Ask the BellHunters

Hello, I'm Dawn Hunter-Bellwether...er, formerly Dawn Bellwether if you didn't recognize the added surname. And before you ask, yes 'that' Dawn Bellwether. Ex-Assistant Mayor, Ex-Mayor, Ex-Criminal Mastermind (Reformed thank you very much), City Savior, Controversial Author, and Predator/Prey relationship advocate. I'm also, as you probably guess by the hyphenated last name, married, and happily so to my mate Vernon Hunter, a gray wolf. I'm also a mother to three wonderful pups, something I never thought I'd ever have the chance to be! But, lamb sakes, I've gushed enough about myself here without explaining exactly what this blog is for. You see, after the release of my book “Predator Seeking Prey”, our little family started to get a lot of public attention again, and with it came a lot of question from curious mammals and other pred/prey couples from all over Animalia. My best friend and mate Vernon thought it would be a good idea to deal with these questions directly by opening a sort of blog/forum and taking those questions about our lives directly. Since then, I'd like to say our little blog has been quite successful, with even members of our family and friend circle pitching in and taking a few questions as well. So with all that said., please feel free to Ask Away!


Oh, and also, feel free to check our old location for previous asks until we can get a better archive system in place!


The original Ask Dawn And Vern Tumblr! This blog is a continuation/reboot of the "AskDawnAndVern" tumblr, as I am permanently locked out of the Tumblr at present.

https://askdawnandvern.tumblr.com/


(Blog Author Note: This blog is based on the fanfiction “The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether” as well as it's pseudo-sequel “A Lamb Among Wolves”. If you haven't read them, it'll probably help you better understand what's going on here if you do. I'll link both stories below. Oh Also, I'm open to questions as well. Simply direct “Author” emails to “WastedTime” when composing them. And before I forget, I have a Patreon! Five dollars gets you access to in progress fics, Ask priority, and art previews of both SFW and NSFW art. Of course, even a dollar would help. Seriously, it's how I keep projects like this alive.


The Rehabilitation of Dawn Bellwether:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11999389/1/The-Rehabilitation-of-Dawn-Bellwether

A Lamb Among Wolves:

https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12364172/1/A-Lamb-Among-Wolves


Wasted Time's Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/wastedtimeee


Thursday, April 28, 2022

Ask Wasty; Sanctioned Heroes

 

WT: In the Bellhunterverse, powerds have always been a thing, which makes Animalian history even more of a violent and bloody mess than we're used to. With powered making up at least 20 percent of the population on average, that could mean a lot of mammals out there slinging god-like powers with no oversight or regulations to protect those without said powers, or the cities they live in. Naturally, something like that couldn't be allowed to go on without nations and cities like Zootopia enacting elaborate systems not only to train heroes but to register and keep track of powereds for the good of public safety. Largely these systems are overseen by other, veteran powereds, working in part with normal mammals in the government and positions of power.


Those heroes who are 'sanctioned', and there are varying degrees of sanctions, are those powereds who are legally allowed to operate as heroes and are required to be registered with the government, as well as the ZPD in the case of Nick and Judy. The government do know their identities, although with special legal limitations upheld by various companies, and various hero rights organizations to protect their personal privacy. Basically, there are several layers of legal murkiness in place to allow just enough about their identities to be known by the right people for legal and security purposes. If they go overboard with collateral damage or go, rogue, having baseline knowledge of their true identities will make it easier for them to stopped and or held accountable.


So to wrap this up with a summary. The public have no knowledge of Nick, Judy, Finnick, or Bogo's identity. And those that do know it have an extremely bare-bones version of it tailor-made for said heroes own protection.


As for the corrupt elements in each organization that would seek to hold our heroes under their thumb, they are somewhat caught in a catch twenty-two that would risk them playing their hands and revealing themselves should they try to abuse that privileged information. But some of said corrupt individuals may...have other plans in mind. 

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