We arrived at the airport several hours earlier then we had originally planned. The heavy snowstorms in the south of Sweden and Denmark (our first stop) had caused problems, so we decided to leave nothing to luck and assure ourselves the connection to Beijing in Copenhagen.

Whilst waiting in one of the terminal’s restaurants I pulled out the DS and proceeded to play Animal Crossing to pass the time. An American family came and occupied the table next to ours, and it was during a quick glance that I noticed the son was also engrossed in playing his blue DS. A further glance revealed that he, too was in the midst of an Animal Crossing session.

Seizing the opportunity, I asked if he’d like to do a bit of DS-DS, to explore each other’s worlds. Time passed quickly as we exchanged fruit and tips, and he only stopped when his batteries were just about to give up.

I’m really glad I made the effort to talk to the guy. This is, after all, what the DS was made for.