Antier enters the fashion lab.

Welcome, welcome, into my laboratory! I do not experiment with fashion, but today I decided to make an exception! Fashion - it is not my strong suit.

I joke not! This is coming from the girl who likes skirts so long and full they could cover an elephant. And t-shirts. I like t-shirts.

Whyville is not much different. Long ago, when Whyville was in a feeble and primitive state (slightly exaggerating), I went about as a pixie with frizzy hair. Then, for a while, I actually followed the crowd and used the typical hair and clothing and whatnot. Then, I remember, for a while I used a creepy mummy/witch getup, and then I transformed into the essence of a large hat. Then somewhere along there came the stick figure head, and then finally the current face.

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Cobd talks about the new Whyville Guides.

Hello Whyvillians! This week a new feature has come to Whyville - the Whyville Tour Guides. But what are Whyville Tour Guides? According to the Welcome Page, Whyville Tour Guides are a system where citizens can "take (newbies) around on tour, answer their questions, and, in general, be friendly to new citizens who might just be feeling a little bit intimidated."

When a citizen arrives at the Welcome Lounge (where the system is located) they'll first be told whether they're eligible to be a Whyville Guide or not. If they are, they can go into the Lounge, get a very stylish hat and start touring Newbies by whispering "tour" to them. They can then go to different locations by typing "teleport (location)" or just by traveling there manually. A Newbie will immediately go to the Welcome Lounge, get an equally stylish hat and just wait for someone to pick them up as a tour buddy.

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