Note: I was not in any way shape or form forced to do this application. I created it of my own free will.

Hip to all that jazz–," yet still,
that organ heart expresses his dull pain.
Don't worry, it will pass with night,
and dawn and the chill of rain.

But then above the counterpane,
along the covered surface of my knees,
the white Pierrot must come and sit
and smile at me and sneeze.

Oh, white Pierrot, if you please,
are there not two of you?
One in black, perhaps, or grey,
to suit a different mood, a graver hue?

No? Then one must do,
will do quite well to sit above the counterpane.
Pierrot, my boy, there are tombstones in your eyes,
and your arms are full of the dripping rain.

Turn from the window, Love, turn from the rain,
and come to bed with me.
Pierrot has filled my eyes with clownish pain
and the rain is on my knee.

Our Pierrot in Autumn" by Jack Peachum

Before I introduce myself and all that goes with it, I think it would be more fitting to explain this poem and what on earth it has to do with Schaale. Well! I decided to base Schaale's character on the classic French Pierrot.
The Pierrot has been the subject of French fairy tales, songs, and literature for centuries. Basically, the Pierrot is extremely, extremely naive and trusting. He is generally completely love struck and is blinded by this. Because of these things, he is frequently referenced to as 'the fool'.
Why did I choose this for Schaale? Well, with many of my pets, as I'll go into later, I like to embody different cultures and folklore. Ever since I saw a beautiful painting of a Pierrot on a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in my Art History class a year ago, I was totally ennamered with the character. Clownlike, lonely, naive, and beautiful. Ps. I pronounce his name like: Shall-ay. It looked like: Shale at first glance, but I decided since he's French, it should sound a little more.. French :P
Zombie Usuls have been one of my dream pets since I came back to Neo, and I think that Schaale, with his color and everything, is totally perfect for this character :)


Future Plans
If I were to adopt Schaale, he would definately recieve a petpage, based on the layout and design you see here, and pet lookup, an example of which you can view through a link at the end of the application.

I obviously love creating and expanding upon unique characters for my pets, and Schaale will definately have that as well. Along with his petpage, he will get a full story and background info on his character and what he's all about.

And what would a Pierrot be without an object of his affection? In the future, at some point, I plan on getting a Royalgirl Usul, another one of my favorite pets. I have already planned her character out and she will be the one so pined over by Schaale.

Schaale will be entered in the Beauty Contest! Admittedly, I'm not as active in the beauty contest as I would like to be, but I DO enter my pets whenever I get an ounce of time to put them in :P You can see that Snbel has a nice shiny trophy in her lookup :)

As far as customization goes, I do plan on getting Schaale the 'Carnival Ruffle Collar'. I do have the capability to get Neocash, as you can see on some of my pet's lookups, however, I just need to get my hands on some giftboxes so I can transfer items between my accounts, since the only account I will buy Neocash on is my main. I will also purchase him the 'Single Grey Flower' and some kind of fitting background. I'm thinking perhaps the 'Grey day' Background, or just some kind of night background.


Now, I'd just like to assure you that Schaale will NOT be traded. To be honest with you, I do trade some of my pets, but these are only pets that I absolutely cannot think of a character for, and therefore, am not attached to. When I trade these pets, I trade them for permies only. Since Schaale has this little character that I am totally in love with, the attachment is already there, so no need to trade!

Schaale will also be getting a petpet! I think one of the most fun thing about owning a Neopet is picking out a fitting little friend! The one I'm thinking about getting him right now is a Black Pikis. I think this is a unique little petpet that you don't see very often that will match with his design and sort of.. naivete towards love. And she shall be named 'Au claire de la Lune' or Claire for short. The poem Au claire de la Lune is a common French poem or lullaby, there are many different versions of it, and it's main character is the Pierrot!



Neopets Accounts and History
brinaun:This is my main account! All my moneymaking and gaming time is spent here!
bugdrool:This is my side account, the one I most frequently visit, and this is the account that Schaale will be on if I were to adopt him :)
cacophonous:Another one of my frequently visited side accounts
mangledsky:A very old account of mine. I plan to adopt out the remaining pets and then self-freeze it since.. I'm not doing anything with it.
coniferousmyth:Another very old account of mine which will face the same fate as the one mentioned above.

