Me: So, um... My affairs today are slightly what some people would call "jank". I want to have a talk with you two for that.
Ash: No problem!
Goh: As we've said, we're here for you.
Pikachu: Pi! ["Yes!"]
Me: OK. That said, the world, including the parts that are relevant to me, is also in a state of "turning", which we'll talk about soon - but we also need to tie it with Pokémon perspectives. So, what do you think about that?
Ash: Um... I guess I think back to the time that Kyogre and Groudon appeared.
Goh: You got to see them too?
Ash: I did, back in the Hoenn region. There were two teams that "turned" against each other.
Goh: I can imagine how that would be. When I met them with Project Mew, all the local Pokémon were about to "turn" against themselves too.
Me: Yeah, so we get how things can turn in the world.
Goh: Is the way your things are going today part of that "turning"?
Pikachu: Pika chu pika. ["It has to be."]
Me: You could say that. I'm in the process of preparing a really big Pokémon thing, and there's been a few twists and turns - including over the past day.
Goh: Oh! Will that involve Ash?
Ash: I sure hope it does!
Me: However it happens, I have to do that. It's a part of us, and it has to work out somehow.
Goh: And it's the "working out" part that's turning and turning for you.
Me: That's how it's going, it seems like.
Ash: You know, I'll be happy with whatever you decide, and I'll try to make it work for you.
Me: Thanks. Some things may just have to give somehow, like today.
Goh: And what about today? It must also be why you summoned us.
Me: I thought about having Ash go do something, but it turns out it was more effective for me to go and do things instead.
Ash: Oh, I see what you mean. Like I said, I'm happy that it worked out for you. I can make things work another time.
Pikachu: Pika chu! ["I so agree!"]
Me: But many of the things still involved Pokémon in different ways, so it's not a total loss. And that something didn't work out for us, or wasn't going to anyway.
Goh: Well, that's everything to gain as far as we are concerned.
Ash: That's so true!
Me: I suppose so. Now, there's one more matter of turning to discuss. Today happens to be the Lunar New Year - a turn from one year to another, from an old month to a new month.
Goh: Hey! Happy Lunar New Year!
Ash: Yeah!
Me: It's a festive time for some people, even if it just seems another day to many. They also said that if it rains - which in my place, it usually does - then that's a sign of good luck.
Ash: I saw outside. We had little chance of making it to anything with that kind of weather.
Pikachu: Pi pika. ["Not much."]
Ash: But maybe it means we can get lucky somehow.
Goh: Who knows? It just might work out that way.
Me: So, after all that discussion, it seems the "janky" part of this day was kind of relative, at least for me - and us.
Goh: If you think about it, it does. And on a special day too.
Me: But that doesn't change the fact that the world continues to turn, sometimes up, sometimes down.
Ash: It doesn't matter which way, as long as there's Pokémon.
Pikachu: Pika chu! ["Yes!"]
Goh: A very nice way to think about it.
Me: I hope wherever (and however) the world turns, something always works out - Pokémon included.
One year ago: New Intricacies of the Battle Pass
Two years ago: Quickies: Fireside Chats with Pokémon
Three years ago: Quickies: Staying Productive with Pokémon
Four years ago: On (No) Coincidences
Five years ago: Cosplay: Tresno no Matsuri
Six years ago: Hoenn (Fully) Confirmed on Go
Seven years ago: Space
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