I just met the most intercourse ing awesome person ever today. So, please, listen to my story. This...may be my last chance.
I went to Gamestop today to buy Xenosaga Episode 1. And I did, along with an Edgecard, considering how many used games I buy-and will buy-on a monthly basis now. But when I went into gamestop, I saw a person. A person in a grey sweater with saggy blue jeans, with worn out sneakers and an equally worn out bookbag. He was hispanic, had messy hair, and a thin moustache. What did he want? To trade in his Xbox 360.
Too bad he's not the person this story is about (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/DecoyProtagonist). He failed because the system wouldn't work, so he just stood there for a whole minute, put the 360 back inside his backpack, and left. Never heard of him ever again. Naturally, despite only appearing for two minutes, he's the most popular character in this story, without a doubt (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EnsembleDarkhorse).
So, I talk to the cashier and-HOLY FUCK, HE SOUNDS JUST LIKE MY BROTHER IN LAW, WHO ALSO WORKS AT GAMESTOP. HE EVEN ACTS LIKE HIM.
...anyway, while he's searching for the disc, the star of this story walks through the door. A chunky white man who HAD to be in his mid twenties-early thirties. He was wearing a black sweatshirt, black pants, and he had a MANLY beard on his face along with thick black glasses, and what I've dubbed "Hurly Hair". Go watch Lost if you don't get it.
So, he has a Silver BRICK DS, and he's playing Pokemon SoulSilver. But, something that got me by surprise, is that the game was protruding out of the DS. That's not natural, is it? Of course not, he was clearly using Pro Action Replay. In a Pokemon game.
So, he stands next to the front, and asks the clerk dude guy, "Do you know where Pal Park is?", to which the clerk dude guy replies, "I don't know, in fact, I haven't even heard of Pal Park until you said it just now."
Being the, obviously, messiah-archetype who feels the need to help ANYONE in need (exaggeration), I asked him which game. He replied, SoulSilver, and that he was aiming to get into Pal Park without using a GBA Pokemon game, so he could...catch his own team?
Knowing I'm a Pokemon fan, he shows me his team. The first Pokemon? A FUCKING LEVEL 100 SHINY SCIZOR. The second? A supposedly legit Timid Nature Shiny Zapdos. He then held down shoulder buttons and showed me the EVs and IVs of said Zapdos. And I'm like, "HOLY DAMN I'VE NEVER SEEN A SHINY IN PERSON BEFORE *nerd*"
So, after seeing his supposedly legit team, I buy the game, leave the two alone, and I'm now here, playing Xenosaga Episode 1. But I haven't forgotten yet. This man, who shall now be referred to as the embodiment of all metagame Pokemon nerds, shan't ever be forgotten. He fought Zapdos 762 times, just to get a Shiny Zapdos with a Timid nature. He phased through walls to intercourse ing go into the park of memories, and despite his failure to do so, the embodiment of all metagame Pokemon nerds tried his best. He followed the words of a fifteen year old gamer/dork, and tried his darndest. So much so he walked into a Gamestop, and DIDN'T PURCHASE ANYTHING. He only looked for information as he was passing by.
This man is a intercourse ing legend, and should never be forgotten. I hereby dedicate this entire post to you, embodiment of all metagame Pokemon nerds. I look up to you, and I shall forever admire your dedication and hard work. You truly are an awe-inspiring Pokemon fan, and if you participate in the upcoming championships, then I'll be rooting for you.
Everyone. This story should be shared. This story of dedication, hardships, and Pokemon. This should be passed down from generation to generation until the end of time.
I thank you for taking the time to read this.
Dude, you JUST said he MIGHT have a Pro Action Replay.
Perhaps, IDK, maybe he was LYING a bit when he told you how many times he fought that Zapdose.
Also, that's nothing compaired to the guy who won over 100,000 dollars on Prees Your Luck. Now HE'S the emodiment of metagame.
Your story makes me feel sad, but also amused.
Quote from: Ninten on April 21, 2010, 10:29:40 AM
Dude, you JUST said he MIGHT have a Pro Action Replay.
Perhaps, IDK, maybe he was LYING a bit when he told you how many times he fought that Zapdose.
Also, that's nothing compaired to the guy who won over 100,000 dollars on Prees Your Luck. Now HE'S the emodiment of metagame.
Actually, he outright told me he used Pro Action Replay.
...the Zapdos, I have no proof on. He was probably exaggerating.
So much for a story.
Even so, good read. ;)