I... RECOVERED MY NEOPETS ACCOUNT........................ whathaveidone
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So apparently Neopets like THAT Neopets had some HUGE drama recently, like the most drama it’s EVER had despite the fact that it’s literally half broken with Flash support being dropped and yet people REALLY FREAKING CARE about it so much that they literally sell pets for hundreds of dollars and I found that to be... incredibly interesting.
Although my very first account has been long lost to the winds of time (probably purged), I first began playing Neopets sometime around the summer of 2000 and it was a HUGE part of my life. I quit sometime in 2005 after some drama with a Neofriend made me just not really feel like playing anymore. The last time I logged in was 2008 to update my email and the site ran so sluggishly with the ads I just gave up. At that time I didn’t actually even know about the conversion that had taken place. The first time I heard the term “UC Neopet” was literally a week ago while watching this amazing video by possibly the best Neopets YouTuber.
So although the ads problem has technically not changed, nowadays thanks to ad blockers it’s no longer an issue! With a Chrome extension and short adjustment period, Neopets is almost exactly how I remember it....... after all these years..................
I was able to recover two of my side accounts by email. One of them appears to have been hacked, with all my pets nowhere to be found.... (And sadly I don’t remember their names to check out where they’ve gone.) The second account was an account I made specifically to adopt a Lutari! Other than that it had no rare pets, so they were all intact... although they weren’t pets I remembered too well. I think they were just pets I adopted from the pound with good names.
My main account... was no longer associated with my email, even though I had evidence that I had updated it all those years ago. My heart sank. This was what I was afraid of. Shaking, I typed the username into the search and... there it was. My old account. With all my old pets. It still existed.
I contacted support and after a little back and forth I got them to send me a temporary password. I logged in and...
There they were. My most prized pets. My Draik. My Krawk! They were all there!!! And I even had a somewhat decent amount of NP in the bank too?
So I really have no idea what happened. If someone did hack my account, I have no idea what they were in there to do? Maybe I loaned my account to someone at some point and forgot about it? Whatever the case... They’re all back. I’M BACK! For YEARS I’ve been wondering if my account still existed. After I heard Neopets started purging inactive users the idea of looking up my old Neopets and finding they’d been wiped from existence was TERRIFYING. Despite not having seen them in ages they’re... they’re my babies.... and I left them dying for FIFTEEN YEARS because I was afraid...... AHHHH--
And to top it all off the lab ray finally changed one of my pets back to male which I had literally been trying to do for YEEAAAAAAAAAARRRRSSS finally completing his lab ray training so I could morph him back into his original species. And with enough NP left over to buy the Ghost Paint Brush I always wanted for my other pet too. AHHHHHH
So at first I was like..... WHATHAVEIDONE but now... I think this was a good decision. I have zero interest in NeoCash nor any of the stuff that didn’t exist back in the day. There are no must-have UC pets for me, and most of my old dreamies aren’t even my dreamies anymore because of the converted art. All there is for me to do is just play games, do dailies, and spend time with my wonderful pets. It’s another thing besides Reddit and Tumblr I can do while I’m sitting in a waiting room or riding a bus. The mobile site, or rather what they made of it so far, isn’t bad. Good lord smartphones did not even exist the last time I played Neopets. What I would not have GAVE to play Neopets anytime anywhere in 2003.............
So, the reason I asked if anyone here played Neopets was actually because I was hoping to find other active users I could talk to about how much my VWN pets (...I’m learning the lingo) may be worth, if there is anywhere legit to trade (I heard bad things about Pound Chat), and other things. (I also just wanted to see if anyone would know what I was talking about if I brought up Neopets.) But regardless I’m delighted to see the neopets tag on Tumblr is actually fairly active. I shouldn’t have been surprised! I mean... Tumblr and Neopets users definitely seem like they would have relevant interests and significant overlap. (Down with the ship and all...) So if you are a Neopets blog like this post and I may follow you!
So that’s my Neopets rant. Good night.
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Sorry I’m being a little quiet and epic fail with messages. This has just been a god damn week and a half for my health stuff.
My sprained thumb has healed up nicely and I’m able to type again, and even my teeth have calmed down from the impromptu mini surgery on Tuesday, but fucking fuck me I tried to eat food like a normal person on Wednesday for a family gathering and I’ve been in pain ever since. The worst part is it should have in theory been safe for me, but nah, I done fucked up somewhere and I’m just kind of feeling awful and occasionally forced to double over in pain until my body processes this out...in six weeks...cause that’s how long some allergens take to come out of you system and stop causing symptoms. This is fine.
