Me: OK, so this is a really big Pokémon tournament, and I've decided to send you, and Pikachu as well.
Ash: Wow! I like this one! Pikachu, we need to give it our best for this one.
Pikachu: Pika pika!!! [energetic]
Ash: What have you got for me?
Me: The tournament is a Pokémon Go PvP tournament with the Rainbow theme, and I've prepared a team for you, at least what I can muster for it.
Ash: Sure, I'll be happy to work with it. What about the character thing?
Me: That's the interesting part. The character competition is during the tournament, to see who has the best characters as they battle. What's more, there's a buddy competition for you, Pikachu!
Pikachu: Pika pi! Pika pika! [with excitement]
Me: That one is about the one who has the best buddy Pokémon with them as they battle. Neat, huh? And since you two are together, it works out!
Ash: That's really nice! I'm thrilled, and so is Pikachu!
Me: Yeah, so am I! The only problem is that this one is really, really far away, and... I'm sorry to say that I had a bunch of problems in sending you, and I almost couldn't. I... I... [sob]
Ash: I know how you feel. Life as a Pokémon Trainer is hard, especially the way you are with all the things you need to do. I guess it's a miracle that you were able to still do it for me.
Pikachu: Pi, pika. [consoling]
Me: Thank you. Pokémon means a lot for the both of us, and I think you would agree. OK, so this tournament drew lots of participants. 400+ said they were interested, but only 280 ended up actually coming.
Ash: Yeah! I saw. It was a lot of people for Pokémon. I think you'd be surprised.
Me: I already am! Now, the impetus for this tournament could be said to be because of the coming of a certain guy named Brandon Tan, the world's number one Pokémon Go player. I'm told he's a great guy.
Ash: He is!
Me: Whoaaa!!! He has further plans - which I'll discuss later on - but this is incredible! Thank you!!
Ash: No problem! Everything is good for everyone who likes Pokémon, right?
Me: You bet! For this one, a few of my raid fellows and associates came as well. I originally didn't care, but then I found out about the character competition, so I just had to send you in. I really wouldn't have otherwise.
Ash: Well, sure! I'm sure you would like to find out how I did with the Pokémon you gave me, right?
Me: That's an absolute thing.
Ash: So for the first three battles, I lost. And then I won my fourth and sixth, and the other Trainer wasn't there for the fifth. Then I lost the two next ones, and the other Trainer had problems. Oh yeah, one of my battles was shown on a screen - that was fun for everyone to see.
Me: Four wins (two by forfeit) and five losses. That's OK, and at least there are two legitimate wins, more than even in my local tournament. It's a bit of an improvement. And I love that that happened.
Ash: And you'll like this one: third place for the character competition!
Me: YAY!
Pikachu: Pika pika pika!!! [exhilarated]
Me: Well, I guess it's not too bad.
Ash: Pikachu didn't win the buddy competition. The ones who won look good, and Pikachu is, well... Pikachu!
Pikachu: Pi. [firmly]
Me: That's OK too. After having what was one of my worst days, this is a relief. More on this soon. I guess this was a good day and a good tournament.
Ash: Yeah! You have to see if you can send me again.
Pikachu: Pika! [interrupting]
Ash: Yeah, Pikachu too.
Me: No promises, but it may just happen. This tournament is quite promising, though, as a step to even bigger ones. The people here can't thank Brandon Tan enough, and we all appreciate his coming.
Ash: Me too!
Me: I'm sure the future of these tournaments look bright, and so does my future.
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