"Adopt Me!"

Do you ever get so tired of people?

Whenever I'm on Animal Jam, it's always that same Pillow Room craze. Arctic wolves wearing headdresses and joking around with Free Chat Plus, people advertising, everyone wanting attention, people screaming "Adopt me!" over and over or begging for a mate.

And then there's me, sitting in a corner, bystanding the drama.

There's nothing I hate more than those people that beg to be adopted, though. Of course, it usually happens. Of course, sometimes I give in. But this one time really triggered me.

I was just minding my own business. As usual, a nm asked if I could adopt them. Definitely because of my membership and rare items. I ignored the message and minded my own business from then up until the real annoyance came.

A sloth in what most players would consider 'sleep' clothes walked in the door. I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and slightly shifted my animal so my computer wouldn't go to sleep.

"Who wants to adopt a 34 year old sloth?" The sloth asked.

I rolled my eyes. My arctic wolf slept for a bit until 'it' approached me.

It asked the same question. I was typing in no when I saw it say something that made me just a bit curious. I wasn't sure what to do.

"I just need somewhere to stay."

I had a big den. The sloth almost fooled me. I remembered my hate against adopting and shook my head. "I'm not into roleplays," I said instead. It seemed nicer. Apparently, the person was a slow typer, because I waited what felt like hours for him to reply.

"Sorry," He said.

I was getting annoyed. Yup, we all get it. I rolled my eyes again. I logged out and stepped away from my computer.

The next day, I went to my usual spot. This time, not many JAGs came in. I was lucky it was 8:00. Most people would either be in school or getting ready for it.

Still, many were in different timezones. Therefore, it was still active. As always. I always hoped it wouldn't be as full, but it definitely wasn't coming true- the wishes I'd prayed to get all night.

I wasn't sure if I was supposed to be surprised when the same sloth came in. I sort of was, though how would it be different if he happened to join the same world and go into the same exact place?

This continued on for days like this. Finally, I got tired of seeing the sloth and joined another world. Everything was usual.

Yeah, I didn't see the sloth much after that. In fact, I haven't for about a month or so.

Luckily, but you never know.

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My next least favorite is the mate beggars. They're usually straight, but not always. Majority are, though. One time, I saw this female saying (in all caps):

"I NEED A OTHER! COME TO MY DEN! I DON'T CARE WHICH GENDER!"

In my opinion, these are the worst. Plus, she didn't even use correct grammar. I remember back in the day when Animal Jam was actually something people looked forward to playing. They'd use everything and not many were banned. They weren't crazy about rarity, either.

But don't mope on it too much.

Another time, I decided to go to a male's den. To date. To see what it was like. Back then, I was stupid. It's a problem now and still was there. I had a blink. I didn't realize it was happening. I know now, guys. I haven't done it for, what, 4 years? That's quite a long time.

Despite the valiant efforts I had to be 'cute', it didn't work. Eventually they left. Without buddying me. Just plain left.

I wasn't disappointed, though. It was completely fine with me, actually.

I had this buddy that really liked role playing by dating boys and getting me, usually her sister or friend, caught up in the mess. One time I wanted to see how far she'd go. I made a spare and pretended to meet her on that spare.

I made sure I proposed and everything. My character (my main) had no idea what was going on. My sister didn't even tell me when they got married (in JAGs, so they wouldn't get banned).

She finally told me. I killed off my spare just for extra fun. She hasn't been on when I have ever since, even though I'm quite inactive sometimes I still pay visits to get caught up and play a bit with my friends that are online.

If you're a mate beggar,

I FLIPPIN HATE YOU

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