The clue read
3 letters, 39 Across: Tamagotchis are digital ones
celerius: wait you don't know this noah?
noahsfart: uhhhh no I don't
celerius: did you not have one like in early 2000s? everyone had one
noahsfart: dude, I just never did. guess I faintly
remember classmates having one???
noahsfart: idk I was just playing too much maplestory lol
Noah started doing the crossword on Discord with his friends during lock down as a way to feel connected. However, he didn’t expect a game, out of all things, to cause a moment of self-reflection.
“Why didn’t I know what Tamagotchis are? Oh god, what are other toys that I didn’t play with? … did I have a bad childhood? Oh my god, think of all the cultural phenomenon that I never will know! My friends already think I’m weird because I never watched Teen Titans…”
He didn’t have a terrible childhood. After all, it’s just a matter of circumstances that he couldn’t control that he never got to take care of a digital pet. The fleeting panic passed by the second the group moved to the next clue:
4 letters, 44 Down: Cubs slugger
snickerpunch: isn't slugger a baseball term? is must be AROD
noahsfart: it's not AROD, it's definitely SOSA. AROD never
played for the cubs.
celerius: how do you know this baseball stuff???
noahsfart: ... how do you know about Tamaguccis
noahsfart: I mean i did play little league for 5 years.
snickerpunch: lmao guccis