How to Say "Farewell"

For some people, they might not know how (or at least have difficulty) to express certain things in certain situations. A recent one that has come up for me is the expression of "farewell" in some situations, certainly with them having some sort of relation to Pokémon matters. The instances of "farewell" in the situations are a bit "abstract" and in a couple of cases might seem a little "premature", but the essence of the parting in the situations is there - and so is the difficulty of expressing things.

The report of Niantic potentially selling its games unit (including of course Pokémon Go) is one of the situations. Though it hasn't happened yet - making this one of the "premature" situations - the potential to say "farewell" to the way that things have always been may be at hand, if not having already happened owing to the way that Niantic has handled said game up to today. Being up in the air, it's definitely difficult to say something about them as of yet.

Meanwhile, just today and in the same realm as above, I've been able to achieve an important milestone that is effectively a parting or "farewell" with an earlier focus. However, this too is a "premature" situation, as there have been reports that the earlier focus may just return if the circumstances are right. Still, it may just depend on the execution of the above situation, and if so, the "farewell" might be as temporary as it was the last time; at the least, it can be there until the "farewell" says its "farewell" - something also hard to say.

Recently, I've also had to part with a friend from my earlier Pokémon cosplay days, and this "farewell" is permanent... as that friend has passed on due to health problems. While we never collaborated on any Pokémon projects together, some of the times we shared have shaped my Pokémon cosplay even today. Thus, the "farewell" is a little hard to take and obviously also hard (for me) to say anything about, as I've discovered while attempting to do so on the relevant social media channel. 

Perhaps the best way of saying things is through music, even if the music doesn't say anything at all - like another piece from Yanni, appropriately entitled... "Farewell". It has evidently become the way for me not only consoling but also expressing with these situations, and the subdued nature of the piece - one from the very early solo days of the composer - is appropriate in that regard. 

Having this Pokémon blog means being able to say a lot of different things about Pokémon matters, even if some are only tangentially related (moreover abstractly to the "farewell" concept) as in the above. Admittedly, though, it can be pretty difficult to say things about things from time to time, also regarding the above, and the "how to say things" part of the Pokémon matters is a sticking point as are the matters themselves.

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Two years ago: SWEEP JR Taking on the World

Three years ago: 3DS eShop Closing - Demise Is Near

Four years ago: More NPC Trainers in Pokémon Go?

Five years ago: Hobby as a Partner

Six years ago: Even More LINE Pokémon Stickers

Seven years ago: Quirky Raids

Eight years ago: Secret Garden