Friday, August 28, 2020
Ask Xavier and Malcolm; Legal Pups
Xavier: Well if one of my nephews or nieces was interested, of course, I'd be happy to share whatever knowledge I could with them, but I can't see myself trying to pressure anyone, relative or no, into pursuing a legal career. Not only am I not as bad as my father when it comes to matters like that...at least I'd like to hope so, the legal field is sort of a...
Malcolm: Dry...? Stuffy?
Xavier: Not for everyone.
Malcolm: Cause of all the readin' y'all have to do?
Xavier: There is quite a bit of that involved yes, with complicated and verbose language that could put some of the worst insomnia sufferers to bed within moments. It's not as 'exciting' as those television dramas make it out to be. Impassioned speeches and damning admissions in the court are significantly fewer and farther between than most would think. That's not to say I haven't had my fair share of shining moments in court mind you. I just spend a lot more time researching law and preparing cases and so forth. What I'm basically saying to those that are interested is that if you are expecting to walk into a Pheonix Flight game, you will be sorely disappointed.
Malcolm: Well when y'all put it like that, ya make it sound like the dullest, most disinterestin' line o' work I've ever heard of.
Xavier: Don't get me wrong, it can be very rewarding. And rarely do I ever loath my work. I'm just saying...it takes a certain kind of mammal to be an attorney. A good one anyway. So while I would happily love to share my knowledge with an interested family member...I'm...er...honestly, I'd be terribly worried about boring them to tears. *Chuckles*
Malcolm: Aww, don't put yerself down there Fluffybuns. Yer law stories ain't that bad...
Xavier: Tell that to my brothers...and Mother...and Father...and pretty much any mammal who isn't also a lawyer or works in a legal capacity. *Laughs* Oh, and Dawn. I suppose her time as Assistant Mayor did well to steel her attention span in regards to legal proceedings.
Malcolm: Well, y'all never know. One of them pups yer brothers adopt someday could be just as keen on them stories.
Xavier: Well if that day ever comes, I'll be sure to try to ease them into the full depth of my legal knowledge. Maybe that will manage to foster that interest within them without snuffing it out altogether.
Malcolm: I know y'all will Fluffbuns. And yer' gonna be that pups' favorite Uncle.
Xavier: Please, if any mammal is guaranteed to be their favorite in terms of Uncles, it's going to be you Ginger Snap, paws down.
Malcolm: Aww....*Blushing* Hush now...
Ask the Cops; Close Calls
Vernon: I'm purty sure the only one in the family who's had a real...close call would be Zach.
Yuri: I had a gun pointed at me once, thankfully I was faster on the draw then the fella holdin' the pistol.
Zach: Again, I want receipts for that.
Yuri: I'm sooo sorry that I wasn't dumb enough to let that lynx pump a few holes in me as proof before i took the time to disarm him. Sadly I ain't as much of a lunkhead as you are mister 'I'm gonna dive in front of the lamb bein' aimed at instead o' disarmin' the perp'!
Xavier: YURI! Zach almost DIED! You are so lucky mother isn't here to hear you talk like that!
Yuri:C'mon, it's right outta the book! Disarm the perp first! They practically teach it to you day one at the academy! Iffin' you disarmed him, he woulda never got the shot off!
Trenton: Or he could have hit a bystander, or fired into the air and the bullet could have hit anyone...
Yuri: Oh now don't start defendin' him! Zach let his emotions cloud his judgment!
Zach: Yeah, cause you've never done that before! Just how many times have y'all been suspended?
Yuri: *Crosses his arms defensively* That's...that's not even...
Zach: At least I was tryin' to protect someone, not throwin' a temper tantrum!
Yuri: *Huffs in annoyance* Well you- I- I mean-! *Snort* Whatever...
Zach: Sides, you know as well as I do that iffin' you was in my sole pads, you woulda' done the same damn thang!
Yuri: Pft...
Zach: Anyway...I made the call. I took the risk and I saved that lamb, and thankfully I managed to live to boot. I'd call it a win, despite the fact that I've had that incident hangin' over my head ever since in terms of the way Pa treats me at work. But despite all that, I'd do it again iffin' I had to in a heartbeat. I made the right call.
Vernon: That's another thang I'm sure Ma doesn't want to hear...*Chuckles*
Zach: Well I stand by it!....*mumbles quietly* Sorry Ma...
Vernon: What about y'all, Nick? Judy? Dawn told me ya'll both had some close ones.
Nick: Meh, I got hit in the shoulder once during the shoot out at Zootopia's first national. Shoulder is still a little stiff in the mornings, but I wouldn't call it ser-
Judy: It could have been.
Nick: Carrots...
Judy: If that shot had been a few inches lower...
Nick: Well I could say the same about the drunk fox who tried to bite out your jugular. I mean had he bit down just a little bit deeper...
Vernon: Drunk fox?
Nick: Not me, if that's what you were thinking. And I'd like to point out, we were talking centimeters there, unlike my 'inches'.
Judy: I made a mistake! The fact that we had dealt with that perp multiple times without a hassle had my guard down! Meanwhile, you were practically running out into a hail of gunfire all gung-ho!
Nick: There was a few feet between me and that second squad car. I needed a better angle...I just...mistimed it is all...
Judy: Mistimed!? Why would you even take such a risk, you Dumb Fox! There was n-!
