>>29734493>Be in my late 20's>Have a number of peers in grad school into pokemon, including some women, though a bit less common>Brothers in early 20's>College scene is packed with pokemon players, both have girlfriends that play and have pre-ordered the new games>Mother is fucking 52>Has put 250 hours into Alpha Sapphire and talks with her mechanic about catching legendaries and SM leaksAnd "home" for myself and others is the middle of bumfuck nowhere surrounded by dairy farms, not even a more populated and diverse metropolitan area with a younger population. You don't need to have some sort of autistic pity party to try and validate your interests; most people either like the same shit you like, or just don't have much of an opinion to begin with.
