Ask Nick and Judy; A lion named Sora.

 

Nick: I actually forgot about that kid for a long time...

Judy: It's not crazy, we deal with hundreds of perps daily, and a lot of those are poor little kits struggling to deal with their first time on some sort of illicit drug. 

Nick: Increasingly, unfortunately, with the number of night howler-based drugs growing year after year...I hate to admit that it's become...sort of a frequent sight...

Judy: It doesn't help that it's starting to get used in legitimate medication now, as it only muddies the waters in terms of policing the use of it...but I'd rather see it synthesized into medication that can help mammals even if it means it also trickles down to the drug trade...

Nick: Needless to say, he had to be very specific when he introduced himself as one of the newest recruits in the bullpen a few months ago. I honestly couldn't place him for a full minute.

Judy: As it turns out, he aggressively cleaned up his act after we had to take him in. No drugs, no drinking, burying himself in his schooling. He was devoted to turning his life around. 

Nick: Apparently, we inspired him to not only better himself, but to take up the blues himself, and become a ZPD officer. He also profusely apologized for sucker-punching me. *Chuckles* 

Judy: You were so blase about that. He was practically crying and yet that trademark smirk of yours didn't waver in the slightest. *Laughs*

Nick: Carrots, surely you remember how many black eyes I've gotten working as your sidekick?

Judy: *Furrows her brow, crossing her arms and looking slightly hurt by Nick's words.* Partner. *She corrects him*

Nick: *Rolls his eyes, shaking his head dismissively* Right, Partner...What I'm saying is, if I held a grudge with every mammal who ever gave me a black eye, half the city would be on my dung list.

Judy: *Laughs* As if I'm not right there with you...it's a wonder we only have two close-call injuries between us all things considered.

Nick: Never a dull moment when you're part of the ZPD's finest...especially when your partner is 'Judege Dread'...

Judy: *Rolls eyes* If we have to go with one of those nicknames, I'd prefer 'RoboHopps'. *Snickers* It just rolls off the tongue better...

Wasty: I should clarify, I meant no disrespect in that ask. I just wanted to make a joke while trying to find a way I could fit a 'Sora' into my Zootopia. I'll admit I'm not a fan of the series, it's just too much of a lore mess for me. But I'm glad others can enjoy it. That said, I sometimes forget some folks can take a gag like that seriously because I'm just so sure of its apparent joke nature that I'm sure it'll land with everyone. Not that everyone will find it funny, just that they'll get it. And I'm sorry if the portrayal upset you.

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Ask Dawn and Vern; Settling the Godparents Issue

 

Vernon: Ah, well we finally settled that more 'er less...

Dawn: Basically we have our 'top two' Godparents sets that are...well both our active Godparents for the lambs.

Vernon: Gus and Mellie are one of 'em, and Zach and Vanna are the other...

Dawn: The reason being is that...should anything happen to us we...didn't want a situation to arise that maybe...*Shrugs* that it was bad timing?

Vernon: *Chuckles* Us dyin' before our time would be bad timin' no matter when it happen's Darlin', that's kinda what death is like...it don't wait fer things to be convenient.

Dawn: *Gets slightly flustered* Y-You know what I mean! I mean *Huffs* Say we pass away, and it's a really bad time for Gus and Melly to take on a trio of grieving lambs? Or it's a bad time for Vanna and Zach? *Wipes brow* We just, didn't want to end up a burden should...the worst occur.

Vernon: Plus it put the whole 'debate' to rest about who should hold the honor o' the title...so that was a relief...*Laughs*

Dawn: As for..."Gaming Godparents"? I don't...really get what that means? That Gus and Melly only lambsit the kids to game with them?

Vernon: *Chuckles* Cause they already do that, so there ain't really a need to change to title of it. I think Pupsitter does just fine and dandy...

Dawn: Usually Gus and Melly will watch them at the store while Vernon and I are busy...though if Vernon and I are going to have to stay anywhere longer than a night, we usually leave the lambs and Audrey and Dorian's for however long we need to.

