>be casualfag
>plan on buying game sometime tomorrow afternoon
>Carbink and Diance are favorite
>hear Gamestop is giving away Diance poster with midnight release games
>oh god i need it
>never done midnight releases before, nervous as fuck because fear of crowds
>want to do it right
>call nearby gamestop in the afternoon, ask how midnight releases work, when I should show up
>"Come around 8 to get in line, we'll give out tickets at 9, you come back at 12 and we'll call your number, you pick up the game."
>Arrive at 8, no line to be seen
>Wait in car till 8:30, still no line
>Walk into gamestop, double check that midnight release is happening
>"Yes, it starts at 9"
>o-okay.png
>Hit up other shops in the area, come back at nine
>Couple mouth breathers in line at this point
>One of them is carrying a half full two liter bottle of Dr. Pepper
>Did they carry that into the store??
>get in line, more people start showing up
>anxiety starts creeping in
>finally get to register
>"Hey, you're back! Alright, so-
>What's the last name that it's under?"
>Oh.
>Oh, god.
>I thought you could just walk in and buy it, but apparently you had to preorder it, I am too casual to know this
>Store is dead silent, save for the rattling mouth breathing
>walls closing in, everything becoming cramped
>Stammer out last name, pretend to be shocked when they can't find it
>Employees continue to ask for information, continue to provide it and act increasingly stumped at how we can't find my name
>"Maybe it's at a different store?"
>I say how embarrassing that would be, excuse self from store to call home to "double check"
>get into car, drive away
>Drive home, no game, no poster
Fuck pokemon.
