Laurel and I were driving by a public park we know to be loaded
with Pokestops earlier when we saw a long line of cars and a
big group of people. Sitting at corner stoplight, we opened up
our Pokemon apps and saw there was a raid battle going on against
a large, firebird-like creature called a Moltres. So we turned
the car around and joined the group. Everybody else there all
seemed to know each other — all were adults, and all were
participating in a coordinated raid against this powerful opponent.
One person signaled the rest of the group to join the
battle — this was key for all of us to join the game together.
And together we brought down two really big Pokemon. Some had
better luck than others in throwing extra balls to capture
a less powerful version of the creature for their own
collections — Laurel succeeded there. I did not.
Point is, it was fun! The people were of varying ages, but most
were about our age. Some had kids. Everybody seemed to get along well.
After the raid, they all loaded up in their cars and headed toward
a local restaurant — to fight another raid!
They're all part of a local group that stays in contact
over social media. It was fun to be a part of it for a short
while — perhaps we'll seek them out for more fun adventures!
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