I swear I wasn’t trying to flex.
I logged into a public server to do some aging, grabbed my Neon Arctic Reindeer (because c’mon, who doesn’t think it’s the best neon in the game???), and headed to the salon to get her styled for a winter look. I didn’t even think about it—just equipped her and went about my business.
Next thing I know, someone in chat types:
“Wow, flex much?”
I blinked. At first I thought maybe someone else was showing off a Mega Shadow or something. But nope—they were talking to me.
Then another person chimed in:
“Neon Arctics are overrated anyway.”
And someone else:
“Go flex somewhere else.”
I literally stood there like… what?
I tried to explain I wasn’t trying to show off. I said, “She’s just my fav and I’m aging other pets,” but by then it was too late. The chat had turned. A couple people jumped in defending me, but others kept going. One person even said, “If I had pets like that, I wouldn’t flaunt them in public servers.”
In a public server. Where we all… play the same game. With pets.
It honestly threw me off. I didn’t join the server to show off—I just love the way my Neon Arctic looks. I’ve had her for months. Worked so hard to get the full set and trade up. She’s part of my main lineup. I wasn’t riding around on a Mega Frost Dragon flexing in the trading square. I was in the salon. Quietly.
What hit me hardest, though, was when a kid messaged me privately and said, “I used to think I’d never get cool pets, but seeing yours actually gives me hope. Don’t listen to them.”
That made me pause.
Because it reminded me how I used to feel, too. Like every big pet was impossible to get. But I got there. With time, effort, trading, and patience. And there’s nothing wrong with being proud of the work you’ve put in.
So yeah, maybe some people will always think I’m flexing. But I know my intention—and I’m not gonna stop walking my favorite pets because someone else thinks it’s showing off.
If anything, I’ll keep walking her.
Because sometimes, seeing something you want is the first step to believing you can get it.
Submitted by: Nia C.
