I unearthed from a box that sat collecting dust, a 2DS which, long ago, had served as a favorite way to kill time. The past three days I've been carrying it around, shiny hunting in「Pokémon」, revisiting the「Ace Attorney」games, and still failing the same「Fire Emblem」mission all these years later.

Lo and behold, in this little time, I got a street pass! My week has gotten slightly better knowing that such things can still happen in 2026.

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