Goh: I knew it! All in...
Ash: ...ChibiCon!
Pikachu: Pika! Pi Pika! [imitating the ChibiCon ditty]
Me: Yeah, same old song and dance (more "song" than "dance", but you get my point).
Goh: It's Sunday, so this has got to be Day 2.
Me: Indeed it is.
Goh: Also, it's the end of the year, and you'd usually have that awards thing for this edition. There doesn't seem to be any this time.
Me: You know, I was wondering about that. I would have been notified weeks ago about any movement on this front. But as you say, it doesn't seem like that worked out for this year.
Ash: I guess that's why you sent me on this day! Well, besides the thing from yesterday.
Me: Sure. But there's also another reason.
Ash: Hey, I met your girl fan and really faraway friend!
Me: That is it.
Goh: They must be really close to you - and each other.
Me: So we are. We decided that this should be an opportunity for us to meet, have fun, and update on things - while we go to the convention.
Ash: We did that! Especially for your... "Delia"...
Me: Um, yes. The new Kanto and Johto outfit I sometimes send you with is strongly linked to her. And that's what you have now.
Goh: Oh. That's deep.
Pikachu: Pika... [dejected]
Ash: So, we did talk about that and a few life things over lunch, and then we explored the convention together.
Goh: And then they met your friends, and your friends met them.
Ash: We didn't get to meet a few, though.
Goh: Well, maybe next time.
Me: I guess that could be hard. And how was the convention? Same old, same old?
Ash: Yeah! Lots of booths, lots of goodies, and... lots of people in the middle of the day!
Me: OK, that's a lot to take in. I think everyone got something.
Ash: I just got freebies. You know how your things are.
Me: Sorry about that. Maybe the next time ChibiCon gets going, I can have you get more things.
Goh: So, looking at the schedule, they have two stages - one for band and performance, the other for dance groups and DJ. Did you get to see any of them?
Ash: Just really briefly. We all had other things to do, like during the ICC thing where there was a talk about "fantasy" things. I thought our friend would be interested in that.
Pikachu: Pika chu pika. ["A good talk."]
Me: Very much, so I don't mind you missing the performances.
Ash: After that, we just hung out together. Your "girl fan" left first, and then I left to come back to you.
Goh: So today was more of a "hang out with friends" thing than a "hang out at the convention" thing.
Me: Yeah, you could say that. And it's a good thing that no intense Pokémon thing was happening.
Ash: I did catch a few holiday Eevee for you!
Me: Except that. But that doesn't really matter too much.
Goh: What was important were your friends and a good place for you all to be in.
Me: So, the convention delivers on that again, even if a lot of things are still the same - including the crowd.
Ash: Let's try to get in when it's not so crowded next time!
Pikachu: Pika pika pika? ["Is that possible?"]
Me: I will always try to do that, but it depends on the scheduling and such, like with our friends today.
Goh: I'm sure things will work out. By the way, this is the final Sunday of the year... so no more conventions or festivals until the next.
Me: If there are, not ones I can really send Ash to.
Ash: OK, so this year has been pretty good, and this one closed things up well.
Goh: So it did. Best of luck for the ones in the next, then.
Me: I can't agree more. We'll talk again when we get to them when the year turns over.
One year ago: Getting Down on All Fours
Two years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 12/28/2023
Three years ago: Pokémon Problem, My Problem
Four years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 12/28/2021
Five years ago: Road to 25th Anniversary: Life Goes On
Six years ago: Pokémon Go Event Rollup, 12/28/2019
Seven years ago: Soul-Searching and Pokémon
Eight years ago: From Journal to Blog
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