A photo of me and the bartender I'd play Street Fighter against.
Shinjuku-Sanchome, Tokyo
Aug 22, 2012

First matches with a good friend

Walked into a random bar one night only to discover it was videogame-themed. The bartender was playing Street Fighter 2 with some of the customers and looked like he was good. I grabbed a game with him after he was done, and it turned into a full night of us going back and forth on wins. I'd play the guy for the next ~7 years of my life. We never really spoke in depth due to language barriers, but I'd credit him with showing me that fighting games can be their own language.