Ash: Oh, Toys & Hobbies is back!
Me: Sure!
Goh: Nice! Is this going to be like last year, to meet our friend's friends?
Me: Well, my local friend, why not. But my faraway friend, surely not this time.
Goh: I guess that's understandable.
Ash: And uh... this is close to the time many years ago we connected - can I wear my Unova outfit?
Me: Of course. It just so happens that I still have it at the ready from last week.
Ash: Thanks!
Goh: So, did you get to meet her?
Ash: Yeah - just after I got there.
Pikachu: Pika pika pika! ["Almost right away!"]
Goh: OK, so you must have spent almost the entire time with her.
Ash: Pretty much.
Goh: But then there was the festival, which was...
Me: A week long, and this was its final day.
Goh: OK, well, I'm looking at the schedule, and most of it wasn't quite what it looked like last year.
Me: Nope. Most competitions from last year are gone, but there are still character competitions (performance yesterday, parade today).
Goh: And the performance one you couldn't fit in because... oh, I see. It's in the evening and Ash cannot possibly make it for that.
Me: Right. And no singing or other kinds of performance either.
Goh: Ash and our friend's friend must have been bummed out.
Ash: A little.
Pikachu: Pika pika. ["Just a bit."]
Ash: But I know we can make it happen some other time.
Goh: The only thing left is the parade. How was that?
Ash: It went by so quickly! But I didn't get anything.
Goh: Knowing the place, there must have been tons of characters in it.
Ash: Yup. And some of them knew me!
Goh: OK, so it was just for sightseeing today.
Me: Almost. Did you get a certain thing promoted?
Ash: I think I did. At least a little bit.
Me: A little is better than nothing.
Goh: I'm intrigued.
Me: You should be. It's familiar... but I can't say much more about it now.
Goh: I trust you. So it wasn't all a waste of time today.
Ash: No - I got to meet my friend's other friends and even played a game (tile game) too.
Goh: Well, sure. Just like the festival's name.
Pikachu: Pika! ["Well put!"]
Goh: By the way, it was crowded, yes?
Ash: It was! And... I think I knocked over something...
Me: If whoever owned it didn't make a fuss about it, then that's fine.
Ash: Luckily... I think.
Goh: So, I think the people tried to make things simple compared to last year.
Ash: I think so! There was a zone each for toys, hobbies, and "e-sports", and they all had place names.
Me: Taken from Japan, I might add.
Ash: Everything seemed to work out for them, so I'm happy.
Pikachu: Pika chu. ["Same here."]
Goh: Why not? Even without many competitions, working out is the most important thing.
Ash: Maybe they can bring some back next time.
Me: True. I think it also worked out for me - I wanted (you) to "get away" from some sources of recent bother.
Goh: That's a nice plus.
Me: Sure thing.
Ash: It was definitely more.
Me: And after all that, we hope it definitely won't be "less".
One year ago: End of Main Orders for Café Remix
Two years ago: Fun Pokémon Memes by a Fun Tortoise
Three years ago: Loyalty
Four years ago: Matters of Cosplay and Current Conditions
Five years ago: Pokémon Go Community Day, 11/16/2019
Six years ago: PikaPool
Seven years ago: Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon Unleashed
No comments:
Post a Comment
Hi folks! Feel free to comment, but know that I'll be selecting only the most appropriate and relevant comments to appear. Think before you post.