"Hello, everyone. This is Naya of the Quasi-Raccoon Cuites and right now I'm on Ao Guang Island, covering some of the IAC events that are taking place here. As you can see, Ao Guang is becoming quite the hotspot in the Heiya Prefecture. Though considering the tropical climate, the clear sparkling water, and the resort that's built up here, it's no big surprise."
"And with me right now is one of the newest residents, Ms. Qing." The camera panned over to show a tigress Animalian wearing a surprisingly conservative dress and having her hair up in a bun. "So, Ms. Qing, you're wanting to open an etiquette school?" asked Naya.
"Yes, though it won't be as extensive as some other schools," said Ms. Qing.
"And yet, your intended students are going to be elderly women?" asked Naya.
"I wouldn't say 'elderly', but plenty of them are more than old enough to have not forgotten their manners," said Ms. Qing, "Someone is going to need to reeducate them on how they're supposed to interact with people and not use their seniority as an excuse to be rude."
"Ok, but why would these ladies want to go to your school?" asked Naya.
"Court order," said Ms. Qing, smiling in a way to show of her new fangs, "Quite a few of these ladies have been charged with disturbing the peace as well as been caught running scams. A few classes at my school seem like a better alternative than paying a fine or avoiding some jail time."
"Well, I can see them trying to stay on their best behavior," said Naya.
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"And here we are at Ao Guang's beach, where this year's bodybuilding competition will be held," said Date, "The competition is going to be fierce as always. Since Animalians start off in an ideal state of physical fitness, it takes extra work for them to stand out. And here's someone who would know plenty about that." The camera panned over to show Abby and Samson. "So, Samson, what do you think your chances are here?"
"Well, I think I've done a lot of work on my muscles," said Samson. Indeed, since he was just wearing a pair of swim trunks, his carved upper body was there for all to see. Admittedly, his black fur made the crevices between his slabs of muscles a bit harder to see, but up close, it was like he was carved from obsidian. "But still, I don't particularly need to win. I'm mostly doing it for the fun of it. Not that I'm not going to not give it my best, but if someone manages to do better than me, they deserve it."
"And Abby, you're competing alongside him?" asked Date.
"I suppose I could if I wanted," said Abby. She was wearing a bikini that showed off her curvaceous and toned body. Years of farmwork before and after her conversion had left her anything but skinny or pudgy. "But I don't need to compete here. I've already gotten my gold medal," said Abby, holding up a medal that had been nestle in her cleavage.
"Wait, I thought they don't hand out the medals until all the events were completed," said Date.
"Actually, this is the medal I won from the first IAC," said Abby, "I just wanted to bring it along, give Samson a little extra luck. I'll be getting my gold medal for this year later."
"And what do you think about the herm division this year?" asked Date.
"Well, for one thing, it's hardly the first time it's been used," said Abby, "There have been herms competing pretty much since Iphis and Ianthe were first uplifted and it has achieved official recognition since then. The main difference now is that herms have been more of a niche before and now there are more than enough herms to count as a division on their own."
"As for who seems likeliest to win, that's a tough call. There have been some who have been honing themselves since last time like Nio and then there are newer competitors like Charlotte," said Samson, "So I don't think I'm quite qualified to judge that. Which is probably why I'm in the competition itself."
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"Of course, that's just a small taste of what's going on Ao Guang Island," said Tani, "But we have even more news coming. Join me as me and Lexia from Animalia Ambassadoria will be discussing where the next Animalian colonies will be: in the Indian Ocean for the Tiger Lord's palace and the South China Sea with the Phoenix Queen's palace."