A group of grown-up 'nerds' bought new Pokemon cards for a kid after bullies stole his collection
When bullies destroyed a student's Pokemon card collection, a group of grown-up nerds stepped in to save the day.
"Mr. Nick," a school IT employee, bonded with a student named Alex over their shared love of Pokemon, according to a Reddit post published today. One day, bullies stole Alex's binder and burned the cards inside.
But their attack wasn't very effective.
That's because Mr. Nick and a group of his friends raised money to replace the student's cards. In just a few days, they'd gathered $400, plus several donations of old Pokemon cards.
They presented Alex with a whole new bounty and a letter that read:
And, heartfelt letter aside, the collection they assembled was quite impressive. The original Reddit poster said that Alex was "shy but so thankful" upon receiving the gift.
"Pokemon always had underlying themes of frienship [sic] and love," one commenter wrote on Reddit. "I'm glad that they translate to the real world as well." Those bullies better blast off at the speed of light.