Me: Well, um... We have to take this weekend for conventions and such, because the next two weeks might be difficult ones for that.
Goh: I'm guessing there might be a few Pokémon activities in there.
Me: You would be right - but I'll save those for when they come up. Right now there's today.
Ash: It's a mini gathering! But it's not for Bocchi Noizu...
Me: No, it's not. I'm told this is a more general-interest community, unlike Bocchi Noizu that has some specific ties to something else.
Ash: OK, that's fine. We're game!
Pikachu: Pika chu. ["We're ready."]
Ash: So, um... it's in the same place as the Bocchi Noizu gathering before.
Goh: Oh - you know, did the same person, our character friend, also help to organize this one?
Ash: He did! And he was a judge for the character parade.
Me: Yeah, so there's that. I actually slightly hesitated to send Ash because of that, but in the end, I did anyway.
Goh: I guess we can figure out the schedule, then. Were there mini games?
Ash: Yeah, but not like Bocchi Noizu's. I was asked to go up on stage and name a Pokémon, and I just got a keychain.
Goh: OK, that's different all right. Were there singers? (Obviously you weren't one, otherwise you'd have said that.)
Ash: Of course. Two faces that didn't look strange, and a band from last time with Bocchi Noizu. I wish I could have sung with them - but then I know what the sound system is like where it is...
Me: You'll get a chance, hopefully not in that place.
Goh: Then there was the character parade, which I'm sure was the main thing for our friend.
Me: You betcha.
Ash: I got in with my Hoenn outfit, and... I tried something different on stage. Pikachu looked a little different too.
Pikachu: Pika, pi pika! ["Haha, yes!"]
Goh: Our friend must have planned this out.
Me: Not really - a lot of it was decided on the spur of the moment.
Goh: How about dancing?
Ash: Two guys danced on stage, and after the awarding, there was a dance-off. That last one was going to last an hour, so I just went back to my friend.
Me: Yeah, if it's too long, you didn't need to stay for the entire thing.
Goh: Speaking of awarding...
Ash: I got Judge Favorite!
Pikachu: Pika! ["Nice!"]
Goh: Very nice!
Ash: The prize wasn't much - just a poster, tab cover, and a keychain - but the award is probably what our friend was looking for.
Me: Sure! Really good prizes can come later on. And this was really unexpected for me too.
Ash: I talked with our character friend, and we may get good things too in the future.
Goh: That's to be expected.
Ash: I also got word that this might be the last time for a meeting at the place - they plan to make the space into something else.
Goh: That's a little sad. I guess this is a bittersweet time for us.
Me: That is true, but let's see how things end up in the future. At least today didn't turn out difficult at all.
Ash: It was very easy!
Pikachu: Pika chu pika. ["That's very true."]
Goh: The hard part could be figuring out the future.
Me: Yes... in a way. But we'll figure it out somehow. Good job for today, and let's see what that future holds.
Two years ago: Follow-up Pokémon Happenings
Three years ago: Gym Takedown Habits
Four years ago: Delayed Costumes
Five years ago: Pokémon Go Community Day, 2/17/2019
Six years ago: Time for a Pikachu New 2DS XL?
Seven years ago: The Park Is Open
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