Well, you all know him, he’s the little blue guy who has been stirring the
waters of the Lupe vs. Chia debate from the very beginning and continues to
entertain us every week. Here we are in the quiet confines of his NeoHome with
his trusty tape recorder whirring in the distance. This is Wild776, Lupe reporter,
with Al_The_Chia.
Wild: "Hello Al, may I call you Al?"
Al: "Err… Yes."
Wild: "So, I understand your fascination with Lupes has gotten you into quite
a bit of trouble. In fact, isn’t that your trusty tape recorder I hear in your
pocket?"
Al: "Uh, yes it is. I always carry my tape recorder and note pad with me to
aid me in my research."
Wild: "Yes yes, of course. If I may ask, where do you live and do most of your
Lupe watching?"
Al: "Furgleton. But I do most of my Lupe research in Neopia central."
Wild: "Your owner, Mr. Chia is here also. Mr. Chia, what inspired you to publish
Al’s adventures?"
Mr. Chia: "It just seemed like fun at the time. And it still is!"
Wild: "For a while there was a series on Griffin the Chia loving Lupe. Did
you read these stories? If you did what did you think of them?"
Mr. Chia: "I loved that! Griffin and me are great friends! His stories are
still running!"
Wild: "Right, my mistake. So, what is your opinion on the Lupe vs. Chia
debate? Do you support Chias, Lupes or think they should learn to get along?"
Mr. Chia: "I frankly don’t care if Lupes get along with Chias, as long as their
owners don’t mail me saying how much they hate me. Not to name any names."
Wild: "Would you ever own a Lupe or disown one of your Chias?
Mr. Chia: "I would never ever disown Phil or Al (my Chias.) And as for
a Lupe, if I really wanted one, I would probably change Teck, one of my other
pets, into one."
Wild: "So, you have another Chia? What made you choose to write about Al over
that one?"
Mr. Chia: "Something about a tomato Chia in glasses didn’t work for me."
Wild: "At first, did you know you would write this many additions of the ‘Al
Saga’?"
Mr. Chia: "Nope. After the first one people Neomailed me wondering if
I could do a sequel. They loved my sequel too, so I decided to do a series!"
Wild: "Did you have any stories or articles in The Neopian Times prior to these?"
Mr. Chia: "As a matter of fact, yes. I wrote A
Letter to Lupes, I think it was one of the first Lupe vs. Chia articles
ever. And even going back further, in an ancient account far, far away, I wrote
Frankentecho.
It's not a literary masterpiece in my opinion... That account was hacked into,
and I haven't been able to access it since."
Wild: "Oh, I’m sorry."
Mr. Chia: "It’s okay, really."
Wild: "Do you ever see an end to the Al series?"
Mr. Chia: "I don’t know, I can’t really see an end. Unless Al was eaten
by a Lupe or something."
Wild: "Well, let’s hope that doesn’t happen. But just in case, I have
brought gifts for you both. For Al, five ‘Watch Lupes Without Risk of Bodily
Harm’ passes. And for Mr. Chia, two free pizza tickets to Shorty’s Pizza Parlour."
Well, there you have it folks. You wanted it and Wild, Lupe reporter, got it
for you. I’ll see you next time on Lupe Reports. Next Time, Neopian Conspiracy
Theories, are they all conspiracy?
This interview was done with the full permission of both Al and Mr. Chia. | 
