>be me
>working as cashier for your local Safeway
>wear pin with my favorite Pokemon on my apron

"Hey there how we doing? You find everything okay?"

"oh yeah, hey haha I love your pin"

>oh great, let's see what kind of unrelatable fan you are

"Thanks, are you into..?"

"Yeah but..."

>only the original 150, of course, High Five Bruh
>[teenager] when I was a kid
>[a girl] not really but That's my favorite pikachu holy shit I thought this was just a meme
>I only play real games "do tell?" Aw you know, Halo, Battlefield, uummm.. Call of Duty

...

>guy covered in pokemon tattoos
"Nice ink, man, who's your favorite?"
>I just got these for my kids

ITT: Reasons you lost hope for finding fellow fans you actually want to associate with.