"Hey, everyone, it's the Quasi-Raccoon Cuties on Heiya Island," said Tani. She and the others were all wearing bikinis, though Date was also wearing trunks. "As you might know, various Asian countries have holidays that don't even show up on the calendar for people in Europe and America."
"And one of those holidays is Songkran," said Naya, "It used to be the Thai New Year, which involved a cleansing ritual where was water was poured over idols, children, and the elderly. But eventually, Thailand changed its calendar to match the rest of the world. Now Songkran is mostly one big water fight."
"And when so many Thai people moved in to Heiya Island, Animalia was more than willing to pick it up, in our own special way," said Date, "It's open war here and anyone wearing a swimsuit is fair game." At that point, a lot of water was poured on the three of them, making them do excited screams.
After wringing the water out their hair, Tani said, "So yeah, everyone on Heiya Island's out to soak everyone else. Only a few people are staying out of it. Including, ironically enough, Shuixing of the Five Elements. But at least she has an excuse because she's so pregnant right now."
"The rest of the Five Elements are out with their dates, even Tuxing and Lenard. Lenard's little brother is lucky to be part of the 'cultural experience'," said Naya.
"Of course, everyone's wonder which of the Five Elements will be getting married next," said Date, "There's actually quite a betting pool over that." A pie chart appeared, showing red, yellow, white, and green segments to show which of the remaining four Elements were most favored for being married next. Unsurprisingly, Tuxing and Lenard had the biggest lead, with Muxing and Li-Wei surprisingly not far behind. Fueling the former was the rumor that Tuxing was planning on retiring from the Five Elements and letting her apprentice, Liao, take her place.
"Anyways, the rest of Heiya Island is having fun with this festival," said Tani, showing various pictures of Animalians and humans getting wet.
"Especially for those who signed up for or watched the wet t-shirt contest," said Naya, "But unfortunately, we don't have any footage from that." This caused a lot of disappointment from the viewers. "Still, we can tell you about the winners. The top winner, surprisingly enough, was Madame Juliet Renard-Argenté, who allegedly had some rather some sake before participating." This quite a lot of comments, mainly a demand for pictures.
"So as spring starts to transition into summer, we'll be seeing more things open up," said Date, "Like possibly the extension of Heiya Island's population to the new island, as well as new colonies in Europe getting formal introductions. Keep listening for more news and we'll see you later in the wilds of Animalia."