurt...
Maria: *SHOCKED FACE* Wha--... Richter?! RICHTER?? DDD8; *Kneels down beside Richter* Are you OK?? Dx; ... *Whirls her head around to look at the others* What was that WEIRD THING you did to him?! ÔAÔ;

Ness: *Quickly comes to Maria's side* Don't worry; he's fine! I didn't want him to break the claw thing and get us all in trouble, so I used my Hypnosis on him. He's just taking a little nap...! nwn;
Richter: ... *Snooores* -,-;
Ness: See? *Gives Richter a little pat on the shoulder* He's alright. owo ... Er, other than maybe being kinda sore from that fall. He didn't exactly have a soft landing. owè;

Maria: *Is quite surprised to learn about the Hypnosis, and also relieved that Richter's OK* O.O; O-ohh... ... *Staaares at the slumbering Richter* Mmmmmh... Yeah, he fell pretty hard. o_____o; We should bring him somewhere nicer than the floor so he can at least wake up comfy! They've got to have seats somewhere in here, right...?

Pearl: Oh, yeah, totes! *Motions in some direction* I'm pretty sure I saw one of those cushy bench things somewhere over there. o3o
Ness: Perfect! 0ヮ0 So, uh... Guess we'd better get to work. ;xD
Pearl: WAIT. Ô3Ô *Rushes over to Richter's side* *Carefully takes the Vampire Killer out of his hand, then very quickly tucks it into the loop on his belt* There. I didn't wanna deal with that thing again. o3o;

Marina: *Watches Pearl move the Vampire Killer* Oh right... Good thinking. n3n; ... *Steps closer to Richter* OK... Here goes. Everyone ready? >v>; *Lifts one of his arms*

Ness: *Nods, taking Richter's other arm* Yup! Good thing we don't have as far to go this time, heh... ;xD

Mechanica: *Quick nod* *Comes to help them out* Yeah, that last time was... pretty hard on the arms. ;xD
Lucas: *Nods and joins in helping as well* >w>;

(*Timeskippin to the destination*)

Ness: *Helps the others place Richter on the cushioned bench* Phew! o3o; This guy really has to stop almost getting in trouble... ;xD
Richter: *Is still totally snoozing, oblivious to all* -3-

(Marina, Mechanica, and Lucas all help in placing Richter on the bench)

Marina: Aaaahh... <v>; Yeah, that'd be good. *Awkward laugh* ;xD
Mechanica: *Streeeeeetches her arms out* Phewww...! ^o^; Mhm, hauling him around everywhere is tough! ;xD
Lucas: *Momentarily takes a seat on the floor next to the bench to rest* n3n;
Maria: *Goes to stand behind the bench, frequently glancing down at Richter as she waits for him to awaken* O3O

Pearl: And now y'all can't even take a seat and rest, 'cause he's TOTALLY IN THE WAY. xD

Mechanica: xDDD Welp... Maybe he'll be awake soon, at least?? Don't think it took him TOO long, last time.