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>Be me, just moved to a new state and about to start first grade
>Don't really make any friends, start to get bullied for being a lardass even though I had gotten along well with other kids before now
>Second grade starts
>Every afternoon, I stay at the afterschool care program until my parents can pick me up
>I sit there and do homework, try to play with other kids but don't really have anyone close
>Somehow I get introduced to a kindergartener
>He's younger than me, but we're both eager to make friends
>He shows me his Tomy figures and tells me about Pokemon
>I had never heard about this strange new concept, but I love the monster figures he shows me, like this strange Eevee thing
>Over the next four years we play with our figures, talk about the cards, and get along great in pretty much all other aspects
>Phanpy is my first favorite and the first card I was ever given until I discover my lifelong favorite, Mew
>That younger kid is the one friend I make at that school that actually cares about me and doesn't tease or leave me
>I move to another state before sixth grade starts, and it's nice to leave that environment behind
>But we keep in contact over the phone, calling each other every month or so to talk for hours on end
>We're still great friends and we still love Pokemon
>I visited him in person just a few months ago
>I added Jolteon to this post because it's his bro
