Goh: Oh, something came up in the season transition, like last year.
Me: Very observant (see below). This one happened to be on Sunday, although...
Ash: This one was for two days, wasn't it? With Saturday?
Pikachu: Pi pika? ["Two days?"]
Me: Indeed it was. But only the second day (Sunday) was important for us.
Goh: OK, so... "Kawaii Harmony" - cute harmony - I sense a sound thing going on here.
Ash: Yeah! It was all about sound and music.
Goh: Kinda figured it out. Well, I think we all expected a singing competition, then.
Ash: Two of them!
Goh: Two??
Me: Let me explain. So, there was actually one for the so-called "rookie" (novice) competitors and another for the "idol" (expert) competitors. But anyone was free to sign up for either one or both - including Ash (for me, of course).
Goh: Did you... sign up for both?
Ash: Yeah!
Pikachu: Pika! ["Double!"]
Goh: I hope you two had a good plan for that.
Me: Pokémon songs, of course. This time, it was "Hitoribocchi Ja Nai" for the Rookie competition and our staple "Mezase Pokémon Master" for the Idol one.
Goh: The first one's new for you. Makes sense to put it there.
Ash: And they're both from my adventures in the water city!
Me: Yeah, you know. So you get your Kanto and Johto outfit for that.
Goh: So... I have the schedule for both days, and... wow, yes, no character competitions. Looks like it was full of music acts and the singing competitions.
Me: Yup. Full on about the music.
Ash: It was different for sure!
Goh: And how'd you do with that different new song?
Ash: Um... It came out a little too high for me!
Pikachu: Pi pi pika...! ["So high...!"]
Me: Oh, huh. I thought it would have been just fine.
Ash: And... I messed up the second-to-last line - but I tried to make up for it...
Me: You know, a lot of the parts of this song sound similar to one another. Somehow I kept getting confused myself when I sing it.
Goh: Well, there you go. That must have been it.
Me: But, uh... this high thing needs a bit more investigation - and it could be troublesome.
Ash: Our usual song was fine, though! Well, almost fine. The judge gave a few expert pointers for us. Think you're up for the challenge?
Me: Well... That might be a difficult commitment, but I'll see what I can do. It's all the pro things that maybe you and I hardly think about.
Goh: Maybe you'd want to think about that some more. Well, after all that, I think something definitely happened.
Ash: Yeah! I got "Runner Up" for the Rookie competition but nothing for the Idol one. A friend of us did for that.
Pikachu: Pika pika chu! ["Very nice!"]
Goh: What do you know. That's pretty nice.
Me: Yeah... but then I'm told that everyone wins something for Rookie. So yeah, it was a given.
Goh: "Runner Up" is pretty good, even with that flub.
Me: Yeah, that. Again, I'll look into it.
Goh: Also, were there not any character festivals, conventions, or such?
Ash: Another friend told me there was one in the same faraway town... but it was more like a wedding reception with a dress code and all!
Goh: Huh. What about nearer ones?
Ash: There was one closer to our friend, but it was also just as far...
Me: I'm shaking my fist at that one. I wish I'd found out about it sooner, so we didn't have to commit to this one.
Pikachu: Chu... pika? ["Maybe... not?"]
Goh: Maybe fate wanted you two to win an award for singing, at least.
Ash: Maybe so!
Me: Even though singing may not be our strong suit (as it was said, it could be stronger), an award is pretty nice, especially with our Pokémon dealings.
Goh: There you go.
Ash: It works out for us - even musically.
Me: That may just be a "cute harmony" in itself.
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