PULL BACK to reveal LEO (20s, hoodie up, cargo pants full of tokens). He has the smug energy of someone who peaked at crane games.
LEO You can’t do that.
MARV Lesson one: The house always wins. But the janitor ? The janitor retires.
MARV A plant. I put it in every machine I service. The claw is programmed to never grab that one. Grip strength zero. Claw Machine Master Script
MARV (whispers) Let him have this one.
KID Are you a wizard?
Leo stares at a machine full of fluffy PURPLE DRAGONS. The claw hangs limply, defeated. PULL BACK to reveal LEO (20s, hoodie up,
Leo stares. His eye twitches.
LEO What is that?
LEO You’re... trolling me.
Marv grins. He tosses Leo the purple dragon—the “unwinnable” one.
KID You’re zero for two.
Marv locks the glass. Pockets the key. He pulls out his phone—shows Leo a live feed of 12 different claw machines across the arcade. MARV Lesson one: The house always wins
MARV I just did.