I also almost got fucking robbed today at the grocery store (fucking Whole Foods man) when my money wallet got swiped out from under me in the less than thirty seconds it took for me to put it down to get my reusable bag out, put my hand down to feel for it and realize it was gone.
Fam, I can’t tell you the level of fear that shot through me in that instant, not just because it had all my money and cards in it, but also my green card which I am required by law to have on me at all times. My. Green. Card. I’m still waiting on my new up to date one coming (8 fucking months, at this rate I’ll qualify for naturalized citizenship before I get the new card.) do you have any idea how hard it’d be to get replacement papers?? With this government??!? Thankfully, apparently this has been an ongoing issue at my local WH and they have people watching for it and a member of staff managed to trap the kid (a literal kid, like 11 or 12 wtf) in the revolving doors and my wallet was returned to me with all my stuff, but there was a thirty second period where my soul left my body and I don’t think it’s come back yet. It’s still out there, roaming WH and flipping the bird at their fake essential oils.
I felt bad for the kid though. He looked terrified and he probably wasn’t acting of his own accord. Quick little fucker though.
Fuck I feel like this whole post is just complaining. Sorry.
I did treat myself to some new fingerless rainbow gloves today though cause they were half off at the gift store near my house, so that was nice.
They’re kinda funky, and help protect my wrist from the side of my desk as well as having the added bonus of keeping my hands warm while I type cause it’s fucking cold in my office already, which if you’re following me on snapchat you’ll know I’m super enthused about.
Four fucking years living here and the Minnesota winters still take me by surprise. #whathaveIdone
Man I really hope the asshole who told me this week that I needed to be more Positive(tm) sees this post. They’re gonna have a fucking stroke lmao
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Hey yall! I found this fic in my drafts. Not my best,, seeing that I wrote this like forever ago. Thought I'd post.
Summary: It's a pretty normal day for the normal girl with a normal life. But something seems...well...off...
Word count: 1376
"Good morning Tikki!" I say as I get up. Today's the day! I have a bag of Adrien's favorite macaroons and my love letter for him attached. Today's the day he will know how I feel!
I get all of my stuff together, eat breakfast, and go to school.
I feel alone. It's like everyone's avoiding me today. Perhaps they're busy. I don't know. Everywhere I go is pretty empty. Paris appears to be a ghost town. Is there something going on today?
I look at my phone and see the time. Oh, no! I'm gonna be late! Arrggsatyhhgf! Then I'll never be able to give my gift to Adrien!
I run. I run like my life depends on it. My legs carry me fast, and for a second I feel like Ladybug going to the rescue!
The school is in sight! Yes! I'm making it on time!
And nobody's outside? Maybe my phone is wrong. I don't know. Urrg! Must. Make. It. To. Class.
I walk down the halls, wich are empty. However, I see that the classrooms are full. Yep. Definitely going to the principals office today. Fudge!
I enter the classroom. The space greets me with emptiness, and a sense of fear. Huh?
I sit at my seat, and double check my phone. Did I come here on a Saturday?
Nope. The date and time seem correct.
"Aaaaaaaaaaaaa%gggggfddshut!" I scream as I see Alya hiding beneath her seat. My body jumps out and I hit my head against the desk across from mine.
"Aggh, Alya! Don't you know by now not to do that to me?"
She just stares, her cell phone in front of her.
"Are you filming this?"
No reply.
"Hey, where's everyone? Is there something going on I don't know about? " I ask her.
She stutters. "I, um, I-I don't know "
Since when does Alya talk like that? "You ok?"
"Ummmm" she's more than afraid, I can tell. She's betrayed.
"Alya, whatever it is, I'll try my best to fix it"
"I don't, I don't think you can " she says. "Just give up, please. Whatever it is, it's not worth it"
What!
"Give up on what? "
A tear falls from her eye.
I try to hug her, but she pushes me away and runs.
Does everyone hate me today? What did I even do?
What can I do to fix it?
Chat Noir crashes through the window. "I found you, m'lady!"
Wait! Does he know who I am? Why the window!?
He swings his pole at me!
"Chat Noir, what's going on?"
"Give her back, Hawkmoth! " he beggs with the fury of a lion protecting his own.
"What!?" I dodge him, and find myself hitting him back. Darn Ladybug reflexes.
He knocks me down. I kick him in response.
Why am I fighting back? Maybe as Ladybug I could match him, but not as Marinette.
I feel as if my actions are out of my control. Believe me, the last thing I want is to hurt my kitty.
My arms shield me from his pole, and as we come face to face, his eyes are desperate and tired.
"Chat Noir, whatever it is, I'm here!"
Our fight continues.
