February 2022 had a bit of a double whammy for Animalia's Year of the Tiger celebrations, mainly because the day immediately before Valentine's Day was Super Bowl Sunday, so there were a few people who would definitely be feeling the effects of "partying too hard" over the week. Fortunately, WSA was allowing a late start to mitigate things like hangovers. Once the day was fully underway, however, there were plenty of things going on to celebrate Valentine's Day in a fun way.
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Probably what was considered the most fun was the Valentine's Day was the Celebration at the Meat Market. While it was only slightly more wild than usual due to its reputation, the only thing that was above and beyond what it normally did was a large carob chocolate fountain where people could dip anything and everything from pretzel rods, to marshmallows, to strawberries. However, there was a single rule involving this that was not negotiable, there was no chocolate to be slathered, etc., on anybody's bodies whatsoever. While there was some who were clearly disappointed, there was plenty of other things going on there to keep things from getting too boring.
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Speaking of 'other things', the new porn studio at the back of the Meat Market was getting a lot of use by the Meat Market's members, as well as a few others.
"So, what's the point of this?" asked one uplifted Animalian who was reviewing the footage of a male eagle Animalian doing some... ungentlemanly things to a female sparrow Animalian.
"I think it has to do with 'unequal relationships'." guessed a human who was working on the video editing.
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Wiccan's Woods was featuring a sudden boom in sales of a fake love potion scam that usually happened around this time. Anyone who attempted to sue Wiccan's Woods over a fake product were easily deflated by others who helpfully (and not-so-helpfully) pointed out the disclaimer that let consumers know that this was a fake product, and not meant to be a substitute for real dating.
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"So, Bald Bull," said one of the staff at Claw Coliseum as Bald Bull was on break, "Anything new to learn or report from your confidence classes?"
"Plenty." said the Bald Bull, "But in the spirit of Valentine's Day, most of the guys have a lot more confidence, but not enough to talk to a pretty girl/female Animalian."
"I remember seeing the first Agent Cody Banks movie when it first came out." answered the staff member, laughing slightly at the memory, "He had almost all the skills of James Bond, but the biggest thing he was 'missing' was the ability to talk to a girl."
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What was probably the most popular, in terms of watches/likes on Animalia's website was the hilarious epic fails at courtship, mainly from guys attempting to charm female Animalians but failing miserably. However, there were a few cases where the opposite was the case. The best case of this was where someone tried to charm Lizzie, only for her to get distracted and accidently rip the door off its hinges, much to the guy's shock and confusion.
While this was funny in its own way, it was the inspiration for a few scathing comments, but these were easily countered by those who target awful people on the internet for clever comebacks. When one said that Lizzie was 'wasting her most fertile years', someone responded with:
Tr0ll Hunt3r: "Shut the * bleep * up, weirdo. She could break your tiny pp in half with a single look."
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While Super Bowl weekend was followed by Valentine's Day, there weren't too many injuries, apart from ego, and everyone was looking forward to the 'cat fights' and the Mountain of the Zodiac Challenge.