Vernon: Not often iffin' we can help it. We usually prefer to try and take the pups along for any long-term thangs.

Dawn: Also, in terms of gaming...Edi and Paige are the only ones really interested in gaming, Allison is decidedly not...So really Gus and Melly can only be a gaming godparent to our youngest pups...though Mellie did get Allison into sewing. *Chuckles* Not full-on cosplay or anything, but making and mending her own clothes seems to really appeal to Alli...

Vernon: All them tears in her jeans have been slowly but surely dissapearin' since they started sewin' together...*Chuckles*

Glitz And Chips AU; The Hunters

 

WT: I'd imagine most, though not all the Hunters would live away from Zootopia. Maybe a pawful in other North Mammalian Megacitites, but I imagine a majority of them have chosen to turn their snouts up on the invasive monitoring and large-scale corruption that settles into such places and instead choose to live outside those corrupt spheres of influence even if it means being left to the 'wolves' so to speak.

I figured I'd take a page from Shadowrun here, and other 'future dystopia' stories and have it that some sort of...disaster wiped out a lot of the mammalian population. What remained mostly clumped into these megacities, and while it would give them access to technology beyond their wildest dreams, the trade-off was being ruled over by corporations and monitored constantly. Those who turned their nose up at such a thing are basically homesteaders, out in the overgrown ruins of the abandoned places and building small towns and communities there. Of course, that puts said communities at risk of being raided by others, unable to get help during a plague, or being attacked by god knows what.

Dorian and Audrey would be steadfast homesteaders, with Dorian leading the New Meadowlands Militia in order to protect the burgeoning community and do their best to keep Zootopia from reincorporating it. Zach and Vanna would be a part of this Militia as well.

Ulric would probably live in the city, working as his own sort of...deep underground hacker/detective along with Honey. He'd probably see himself as an almost Neo figure, though whether he can live up to that sort of mantle is up to your imagination.

The west coast would be in a state of disarray, with no megacities to spare save for a few built-up coastal import points. This is because the Juan De Fuca and San Andreas Fault ruptured at the same time during the 'disaster' and basically ruined the western coastal cities. This allows me to place Yuri, Xavier, and their mates into the Zootopian Megacity. Xavier I figure would still be a lawyer, working diligently and tirelessly to fight back against a corrupt legal system to the best of his abilities. Malcolm would be a bartender at one of those literal 'speakeasies', secret internet dead zones where people could congregate without the city's eyes and ears. I imagine restaurants, much less individually owned ones, are functioning in the Megacity. It's all chains and pre-processed corporate-owned joints. Anything resembling an actual restaurant is staffed by robots owned by the greater corporate entities.

Ada would still be working at a hospital, and probably still a friend of the family. But Yuri would more than likely be dead. Despite how much of an ass Yuri can be, he was still a moral mammal. He'd want to join the ZPD and help protect the smaller and weaker mammals in the city. The issue is, of course, Yuri is both stubborn and brazen. He'd quickly become a thorn in the side of the more corrupt mammals in the ZPD, and he'd be disposed of similarly to what was attempted on Hopps and Wilde. Or perhaps maybe he'd go down in a blaze of glory, killing one of the bigger politicians or CEO's and become a martyr for the growing discontent of the city.

Last we've got Wade and Giselle, and Trenton and Qali. I imagine Trent and Qali make a go of defending the outer burrows, and homesteading there. And Wade, after seeing what happened to Yuri making him feel stuck as to what he can do, decided to cut and run to join Trenton and Qali in defending the Burrows. Some would call that cowardly, but he chose that in order to protect Giselle and get her out of the city along with him. Ada was already a widow, and he couldn't risk the same thing happening to Gizzy. In the Burrows, Trenton heads up the defensive militia, with Wade as his deputy, similar to the situation with Dorian and Zach. Qali is a trap designer and layer, using her small size, agility, and dextrous paws to shore up defenses against neighboring towns and the city at large, and Gizzy is a farmhand.

Thanks for the ask!

