Jack and Maddie Fenton apologist ✔️

The way this thing gets so quickly put to work implies the president had it on standby. For whatever reason, he chose to ignore the days of no correspondence- And despite having the means to go to the planet, decided to leave Olimar and Louie's lives up to fate…

He dropped everything to go with Olimar to rescue* Louie. *gather riches and boost his image with some heroism as a bonus

And its not like he just sat back and did nothing. No. He worked his ass off gathering treasure, fighting dangerous creatures, and actually COOPERATING with someone for once.

He knows that planet, he knows the creatures, he has first hand experience with the terrain, he understands exactly how to utilize the Pikmin's abilities- And if the completion cutscene is anything to go by, he had fun on that "adventure" .

He would likely have been fine, if he went there again.

Imagine being Olimar. Having to work, eat and sleep in such close proximity to someone you hate. And by some miracle, you start warming up to him.

And every now and then you catch this glimpse of humanity in his eyes... Only to be faced with the crushing realization, that it was just a trick of the light.

They trusted each other in a place where one wrong move means death. Strategized together. Worked together. Woke up at the same time, then went to sleep exhausted and bruised. They traded jokes, each unimpressed with the other's humor-

And it meant nothing. You can't track friendship on the stock market.