"Cataclysm! "
He swipes at my earrings, and I dodge.
There's no way I'm not Ladybug. My fighting is near-perfect. However, I don't remember transforming today.
He's trying to Cataclysm my earrings!
I force him against a whole window and attempt to grab his ring.
My reflection catches me. In the glass, she's angry and determined, with a black mask and glowing red spots. She's evil with a purple butterfly blinding her vision and telling her what to do.
She's me.
I'm Akumatized.
"Take his ring!" Hawkmoth naggs me.
"Go ahead " Chat Noir cries in defeat. "I want my Bugaboo back "
Reality crashes in, replacing the fantasy of a normal day, of giving macaroons to the love of my life, of being Ladybug.
I am a villain now. This is my nightmare.
"Silly kitty" I slip off his ring with a smile on my face and a giggle in my throat.
Adrien takes his place with a flash of green light.
"There's macaroons by my desk, if you want some" my voice is cold.
"Yesssss! Finnally! " Hawkmoth celebrates in my ear.
"Yeah, yeah" I mutter in annoyance.
We agree to meet in an abandoned building outside the city, where no one will see the exchange.
On my way, I get the strange feeling that something is following me.
I'm the most powerful Akuma! I defeated Chat Noir! I'm not afraid of anyone!
The hair raises on the back of my neck.
Nothing is following me.
Nothing is following me?
My shadow moves.
Of course it is, I'm moving!
No, it's not moving with me.
It says things. My shadow speaks.
It speaks in a hundred voices at once, simultaneously giving me the creaps.
And I recognize some of them.
No. No. No! Shut up!
"Shut up!" I scream at them.
"Ladybug? "
"Ladybug? "
"Ladybug? "
"Ladybug? "
I stop and face my shadow.
It doubles in size, no, triples, no....
I am powerless now.
It's overtaking me.
I never wanted this!
It grins at me like a possessed shark.
My heart pounds. "Who are you!"
It says nothing; it just stares at me, haunting me, pumping something either sinister or burning, I can't tell wich, into my bloodstream.
I never wanted Lady Misfortune. I'm afraid of her. I, I can't do this.
By now, the matters of my normal life have faded away from my memory, my crazed mind corrupted by an Akuma and erasing whoever I was before.
All I remember is a mission to serve Hawkmoth and this shadow that keeps following me.
I run.
My stalker chases me, faster than even my powers can make me travel. I swing on my yoyo and it still flies after me, laughing.
I stop and rest for a moment, panting.
To my surprise, I don't see the shadow anymore.
That doesn't mean that horror movie music isn't playing at the back of my mind.
Something rings in my head.
It's Hawkmoth.
"You're late, Lady Misfortune "
"Almost there, sir" I reply. My steps lead me closer and closer to the meeting site.
I feel nauseous. Why do I feel nauseous?
Can I just wake up now, please? Can I wake up?
The answer pounds in my head. I can't end things, now.
I find Hawkmoth in the empty building as promised. The shadows cast through the walls with eerie beams of light crawling through the cracks. Our figures are masked by the dark.
The shadow. I see it. It's taunting me, and yet begging me to collapse where I stand. It's darker, much darker than the dim lighting, like a black hole, but without the halo of light trying to escape. It's calling me, for some reason.
"Give them to me"
Hawkmoth seems oblivious of the dark creature.
I remove my earrings. I am Marinette again, but my outfit is pitch black and dark red instead of pink.
My footsteps are steady and cautious as I walk to him, unsure if I should complete the deed.
A red tear drips from my eye. My shadow stares me down, judging me.
I'm not afraid of a stupid shadow.
I hand him the miraculous.
"Thank you" he says before deevilizing me and leaving.
I am alone.
The shadow crawls up my skin and buries itself inside my skull as I weep.
No. I'm not Ladybug. Not anymore.
What have I done?
"WHATHAVEIDONE!" No one hears me scream.
Claw marks appear on my face, my hands scraping at my skin, trying to find the girl I was yesterday, the girl who left me the second I was Akumatized. My hair falls from their pink tails in defeat, fraying in the mess.
I can't face anyone I knew.
Not Adrien or Alya or any of my friends. Not my parents. Not Tikki or Master Fu. I don't even want to know what Hawkmoth's doing to Tikki.
And it's all my fault.
I'm not even sure of what drove me to this point.
I have cash in my pocket. I could take a bus somewhere far from here.
Maybe I could just stay here, alone.
Or maybe, maybe there's a chance I could fix this. Maybe there's a chance I could face Hawkmoth and win.
Who would win? A madman?
Or a girl with nothing to lose?
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