Ask the Big/Smoll Couples; Sleeping Arrangements

 

Dawn: So far, we haven't really had that issue, but I think that's because Vernon tends to...sort of spoon-cuddle me. *Snickers*

Vernon: I mean, it'll probably happen eventually, but I figure what with bein' curled up that way it's...it's like even in my sleep I'm real aware my Honey Lamb is there...

Trenton: So I'm not the only one playing Big Spoon? *Laughs*

Kodi: I kinda assumed that was the standard...granted Val doesn't want to do that every night...*Laughs* More often than not she's rolled over onto me...

Val: *Snickers* He's so fluffy there's almost no position I can lay on him from that's uncomfortable...It's like he's made of memory foam...*laughs*

Qali: Usually I tend to wriggle around the most during sleep...Trenny's like a rock once he's out. *Giggles*

Trenton: That's why she always starts out in my arms, and when we wake up she's pressed up under and around my chin. 

Vernon: That said, most of us...like...the size isn't too different fer most of us to really have an issue...o'course I don't know about Zach and Vanna, and Wade and Giz...well...

Vanna: *Blushes* I...don't really want to admit this but...I mean, it has happened...

Zach: Luckily my Kitten is a very light sleeper...so the second she rolls over me, she'll wake up on her own a'fore I even object...

Vanna: G-Generally I'm the big spoon...but sometimes...well...

Zach: Cuddles can get purty warm, and with Kitten bein' so light at sleep, we don't always tangle ourselves up so we can actually get good sleep when we need to...we start work purty early in the mornin' after all.

Vanna: Says you...when you're out, you're out...I don't even think a bomb going off would pull you out of a dead sleep...

Zach: *Laughs* Why do y'all think half the time I don't even wake up when y'all accidentally start smotherin' me?

Dawn: It's starting to sound like being a very deep sleeper is a Hunter thing...

Wade: Well, I guess I break the mold then...because me and Gizzy are the opposite...which is...why the rollovers can be a pretty big issue...

Zach: *Chuckles* Big is an understatement considerin' how tall Gizzy is...

Giselle: *Blushes* Y-yeah, when I fall asleep...I...I tend to go out like a light...and well, I...also tend to toss and turn a lot...due to my neck pain...

Wade: So at least once or twice a night I'll get smothered...*Chuckles* And not in the fun way...

Giselle: *Giselle is flustered* I'm so sorry Love...Really...I-...once we find a place in Tundratown big enough for me, my neck aches will stop, and the-.

Wade: *Places a paw up* It's okay Darlin', really...Haven't gotten hurt too bad yet. *Chuckles* Side's, I knew the score when we started datin', and I was more than willin' to take that risk fer a gal like you...

Giselle: Oh Love...*Kisses Wade on the top of her head.* I love you so much...

Zach: Though...didn't you tell me you almost suffocated last time it happened?

Wade: *Quietly shushes Zach, and whispers* You lookin' to make my gal cry?"

Zach: Oh course not! *Zach replies, placing his paws up defensively.* 'Sides...*Rubs the back of his neck uncomfortably* Not like I got an umbrella handy...*Chuckles*

Ask Omari and Elizabeth; The Moment We Knew.

 Omari: Is it off-putting to say the moment we met? I mean, I know we were pups but...

Elizabeth: I don't really think so...I mean, we were...sort of coming into adulthood at that point I suppose. You were eleven, and I was ten...

Omari: Hardly adults there Dear...

Elizabeth: *Giggles* I meant we were entering puberty. 

Omari: Technically, I suppose. Still I didn't...Hmm...*Scratches chin thoughtfully for a moment* I didn't know what I felt, if that makes sense? I just felt...all warm and fluttery when I first saw you...*laughs* Well, what little you'd allow us to see at that reunion.

Elizabeth: *Snickers* I did spend eighty percent of it hiding behind one of my Dad's at all times. It was only because of Paige's persistence that I finally started playing with the other girls.

