Episode 9: Cabinet Man

Cabinet Man is the ninth episode of Glass Paradise.

Summary
The hands of time are set back a couple of days to Jonah Johansson and Oliver Roswell's trip to the local arcade and diner, property of Baldur Enterprises.

The pair break into the office, weave past retired arcade cabinets, and start sifting through paperwork in search of dirt on Eros Baldur. They don't go undetected for long; a young boy by the name of Tripp Joey sneaks in and begins accosting them only to be ignored. Tripp retaliates by using Cabinet Man to trap Jonah in a game of Pac-Man. With Jonah as leverage, Tripp challenges Oliver to his favorite card game: Blue Star☆Phantom Warriors.

While Oliver and Tripp face off, Jonah uses Fireflies to create the illusion that he's losing lives. Tripp sees Jonah "die", panics, and uses Cabinet Man to cheat. Oliver wags his finger at Tripp while Jonah lights up the young boy's cards, rendering them unreadable. Using his alien invasion and friendship unicorn cards, Oliver delivers the finishing blow.

Tripp frees Jonah, who begins to take cheap shots at him. Oliver intervenes quickly, promising to be friends with Tripp in exchange for not using Cabinet Man against others. Tripp readily agrees.