The February issue of Animalia was special, because not only did it talk about many things involving both Animalia and Valentine's Day, it also talked about myths and misconceptions about both Valentine's Day (symbols, traditions, and so on), but also Animalia in general. The "cover article" talked about assumptions that many people made about Animalia based off of the R-rated stuff that many kept on their computer or watched on DVD (Not that anyone would admit that), as well as the truths behind said assumptions.
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There was also an article on February-themed meals and desserts (none of which included chocolate and/or artificial ingredients) that were capable of being shared, and also what to watch out for. Many were great because they also included recipes on how to make them.
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The February issue also included, in the health and wellness section, an article that talked about common weightlifting/strength training/body sculpting myths and misconceptions, especially those concerning Animalians, (again generated from R-rated materials) and the truth about them. While most of them were somewhat understandable, others were more surprising.
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There was also an article that talked about the link between sex and religion. While some of them were a bit more understandable, others were more surprising. It did make more sense that most of the original "Greco-Roman" attitudes was stamped out by the time of the barbarian invasions of Rome.
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Speaking of Rome, there was also the story about how an ancient Roman Bath Complex was found on Lord Chumlee's land and reported to the archaeological experts. The article also included a map of the dig site as well as a digital reconstruction of what it was in the time of Roman Emperor Trajan, in 117 AD.
While it was infamously called Rome Laid Bare on the internet forums, the "restored" Hot Springs Inn was going to be going by it's original name, once it was found. Fortunately, such names were easy to find on similar structures found throughout Roman Europe.
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Because there was an influx of "immigrants" from other countries coming into Animalia as part of an "outreach program", and it wasn't a secret that 65% of them were homosexual, there was also an article that talked about a joint effort between Doctor Jones' Psychology Clinic and a relatively new member of the "Black Coven" (as it was known on the Animalia Website Forums) that both Miss Vivian and Miss Greenwall were both part of.
Chloe, or Madam Matryoshka as she like to be called while "on the clock", had come to America from Russia back in the 1970s. While she had been under federal supervision due to the Cold War at the time, she was able to get American citizenship only three years before the Cold War ended. But because she started suffering from Alzheimer's disease in the early 90s, she was one of those who were signed up for seeing how the Animalia virus would effect her. Not only did it successfully cure her, it gave some important insights into Alzheimer's.
While officially she was working at one of the hair/fur trimming places in Lyre and Animalia, she was also one of the few professional matchmakers in Animalia. When the foreign "outreach" program reached her ears, she immediately began reorganizing it from top to bottom to be less than the "homosexual gulag", as some labeled it (especially those who were assigned to it against their will or knowledge) to more of a fun place to accumulate to their new and upcoming bisexuality. Part of the image that removed the program from "homosexual gulag" was the fact that Chloe flat out refused to work at the meat market. The reason why she liked the name Madam Matryoshka was because she had one such set of nesting dolls that she had ever since she was a kid.
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There was also an article about the water deer that had come in from North Korea. It talked about how different it was from other deer, even though it was still technically considered part of the deer family. The Water Deer, named Ling after he was uplifted, was staying with Laura and Walter's family as part of the WSA Foreign Exchange Program, even if he didn't have any antlers and his canine "tusks" made him look rather "odd". But fortunately the article talked about how his tusks functioned similarly to other deer's antlers.
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While the IAC was still three to four months away from now, it was clear that everyone was getting into training for it, but fortunately there was no pressure for it at the time. Happy Lunar New Year and Valentine's day Animalia.