Goh: And there is one today.
Me: Well, actually, the story is more complicated than that, but we'll save that for way later on.
Ash: OK, so this is... an art festival?
Pikachu: Pi pika? ["Isn't it?"]
Me: Given by its title, yes - and sending characters could be considered an art, in and of itself.
Goh: I wouldn't disagree. Where is it?
Ash: It's in a mall!
Goh: Oh, let me guess: the same organizing team behind Community Base, Foodtopia, and all that, in the same place.
Ash: Yeah! I met the team leader when I came.
Me: Then we were in good hands.
Goh: What kind of art did they show off?
Ash: Board games, character designs, models...
Pikachu: Pi pika chu. ["They all look good."]
Me: Neat! That would then inspire people to send characters...
Goh: ...and so that's the point of including them. I guess that was the only competition today?
Me: That was indeed. How'd things go?
Ash: Everything started at 4 in the afternoon.
Goh: That was kind of late, wasn't it?
Me: Maybe, but given the team and character competitions in general, that's par for the course. Go on.
Ash: Everyone performed a little on stage, and then we all went out to get "likes" from people with stickers.
Goh: Oh! That's unique. So the winner was by popularity.
Ash: Yeah! But... I didn't seem to get too many, even when I was with other characters.
Pikachu: Pika... ["That happened..."]
Goh: Hmm, sorry about that. If I was there, I'd give you at least one.
Me: And if this was a full-blown Japanese festival, there could be even more.
Ash: Yeah. Most of the people at the festival were common people and students.
Goh: Were the students also part of the booths?
Ash: Come to think of it, yeah! It was for their schools.
Goh: I see - so it's like an exhibition.
Me: I think Goh pretty much sums it up. So after all that, you turned in your "likes", and...
Ash: ...I found out I was close to the bottom, and I thought I wasn't going to make it.
Goh: How many prizes were there?
Ash: Just five. But I waited out for the results anyway.
Goh: So after all that, you got...
Ash: BEST 5 CHARACTERS!
Pikachu: Pika pika! ["Very nice!"]
Goh: Awesome! So you made it after all. And this was with which outfit?
Ash: My Kanto and Johto one.
Goh: Hey, that's pretty neat, actually. It suits the festival theme.
Me: It is a pretty artsy and classic outfit, so it works. Incidentally, we also dealt with student projects (or one such project) and the same outfit about a year ago.
Goh: Hey, so I guess you two made up for that!
Me: Indeed. We also made the right choice today, because...
Ash: You were about to send me to a festival on the other side of your town, but you couldn't get something to get me there.
Me: And there was one more, but it's a suspicious one and may not need our support.
Goh: So, there was more than one festival today - three, to be exact. That rarely happens in your area... but then there's the two from two weeks ago.
Ash: And I stuck it out too!
Me: That is a great thing. Sometimes the right choices make all the difference - and in this case, it makes up for things, including this month's Pokémon business.
Goh: A very good job!
Ash: Thanks!
Pikachu: Pika chu! ["Agreed!"]
Me: I can't say it better myself.
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