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not a "that kid" story but elements of it
>be me, 7~ (around 2001-02, this is most likely an amalgamation of two different times)
>have Yellow
>go to visit half-brother (3 years older or something)
>he looks through my Boxes to see if I'm gud or not, mocks me for nicknaming most of my Pokemon
>tells me that if I leave a Magikarp in the Day Care until it's level 100 and take it out it'll evolve into a Mew
>don't believe him and don't attempt it
>I play on his Pokemon Stadium and am astounded that he got to the Elite Four in Gym Leader Castle
>spend at least an hour trying in vain to beat the Elite Four and he laughs at me because he thinks it's easy to beat them
>probably second trip
>I still didn't have a Gen 2 game, stuck with Red and Yellow
>he has Gold AND Silver
>sit around in his room while he hunts for an Entei in Gold for at least an hour
>look through his Pokemon cards, I never got to buy any so all I had were the starter decks that came with Pokemon Play It! games (Machop, Doduo etc.)
>look longingly at a Cyndaquil card he has (almost certain it was the one that I made the image for this post)
>it's just a common but I think it's really valuable because I have no cards and especially no Johto cards
>everyone is getting ready to go and see his brother (no relation to me but I thought he was way cooler than my real relative at the time)
>ask if I can play his Silver and he says sure/just take it and play it without asking not sure which
>go to new game, get enthralled by what I'm playing
>save over his old file
>get back and he is fucking pissed that I saved over his game
>end up stealing his Cyndaquil card
>lose it sometime after and never see it again
>years later, apologize for stealing his Cyndaquil card
>he says it was probably a common and he never even noticed anything was gone
