Part 1

Arcade

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1

Toya

So this is where the gaming tournament's supposed to take place.

2

Akito

And it's cleaner than I expected. I guess it really is their grand reopening.

3

Toya

Yes, with quite a selection of machines and new titles.

4

Akito

Anyway, how do we actually register for this tournament?

5

Toya

The registration for that should be...
Oh, there it is.

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6

Toya

Excuse me. We'd like to register for the “Funtastic Gaming Tournament” that we saw being advertised on this flyer...

7

Manager

You'd like to enter?! Excellent!
Just fill out the parts that say, “Required,” if you will!

8

Manager

The tournament will be starting soon, so you'll need to be quick!

9

Akito

Our names, team name, favorite games, list of tournaments we've been in... I'm surprised at how legit this looks...

10

Akito

Toya, can you handle this?

11

Toya

Sure, no problem.

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12

Toya

That should be everything, so now...

13

Akito

Hm? What's up?

14

Toya

I'm not sure what to do about our team name. Do you have any good suggestions?

15

Akito

Oh, right...

16

Akito

Hmm... Our team name...
Why not just “BAD DOGS”?

17

Toya

It isn't a bad suggestion, but I'd rather not cheapen it by using it here...

18

Toya

Also, this is a gaming tournament and not a singing event. This doesn't seem like the right time or place for it, so let's think of something else.

19

Akito

The right time and place, huh...?

20

Toya

Yes. With that in mind, we should try coming up with a name that suits us.

21

Akito

In that case, we could try putting our initials together...

22

Akito

We have S and A... A and T...
Take out the duplicate A and go with SAT...?

23

Toya

Isn't that what the police's special tactical unit's called?

24

Akito

Oh, yeah... You might be right...

25

Akito

Hmm... A good team name...
Do you have any preferences or suggestions, Toya?

26

Toya

Well, it'd be nice if it captured who we are...

27

Akito

Who we are? What do you mean?

28

Toya

Sorry, I'm not actually too sure myself...

29

Akito

Okay. Then, let's give it a little more thought and just go with our initial if all else fails...

30

Toya

(Since the two of us are entering together, it'd be nice to come up with a name that fits us perfectly...)

31

Toya

(In that respect, drawing upon our real names does seem like a good option...)

32

Toya

(Our real names...)

33

Toya

Akito, do you remember when we all came up with a player name for me?

34

Akito

Oh, you mean when the four of us went to that arcade together?

35

Toya

Yes. That time, we...

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36

Toya

This is my first time hearing that you have to come up with a player name for yourself. Despite having been to the arcade many times, I honestly had no idea.

37

An

It's not really your fault since you almost exclusively play the claw machines.

38

Kohane

Yeah, claw machines are big and usually right by the entrance, so it's kind of hard to see all the other games that are further in...

39

Akito

Yeah, it seems pretty natural to not know based on what you usually like to do.

40

An

At the same time, I still sorta can't believe that you almost put in your real name.

41

Toya

Right. I'm glad that you were all there to warn me that I should be using a pseudonym instead.

42

Akito

I mean, if you don't mind or if worst comes to worst, there's nothing wrong with using your real name.

43

Toya

No, everybody else was using a pseudonym so... When in Rome...

44

Kohane

Hehe. That's so you, Aoyagi.

45

An

Isn't it?
Also, I think the name we came up with is pretty good.

46

Toya

Yes. There's a chance that someone else has the same initials as me, so we added the initials for our team name at the end to make...

47

Toya

ATVBS... Read as “at-bis”.

48

Akito

It's really just a string of initials.

49

Toya

But I think it's a cool name.
I'd like to wear this name proudly as I play moving forward.

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50

Toya

You all helped come up with a name for me.

51

Akito

So, you wanna do the same thing for our team name?

52

Toya

That could work, but I'm thinking that we could use a pair of words this time.

53

Toya

Aoyagi and Shinonome... A willow and a cloud... Yes, we can be Willow & Cloud.

54

Akito

Willow & Cloud...?

55

Akito

Yeah, not bad.
It's definitely better than just using our initials.

56

Toya

Excellent. Then, let's go with this.

57

Toya

Akito, let's do our absolute best today to win as Willow & Cloud.

58

Akito

Yeah...