With Spring officially beginning, Spring Fever (or so it was called for those under the age of 18) was also beginning for many Animalians. While most of the time it led to minor, amusing embarrassments, it also was when a larger amount of "heat suppressants" and/or birth control. It also marked a new beginning for a number of things, mainly programs involving upcoming Animalian events, as well as a few relatively new ones.
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Probably what was the biggest thing going on was the prep for the 2021 IAC, since the 2020 Olympics had been delayed to 2021 due to the Pandemic. Due to this coincidence, though, it was a good time to compare amateur Animalian Athletes to professional Olympic Athletes. Because of that, A lot of those who had signed up for the IAC began doubling down on their training. Since a few of the limitations that had been put in place to control the spread of the Pandemic had been lifted, Animalians had begun doubling down on their weightlifting routines to burn off the "fluff" that had accumulated during lockdown. This was having noticeable effects on many Animalian physiques, if the girlish squealing that accompanied many male Animalians taking off their shirts, even more so at Dino City.
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Meanwhile, Mercy Elaga was looking over the criminal records of the first members of her 'Criminal Trash Recycling' Program. One of them made her laugh slightly, since it was an exception to the usual "no drug ring kingpins" rule she and the PR-MD had put in place. As it had turned out, the kingpin for one recently busted was a 600+ pound man who had been running the entire ring from his own bed (yes, someone commented "Breaking Bed" on the news article) who had turned to the drug trafficking trade to pay for his medical bills due to the number of health problems his 600+ pounds had caused him.
The other that made her smile was that of Rosie's ex-husband, who had beat up the girl he had been staying with bad enough to not kill her, yet warrant a five-year prison sentence if the program hadn't accepted him. Of course, she wouldn't tell him that his ex-wife was now an Animalian, nor would she tell him that she and her new husband had moved to Maelewano.
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Another, relatively new thing that was going on was Miss Fabina's 'Plastic Recycling Program'. While officially the program was about recycling plastic waste from various local households, the program was actually about "cleansing" ex-porn stars who had modified themselves with so much plastic, for various reasons, that they ended up losing their old identities. With the first successful batch, Miss Fabina was looking at others who would be good candidates.
To her surprise, during a Skype call with Ami, she had gotten some new recruits whom Ami said were 'gyaru', even though she wasn't quite sure what that meant. Though by the files, and the pictures included with said files, they had "modified" themselves to the point where it was pretty hard to see that they were once Japanese/Asians, so she might have had a general idea.
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While there were occasional cold snaps going on, Spring in Animalia was generally warm and welcoming.