Finally! Once again fair season had rolled around, and once again Giovanni could prove his superiority in the ways of baseball villany by winning the most coveted of prizes at the ball toss! That's right, the top shelf prize for this year; a giant bear stuffed animal bigger than Bear Trap herself! This fact was shouted near at the top of Gio's lungs before he grabbed Molly's hand, the pair moving through the crowds filling up the fair grounds so quickly they lost each Banzai Blaster Boy along the way by the time the leader skid them to a stop in front of the game stand.
That...was over an hour ago, and several dollars of his allowance ago, but he was so close! Just one more victory, and that bear was his! Only...
"Bear Trap! This is your most important duty as my minion yet! I need you to...lend me a dollar...please."
@speckled-and-spattered
The last time Molly had been to the fair had been with her entire family. Their store had their own booth to sell and promote their store and toys. Her mom, Calliope Blyndeff, had almost spent the entire time manning the booth until her dad had said one of his carefree comments that somehow convinced the strict workaholic woman to relax. The two sisters had loudly acclaimed their disgust when their parents started being overly affectionate in front of them. She remembered laughing as Lorelai created little light shows just for them as they rode rides together and watched as her sister and father discuss all the ideas they had come with during the day. She never would have thought back then that these memories would become so bittersweet; she never thought they would hurt.
Luckily, she was pretty quickly distracted by Giovanni excitedly pointing out the giant teddy bear prize at one of the game stand and loudly declaring that he would win it. Letting herself be dragged through the crowd, she also gasped upon seeing the plush. It looked so soft, like it would feel so nice to fall asleep on. And it was big enough that she could do that.
Because of that, Molly spent the next hour cheering her boss on as he played round after round, trying to win the stuffed bear. And he was getting so close! So when he turned to her to ask for a dollar, she pulled out her little wallet shaped like a bear's head, just to heave a heavy sigh.
Showing the empty purse, she resigned, "Sorry, Boss." It's not like she had had any money to bring anyways.