>>26559195I've posted this before in a comfy thread, pardon the wording.
Pokemon has a lot of nostalgia for me, but it also makes me think of my childhood, for better and worse. My friend and I eventually moved away from one another to other states, and we haven't kept in touch. I hope he's alright. I do miss having someone local to be a stupid pokemon nerd with, but I haven't had local friends of any kind in a long time, so I'm accustomed to it by now. I live in a backwater shithole, so it is what it is.
If nothing else, even when this series has its missteps, it's still an important part of my life that I'm invested in. I'm happy that I still find joy in something from my past. For all its stupidity /vp/ is nice during leak season. It's nice to partake of the hype for a change and have other people to share it with.
Thanks for being here, /vp/, even if things change, I still at least have these and other memories to look back on. I doubt anyone will read this textwall (and I can't blame you,) but it was nice to feel either way.
I hope we get something good in a few hours.