thank you pokemon

> be me, kind of skinny and small, shy 18 year old
> need to take the train to a pretty slum neighbourhood for band practice
> get on train
> try and find a seat out of everybody's way
> carriage is busy, have to sit in the middle seats, fuck
> take out an earphone to be better aware of my surroundings
> fear of being jumped increases
> play pokemon crystal on my phone to ease my mind
> begin battling whiney in goldenrod city, shit is cray
> 3 bigger guys that get on the carriage approach me
> one asks for my phone and wallet
> i give them to him
> he notices i'm playing pokemon
> he says he knows how hard that bitch is to beat
> tells me i have enough on my plate as it is
> gives me back my things and walks off
> thank you pokemon for saving my ass

(this actually happened to me, as hard as it is to believe)