So this is where the gaming tournament's supposed to take place.
And it's cleaner than I expected. I guess it really is their grand reopening.
Yes, with quite a selection of machines and new titles.
Anyway, how do we actually register for this tournament?
The registration for that should be...
Oh, there it is.
Excuse me. We'd like to register for the “Funtastic Gaming Tournament” that we saw being advertised on this flyer...
You'd like to enter?! Excellent!
Just fill out the parts that say, “Required,” if you will!
The tournament will be starting soon, so you'll need to be quick!
Our names, team name, favorite games, list of tournaments we've been in... I'm surprised at how legit this looks...
Toya, can you handle this?
Sure, no problem.
That should be everything, so now...
Hm? What's up?
I'm not sure what to do about our team name. Do you have any good suggestions?
Oh, right...
Hmm... Our team name...
Why not just “BAD DOGS”?
It isn't a bad suggestion, but I'd rather not cheapen it by using it here...
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.
The right time and place, huh...?
Yes. With that in mind, we should try coming up with a name that suits us.
In that case, we could try putting our initials together...
We have S and A... A and T...
Take out the duplicate A and go with SAT...?
Isn't that what the police's special tactical unit's called?
Oh, yeah... You might be right...
Hmm... A good team name...
Do you have any preferences or suggestions, Toya?
Well, it'd be nice if it captured who we are...
Who we are? What do you mean?
Sorry, I'm not actually too sure myself...
Okay. Then, let's give it a little more thought and just go with our initial if all else fails...
(Since the two of us are entering together, it'd be nice to come up with a name that fits us perfectly...)
(In that respect, drawing upon our real names does seem like a good option...)
(Our real names...)
Akito, do you remember when we all came up with a player name for me?
Oh, you mean when the four of us went to that arcade together?
Yes. That time, we...
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.
It's not really your fault since you almost exclusively play the claw machines.
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...
Yeah, it seems pretty natural to not know based on what you usually like to do.
At the same time, I still sorta can't believe that you almost put in your real name.
Right. I'm glad that you were all there to warn me that I should be using a pseudonym instead.
I mean, if you don't mind or if worst comes to worst, there's nothing wrong with using your real name.
No, everybody else was using a pseudonym so... When in Rome...
Hehe. That's so you, Aoyagi.
Isn't it?
Also, I think the name we came up with is pretty good.
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...
ATVBS... Read as “at-bis”.
It's really just a string of initials.
But I think it's a cool name.
I'd like to wear this name proudly as I play moving forward.
You all helped come up with a name for me.
So, you wanna do the same thing for our team name?
That could work, but I'm thinking that we could use a pair of words this time.
Aoyagi and Shinonome... A willow and a cloud... Yes, we can be Willow & Cloud.
Willow & Cloud...?
Yeah, not bad.
It's definitely better than just using our initials.
Excellent. Then, let's go with this.
Akito, let's do our absolute best today to win as Willow & Cloud.
Yeah...