missuninvited

*sheds a single happy tear* I don't remember the last time the Deserted Tomb disappointed me this little.

I didn't get a screenshot because I quickly clicked away due to the - understandable, imo - seething rage welling up inside me (jk, but... y'know), but in the midst of grinding through my training fortune cookie and having just finish a Level course, Angel_Rules_2001 got conked on the head by a falling evil coconut and lost a level. So I've got that going for me!

I was unable to post or send messages here on TDN for a few days, which was super weird, but then I had back-to-back color changes on my Pound Pet/Spa Spot during that time which was EVEN WEIRDER.
4/15: The ray is fired at Julio_Pops... and she changes colour to Skunk!!
4/16: The ray is fired at Julio_Pops... and she changes colour to Pastel!!
 
She was adopted out as a Pastel Bruce (came in as a Red Bruce), and now we have Rocalunar the Red Grarrl in the Spa Spot!
 
4/17: The ray is fired at rocalunar... and he gains 2 defence points!!

Hee hee hee!
The ray is fired at Julio_Pops...
 
 
... and he goes down to level 1 😞
 
My disappointment is immeasurable and my pound-zapping adventure is FAILING
 

I LOVE the direction they're going with wearables lately. There are so many looks that 10-20 years ago would've only been attainable via paint brush - like this three-headed Shoyru costume - that are now available as general buyables with a lot more customization power and the option to make regular changes without constantly paying for brushes/potions to do it.

*sniff* MY BABY'S GROWING UP
She'll eventually wear the body 'shrooms, but I'm loving the ivy markings too much right now to swap them out. Plus, it's a gradual thing, you know? An ancient, undiscovered deific relic doesn't just sprout mushrooms everywhere OVERNIGHT, of course.
 

Man, you know fungi are really having a pop culture moment when one person references TLOU, another one references Mexican Gothic, and yet another (hi, it’s me) is thinking What Moves the Dead. 
 
I actually like the look better without the eye mushrooms; I love the way the rest of the set gives sort of a forgotten forest deity/ancient one/post-humanity vibe, but the eyeshrooms sort of break the magic for me. Not sure why. Love the rest of the set though! 

*sniff* MY BABY'S GROWING UP
She'll eventually wear the body 'shrooms, but I'm loving the ivy markings too much right now to swap them out. Plus, it's a gradual thing, you know? An ancient, undiscovered deific relic doesn't just sprout mushrooms everywhere OVERNIGHT, of course.
 

I think the Forget Me Not Foreground is just so cute and pretty, and it's surprisingly cheap! 

Don't let THIS happen to YOU - place your bets responsibly
 
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Man, you know fungi are really having a pop culture moment when one person references TLOU, another one references Mexican Gothic, and yet another (hi, it’s me) is thinking What Moves the Dead. 
 
I actually like the look better without the eye mushrooms; I love the way the rest of the set gives sort of a forgotten forest deity/ancient one/post-humanity vibe, but the eyeshrooms sort of break the magic for me. Not sure why. Love the rest of the set though! 

Man, you know fungi are really having a pop culture moment when one person references TLOU, another one references Mexican Gothic, and yet another (hi, it’s me) is thinking What Moves the Dead. 
 
I actually like the look better without the eye mushrooms; I love the way the rest of the set gives sort of a forgotten forest deity/ancient one/post-humanity vibe, but the eyeshrooms sort of break the magic for me. Not sure why. Love the rest of the set though! 

Man, you know fungi are really having a pop culture moment when one person references TLOU, another one references Mexican Gothic, and yet another (hi, it’s me) is thinking What Moves the Dead. 
 
I actually like the look better without the eye mushrooms; I love the way the rest of the set gives sort of a forgotten forest deity/ancient one/post-humanity vibe, but the eyeshrooms sort of break the magic for me. Not sure why. Love the rest of the set though! 

I've not historically been a huge Chomby lover, but omg I'm OBSESSED with those mushrooms!! Imagine how they'd look on a RELIC Chomby! 😍
 
edit: look what you made me do. you made me go and create a Chomby. smh.

I guess the moral of the story is that we really dislike Kikos and Jubjubs around here 😅

Kuporion would certainly fit right in with the eeveelution family, if you ask me! 
 
Personally, I think Kaskafil has my favorite named of out of the little kommunity. 

I know exactly what you're talking about lol   my original pets were lazy names and had lots of numbers.  i really like the thought you put into your current pet names. 

All of my original pets (from 2001 or so) have TERRIBLE names because I had no idea what I was doing and took whatever abominable string of numbers and underscores Neopets unhelpfully suggested I append to my original (taken) choice. These include Angel_Rules_2001, Ally_Anna33, Sigma123_2001, and Zena1305. Yikes, but... y'know. It is what it is. I'm too attached to them to ever do anything about it.
All of the names of pets that I created post-2001 (which really just means 2020ish to present, lol) are very carefully chosen and have special meanings. I like to either find a unique but related word for their eventual appearance (color/species), or combine a few until I get something that sounds like what I want.