Omari: And I couldn't even properly introduce myself. *Shakes head* My brothers just stroll up and introduce themselves, and now I'm hiding behind Piper...

Elizabeth: Poorly I might add, Piper was half your size even then. *Laughs* Still, I did think it was cute...not romantically of course, not yet...but...just seeing this 'giant' hyena, at least comparatively, hiding behind this tiny otter was...well it definitely helped reassure me that my father's were right. That I really didn't have anything to worry about meeting the family. *Snickers* In fact, Malcolm said my cousins would probably be more afraid of me than I was of them.

Omari: After some...prodding by Piper, we...I mean, I slowly eased into being comfortable around Elizabeth. I still felt butterflies in my stomach sometimes, but I managed to keep my cool for the most part.

Elizabeth: We both played instruments, that helped bridge the gap of course. I played violin and Omari played the keyboard.

Omari: *Rolls eyes, snout scrunching in disgust* Poorly I might add. I can't believe I ever played that...*Shudders* 

Elizabeth: *Giggles* You were fine when you practiced with me. Believe me, my classmates back in San Francisgoat were even less gifted than you. 

Omari: I think that was when I knew though...that it was a crush...

Elizabeth: Hmm?

Omari: The first time I saw you play your violin. You played...you played divinely even then but...*Sighs warmly* It was how you looked when you played. That determination, that poise, all signified in your body language alone. All your shyness and timidity just sort of...fell away. And I felt like I could see the real you.

Elizabeth: *Blushes* Aww...Omari...

Omari: Granted, I never got to see you play in such an unabashed fashion until we were what? I was thirteen? 

Elizabeth: *Nods* That was right around the time we all had to relocate to Zootopia after the 'Big One'. Before that, we largely had to wait until reunions to see one another. Well, at least those of us living far out from the city.

Omari: When did you know you had caught feelings for me?

Elizabeth: *Scrunches her muzzle, blushing softly* This is...super embarrassing...

Omari: C'mon. it can't be that bad can it?

Elizabeth: *Lolls head warily* Weeelll....It's just it makes me look both....petty and shallow I think.

Omari: *Flicks a dull glance Elizabeth's way* The river incident?

Elizabeth: *Nods briskly* Yeeees...Where Piper was making fun of me, so you dunked her in the river, and then we both ran away from her giggling like idiots...

Omari: We hid by that tree, and after the coast was clear from my pint-sized pressure cooker of a sister, I took my shirt off to ring out the river water...

Elizabeth: And I...*blushes* noticed your muscles were developing. *Giggling, placing her head in her paws as her blush intensifies* Oh gods, I'm so ashamed of myself.

Omari: *Snickers, shaking his head* We were teens...it's natural. Besides, I'm not so humble I won't take a compliment...

Elizabeth: After that...I started looking at you differently...It was like a door opened, you know? The way you were studying so aggressively to follow in your Mom's footpads even then, the passion you had for medicine, and wanting to help other pups it...I suppose it snared me the same way my music snared you. That passion...

Omari: *Nuzzles Elizabeth's snout with his own affectionately* As for when we...confessed our feelings...it was a whole different sort of mess entirely. 

Elizabeth: Yes...it seems we weren't the only members of the pack forming 'romantic attachments'. And while I was at a sleepover with the other Hunter girls when I was fourteen I...I was pressured into admitting I had a crush on one of my cousins... I wouldn't say who, but unfortunately...Lumi, who was struggling with some very confusing feelings of her own took it to mean it was...well...her...*Sighs* Granted, she still had to work up the courage to confess her feelings for me during a big family barbeque a year later.

Omari: The same one I was aggressively goaded into admitting my own feelings for Elizabeth thanks to Piper's meddling...which she still swears was just so she could tease me for wanting to 'rut my cousin'. But I know her heart was actually in the right place.

Elizabeth: *Rolls eyes* There was a whole 'secret admirer' thing floating around the Barbeque. I was told someone 'liked me' like I liked them by Paige, who was busy trying to set things up for Lumi. I agreed to meet my admirer in the barn at a certain time, which Piper overheard.

