It was also around this time that many Animalians began giving birth, indeed many for the first time. Because of that, there were several things that were learned, especially about herm pregnancies. The only one who had anything to complain the most about it was Ty, though it was more along the lines of 'who designed the system to be so painful?'.
Ran and Gaz were also relatively new (to scientists, anyway) because it was the first time that breech birthing was something to be expected because that was the way that feral sharks that do give live birth do so, so there were plans to find sharks that used egg cases for their children. Gaz didn't mind that both Animalia Ambassadoria and Aqua Marina watched her give birth, even if it didn't make it more or less comfortable/painful. It was something to see Ran and Gaz's two new daughters and two new sons already exploring their world, so to speak, but it would still be still a little while before they could leave the water.
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That wasn't the only thing that was popping, so to speak. There were female tourists around trying to get male Animalians to look at their "sexy" swimsuits, but do to a combination of age/weight (not that many girls will admit it)/poor decisions at the time/subtle sabotage, there were a lot of tops breaking and/or 'bits' popping loose. Guys weren't completely immune to this, mainly because of choosing swimsuits that walked the fine line between 'sexy-tight' and 'uncomfortably tight', or the guys that had those swimming trunks with the 'adjustable' waistbands and weren't really good at tying knots with the string used. This often resulted in a number of amusing things getting recorded, some more appreciative than others.
"How can I help you?" said the guy at the first aid station to one tourist who seemingly didn't have anything wrong with him.
"I've lost my ability to see due to something that I now can't unsee." said the tourist.
"Ah, right." said the first aid guy, understanding suddenly. "Here, take this prescription over to the bar. They'll have something for you." he said, handing him a coupon for a free drink.
"Dang!" said another, black, tourist, covering his eyes when he heard some women shriek shortly after a ripping noise was heard after someone dove off high diving board at one of the hotels' swimming pools, "That really puts the 'sting' in 'G-string'. Whatever floats your boat pal, but here's what I don't get, if you've got a boat like yours, why wear that in the first place?"
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Fortunately, there were some rules for the bare-as-you-dare competition that Miss Vivian, who also happened to be one of the judges (Maggie and Miss Robinson being the other two) were happy to explain.
"Don't worry everyone," she reassured the competitors, "You won't be asked to strip down more than you are comfortable with, and you get to choose your dance music, and don't have to load up on alcohol if you're underage. Also most of the prelims will take place here in the Meat Market locker rooms."
"Question:" said one of the competitors, raising her hand "Why is everything in here the same shade of light blue?"
"The 'participation reward' will have your best dance polished up into your own music video." explained Miss Vivian, "The blue walls and floor are for digitally rendering your preferred background."
"Oh, video editing. Got it." said another.
"One quick reminder." said Maggie, "It hurts your score if you focus either more on actual dancing or 'bouncing', but you do get extra points for dancing like yourself rather than a known pop star."
"Also," said Miss Robinson, "Do try to keep 'innuendo' dance moves to a minimum. This isn't American Idol or Dancing with the Stars, but it's a little bit of both with more 'originality' than others. And some of our MALE members would do well to remember that as well." This was in response to some of the giggles from the male participants. "That goes double for you two, Marvin and Stuart."