In the summer, my partner tagged along for the first time to a city fair I visit every year with my friends. Also for the first time, we actually managed to do one loop of the whole thing instead of getting stuck at the first stall. As we came towards the end of our walk, we spotted some claw machines.
There were some Pokémon inside, including a cute Squirtle, so my fiancée suggested I should try my luck. One of my best friends and I both did. Alas, the claw arm was not willing, so we walked home without new stuffed animals, though in no worse spirits.
One month later, my partner and I traveled to Japan. On our first night out in Osaka, we passed by an arcade on the way home. We took a look inside, and, lo and behold, Pokémon claw machines! No Squirtle, this time, but the Eevees were just as cute. “Try it!” my fiancée said. I got some coins, adjusted the arm, hit the button and…wowza! An Eevee as big as my head landed in the winner’s slot on the first try. “No way, amazing!!”
Stars align in their own time. Don’t push them if they don’t want to. It’s enough to try again sometime—the universe will let you know when it’s ready.
