NEOPIAN POUND - I was looking through the Neopian Pound one day, searching
for a pet with a nice name. I had to get off so my brother could get a computer
turn. "Five more clicks," I pleaded. After five more searches, I was no closer
to finding a pet I wanted in the pound. My brother kicked me off, and there
I sat, pondering if the perfect pet could have been right there in the next
search I would've done, but I missed it because I had to get off....
If you've ever visited the Pound in search of a pet, you must've noticed that
the Neopian Pound is very addictive. To quote C.S. Lewis' book, The Magician's
Nephew:
'Or
wonder, till it drives you mad,
what would have followed, if you had'
This saying is true for the Pound. Doesn't it drive you crazy when you have
to get off the pound? That rainbow pet you were looking for could've been right
on the next page and... I won't go on; the story's too horrible.
Of course, the set-up of the Pound can get very annoying as well. If you see
that faerie Kacheek you've been trying to get for weeks on end appear, it's
more likely to be in one of the two side pictures. Then, you have to copy and
paste the pet name into the search engine and then click on the pet. My friend
once passed up a Baby Lupe because of that. Oh boy, did she feel bad afterward.
I ask you, why does the Pound make it so that you can only click on one pet
out of three???
It's like teasing an animal in captivity by showing he or she their real habitat
and family, but not letting them get past the cage. Come on, does Neopets really
expect users to be able to copy and paste a pet name into a search engine and
click on the pet in the amount of time it could take a user who, all they have
to do is click once? Come on!
Is there more than meets the eye at this "innocent" Neopian Pound? Just as
proof: If there's nothing peculiar going on here, why is it every pet (except
the pets younger than 48 hours old) are always dying of hunger when you take
them out of the pound? Honestly, aren't there Neopet Abuse laws? Also, why do
you see all the pets sad or crying when you look at the pets not highlighted?
There's one happy pet, and two sad pets! And I don't trust that freaky Techo
you see near the Abandoning section. That guy reminds me of Sloth. Speaking
of Sloth, is it possible that the Techo near the Pound is somehow related to
Sloth? Needless to say, he is wearing that lab coat over his yellow skin...how
can we be sure they aren't brainwashing the animals in the pound?
And what's with those names most of the pets have? Occasionally, one may find
the odd pet with a good name (Like my friend who found a speckled Acara named
StarzWishes in the pound...we both like that name) How do we know this isn't
a secret code given to these pets when they enter Sloth's secret training zone?
Is it more than just the animals? Is there something happening in the pound
that we don't know about? Is there more to the pound than behind the iron bars?
I don't think we'll ever find out (The yellow Techo at the entrance to the pound
was rather reluctant to speak to me on the topic, and actually suggested siccing
the distraught Neopets on me, which of course, only lead to even more suspicion
on my part) what is happening, but let me tell you, something fishy is going
on there. Of course, if you read my "Turdle
Racing: Something Sinister?" Article, you'll probably remember
that I jump to conclusions and tend to think everything has something to do
with conspiracies, so this shouldn't be anything new. My friends say I need
to get back to reality and ignore my instincts telling me things are evil...
but what if I'm right one of these times? What if I'm right? | 
