Simone and Ella were learning a lot about their new forms, especially the higher energy levels. While they officially wouldn't start at the Meat Market until Monday, there was still the Claw Coliseum and it's Health and Wellness Programs. In fact, the UFC-A, A-BC, Animalia Track and Field (A-TF), SAMAS, and similar programs were sponsored by Claw Coliseum's Health and Wellness Programs AND were currently going on. While they had been converted too late to take part, they could still get into training for next year's IAC, and they were intending to claim some medals of their own.
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"How are your new rings, gurl?" asked Simone as they changed into their new workout outfits in the locker room. "They still sore?"
"Just a little." replied Ella, thinking back to when she got her newest piercings. Apparently Lyre's piercing and tattoo parlor, while it was getting a little busier with the number of Animalians diagnosed with Regressive Hypersexuality Syndrome, it still wasn't used to the size of some piercings that were requested.
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After they were fully dressed, it was time to pick up their protein shakes. Due to the large number of herbivore Animalians, there was word that Twinlab was working on a new formula specifically for them. Not that they were complaining about the new Sharkblood Powder developed for carnivores.
"Well ladies," said the man running Claw Coliseum's zero-proof bar as he finished mixing their protein shakes, "Your mixtures are done, and here are your new dietary guides for what you need to know about your new diets, and how to get all the essential vitamins and minerals, as well as what is now off-limits for your new digestive tracts."
"Aw, c'mon!" cried Simone, after seeing some of her favorite food and drinks in the off-limits section.
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It was also a bit surprising to find out about the swimming programs, but it was a chance to test their new sparkling swimsuits they got at the Fitness Boutique, in matching silver and gold colors. While slightly disappointed that they couldn't "enjoy" the waters, they did learn some new things.
"Apparently the reason we have both a freshwater pool and a saltwater pool is for the different needs of fish Animalians, especially those who are pets and were uplifted after the initial outbreak." said the lifeguard on duty. "They're also using new methods of killing germs in pool water because apparently having water breathers in chlorinated water is the same effect as chlorine gas in WWI."
"...never thought about that." said Ella, having seen and read the news, but not really knowing the full story.
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Golden Mountain Dojo was a great place to learn self defense skills, according to the reviews, as well as create your own style of martial arts. Simone quickly began developing her own "black panthress" style. She was able to describe it as "lean left, go right, leave your enemies holding the bag". It did involve a large amount of feints and unexpected strikes, but she still had a lot of work to do before it was recognized and recorded.
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When they got back to their new penthouse apartment, tired and sore but happy, they found a flier on their door. While it wasn't the mean/rude notes that they were used to finding, it was still a bit surprising. Especially since it was a flier advertising Homosexual Anonymous, which was a new program designed to help homosexual individuals who become Animalians deal with their awakening heterosexuality. This was taken as good news for them to both keep themselves from falling out of love and deal with new instincts.