Amos, Buford, Esteban, Larry, as well as the Five Elements, were already at Claw Coliseum to register for UFC-A and taking in the sights when they met Dr. Jones.
"I'm not here to pester anyone," Dr. Jones explained, "I was actually here to do a video tour of the rest of Claw Coliseum. The main 'Performance Room' is where most of the booths for the Renaissance Fair is, so I decided to do an 'orientation' video for new members of UFC-A and the Mesozoic Fight Club. Maybe I can start it with you all."
After some discussion (with Ping translating for the Five Elements), they decided to agree, thinking it would be a good idea to learn where to go to without getting lost the first time.
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"Right here is the Commissary, where you can get your food and drinks during the big events." said Dr. Jones, starting the tour there. "Don't worry about anything you get here, all the food and drink here is 100% Animalian-safe. Oh and Esteban, the people of Gatorade would like to talk to you."
"What, why?" asked Esteban, not really expecting that.
"They've just finished revamping their product to make it safe for Animalians, and now they're looking for someone to work with their advertising department. Jill's not available at the moment due to planning a wedding in New Orleans, but you're available for now, and are close enough to their new product, Gatorade Prime."
"Tell them I'll try it before I actually commit." answered Esteban, after some thought.
Dr. Jones tapped something into his IPad, then responded in a surprising way. "They wholeheartedly agree with you." he said, "Tasting it before actually committing will help them know if they need to fine tune their new product."
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"This here is the crown jewel of Claw Coliseum, our Octagon." said Dr. Jones, entering the passageway between the stands to the main floor.
"I've seen two-storey houses that can keep a family of six in relative comfort that were smaller than the Octagon, not counting the stands." said Amos, a little shocked at how big the Octagon was.
"Of course," replied Dr. Jones, "We've been planning to do something like Project Dinotopia, as well as the Mesozoic Fight Club, for a while. We just didn't expect it to come to fruition so soon."
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"This here is the official classroom for the UFC-A and Mesozoic Fight Club." said Dr. Jones, leading the group to a pair of double doors that had a Roman Entrance surrounding it with "Welcome to the Ludus Magnus." in Latin on the topmost part. "The words Ludus Magnus mean 'Great Gladiator School', but it is as far from its namesake in Rome, Italy as possible. It's both a classroom, a private fight club, a biomedical science laboratory, and a fight science laboratory." On seeing their confused looks, Dr. Jones explained, "It's the place to learn how to hit hard AND how hard you're hitting. It's also where your records will be recorded the first time."
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"And last, but not least, this is the gift shop, where all the Claw Coliseum knickknacks can be purchased, whether by regulars or tourists." finished Dr. Jones, leading them to the gift shop. "Before you pick up some goodies, are there any questions?"
"Why is there a single locker room here for both males and females?" asked Huoxing, remembering how that there were always two separate bathrooms, etc., for men and women in almost everywhere she had been, but the unisex locker room in Claw Coliseum.
"When Animalia was just growing up, having separate facilities was one of their biggest complaints." answered Dr. Jones after Ping finished translating, "So instead of maintaining excuses, we decided to go with their demands, but put a vending machine in there to grant easy access to contraceptives to the users. It's also partially explains why Animalia is a bit more open about sexuality."
At that moment, a member of Horizon Labs came up to Dr. Jones while carrying a manila file. "Sorry to interrupt, but we've got another case of Regressive Hypersexuality." he said, handing the file to Dr. Jones.
"That concludes the tour." said Dr. Jones, "Please enjoy the gift shop before registering for the UFC-A main office. As for me, I've got other things to do." At that, he went off with the Horizon Labs employee while everyone else in the tour dispersed en masse to do a little shopping before registering.
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"Who is it this time?" asked Dr. Jones, preparing to read the file.
"Her name is Shyra, and she's one of the newest dancers at the Meat Market." said the Employee as Dr. Jones began reading her file.
According to her file, Shyra was originally Mabel Scott. She was one of the Baby Boomers from Las Vegas who became a cocktail waitress and part-time dancers at one of the casinos that were originally ran by the Mafia, and spent their retirement in darkness and misery, such as clipping coupons while drinking cherry sherry. When she became part of the new study in Regressive Hypersexuality that had started with Tyra and was officially getting tracked with Octavia, she had become a white rabbit Animalian that seemed to be the living incarnation of the cartoon character Jessica Rabbit, and had discarded her old name and called herself Shyra. She was going to be part of the "Naughty Easter" performance in the Meat Market during the Easter Celebrations, as well as teaching her new protégé, as she called Jessica, in the art of dancing (not that Jessica and her family really minded, but they did insist that Roger, as well as Worldmeet Glade and Casino Security keep an eye on her).
After reading the File, Dr. Jones turned to the Employee and said briefly, "Have her come to me for initial evaluation."