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My First Girlfriend was a Pokemon NPC from Kotaku


Have you ever fell in love with a video game character? Maybe you thought that character looked cute? Perhaps it was something they said? Whatever that reason was, you loved them down to the very pixel.

This article from Kotaku tells the story of a boy who fell involve with a girl from Saffron City. It is a touching story that is worth reading. Below is a snippet from the article.

Mid way through the game I sauntered into the Silph Co. building and busted up some Team Rocket grunts, my rival and that scum Giovanni. Saving the day was just part of the job, right? Dang, I thought I was a stud, rolling in with Blastoise pumping fools left and right. I roamed around talking to all the NPCs after the Rocket attack, taking in compliments, nabbing the Master Ball and strutting my stuff.

Then I met a girl.

“Please keep quiet about my crying!”

That’s all this girl could say. She was obviously grateful to me AND she was trusting me to keep her tearful secret.

“I won’t tell anyone!” I remember saying out loud like a complete dork. No one was around, what did I care?

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