>>53093291 Not only my favorite gen 2 memory but Pokémon overall.
>be eh 7 or 8
>few years after game came out
>get gameboy and crystal version for Christmas
>keeps me distracted from chaos at home
>play with my friends who come from wealthy family at after school daycare
>on my way to catch the beasts
>misguided fat kid smacks gameboy out of my hands and trips me
>I fall straight down into stomach and knees
>Out of breath and gameboy is totally kill
>regain breath, notice fallen gameboy and run off crying
>go to PE area where no one is and just breakdown in grass
>find a gold necklace with a locket in grass
>open locket and see fancy pic of a girl I know and some man
>wipe tears away and go to find her
>find her in cafeteria
>give her necklace and she kisses me on the cheek and thanks me at least 10 times
>turns her back on me as she shows her friends she found it and I go back to empty PE area
>lay down on grass and see a cloud shaped like a big pretty bird
>makes me smile
>hear running sounds and “hey anon!” From hallway
>it’s cool rich friend and his sister
>gives me my crystal version cart
>mentions how he has 2 gameboy advances for trading and I can have one
>in disbelief so I hug him tight
>sister hugs both of us
>look back at bird cloud
>go back to cafeteria to get Hawaiian Punch and goldfish and we catch the beasts and ho-oh together
I will NEVER forget you Dallas. We were both pure of heart.
