[Po-ser]

We became extremely close during the elimination matches, everyone hugging and screaming and high-fiving between every match, everyone helping everyone fix their robots. It was devastating at first when we lost the final match, but then I came upon something incredibly inspiring: after the pits emptied out some and the last teams were packing up to go, I saw 2274, a rookie team that had won the regional, gathered around their mentor. He was holding their trophy and saying, "This is what it is all about. Teamwork and cooperation. You guys did great." I turned around and I heard a big "Awww" behind me, so I turned back and all of the members of the team had gotten up and were giving their mentor a huge hug. It's wonderful to think of how close together we all grow, win or lose.