Ash, Goh: We're back!
Me: Good timing. There's this convention I'd like to send Ash to, and it's today.
Goh: I see that. This looks like it's new - for you at least.
Me: It's indeed new for me (us). It's been going on for a couple of years, though; I just never had a chance to do anything about it until now.
Ash: And now I get to deal with it!
Pikachu: Pi pika! ["Let's do it!"]
Me: Of course. Now, the place should be familiar...
Ash: Oh, it's the usual big mall for conventions and stuff.
Me: Well, sure. And inside there?
Ash: You said it. Just like the usual. Communities, goodies, and characters. I met the vehicle community and the tile game community.
Me: It's good to spend time with them... which hopefully you did.
Ash: I did spend time with both. I got a picture taken with the first and had a couple of good games with the second.
Pikachu: Pika chu. ["Good job."]
Me: Well, there you go. Did you find the rest of the booths interesting?
Ash: I got a couple of goodies... and that was it. I just had small talk with the rest.
Me: Uh-huh. Speaking of talking, where has Goh gone?
Goh: Hi!
Ash: Oh! You're actually here!
Me: Well, what do you know. Someone actually sent you in for real this time.
Ash: Maybe I should have had my world outfit instead of my special journey one.
Me: And then I had been requested to have you with your Kalos outfit, but it wasn't exactly convenient.
Ash: I guess we did what we can.
Goh: Hey, doesn't it seem like there aren't a lot of characters around here?
Ash: But it's a big convention! There's still a good number.
Pikachu: Pi pika. ["Quite a bit."]
Goh: That's true, even if it's less than what you'd expect.
Ash: I guess the ones who came were really serious about this one.
Goh: Well, you know, there's the character parade and the performance competition... but the latter isn't for you, and I think you need to deal with the former.
Ash: Oh, yeah! I need to do that.
Goh: I'll see you back after I do some stuff.
Ash: Sure!
Me: OK, so then there's the two competitions. For the character parade, did you have any trouble getting in?
Ash: Well, the people asked me to sign up for something, but I got around that somehow.
Pikachu: Pika chu? ["Tricky?"]
Me: Yeah, usually that's a bit of a sign. But I'm told this on had a lot of prizes?
Ash: Yeah! But a lot of characters wanted it too, so a lot still didn't win anything... and I didn't.
Me: Still a "lottery". Now, based on my research, the performance competition is a regional edition of a part of Indonesia Cosplay League (ICL) for a global series called GICOF, so a different one but still in a related vein to ICGP for WCS.
Ash: Oh. That does make it hard for us to get in. But all the teams (I saw) really had great performances!
Me: I'm sure they did. OK, and on top of all this, you must have met my other friends.
Ash: A lot of them - even one dressed in black... and... white?
Me: Sounds interesting, that one friend. Oh, and what about other entertainment?
Ash: Dance groups - but they were all in a stage in a separate space.
Me: OK, that's the "fest" part covered.
Goh: I'm back! So, after that person sent me, I guess we can say that the convention is like a smaller version of other conventions that are usually here.
Ash: Like ChibiCon and C4.
Pikachu: Pika! ["Like that!"]
Me: I'm told it's not meant to be this small. I heard that there's another convention some distance away and yet another one in a neighboring town.
Ash: Oh, so some people might have gone there instead of to this one.
Goh: That seems to explain things. But hey, I'm sure you still had a great a time - I know I also did.
Ash: And it's the first time for this one too!
Me: It's a first time (for us), and a bit of a "strange" time, but it made for a great time. This one is definitely in the books - and spirits, as the spirit of "ganbatte".
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