Rivulett, my Maraquan Lutari, is just an alternative spelling of Rivulet (which was already taken), meaning "a very small stream"

Samsanthea, my Island/Christmas crosspainted sunflower Kau, got her mashup name from the Hebrew "Samson", meaning "like the sun", and the Greek "Thea", or "goddess". This one is also extra fun because I have synesthesia and the colors of all of the letters in her name - it’s a very autumnal palette - are present in her customization! 

Amplexicaul, my Woodland Techo, is a term that describes a specific type of leaf; fitting, then, for a leaf-footed gecko!

HedleyKow, my lab rat (currently a Pastel Bruce, which is actually super cute), is named after a mischievous faerie tale elf whose most notable quality is shapeshifting to play harmless tricks on unsuspecting passersby; again, perfect for a pet whose entire purpose is to let me play around with the lab ray.
 
ETA Primordhia, my new Chomby as of Chomby Day, whose name comes from "primordial" for obvious reasons; I think I'll eventually paint her Relic!
 

This is something that I actually think is really important! I remember being frustrated as a kid that I wasn't very good at some parts of the site, like certain games, because inexperienced kid (lol). Now I'm a bona fide adult, and I have manual dexterity issues due to a medical condition. I think it's great that they're rewarding player commitment (logging in every day, doing a few clicks) over brute skill for this one. It's so much more accessible and it's fairly attainable for all Neopians. Amen to that!

i'm glad they made it easy.  i'm tired when i log into neopets so i'd rather not be scratching my head trying to figure something out.  and i suppose all ages and skill levels can do it.   the 'plot' is probably just an advert for the neopets game/app for mobile phones.  
i haven't given much thought about which prizes i want.  probably the bomb and shield.  the PB would be nice but the market will probably flood and they'll be affordable to buy with NPs for a while.

@Secre OMG, that was me yesterday with the Wheel of Excitement!! They mentioned looking for sparkles, and as soon as I saw that wheel (that I see, like, every day, so what was I thinking??), I had ultra tunnel vision.

@Aquamentis12 Exciting developments with this mini-plot! Considering that I haven't really been playing and therefore have bought none of my unbuyables, do you thing the Faerie Shield or the new bomb is the best investment of points? The shield is exciting, but Hubrid Nox still looks better. The bomb would possibly prevent me having to spend anything on the Ghostkerchief Bomb as part of the set!
@mods Hopefully this is ok to bump. The new plot prizes are indirectly related to the original question, so it seemed more sensible to bump this thread with the question rather than creating a new thread and having to post the back-story of the kit buying.

@Secre OMG, that was me yesterday with the Wheel of Excitement!! They mentioned looking for sparkles, and as soon as I saw that wheel (that I see, like, every day, so what was I thinking??), I had ultra tunnel vision.

I hope I'm not crashing the Mouseykins/Ennoshima party here - I am just desperate for a thread that hasn't been abandoned since 2019. 

I started out doing a boatload of jigsaw puzzles when quarantine began, but I'm finding that I don't really have the space or the long-term concentration it takes to really sit down and do a puzzle properly. My attention is so scattered and divided that smaller tasks - reading online, playing Neo, goofing around and organizing and purging my closet, etc. are all much easier and lower-brainpower activities. I feel like I just cannot get my brain to work at 100% capacity anymore!! I used to love cooking, grocery shopping, etc. - now they're just "have to"s that take too much time without enough creative freedom. I feel for the kiddos staying up way too late just to get some peace/quiet/privacy, because that has definitely been me as well. 11:00 PM - 3:00 am is my Me Time, but I do tend to regret it a bit when morning comes all too quickly after my head hits the pillow.

That got way too negative and whiny! Ah!! Back to something fun: I've started a new goal of getting 3,000 unique items in my SDB - only 863 left to go. Whew. Emptying out my real closet and filling up my fake one. What a glamorous life I live. Thanks for letting me share ♥

I hope I'm not crashing the Mouseykins/Ennoshima party here - I am just desperate for a thread that hasn't been abandoned since 2019. 

I started out doing a boatload of jigsaw puzzles when quarantine began, but I'm finding that I don't really have the space or the long-term concentration it takes to really sit down and do a puzzle properly. My attention is so scattered and divided that smaller tasks - reading online, playing Neo, goofing around and organizing and purging my closet, etc. are all much easier and lower-brainpower activities. I feel like I just cannot get my brain to work at 100% capacity anymore!! I used to love cooking, grocery shopping, etc. - now they're just "have to"s that take too much time without enough creative freedom. I feel for the kiddos staying up way too late just to get some peace/quiet/privacy, because that has definitely been me as well. 11:00 PM - 3:00 am is my Me Time, but I do tend to regret it a bit when morning comes all too quickly after my head hits the pillow.

That got way too negative and whiny! Ah!! Back to something fun: I've started a new goal of getting 3,000 unique items in my SDB - only 863 left to go. Whew. Emptying out my real closet and filling up my fake one. What a glamorous life I live. Thanks for letting me share ♥