With Thanksgiving coming up soon, there were plenty of cooking going on in Animalia for its big Thanksgiving feast. The carnivores were getting hunting tags for certain animals, with some of them being "on the menu" for the feast. There were also those who were heading home for Thanksgiving because their colleges would be getting out early for Thanksgiving Break in order to spend time with their families, but they were expected to come back the Monday after Thanksgiving Break, with classes resuming the following Tuesday. But Thanksgiving wasn't the only thing that was holding Animalia's attention.
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Probably the biggest news was from Heiya Island. One of the girls that had been rescued from the human trafficking ring had finally "recovered" enough to undergo conversion into Animalian. She was a Japanese girl whom everyone called "Rose" because somehow she was able to permanently dye her hair a rosy pink at a very young age, but whether deliberately or accidently was still unknown. But it helped her stand out from the other girls both with her species, her color of fur, and her "physicality".
She had chosen a mouse as her new species, but it had an unusual effect on her, which she credited to her ballet and gymnastic talent before she had been captured by the ring. She was now the second tallest mouse Animalian in Animalia, with the top of her head just underneath Lenny's chin when their photos were placed side by side for comparison. She also had a Heavyweight body build, but G-cup boobs and matching behind to prove that she was still female.
The only real "problem" this conversion generated was that "Rose's" self-confidence was through the roof. This was evident after her conversion when she started wearing strapless tube tops (which her new form corrupted into vacuum-sealed "tubes") and shorts that were almost scandalously skimpy, the combination showing off a lot of skin, but she didn't have much to hide due to her new physique and nothing to be ashamed of, so to speak, but Tachigami did convince her to wear traditional kimonos during formal events, but "Rose's" physique prevented said kimonos from closing completely.
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From Animalia, the most recent of Hunni Bunni's reports claimed that the reason why the Australian Satin Bowerbird was so interested in blue decorations for his bower was because he dreamed in black and white and collected blue things to maintain his grip on sanity, as well as being a fan of a certain football (soccer) team who wear blue jerseys.
"Hunni, do you really expect us to believe that?" asked Lizzie, shaking her head at the report, yet again.
"Um... yeah!" answered Hunni, with certainty.
"Here's someone who can help you get things right." said Lizzie, bringing up a Skype from Northland, Australia.
"Hello." said the blue bird, "That was a really funny report, and Hunni was right about one thing: Satin Bowerbirds such as myself do like the color blue."
"See, I told you!" said Hunni, excitedly.
"But that's nothing to do with our favorite football team, or dreaming in black and white." continued the, now confirmed, Bowerbird.
"Oh..." said Hunni, disappointedly.
"And everything to do with our trying to attract a female." finished the Bowerbird.
"Oh!" said Hunni, now interested.
"The reason we like collecting blue things is because our collection appeals to the blue-eyed female, so the more blue things in our collection, the more it will impress her." explained the Bowerbird.
"So I guess that's why the call it the Blues." replied Bunni, much to the Bowerbird's annoyance.
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Andre and Melissa were looking at the two Elder Scrolls fans who wanted to be lizard Animalians, as well as the homosexual erotic videos they made using the games in the Elder Scrolls series. While they were interesting and decent enough (as far as homemade videos of that kind go), they weren't something you'd pay "top quality prices" for. They also discussed a RPG-style conversion with both the future lizard Animalians and the GGAC, as well as Madame Madge.
What was eventually settled on for the rough draft was, two adventurers with a bit of a racist problem raid an Argonian (Saxleel) temple and get cursed into Argonians to teach them respect. While it was a little overused/cliché, it was still a rough draft so they could still work on it for a while longer.
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While the trend for new rich and "super-rich" members still going strong in terms of new members, there was an upswing of new members that was part of a really unusual group: nerds, dorks, geeks, etc.. While they were all 18+ years old, there was a new running gag that was clearly started by "baby boomers" that their parents have finally kicked them out of their basements because they couldn't read cursive or drive stick shift cars. But there was a comment that made the joke considerably less funny.
Mr._G3N_Z3E: Sure, let's talk trash about a generation having problems like its their problem, not yours.
But it was the first successful conversion of the "Nerd" group that helped end the "Boomers" internet jokes. "Max", who had become a double-dosed Shire horse Animalian, had been picked up by Animalia's "Mane Six", much to the surprise of almost everyone on the internet. To many, the chances of six single horse Animalians (whether male or female) living together in one apartment, who didn't mind sharing males were almost zero to none. But Animalians were more open to open relationships, so the chances were more likely in Animalia. But the post he made about it on social media was partly responsible for the surge of "nerds" seeking to join Animalia, since it was a barely decent picture showing himself with the 'Mane Six'.
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While the prep for the 2020 ATE was holding most of the attention, there was plenty going on to prevent boredom.