Guess that Pokemon!

Today was another day of Otakon. She and her father left before I was even awake this morning. The pink hair was gone, as was the pair of fingerless gloves, and the Pokemon she had gotten yesterday.


I have to say that I was a little worried about her at Otakon. Ok, ok, so it was a lot worried! I knew that her favorite Magna was Pokemon. She wakes up early every weekday so that she can watch Pokemon on cartoon network. The first place she wants to go when we are in Target is the Pokemon cards, the second is where there used to be stuffed Pokemon. She has found a few other Magna to read but Pokemon is her first love. I was worried that she would get there and look for Pokemon and would find very few things and would be a little made fun of. I keep hearing from others that Pokemon is "out", and that the reason we can't find much is because the kids no longer are looking for it so they aren't making Pokemon things anymore.

I was wrong. Boy was I wrong! When they got to Otakon there were several adults that had dressed up as different people from Pokemon. She found several stores that had different Pokemon items, and yesterday she came home with a new stuffed Pokemon, a Jirachi. Today she bought herself a Celebi.

Her father told me a story about their train ride in today: They were on the train getting ready for it to leave when two other people got on the train. As the doors closed one of them said, "It's official the geeks are on board!" They started talking about Otakon and then more specifically about Pokemon. The other two guys were in their late 20s or early 30s. One of them pulled out his portfolio and showed them his drawings of Pokemon, he had even drawn evolutions that the creators hadn't come up with. He then pulled out drawings of Pokemon that he had made up, and they talked about the different games. She said she kept getting stuck in one of them and he was able to give her advice about how to beat the game.

When they got to Otakon as they were waiting in line to get in she said, "See Dad I'm not the oldest one who likes Pokemon!"


It was heartwarming for me to hear this story when they got home today.  I know I will never meet this young man, but it made me feel good to know that there are people who will take the time to talk to a younger person about something they are both intersted in.