Cosplay: Foodtopia Festival (S4)

Me: So, here's that "thing" from yesterday.

Ash: It was this festival again!

Goh: OK, that's not too bad. And... I think this would be the fourth time. Same deal and all.

Me: I think so. They didn't say explicitly, but this would be "Season 4" if they actually said it.

Goh: Like all the times before, there had to have been competitions.

Me: Sure! But... it seems they wanted to try some different things, so a few things changed.

Ash: There was no singing competition this time!

Goh: Oh, what a bummer. So you couldn't do anything our friend would want you to do.

Ash: Yeah. But then there was Community Day, so I still couldn't even if I could.

Pikachu: Pika pika pika... ["It wasn't going to happen..."]

Me: I'm pretty sure that it would have been smack-dab in the afternoon right at the same time as well.

Goh: But they had to fill time - so what did they have?

Ash: I heard it was a dance cover competition. But I didn't see any of it.

Me: It was absolutely that. One of my friends told me he'd participate in it. But yeah, this is something we really can't deal with.

Goh: And there had to be entertainment... oh wait, according to the poster, looks like it's just dance groups.

Ash: Didn't get to see (most of) them either.

Goh: Not surprising since our friend isn't fond of them.

Me: That's true.

Goh: The thing that stays has to be the character parade... yes?

Ash: Yup! But I didn't get in even though there was still time when I got to the place.

Goh: Hmm? Care to explain, our friend?

Me: Well, let's think about it this way. Did you see the parade?

Ash: Almost the entire thing, in the evening.

Pikachu: Pika pika chu. ["A good time for it."]

Goh: That's actually kind of nice. 

Ash: There were 25 or so characters.

Me: And how about the winners?

Ash: Just three. All friends of yours, and they've been winners before. And I think the judges know them - and us.

Goh: I see where this is going. So it was a good call not to sign up, just like that one time.

Me: See, this is too easy. And hard for me to shell out cash if that was just going to happen.

Goh: Yeah, I get that. So, after all, the day was just for meeting friends of our friends.

Ash: I'm just fine with that!

Pikachu: Pika chu! ["Sure thing!"]

Ash: And... I guess it might take some time before our friend can put us in something, somewhere. 

Me: If better opportunities present themselves, then that will happen.

Goh: Hey, at least there was food this time. 

Ash: A lot! But I only tried a bit from your friends.

Goh: Oh. Well, next time.

Me: There will be good food, good friends, and good times - hopefully all at once.

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