With the end of school coming in May (not every school gets out on the same day), everyone was getting ready for summer, especially the 2019 International Animalia Convention. But that wasn't the only thing going on during the summer.
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Animalia Ambassadoria was, after school was finished and friends/members in senior year had graduated, they were going to take a look at the world's first "recycled" Cruise ship for Animalians. It was originally thought by everyone else to be a publicity stunt for a cruise ship-themed hotel, but it was revealed to be a real thing.
They were also going to do a stopover back at Lord Dorian's estate for official Coverage of the Roman ruins found on his property during renovations. Apparently someone put out the idea of having his original theater idea to be more like an outdoor Roman Amphitheater, to match the ruins found on his property.
Then there was the two part Australian colony that was finally finished. Apparently the politicians there had dithered about where to put it (among other things) for nearly an entire year but began doubling down when they learned that the indigenous aboriginal tribes not only learned about Animalia quickly, but treated them like living gods (that was also what Larry learned to his surprise when he met a tribe shortly after arriving home).
Working with the aboriginal tribes, via "modern" intermediaries, they finally nailed down the location of the two part colony. One was at Uluru Rock (or Ayer's Rock, depending on what you prefer) while the other was in Northern Australia near the Great Barrier Reef. The way that the one in Northern Australia was finally planned out was that the Aboriginal shamans had traced the outline of a "dreaming line" from Uluru Rock to the Great Barrier Reef and marked out the area to place the northern, beachside colony while his "modern" grandson interpreted what his father was meaning. Ben and Tyree, who were named "chieftains" (both of them feeling flattered and embarrassed at being named that) of the two part colony had received a "dreaming painting" of Animalia's "rise to power" as a wedding gift with the grandson of the shaman who helped plan out the colony interpreting it.
Animalia Ambassadoria was going to be covering the colony's official opening because they were also being invited to Ben and Tyree's wedding, which was finally getting underway.
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The other part of the IAC 2019 was the official opening of Dinosaur City, as well as the opening of the Mesozoic Fight Club. Especially since the Inaugural match of the MFC was also the match of Indominus VS Spinosaurus. After having it explained to Reggie and Heather as similar to the "Boo Haw Haw", they were really getting into their training. Because the comments on the event were having the unfortunate side effect of becoming flame wars over who would win and why, it was quickly replaced with a poll on who would win, with the one with the most votes being the winner after a dramatized match.
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Ling and Mr. Hyun were also going to be enjoying the summer in a completely different way because both of them were going to be touring each of the Animalia Colonies that were already established, and Ling was already packing her bags for next Friday when they would travel to Mieni Atoll.
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The only thing out of the ordinary during this time was when Herman and Jason met their "assigned" bondmates, Moxie and Starla. Both of them were assigned to each other by Madam Matryoshka, and it was quickly apparent that the four of them would end up in a kind of "open relationship" with each other, especially as an "equal relationship". Moxie and Starla, as it turned out, were part of the group of young women who decided to get black market plastic surgery to get the "T&A" they wanted, only to discover the lethal "side effects" of "mob doctor surgery" as Shyra called it once. They had successfully gotten their implants removed and both converted into a great white shark and orca, respectively, but the two of them got a heavy fine for where they had gotten their implants. But it was less than it otherwise would be because they were Project Phoenix Volunteers.
What all four of them learned that was also somewhat funny was that Madam Matryoshka was also become a spokesperson for a new kind of healthy milkshake. She apparently got the idea after being called a "milk shake" four times in one day. After that, she just happened to find a company that not only created a new milkshake powder that not only helped manage appetite but also helped manage weight for women. Apparently it was only intended to be a "whimsical", one time, thing, but it was so successful that Madam Matryoshka began working with them part time.