While everyone was in preparation mode for Spookyville, there was a new part of the website that dealt with the funniest parts of the IAC and the highlights of the major IAC events, including the main sporting events, the Martial Arts Tournament at Heiya Island, and the IAC Fashion Show.
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Probably what was the most popular on the website, as well as the "impetus" for a lot of premium memberships, were the highlights of the IAC Lingerie Show. While this was slightly amusing, this was also extremely annoying because a lot of them (after some background checks) were those who were at least sixteen years old. But that was considered common because a lot of people at Horizon "admitted" to doing something similar.
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Dr. Jones met with the six women who not only became Mare Animalians but also got "brands" similar to Sylvia's and was able to get some information that could be considered "safe for sanity".
"Apparently they were all college graduates who not only have degrees in accounting, but were also part of the top students in their year." said Dr. Jones after meeting each one. "But the first accounting firm they were part of took a big hit during the Enron scandal, and finally went under during the Great Recession."
"I bet both of those were tough times for accountants to be living through." said one scientist.
"They managed to get a new job at a different accounting firm." Continued Dr. Jones, "But because almost all of the male members are more than three or four times their age, and the fact that they refer to their coworkers by appearance based nicknames, they seem to be all suffering from a bad case of what can, safely, be called 'repression' and 'frustration'."
"That would explain some of it." said a second scientist.
"But there was one person who was sponsored by Lord Dorian and became the second largest horse Animalian, since Mr. and Mrs. Hanson are the biggest." continued Dr. Jones.
"So why is that also important?" asked a third.
"Because Adam has a Ph.D. in Archaeology, and the six mares are joking that he has knowledge of ancient fertility rites." finished Dr. Jones.
"All right, that's enough." said the first scientist quickly, "Let's get it over with."