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faerygelert

Ahh Mr. sneky i see you are wering your fance top

#hey guys #reblog

[pops in] Hey did someone say there's going to be another plot

#I'd come back for a plot

tax-beast

allgoodthingsflowintomaraqua

Who the hell orders eggs at ihop

#IT AINT THE INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF EGGS

cloysterbell

So Neopets are the dominant species of Neopia meaning that they hold all the positions of power and in the work force and all that. Do painted pets have a hierarchy over basic pets? If two Lupes were competing for a job and one was blue while the other was royal, would the position go to the royal pet? Are some jobs barred from basic pets because they’re too high class or whatever? Because we’ve seen in universe that King Hagan for example is a green Skeith which means that at least when it comes to royalty, anything goes, but royalty is most often a bloodline thing so that’s not necessarily relevant. Looking at the various NPCs on the site (I’m playing Round Table Poker right now), there’s a white Kiko, a desert? Kau, a blue Draik, and a green Ixi so there seems to be a fair mix of the two but it still seems that the majority of NPCs are basic colors or in rare occasions, low-tier painted (ie. starry, striped). Whether that was just TNT being lazy or what, it’s still curious.

Also what about two-legged vs four-legged? Looking at the shopkeepers, there seems to be a fair mix but every time there’s a four-legged character, they’re most often anthropomorphized (see the Slushie Shop or the Neophome Super Store). I mean, naturally a four-legged creature that lacks hands and thumbs wouldn’t be able to do certain things like work at a bank counting money, but still, would they be given a fair chance or would they be shot down immediately if they attempted to gain employment at certain places?

Rarer pets too. Are LE pets more sought after in the work place because they’re rare? Are Draiks and Krawks seen as the holy grail of employees and diversity?

Furthermore, are Darigan pets discriminated against because they’re Darigan? What are Meridellian’s current opinions towards Darigan pets? Are they still biased because of the crazy shit that Lords Darigan and Kass pulled? How do Neopians feel about Grundos as they’re technically from Doran and live on Kreludor and not actually Neopia? How does discovering a new paint brush color work in-universe? How do the various species feel about inflation and the fact that bread costs less than a rotten tomato salad? Are there any other natural pet biases besides Lupes and Chias? How do Kikos actually move if they’re just shitty balls with arms?

I have so many questions.

allgoodthingsflowintomaraqua

I don’t think Neopets are the dominant species in Neopia, though. You’ve got characters like King Skarl and King Altador that rule specific kingdoms (Meridell and Altador, respectively) but then there’s Fyora, who technically is queen of Faerieland but also has access to all sorts of superpowers and ancient relics, to the point where she literally sells this stuff in the Hidden Tower. Even powerful Neopets look up to her. During that one plot, the fall of Faerieland and subsequent petrification of all the Faeries meant that Neopia was essentially doomed, and it was all orchestrated by a Neopet that thought that the Faeries hoarded too much power and needed to be knocked down several pegs.

So basically what I’m saying is that the Faeries could rule Neopia in its entirety if they wanted, and probably already are, but in a low-key fashion because they don’t want to provoke any suspicion/additional violent uprisings. Clearly they are the dominant species of this planet.

kuitsuku

"The two images do look very similar, but we promise you, it is just a coincidence." A response from the neopets team today on The Official Neopets Team Message Board. Honestly, how do you feel about this?

WOW GUYS. Wow. A coincidence?? The only difference is the wings and tail were made shorter to fit in a square dimension. I’m just…in shock. Now it bothers me because they’re saying the image was made completely in house. It obviously isn’t, the expression, ears, feet, hands…???

And it’s not like this was an image I ever submitted to Neopets.