Yuri: Sweet Sawgrass, we get it, yer both strong, independent cops who shrug off grievous injuries. Would y'all just admit ya gave each-other a scare and kiss and make-up?
Judy:...
Nick:...
Judy: The bite was serious. I know...I'm sorry...
Nick: I shoulda held out for back up instead of making that dumb maneuver, I'm sorry I put you through that Carrots...
Judy: I love you...
Nick: Do you?
Judy: *Chuckles* You know I do, dumb fox.
Nick: *Chuckles* Do I know that? Of course I do...
Judy: *Giggles*
Nick: Y'know, I gotta say Big Fella, your brother has quite a way with words.
Ask Dawn And Vern; Smoking
Dawn: Vernon and I are at...a bit of an impasse when it comes to that particular 'what if'. While I'm not sure exactly what kind of... I don't like to use the word punishment...'scolding' maybe? Definitely a stern talking too. But honestly, I'm not entirely sure what would be the best approach to instill in our pups that it's a dangerous and dirty habit. But Vernon...well...
Vernon: Alright, hear me out. I think if we catch any of the pups smokin', we make 'em smoke a full pack.
Dawn: Vernon no! That's terribly irresponsible, and it's unsafe!
Vernon: It's how my Pa handled it! He caught Yuri tryin' to puff up a storm behind the barn and made him smoke a whole pack full o' Paw Mauls.
Dawn: Puppy...
Vernon: What? It worked? Granted Yuri threw up a few times, but he hasn't smoked since! And that's sayin' somethin'! You know what a difficult pup he was!
Dawn: Puppy, that's cruel and unusual, even if this is Yuri we're talking about! Do you really want to put your lambs through something like that? To make them throw up? And who knows what kind of damage that would do to their lungs!
Vernon:*Wincing* Well....er....now that y'all frame it like that...
Dawn: How else am I supposed to frame it? I...*sigh* I'm sorry if I sound like I'm overreacting...It's just...I mean you know what my father was like...
Vernon: I k-know Honey Lamb...I guess I didn't see it that way...I mean...I guess it seemed harmless growin' up...maybe more so cause it weren't happenin' to me.
Dawn: Well...I mean...It isn't on par with what my father did...I just...I don't want to risk traumatizing our lambs. They already have enough on their plate as it is coming from a mixed family, the last thing they need is to be hashing out 'the time their parents made them smoke a whole carton of cigarettes' to their therapist someday.
Vernon: Well, we can ask around fer ideas on how to handle it. Maybe get some feedback from our friends, er' yer mom, or therapist...and then we can just...pray we never have to cross that bridge...
Dawn: I've already got my hooves crossed.
Thursday, August 27, 2020
An Ask for the Author; Fics I want to Read
WT: When I say I've got a list, it's a mental one, and...admittedly it's foggy. Most of my 'reads' are for stories I've been commissioned to do art for, such as “Embrace It” by StarfangSecrets. Admittedly I read the starter story for it, but haven't read the longer follow-up. There's also “The Interspecies Support Network” which is partially a Gid/Sharl story by GabrielLaVedier, and what seems like a funny story called Duke Weasleton story called “Cash Only” by I Write Big. There's also a few Gid/Sharl and Nick/Judy fics I never finished reading despite that they were good. And even a Nick/Dawn three chapter story with smut that I also can't recall the name of. And there's also the works of Upplet, specifically “When Instinct Fails”, Something I had been meaning to read when the author started touching base with me years ago, and is now so massive I feel like I'll never be able to actually read it.
I'm also open to suggestions, but like every other list in my life, it just stares me back in the face, taunting me with it's increasing length.
Here's a link to those fics btw, in case you guys are interested.
Primal Instincts
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12026872/1/Primal-Instincts
And the sequel; Embrace it
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12032065/1/Embrace-It
Interspecies Relationship Support Network- Tri-Burrows Chapter
https://archiveofourown.org/works/12944679/chapters/29586276
Cash Only
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12734501/1/CASH-ONLY
When Instinct Fails
Ask Dawn; Representatives and Government
Dawn: Oh yes, I'm sorry. I sometimes forget Zootopia has a rather odd system of government when compared to other nations and city-states, so I've probably mentioned a few things off-hoofed about my time in politics while just assuming everyone understood what I meant. *Ahem*, Zootopia is a rather unique city-state because it was founded by representatives from multiple nations from Roarope. Although Richard the Lionhearted lead the charge in founding the new nation, it was meant to be it's own free nation shared by its founders. Naturally, this meant that at the start of things, each cluster of mammals from the nations that joined this expedition, after settling a portion of the land, would need a mammal from their party that would represent their specific interests. This is of course what lead to the formation of a representative council made up of mammals from each tribe and the formation of official district lines. Of course, the nation still needed a figurehead, to weigh and balance the concerns of the population as a whole, and while this position didn't start out as a 'Mayor', it is what the role has evolved into today.
So how does it work? Well, each district elects a representative, and an 'assistant' or 'vice' representative that works for the specific district much like they did when Zootopia was founded. They handle in district concerns, and take up larger issues with the rest of the representatives and Mayor, depending on what stands to be affected by any changes. The Mayor and their assistant is elected to represent the city overall, and acts as a mediator to those representative concerns, and takes them into account when formulating new policies and allocating funds and other necessities.
I do hope that...sort of clears things up for you. I know it's a rather unusual system, but so far it's worked well for Zootopia.
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