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>For some, this was a new pandemic.
>Masks were back.
>Some city health departments recommended them, some outright ordered them.
>Some people listened, and others gave a threw a middle finger right back.
>Grocery store aisles were picked clean.
>Conversations about supply lines fired up again.
>Nobody could agree which Pokémon were safe to approach and which to steer clear from.
>And mixed in were the real crazies.
>Some crackpot lady opened Pokémon card packs, saying the holographic ones divined what was in her area.
>Conspiracy nuts were divided on whether it was Game Freak, Nintendo, or the Pokémon Company brought this about, and what they were trying to cover up by doing so.
>Some Japanese guy performed a bizarre ritual in hopes of making a bizarre anime reality, and nobody was sure if it was an elaborate joke or schizophrenia.
>Chris Chan fans swore this was the dimensional merge he talked about, and people legitimately wondered if he was on to something.
>A few holdouts still insisted this was a well-orchestrated prank being on them.
>Feeling sleep tug at your consciousness, you set an alarm earlier than you wanted.
>Now, while your mind was clear, might be your only chance for shuteye.
>Just don’t think.
>Just.
>Don’t…