Hugo sat cross-legged on the floor of his cramped room, staring at his system screen with an expression that looked like someone had just kicked him in the gut.
His inventory was open, displaying the "rewards" he had just received from spinning the Basic Gift Box Wheel.
Four items, each worse than the last, blinked mockingly at him: a paperclip, a plastic kazoo, a coupon for cabbage, and… a rock.
"A Kazoo?!" Hugo screamed, his voice echoing off the walls. He jabbed a finger at the screen as if yelling at it would make the items disappear.
"What am I supposed to do with this? Play away my sorrows? Fix my broken dreams?!"
He flopped onto his back, arms spread out wide like he'd just been struck by lightning.
"This is it. This is the end of my journey. I'm not a hero. I'm not destined for greatness. I'm just some idiot who got scammed by a glowing wheel!"
