Today is a beautiful day. The sky is clear. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. Nothing could possibly go wrong… except for this little voice in the back of my mind constantly nagging me. Have I forgotten something? I wonder what it could be. Did I forget to lock my door? Hand in my homework? Write my Rib article on time? No, surprisingly, it wasn’t that this time. Hmmm. Wait. Oh no. I just remembered. I forget to feed my Neopets… again.
I am a horrible person. There’s no doubt about it. What kind of person heartlessly abandons their Neopets? It’s been years since my virtual pets have seen a glimpse of their elusive owner or even a tiny morsel of food. My parents were right. I am definitely not responsible enough to have my own dog, but they’re already expecting grandchildren? Where’s the logic in that?
I’ll have you know I wasn’t always this irresponsible. When I was younger, the first thing I did when my family got our first computer was immediately set up a Neopets account. I had my priorities in order. Even though the username of that account is long forgotten, I distinctly remember my special blue Kougra with the unique name of Jefida_[insert a long string of random numbers here]. Even back then I was a terribly uncreative person and opted to use a random name generator instead.
After a long period of absence from the world of Neopia, I missed playing with my virtual pets and created a new account. I longed for a reunion with my baby Jefida but alas my only option was to savagely replace her with someone else. I adopted a new blue Kougra and named her Jefidas_Pride in order to remind me of the glory days.
It’s been a long time since I’ve last visited my precious Neopet. I know exactly what we would do if we were to reunite. We would immediately go to The Soup Kitchen, because Jefidas_Pride’s probably famished and I’m broke af. Then we would steal some food from the Giant Omelette in Tyrannia because I’m too cheap to ever spend Neopoints on real food – have to stock up. Perhaps Neopia really does mirror reality. Afterwards we would play some fun games together like Faerie Bubbles and Meerca Chase. It would be just like the good ol’ days. All this nostalgia makes me want to log into Neopets right now and reunite with my precious virtual pet. Ok I’ll just type in my username and… oh no.
I FORGOT MY PASSWORD!! AND THE EMAIL ASSOCIATED WITH THE ACCOUNT! I really am the worst. Now I can only stare at my poor Neopet from the other side, unable to feed her and play with her. Luckily one of my friends was kind enough to give me her username and password to check up on my poor Kougra.
The pain. The suffering. The tears. How can I possibly live with myself after this? I’ve made my poor baby cry, but damn she looks stylish with her wings and pendant. Unfortunately there is no happy ending to this story. Jefidas_Pride and I will always remain separated because I never wrote down my password all those years ago. While I have many regrets, it’s time for me to move on and enjoy this beautiful day. Time to sit back, relax, and… wait. Not again. I’ve forgotten something else. My Webkinz.
