Own story here:
>Me & GF have a mild hangover>Fucking around with her laptop, not sure what to do>Showdown it is<Is that... a pokemon game?
>Yes it is<Are you really still into that?
>Yeah, some parts of the franchise<Isn't that for like... 10 year olds
>Well, the cartoon series is mostly aimed for little kids, and the games too, but if you know enough about the game it's actually pretty exciting<How can children's game be exciting...?
>Imagine a game of chess that has over 600 different characters which you can fine-tune to match your preferences. You make your own team of 6, and try to beat the other player. Some characters are stronger than others, basically it's like a complex version of rock-paper-scissors.<That sounds pretty difficult
>In a way it is, and in a way it is not. The basic idea is easy to get a hang of, but to be good you have to play a lot. You also need to think what your opponent might do next<Ok...
GF watches a few rounds that I play, I explained quickly what kind of monsters I had on my team and what they do best.
<Put that blue dog in the battle
>Suicune?<Yeah, whatever
>Why do you think that's a good idea? (I had Whimsicott out, my opponent was using infernape)<That thing is fire, and fire burns grass, but the doggy is water type, and water beats fire?
>Allright, let's see what happensI sent out Suicune, opponent used some fire move, I believe it was flare blitz
<SEE! I TOLD YOU!
>Yeah, you were right<mild giggles
<That's kinda fun, but I really could't learn to play that like you, it's not THAT interesting
>Yeah I thought you'd say something like that... But to be honest I never thought you'd understand anything about this<You're an asshole :3
>Just a littlebit :3I closed showdown after that battle and we ordered a large pizza to cure our hangover. She knows I play pokemon, has a slight idea what it's like, but doesn't care that much.
The end.
