Neopia's Most Mysterious Items Unmasked
By: xkid15
There are hundreds of items in Neopia, and they all came from somewhere. Many are ordinary, and have simple origins. But some are so strange, that they defy explanation. Still others are understood by a few, who won't share the facts with anyone else. My pets and I are dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of these items, and making sure YOU know.
(You might want to look up my pets, because I call them by their nicknames.)
Case 1: The Stuff
The hardest part of this was finding a sample. It is very hard to find, because people have taken all that they can find and frozen it so it doesn't grow. But as usual, CK came through, and found somebody who would share. I don't know how he does it, but he does it. Striker took it to "The Lab" for testing. We already knew it was alive, and Striker confirmed my suspicions that it was a colony of microscopic life forms, although we couldn't analyze it any further. Still, it reminded me of something...
Our big brake came the next day, just before we went shopping. CK was hoping to make his own asparagus, and he remembered he needed sunflower seeds, but he forgot the other ingredient. I looked it up while he got ready, and it hit me. Magic Potion! When you mix the potion with the dormant seeds, they not only reactivate, but they mutate too! That's when I realized what The Stuff's growth pattern reminded me of. But why would anyone try a combination like that? Unless.
And so, we made our way to the bazaar, and spoke with the 'suspect'. He admitted everything, and told us that-just as I suspected-The Stuff is nothing more than yeast on a rampage, and the Bread Master was it's creator! And so, he told us how it happened...
A while back, he was experimenting with new recipes, and decided to try adding Magic Potion to the dough. As he mixed, the green potion turned purple. Once he started kneading it, it instantly started to feel different, more like elastic than bread dough. When it almost doubled in size, and small gas bubbles appeared, he knew the yeast had been activated, and it was working double-time. It now had a more sponge-like texture, and smelled hideous (even though the smell wasn't strong). He threw it away, but he had no idea what he had started. While the blob appeared to have stopped growing, it had merely slowed. When The Stuff was sighted a few weeks later, he was too ashamed to tell anyone that he created it. I would have been too...
Well, what do you think? Maybe I'll even do a follow-up...
By: xkid15
There are hundreds of items in Neopia, and they all came from somewhere. Many are ordinary, and have simple origins. But some are so strange, that they defy explanation. Still others are understood by a few, who won't share the facts with anyone else. My pets and I are dedicated to unraveling the mysteries of these items, and making sure YOU know.
(You might want to look up my pets, because I call them by their nicknames.)
Case 1: The Stuff
The hardest part of this was finding a sample. It is very hard to find, because people have taken all that they can find and frozen it so it doesn't grow. But as usual, CK came through, and found somebody who would share. I don't know how he does it, but he does it. Striker took it to "The Lab" for testing. We already knew it was alive, and Striker confirmed my suspicions that it was a colony of microscopic life forms, although we couldn't analyze it any further. Still, it reminded me of something...
Our big brake came the next day, just before we went shopping. CK was hoping to make his own asparagus, and he remembered he needed sunflower seeds, but he forgot the other ingredient. I looked it up while he got ready, and it hit me. Magic Potion! When you mix the potion with the dormant seeds, they not only reactivate, but they mutate too! That's when I realized what The Stuff's growth pattern reminded me of. But why would anyone try a combination like that? Unless.
And so, we made our way to the bazaar, and spoke with the 'suspect'. He admitted everything, and told us that-just as I suspected-The Stuff is nothing more than yeast on a rampage, and the Bread Master was it's creator! And so, he told us how it happened...
A while back, he was experimenting with new recipes, and decided to try adding Magic Potion to the dough. As he mixed, the green potion turned purple. Once he started kneading it, it instantly started to feel different, more like elastic than bread dough. When it almost doubled in size, and small gas bubbles appeared, he knew the yeast had been activated, and it was working double-time. It now had a more sponge-like texture, and smelled hideous (even though the smell wasn't strong). He threw it away, but he had no idea what he had started. While the blob appeared to have stopped growing, it had merely slowed. When The Stuff was sighted a few weeks later, he was too ashamed to tell anyone that he created it. I would have been too...
Well, what do you think? Maybe I'll even do a follow-up...