Cosplay: Dalbo Fest Fifth Anniversary

Me: OK, now this is a real festival - or I should say, market.

Goh: Sure! Also, isn't this a repeat from a year ago?

Me: Indeed it is. So I think we might be able to count on this as an annual thing.

Goh: OK, so if it's a repeat, then was it at the same place?

Ash: It was - same market and things in it.

Pikachu: Pika chu! ["All there!"]

Goh: And that would mean the same people holding it.

Ash: Yeah, pretty much.

Goh: Oh, and the same competitions too.

Ash: Well, there was a character parade and performance, but I don't think I saw the performance one...

Me: I could've sworn they also promised the latter. Then again, I wasn't going to commit you for either.

Goh: Oh - let me guess, there was a raid thing going on, also like last year.

Ash: There was - for Mega Sharpedo. This one I did with a friend of our friend, so just a small group.

Goh: That's nice. I guess you didn't have to do much for that.

Ash: I got in after the raids. Maybe I did miss a couple of things.

Pikachu: Pika pika. ["Maybe so."]

Ash: I did get to see the character parade. 

Goh: So maybe you could have made it in. But...

Ash: I knew the judges and the judges knew me.

Me: Fat chance of getting anything out of this one. So that meant just hanging out with friends and other characters.

Ash: Yeah. I met many of them over the rest of the day.

Goh: I bet they're all good friends of our friends.

Ash: Sure! I had a great time with them.

Goh: How about other entertainment on the stage?

Ash: I think they were all dance groups.

Pikachu: Pika chu pika... ["The usual..."]

Goh: Did you at least get to browse through the market?

Ash: At the end, when it was almost over. Our friend also wanted me to find a certain clothing item... and I got it for a good price, with the help of a friend too.

Me: Excellent! I think it'll make for something good very soon.

Goh: Hey, at least the market came in handy this time. 

Ash: It sure did. So if it's going to be every year, then I think we'll keep on finding new things. 

Me: I can't say it better myself.

Goh: I hope our friend can put in Ash somehow next time.

Me: Believe me, I really want to do that.

Ash: I think it can happen!

Me: And I'm sure this market festival will still be a happening one - five years and counting.

One year ago: Cosplay: Small Business Showcase

Two years ago: Paldea in Pokémon Go: Catching Up, Skipping Out

Three years ago: Rising to the Occasion: Theia Sky Ruins

Four years ago: Chiki Balls Pokémon Coins: More Selections

Five years ago: The Charisma of Pokémon Personalities

Six years ago: TCG, Order and Chaos

Seven years ago: Artistic Routine

Eight years ago: Pokémon Song, Indonesian Flavor