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“Aren’t contests just the best though?” she exclamed happily. “I’m glad to meet another coordinator! Everyone seems to have switched to being battle oriented after one contest season. Glad to see someone sticking with it!”

      “They are! And don’t worry, contests will always have a special place for me. It’s not one of those things that I can just give up and walk away. Unless there is something more important I need to take care of, of course.” It had been so long since he got to enjoy such idle chat with a stranger about contests. It was actually kind of nice!