What was originally designed to take some of the burden off of Clara's shoulders so she could spend time with her cubs was quickly evolving into the most important part of Animalia. The PR-MD offices were not only getting good at keeping the celebrity newsmongers out of Animalia, but they were also getting good at separating what was real news about Animalia and what was cooked up fiction.
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Regina and Heather were called into the PR-MD offices for something new. Regina was getting more and more confident with her form and body that she was now calling herself "Reggie".
"Apparently these two pictures have been making rounds on the internet." said the Agent, showing two pictures to them. On seeing them, both Reggie and Heather groaned.
The first picture showed a kaiju-sized, nearly naked, Heater seemingly doing battle with Azathoth, trying to keep it from destroying the planet, while a kaiju-sized, nearly naked, Reggie was doing battle with Cthulhu while underwater, seemingly attempting the same thing.
"There's no way either of those are real." said Heather, dismissively
"Those are both stills from a video, which is actually an advertisement for the inaugural match of the Mesozoic Fight Club." confirmed Reggie, "Apparently SyFy wanted to do it in a kind of Japanese Ultraman style, with some Lovecraftian elements."
"That's what I hate about the internet." said one girl who was working the front desk "An artist will make a video showcasing their skills, then the internet hoaxers will take the video, clip off the parts they don't need, then attempt to showcase it as something real to back up a fake claim."
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Meanwhile, Venus and Xochi were packing for their trip to New Zerzura while watching the Headline News story covery Tim and his discovery of the lump of whale ambergris worth $100,000 in American currency. It was inevitably sold to a perfume company in France and was transported by Anne Cumbertin. She was on the way to France anyway to pick up some of her friends for Animalia anyway, and was able to drop it off there.
"Why ASM is coming along with us for an Egyptian-style shoot is beyond me." said Xochi, still a little miffed at what was supposed to be their own vacation was being "crashed" by ASM.
"I'm just glad that Tim is doing well." said Venus, not really paying attention to Xochi's complaint, but more so to the news.
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Elly was worried sick when she was called to the PR-MD offices, but fortunately Animalia Ambassadoria was with her to help. Though why was a bit more of a relief.
"Apparently some internet 'idiot' got hold of one of your pictures from your "confidence classes" and says that it's from a new subdivision of the Russian army." said the PR-MD official of Elly doing a back double biceps pose while also flexing and showing off her back muscles.
"Какой идиот!" was what Elly found the best to say in exasperation.
"Well at least we know that you didn't give your consent to that person." said the official, sending the required information.