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The day of the gaming tournament
Arcade

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Emu

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Wow...!
This is where the gaming tournament's gonna take place?!
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Nene

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Yeah, it's bigger than I expected...
I sorta just assumed that it was a small place based on that flyer.

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Miku

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<And it's all underground. It feels like a secret base!>
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Nene

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Yeah, it... M-Miku?!
What are you doing here?
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Miku

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<Hehe☆ This sounded like fun so I decided to join you! Mind if I stick around to watch for a bit?>
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Emu

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Yeah, sure!
We can play together☆
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Nene

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I-I'm not sure that's gonna be possible...
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Nene

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But we can just have you hide once more people show up, so why don't you stay with us until then?
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Miku

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<Yay☆ Thanks!>
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Miku

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<Still, they have so many games here!>
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Emu

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Oh, I know this one!
You dance while staying in rhythm with the music☆
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Emu

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I tried it a while back and got up to the highest level!
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Nene

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Wait, really...? That's incredible...
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Miku

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<What do you usually play, Nene?>
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Nene

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I usually play shooters and...
Well, games that involve playing against others.
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Emu

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Shooters?
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Nene

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They're games where you use a gun.
There should be some around here...
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Nene

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Huh...?!
What's this doing here...?!
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Emu

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What is it?
Is this game really rare or something?
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Nene

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Black Galaxy Soldier's a foreign title and really popular among gamers, but there aren't supposed to be that many of these machines in Japan.

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Nene

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I really wasn't expecting to find it here...
I thought the only arcade with it was the one by the station...!
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Nene

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W-Would it be okay if I took a quick look at it...? I really wanna see what the controller's like...
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Emu

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Of course!
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Miku

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<Oh, is that gun the controller?
Cool!>
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Miku

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<I wanna watch while you use it, Nene☆>
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Nene

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In that case...

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Nene

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(The buttons are so easy to press...
And the reticle's aligned perfectly.)
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Nene

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(As far as I can see, even the older components seem clean and well-maintained... I'm starting to like this place. And it's really close by...)
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Nene

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Thanks.
That gave me a good picture.
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Emu

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Just after holding it?!
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Nene

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I mean, all I did was see if this would be easier to use compared to one at this other arcade...
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Emu

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Oh, I see...
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Emu

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But despite having a game that you weren't expecting to see here, there aren't that many people here at this arcade.
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Nene

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Yeah...
You'd think it'd be more crowded since it's so clean with so much available.
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Miku

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<Why do you think that is?>
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Nene

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Could it be the location?
It might be hard to spot since it's underground.
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Nene

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Still, I'm really glad this place exists.
Less people means I can focus more.
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Nene

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Wait, it's already time?!
We need to register for the competition.
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Emu

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Oh, you're right!
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Emu

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Sorry, Miku!
You're gonna have to hide for a bit here!
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Miku

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<Okay, have fun!
I'll be cheering for you from your pocket☆>
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Nene

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E-Excuse me... Is this where we register for the gaming tournament?

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Manager

Oh, hello...!
Does this mean you're interested?!
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Nene

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Y-Yes.
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Manager

Thank you very much!
Alright, if you don't mind filling out this form for me!
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Emu

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Oh, I can take care of that!
Here, here and done!

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Emu

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Okay, it's filled out!
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Manager

Thank you. I'm so glad that you've decided to enter. Unfortunately for us, we haven't gotten many customers...
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Nene

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Yeah, it is kind of unfortunate...
I mean, this arcade's so big.
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Nene

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Maybe being underground really is making this place hard to find.
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Manager

That could be a factor, but some other reasons also come to mind...
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Emu

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Other reasons?
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Manager

So, my grandfather used to be the manager of this arcade before he passed away, and my father, who didn't know much about video games, decided to take over...

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Manager

Since he did, the games weren't maintained properly and it became difficult to bring in new titles.
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Manager

We had to start weighing our options after our sales began to plummet.
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Emu

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This was your grandfather's arcade...?
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Manager

We even reached the point of talking about shuttering this place for good, but I spoke out against it because this place means quite a lot to me and proposed that we try to start over...
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Manager

And I decided to hold a gaming tournament as a way to promote this arcade in the hopes that it'd attract more customers.
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Nene

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I see...
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Manager

This grand reopening is supposed to mark a new dawn for us! My hope is that you really get to enjoy yourselves today.
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Emu

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We will! And I'll do my best to make this tournament really exciting...!
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Nene

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Yeah, I should also do my best...
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Nene

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(I can tell they take good care of all their machines just based on how the controllers look and feel...)
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Nene

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(If we want this place to stay in business, we'll need to do our best today to make this tournament a good one.)

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Emu

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Whoa, there's way more people here now!
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Nene

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Yeah, there are... But I'm seeing a lot of elderly people and women who seem to be homemakers... Not exactly what you'd call gamers...
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Emu

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Oh, the manager said that they tried reaching out to everyone in the neighborhood for this tournament!
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Emu

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The more the merrier☆
It's more fun that way, right?
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Nene

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R-Right...
At the same time, I'm getting kinda nervous about playing in front of all these people...
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Manager

Thank you all very much for gathering here today! We will now be kicking off our Funtastic Gaming Tournament!
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Nene

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Oh, it's starting...
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Emu

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This is gonna be so much fun!
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Manager

Let's get started by introducing the four teams that will be participating today!
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Manager

Everybody, come on up!
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Nene

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W-Wait, we have to go up on stage...?
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Emu

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Let's go, Nene!
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Nene

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*Groan*

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Nene

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(There's less people than I thought...
I might be okay if the crowd stays around this size.)
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Manager

Alright, here are our teams.
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Manager

First up... The Wonderhoy Button Mashers!
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Nene

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Wonderhoy Button Mashers...?
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Nene

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Wait a second...
Is that...?
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Emu

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Oh, hey!
That's us!
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Nene

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H-Hang on, Emu, when did you come up with this team name?!
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Emu

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That's what I wrote on that form during registration for the part that said, “Team Name.” And I came up with this!
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Emu

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It's cute, right?! Video games are all about pressing lots of buttons, right☆
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Nene

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I-I'm not sure “cute” is the right word... It seems kinda dorky, you know...?
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Manager

Our next team is We're The Best, followed by Muscles Are Everything...
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Nene

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(Oh, everyone chose goofy team names...)
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Manager

And finally, we have...
Willow & Cloud!
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Emu

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Willow & Cloud?
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Nene

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What do you think it means?
It's a little different from the other team names, so what kind of people do you think are...?
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We're looking forward to competing today!
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Nene

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Wait, that voice...
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Nene

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(That looks like the split-personality guy and... Aoyagi?! What are they doing here...?!)
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