Issue 992 Discussion Thread

[RielCZ]

Issue 992

Overwhelmed with despair, Teca drops to her knees, clutches her head with her hands and finally breaks down in tears. She drops her sword, and the sound of it clattering against the ground echoes through the sewer walls. She feels like a failure, her heart heavy with despair and her mind full of doubts, wondering if she truly was born to be a Meridellian knight.

—Chanty

Articles
FALL-tastic: Best Autumn Items Guide - Foregrounds by sosunub
Preparing for WAR by ohitzme
Modern Neoschool Must-Haves by purplepeggie
What Petpet is best for you and why it's a Slorg by nathobatho
Welcome (Back) to Neopia! by neogirl67890682

Short Stories
The New Old World by fenshae
Polly Poogle's Amazing Race by skweebz
Coming Home by acorna12
Fyora’s Faerie Festival by Geo 🇺🇦 🌻
The First Crashing of the First Festival by Liou

Comics
Turn and Return - Pt. 11 by hamster_z
Bad Idea, Dude: NeoQuest by fluffy_bumbkin
The Fright Side: Uninvited Guest part 1 by halloween_luck
Chaos At The Crashsite by xxstarl1ghtxx
Blossoms~ Digging Deep Part 6 by Twillie
Misguided Merriment by Lex
No, it couldn't be real... by upthewalls
The Floating Islanders - It's Alive Pt 1 by Themeguy
Grave Danger Gifts by pokemonwet
NeoDorks - Chocolate Ball Edition by ixienthusiast
Cooking Pot Conundrum by leighlizzzie
A Day In the Life of a Modern Day JubJub by puffy333_revived
Faellie Tales 12: Cheeseroller by coco6468
Jamboree #1 by poison_jam_fae
Life Improvised: First Day of School by Kengplant

New Series
The Sleepers of Saint Garfir by josephinefarine
The Box from 10,000 Years Ago by Chanty

Continued Series
Return to White River by Sunny the Ixiholic
The Primordial Saga: A Faerie's Woe by Azusa and knightwolfalex
Sands of an Hourglass by nick_and_nickette
The Shoyru Spy by iwonder
Knight & Squire: Unwilling (Resubmitted) by terpsichorean_writer

And don't forget The Editorial.

All reviews of all pieces are welcome! However, if you would really like your piece to be reviewed, post and let others know!

[knightwolfalex]

Hoping for some reviews now that our series is over. Me and Azusa worked quite a bit on making it worthwhile and I hope you guys enjoyed it (or would enjoy it in case you haven't yet). Thanks in advance.

[Geo 🇺🇦 🌻]

Liou

Well, well, with Fyora and Aethia in the story, I just have to review it now!

The First Crashing of the First Festival review:

SPOILER: Click to show

Ok, where do I start without just shouting Aethyora! Aethyora! Aethyora!?

This one was a lot of fun to read, even though I was apparently out of the loop on the meme it was referencing. That's ok, that was on me, not you. Anyways, I got the impression that Fyora didn't invite Aethia on purpose knowing she would crash the more exclusive Faerie Festival of the past.

I think my only question is how the rest of the festival attendees were reacting to all of this. Did they not see the rest of it because they were still up in the clouds? Did they just carry on with business as usual, shrugging off the duel as "ah they always do this"?

The rest of the duel was very detailed and I thoroughly enjoyed the action and the playful banter between Fyora and Aethia. It looks like they've dueled before and enjoy doing it. And then Fyora becomes a wyrm!!! I guess with the meme aside, that's one of the forms that TNT meant when they said "Fyora's dangerous side" xD. I do wonder how she was able to do this without anyone noticing and freaking out that their gentle handed Faerie Queen is now a giant pink wyrm?

And now that I understand the meme, I thought the story was a perfect way to incorporate that lol. Anyways, I will always appreciate a Fyora story and this one was probably the most fun I had reading one about her! Really enjoyed it!

[Twillie]

Misguided Merriment by Lex
Yay, nice to see this comic and all its glorious library art get into the NT! Gotta commend you once more for the level of detail you included into the first panel's establishing shot, soooo many books! It definitely has that atmosphere of an ancient, prestigious library, and likely one you'd encounter while studying at a university or similar.

I love Percy's expressions, both his dot-eyed derp smile and death stare; they make a good contrast to each other and are both funny on their own xD And lol, Ralvy's assessment of the situation is a great way to close it out xD I guess in the end he does befriend Percy, so she's not entirely wrong! (seems to be a theme with Ralvy, being almost right in her judgement)

The Floating Islanders - It's Alive Pt 1 by Themeguy
Lol Kiki, is this a regular thing where you try and keep up on everything Shiishika is doing? Considering some of her past experiments, I suppose that's not entirely unfair. Especially with some of the foreshadowing we've seen before this comic, it could be good to figure out what she's up to >w>

And lol Bitn knows how to get things done, at least! No security alarms or defensive measures have popped up yet, so it's gotta perfectly fine, right?

Life Improvised: First Day of School by Kengplant

Eyy, Eyrie Griff is back for the moment! I love that he's a pirate Eyrie this time, in reference to people using cheap pirate morphing potions when zapping pets.

I love all of Lar's various expressions, like her super excited face in the first panel and how she clings to Griff while they're flying. My favorite though has to be when she's hiding behind him while watching the other kids jump rope, the way her face is squished against his side and she has this look of intrigue and caution in her eyes is adorable x3

And lol, love how quickly she warmed up to Darigan games, they do fit her spirit well xD Makes you wonder why they allow such pointy toys there, but that's the fun of Neopets is embracing the strange and wacky items on the site haha.