Fill Those Pet Slots: Additions on a Budget

      Christine: Welcome! With the arrival of the new pet slots in the NC Mall, some Neopians may be wondering how they can paint a snazzy new pet on a budget. Fear not, my friend, because this is where morphing potions come in. Sometimes, using a morphing potion to get a cool colour costs significantly less than buying the corresponding paintbrush---

     Influir: Soooooooo lame! Paupers...

     Christine: Influir, please be nice. Besides, who wouldn’t want to save Neopoints?

     Influir: Me, because I have all the money in the world. I’m a rich girl.

     Tivlia: Would you mind sharing, then? ---winks---

     Influir: Nope! Get your own!

     Stepholla: ---sigh---

     Christine: Anyway, here are some lovely species/colour combinations that can be obtained from more affordable morphing potions. Each potion costs under 300k on the Shop Wizard at the time of writing.

     Influir: Cheap, cheap, CHEAP!!!

     Christine: ---sigh--- Influir, you’re not helping. Without further ado, here are the species/colour combinations:

      ---Eventide Korbat Morphing Potion---

      Stepholla: Wow, the gradients and stars are so pretty!

     Influir: Yeah, but not as pretty as me. ---smirks---

     Stepholla: ---sigh---

     Christine: Both Influir and the Eventide Korbat are very gorgeous pets indeed. The Korbat is reminiscent of a beautiful sunset, complete with twinkling stars and both daytime and nighttime shades.

     Tivlia: Whatever. I prefer to go swimming underwater, which always looks the same regardless of the time of day.

     Stepholla: Yeah, but isn’t it colder at night?

     Tivlia: Us Maraquans are used to it.

      ---Faerie Mynci Morphing Potion---

      Christine: Would you like to become a little butterfly? Then this potion is for you!

     Influir: No thanks, I’m not a fan of Chimeras. Seriously, who thought of combining a butterfly and a Mynci?! That mad Scorchio scientist over in that dingy lab?

     Stepholla: Well, I think that the Faerie Mynci is very pretty, and apparently Kauvara likes it, too, or else she wouldn’t have made the potion.

     Tivlia: It’s not my style, but hey, it’s not the ugly beast that you’re making it out to be, Influir.

     Stepholla: It’s gorgeous. I’d love to have a pair of butterfly wings.

     Influir: Then drink it, you imbecile. See if I care.

     Stepholla: You are so rude!

     Tivlia: I’m sure you can find a good-looking pair of wearable wings that you can attach to your existing Kacheek body, Stepholla.

      ---Pink Kyrii Morphing Potion---

      Christine: Pretty in pink! A simple, yet classic colour. The Pink Kyrii Morphing Potion is a great way to obtain a pink pet while saving Neopoints---

     Influir: Well, that would be lame. I settle for only the best!

     Christine: Anyway, if you feed a pink pet anything with the word “popcorn” in it, you’ll get this avatar:

      Tivlia: Hehehe... I like that avatar.

     Stepholla: Meh... I’m not a fan of the skull.

     Influir: Like I care, you peasants. I’ll be flaunting my Super Attack Pea! avatar like the rich girl I am.

     Tivlia: Yet no amount of powerful Battledome weapons will allow you to win, you weakling---

     Influir: Watch your mouth!

     Tivlia: It’s true. Our cousin Walda would pummel you in five seconds flat!

     Influir: She’d do the same to you. Like you can fight!

     Stepholla: Hey, it’s been well-established that none of us here right now are Battledome champions. Now let’s stop arguing, okay?

      ---Rainbow Gnorbu Morphing Potion---

      Christine: If you can’t choose just one colour, then why not have them all? With a Rainbow Gnorbu Morphing Potion, you can do just that.

     Stepholla: Wow, the Gnorbu’s mane is so soft and silky!

     Influir: Not as nice as my beautiful hair.

     Stepholla: You are SO uppity, Influir...

     Christine: Gnorbus are known for their beautiful manes, but the hair can become difficult and time-consuming to manage, which leads some Gnorbus to shear it off.

     Stepholla: Awww... I think it’s pretty and worth the work.

     Influir: Yuck. A bald Gnorbu would be SO ugly!

     Stepholla: Influir, is it really that hard to be nice?

      ---Shadow Uni Morphing Potion---

      Christine: With this colour, you are bound to blend in with the shadows!

     Tivlia: I love the purple horn. It reminds me of a seashell.

     Influir: Then glue a seashell to your forehead.

     Tivlia: Nah, it won’t be the same.

     Influir: ...That was not a SERIOUS suggestion, you imbecile.

     Tivlia: Hey, watch your mouth!

     Stepholla: Influir, please stop.

     Christine: Anyway, the Shadow Uni has striking sapphire-coloured eyes. No contacts needed!

     Tivlia: You’re right. I love that eye colour---it reminds me of the ocean!

      ---Water Flotsam Morphing Potion---

      Christine: If you’d like to be an aquatic pet with a greater selection of wearables to choose from, look no further.

     Tivlia: You can say that again. As a Maraquan, I can’t wear all the latest styles.

     Influir: Then buy a paintbrush for a different colour, you pauper.

     Tivlia: Who are you calling a pauper?! Watch your mouth!

     Stepholla: I’m sure that there are positive aspects to being a Maraquan, too.

     Tivlia: She’s right. Maraquans are great swimmers.

     Influir: ...And so is the Water Flotsam, who can wear whatever she pleases.

     Tivlia: I thought you said that these morphing potions are for “paupers,” Influir.

     Influir: Ummm... My point still stands that Flotsams are good swimmers without clothing restrictions, okay?

      ---Conclusion---

      Christine: So, what was everyone’s favourite potion?

     Stepholla: The Faerie Mynci Morphing Potion. The wings are so gorgeous and elegant!

     Tivlia: The Water Flotsam Morphing Potion. I love to swim!

     Influir: None of them. I’d wash them all down the sink. Paupers!

     Tivlia: ...And then, by mixing the potions together, you’d accidentally create some gigantic Gelatinous Non-Cube monster by means of a chemical reaction that none of us understand... (Storytelling 872)

     Christine: True. I don’t know how it works, but do not EVER mix together morphing potions! Anyway, I liked all of the potions, or else I wouldn’t have picked them. I think that every species/colour combination is special in its own way. Until next time, dear readers!