Outside the courtroom, Mina was surrounded by her friends and her coworkers. Winona had been acquitted and even better, her boyfriend had been saved from the kidnappers. Chet Cody removed his Petdroid hat, revealing his spikey head of brunette hair. And as Winona clung to him, he spoke happily to Mina. "Good golly goombas, Mina, you really are an eagle attorney! Thanks for getting my gloomy babe off with no charges!"

Mina winced at the video game references but grinned bashfully anyway. "I never realized how cute you two are together, but seeing you reunited makes it totally worth it."

Chet nuzzled Winona's nose. "And I've learned a valuable lesson from you, my goth goddess!"

"That is?" Winona asked, a hint of surprise in her low, deep voice.

Chet Cody flashed a peace sign.

"Playing and collecting too many video games is bad for your health. Especially if you steal from a Used Gaming Mafia and they break your knee caps! It's a real easy way to get a game over in the game of life!"

Winona chuckled and nuzzled his nose with her pierced one. "I'm glad you have finally accepted the inevitable fatality of life, my love. And even better, you're looking to prolong the end!"

Chet laughed and smiled. "Of course, because then I wouldn't be able to be with you, my eight bit bab...I mean, real life babe!"

"Aw, Chet!" Winona exclaimed. "That's the sweetest, and most realistic thing you've ever said to me!"

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Mina sighed. The normally non-romantic Chet had finally pulled his rear out of his video game world to appreciate what he had.

It would have actually made a happy video game ending, but something caught her eye. She noticed the golden game cartridge protruding out of his back pocket...she spoke up.

"Chet?" Mina asked.

"Yo!"

"Is that Lou's game cartridge?"

Chet pulled it out of his brick zipper hoodie. "Yes it is!" Chet said, and held it up while singing a familiar tune. "Da-da-da-daaaaa. Chet got the Golden Hario Bros Cartridge! It's very rare and valuable and shiny."

Winona frowned at him and crossed her arms.

"Sorry, that's one of my tics," Chet muttered and put it in his backpocket.

Mina pointed at the game again. "Chet you should get rid of that just in case Lou gets out of the slammer!"

"Of course," Chet answered. "As much as I wanted to keep it in my collection, I've decided to auction it off online so we can afford rent this month. Classic millennial struggle, am I right?"

Winona pulled him in close. "You're so cringy, sweetheart. But luckily, a goth like me is so desensitized my facial muscles don't twitch anymore."

The bushy haired Raven was all smiles. "Don't know if that information is good or creepy. But I'm glad you're being practical with that cartridge, kid. After all the troubles it's caused, I'm glad you're selling it to some random sap instead!"

Mina gazed up at her mentor. "I'm glad you're here Raven. You got to see me win my third trial."

"Exactomundo kid," Raven said, thrusting two thumbs up in her direction. "Now how about we celebrate this with some good old fashioned snails at Les Schargo's."

Mina's stomach gurgled. "I pray the French have some normal food."

"Of course they do!" Raven said. "FRENCH BREAD!"

Mina turned green. "Carbs! Mama Mia! That's even worse than snails!"

Everyone burst into a round of laughter in the lobby and headed out to Les Scargo's together.

Mina was in such high spirits that she didn't even notice Raven snatching the golden cartridge out of Chet's back pocket.

Mina's mentor looked from side to side, and stuffed it into his tuxedo. "I'm glad I came back..." he snickered.