ITT: Greentext life stores of your life about Pokemon
>be at work, job is serving samples of products like food and shit
>I see kids and adults playing Pokemon Go sometimes
>I sometimes ask about the games because it makes the day less boring
>Besides, it's a series I enjoy anyway
>Ask parents if Go is the only Pokemon game their kids play
>They say yes
>Kid notices us talking and begins to talk to me about the Pokemon he's found
>"I caught a Snorlax before! Do you know about Snorlax?"
>Sensible chuckle, I say yeah, mention Snorlax was around in my time
>He shows me this other one, Fearow I think, asks me if I've ever heard of it
>Same answer
>Follow it up by asking if he knows what a Totodile is
>Kid says no
I don't know, the story just amuses me looking back on it and I figured I'd share it.
>2011
>decide to post on /vp/ for once instead of lurking
>ask if any anons are going to an anime convention that is happening soon near me
>most anons are like "nah fuck that gay shit"
>one anon replies "yeah I'm going. You going to the Pokemon photoshoot? How about we meet up there just for shits and giggles. I'll be the guy with a Zorua plush"
>fast forward several months
>be at convention
>arrive at photoshoot
>Anon is a total bro and a solid 9/10
>we become friends immediately
>ask him out a year later
>he says he would have asked me out earlier but didn't have the balls
We've been together ever since.
>Sensible chuckle, I say yeah, mention Snorlax was around in my time
I can't help but think of that Movie Bob quote.
>>30511270
london?
>>30511270
Holy shit, that's adorable
>>30511504Chicago.
>>30511270
>Gay furries.
>>30511623Femanon.
>>30511270
Furries shouldn't be allowed to exist.
>>30511270
kys
>>30511675
Tranny furries.
>be me, 4th grade
>parents getting divorced, end up splitting custody
>changing schools so both parents can still take me to school
>no friends, mostly just play the shit out of diamond and emerald
>end up playing pokemon as a
sort of escape from my shitty mom and school life
fast forward to now, I still do that. I ended up logging 999:99 hours in that diamond version, and used the action replay to get all the legendaries. Lost it after moving at some point, still miss my bros.