A little about me on Neo. I spend a lot of my time playing games, that's basically what I do :P I also frequent the Neoboards, mostly the pound poking around for anything interesting! I spend a lot of my time off Neo drawing pictures of my pets and developing their characters more. So even my time off Neo, I'm on Neo, haha. I've been a player of Neopets for about 7 years now, took a few breaks in between and I came back again this summer! None of my accounts have ever been frozen, so you don't have to worry about that with Schaale. I've been on Neo long enough to know the ropes and not do anything that will get me in trouble :P Also, I'm an active member of the Neopound community, offsite (which is how I found out about Schaale!).


Family
Since I've got you all acquainted with me, let's move on to Schaale's possible future family.. the pets!

Snbel is my faerie Xweetok. I adopted her from Neopound :) and she's my little baby, haha. Basically, she is a special species of Xweetok that live in these trees called Koa trees. One day the trees starts getting sick with a terrible disease and it's crazy! The Wendrills and the small town surrounding the tree grove suffer greatly. So Snbel is given these 3 Koa seeds and sets out into the scary world to find a place to start the Koa grove anew! Her page is almost completely finished.

Unkink is my deviant little Darigan Aisha, whom I also adopted from someone on Neopound! He basically was created as an imaginary friend by this little girl named Chloe, but as she got older and started to stop believing in him, and in effect, seeing him, he was kind of set free in a way. Now he just wreaks havoc on whatever house he steps his little black paws into. His page is also near completion.

Sudanna is a Ghost bunny that I traded for. I just recently came up with his character and design so he's sort of a work in progress. But basically, he is the man on the moon. He's really lonely and shuffles around all night on the moon's surface, scratching away beautiful pieces of artwork, which we can see from earth!

Tadry is my Pink Cybunny, whom I also traded for. She is also kind of a work in progress. She is a teenage girl, who's whole family is dead, as well as herself. They live happily in the world of the dead. But, every year they have the chance to go back to the living during the annual 'Day of the Dead Festival' (a Mexican cultural thing.) This time, her family forgets her in the world of the living, she's stuck there for a whole year and needs to learn how to deal with 'life' again! Her companion is a really, really, dumb little dog named Google. Her page is going to a be a series of comics.

Ninove is my little Aisha :) I created her in hopes of painting her Royal, but decided that Chistmas would fit her design better. She is based off of a 20th century flapper, and her petpage will be a dictionary of fun 20's slang words ( right now it's just the layout picture since.. I'm terrible at coding and can't figure it out :P). She also has a special little place in my heart because she is a Siamese cat, and.. I share my own home in real life with one :P

Rukaeo, Serelaine, OddballTrinket, Levaer, Cirruclo, and Fallohn will all be leaving me. Whether it be traded, or adopted out. I just can't think of a character design or anything for them, and I'm sure they will bring someone else a lot of joy as a pet.


Why Schaale?
So why did I choose Schaale over any other random pet? Well, I told you since the beginning that Zombie Usuls were a big dreamie of mine, for one :) I definately think they are the best Zombie pet and have a lot of capabilities for characters. When I first saw Schaale on Neopound I just about jumped out of my seat, haha, I was so excited. Just the previous month I was supposed to be involved in a 3 way trade for a Zombie Usul, but one of the people backed out, so I was really happy and excited to get a second chance at my dreamie! :) & Schaale embodies that for me.


Why Me?
I think that I would be an excellent owner for Schaale. All of these promises I have made, I entend to keep with all my heart, and I'm pretty good at keeping my word :P I really believe that I would be the best home for him, and be able to make a name for him, whether it be in the BC, or whatever. I'm sure you've gotten some excellent applications for Schaale, and I don't think I'm more deserving than anyone else of him, I just think that I could be all that you want in a new owner. I can also assure you that if I ever do decide to quit, which is unlikely at this point, I would definately let you know first, and see if you'd like Schaale back. However, if you aren't around either, and I do quit, I would be adopt him out to no less than the best home I could possibly find.

BUT! I don't see that happening anytime soon, so no worries :P


Conclusion
Well! I think that pretty much sums it up! Thank you very much for taking the time to read through this application and being so lenient with the deadline :) I know that my account can be a wonderful home for Schaale, and I hope you think so too! But if not, I'm sure you will pick an absolutely wonderful owner for him. Thank you so much again, and I hope to talk to you soon! Fingers crossed!


Contact
Neomail me at my main account, brinaun if you have any questions at all for me!
A preview of Schaale's future pet lookup can be found here