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whatever happened to men shoving each other against the wall out of pure lust, thinly veiled as hatred? we're in need of more homoerotic, yet homophobic doomed romances in media

#;klv #yeah this is wrestling. this is also yakuza/like a dragon #Q

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Full offense, but I think milk substitution charges should not exist at coffee shops. It is NOT my or anyone's fault that they cannot have dairy and that's that.

#;klv #THIS IS SO TRUE #Q

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People born too late to be landlords big mad at neopets bringing back unconverted pets

#;klv #gif #neopets #Q

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strap in folks it's time for another neopets drama update

some background reading before we begin: back when neopets wanted to introduce customisation (i.e. dressing up your pet) in 2007, they decided to 'convert' all existing pet art to align with a rigid body structure, rather than all having unique poses. it was just not feasible to create new pieces of art for hundreds of different pet poses every single time they released a new clothing them

customisation had been highly requested up until this point. however, the conversion was NOT popular. in some cases, particularly for basic colours, the change wasn't huge, but in other cases.... uh....

you get the idea. the more expensive colours like plushie, faerie, grey, royal and darigan got the worst of it because they had the more unique poses pre-conversion, and therefore it was largely agreed that the change to the stiff 'samey', frankly kinda goofy converted look did not look great

most users did not get a choice in having their neopet converted and it was done automatically, but if you had one of these colours where the change was huge, you were given the choice of converting or retaining the old pose (but not having the option to customise your pet). those pets that retained the old, pre-conversion poses are therefore referred to as 'unconverted', or UC for short

once a pet is converted, there's no returning to UC. you also couldn't create UC pets anymore, making UCs a limited resource that would only increase in value with time, particularly as people abandon their pets, leave the site, get frozen, etc.

i could write an entire dissertation on the drama that UC pets have caused for the pet trading economy, the neopet account black market, and general retention of the userbase, but to sum it up, people REALLY want UC pets. they are the single most coveted status symbol on the site

we skip forward now to 2023

the neopets team are planning to introduce UC pets back to the site, so that people will be able to create their own UC pets again for the first time post-converstion (legally at least)

they drip feed bits of information over the year about what this will look like. the main points are

changing a pet to UC will be done via some kind of item bought with neocash, the premium currency on neopets that you need to spend real money to get

putting this item on your pet will give it the UC art style appearance

so. not much really known. but expected release is set for january 2024

yesterday, they hosted an AMA focusing on the new UC pet system and how this was going to work. noticeably absent is any explanation of how much this is actually going to cost and whether it is going to involve any kind of gatcha mechanic, so that's causing our first lot of concern

second lot of drama is that the new UCs aren't actually going to be COMPLETELY the same as the old art, as they're making some small changes for style consistency, see below (old on top, new below):

the biggest drama, however, comes from how they're dealing with the 'original' UC pets. ALL pets will be getting forcibly converted on the 23rd, with anyone who has a pet that is already an original UC immediately receiving the UC neocash item. there's mention of possibly some kind of trophy or badge recognition for particularly old pets, but it's vague, and generally seems like it won't be possible to distinguish between the original UCs and these new ones

the people who already have OCs are not happy about this

people are allegedly pounding their pets, cancelling their premium, and quitting the site in protest. the boards are flooded with people complaining about the changes and laughing at the downfall of the 'neo-elite' in equal measure

it's t-minus 5 days until the second great conversion goes live. let's all pray for our souls

#;klv #neopets #possibly the best part: hi i am from the future and the prices are announced. #it is a whopping 600 nc for a random color (you pick species) and 1400nc for the exact color/species you want. #considering even low end ucs were like illegally costing upwards of twenty usd this is a great world we live in now #Q

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Me: [stands up too fast] 💫⭐💫⭐💫⭐💫

My entire cardiovascular system: [still sitting on the couch] Idk where the fuck you think you're going, but I am not coming with you

#;klv #SO REAL. #Q

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wanted a new phone wallpaper and then remembered i can draw. so :3

#;klv #pkmn #Q

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Today I understand furries a little better

#;klv #neopets #THEYRE SO SWAG #Q

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people who tell queer southerners "just move away" ummm but i like it here. my friends are here and the cool antique stores are here and the amazing local food places are here and the creeks ive been playing in my whole life are here and the weird landmarks are here and its familiar and it may suck sometimes but its where i live!!!!!

#;ka #Q

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dude watch out its gay sex sunday

#;ka #Q

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Hate when ppl call fidgety stuff a "nervous habit" I'm bouncing my leg cause I'm bored not cause I'm a scared little bitch

#;ka #this must be one of my favorite posts of all time i think about it constantly. #Q

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Good morning Carmona lovers (it is 9pm)

#;ka #oh thank god someone else understands. #sv #sv dlc #pkmn #Q

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my dealer: got some straight gas 🔥😛 this strain is called “2012 tumblr” 😳 you’ll be zonked out of your gourd 💯

me: yeah whatever. i don’t feel shit

5 minutes later: OMG who else would be in the directioner dorms at tumblr university!!! i'm majoring in reblogging with a minor in fangirling!!! SQUEEEEEE I ❤️ FICTIONAL BOYS

my tumblr mutual destielfangirlblog98, pacing: the all or nothing indiegogo campaign leaders are lying to us

#;ka #Q

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does anyone know if we have transmasc and transfem love and friendship today

#;ka #community #Q

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remember: ghosts are typically immune to physical Things, such as fists or spears, because their bodies are not made of things. experts suggest using un-things when facing them in battle, like an un-spear, or a mildly breezy afternoon, or Concepts

#;ka #Q

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#;ka #luis #Q

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lets talk it out buddy

#;ka #pkmn #sv #sv dlc #Q

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Some painty things and etc

#;ka #rgg #kazumaji #Q