Omari: Piper had been entirely ignorant of Lumi's feelings, but she already knew how I felt about Elizabeth, and assumed I was in on the whole thing. And through a murky and confusing exchange, I came to believe that Elizabeth wanted to meet me in the barn to confess her own feelings I hoped she'd held for me. 

Elizabeth: We confessed to each other there, sharing our first...non-familial hug. It should have been a happy moment for us... albeit a bit embarrassing...instead...*Elizabeth winces*

Omari: *Rubs the back of his neck in clear discomfort* Lumi overheard us, and ran off crying. *Sigh* Long story short, the family got treated to finding out Elizabeth and I had a crush on one another, and that Lumi was a lesbian the same day. It was...awkward...

Elizabeth: Despite everything being fine between myself and Lumi now...I still feel bad about it looking back. I just...I couldn't see that Lumi had those kind of feelings for me because I just...I didn't even fathom it. *Chuckles* Imagine that, me, the adopted daughter with two gay fathers and I just wrote off the way she treated me as just...being a nice cousin and friend.

Omari: We were teens, we were all still figuring ourselves out. *Shakes Head*

Elizabeth: Anyway...I don't think our parents, or really the whole family took our little relationship seriously. Not until your Dad caught us getting...um...frisky during a 'date'.

Omari: *Chuckles* After that it was "Doors open at all times, curfew enacted, Piper is my informant." *Rolls wrist* Etcetera, etcetera. Suddenly Mom and Dad were all business. There was a serious discussion as to whether to let this 'go on' because we were cousins...

Elizabeth: It was my parents who managed to calm Uncle Yuri down, making sure to point out again and again that we weren't blood cousins even with his reservations about 'wolf inbreeding stereotypes'. 

Omari: Also, we aren't wolves...*Chuckles* In spirit maybe. 

Elizabeth: *Giggles* I think by that point they all still were assuming we'd break it off...*Extends a paw, flipping it palm side out to reveal a half-moon tattoo.*

Omari: *Shows off his own matching mark* If they were disappointed, they hid it pretty well at our tithing ceremony.

Elizabeth: And Lumi was my maid of honor, in case you were curious. *Giggles*

Ask the Hunter Gals; Sexy Vanna

 

Ada: We haddn't really has ta convince Vanna to dos anyting she hasn't already done hoirself...at least in toims of da standad stuff...*Chuckles, quirking a brow at the tigress* Mostly anyways...

Vanna: *Blushes* I-I-I mean...well...I'm not sure I'm all that...keen about talking about this stuff in public...

Ada: Ain't like we haven't befores...dat's how folks found out mes and Yuri's like a little scratch and bitin' in da bedroom....or' dat Plush and Voinen roleplay sometoims!

Dawn: *Blushes slightly* Well...I mean...s-sometimes...

Ada: But like, lengerry is da standad I tink...we've pretty much alls got one oh dem lacy string nubah's stashed a way in a closet which we knows drives our guys crazee. *Ada bobs her eyebrows suggestively as she takes on a rather mischievous smile.* O' course mine is a little more faux ledda den lace...*Snickers*

Qali: Oh yeah, also doesn't Zach do dances for you? In like a speedo?!

*Vanna shrinks into her shoulders, blushing intensely.* I-I mean...W-We...it depends on who...*trails off into embarrassed muttering*

Giselle: *Laughs* Oi, no shame Vanna. Wade does l'ittle dance for me...

Ada: So does he use one of ya legs as a dancin' pole, or yas neck? *Cackles*

Malcolm: So yeah, no one really needs to convince Vanna of anything...well...reasonable anyway...

*The girls, save Vanna, throw a glance in Myra's direction*

Myra: What's with the dirty look? Just cause I suggested a threesome one time!?

*Vanna slinks lower into herself, the flush under her fur beet red as she lets out a weak whine.*

Myra: I don't understand why everyone acts like it's a big deal...what's with a little mate sharing between sisters?

Vanna: MYRA STOP! *Vanna Groans*