08-21-2016, 09:16 PM
Judy Hopps was a very clever rabbit. And she knew this; Nick seemed very content with reminding her of it. But she couldn't wrap her head around the hatred of humans around here. At least, what she assumed were humans. The lanky mammals with not much fur except for on their heads. The ones she had met, the Captain, Blink, Marcus, and Hal, were great people. Some of them a little rough around the edges, but then, so was Nick. She just didn't quite understand it yet. It did, however, remind her greatly of how broken Zootopia was, where speciesism ran the city. And she hated it.
The Prince turned to Judy as the captain left, clearing his throat.
"So you're the representative from the Avengers," said the elf, with a tone that suggested that he held her in low esteem. His words were laced with condescension and distrust. After all, she worked with humans.
"That's me, sir. Judy Hopps, at your service!" Despite being all too aware of his thought process, she smiled, albeit somewhat forcing it. She wasn't too happy about these kidnappings, nowhere close. She understood Rigalt's pain nearly perfectly. Someone close to her had been taken from her, too. But she didn't want to fall into that again. There was so much anger, worry, sadness. Just like now.
"I've heard. Tybalt said that you're a diplomat. There is more you can do. Correct?" Judy nearly scoffed. Of course there was more! She was one of Zootopia's finest! Then, he couldn't have known that.
She mentally facepawed, reminding herself not to blame him for accidental prejudice. After all, to humans, apparently, all rabbits were simply meek prey. Like... like things used to be. Judy made a mental note, that humans were from a version of the world where animals didn't evolve. Instead, the humans rose to power. Odd, she didn't believe in the multiverse theory before.
"Yeah. I'm actually a trained police officer back where I come from. Top of my class in the academy, in fact." The rabbit looked back on that memory with pride. It was certainly a defining moment of her life. When everything fit together, and she knew that it was destiny. Of course, then she was given parking duty, but that was irrelevant. The point was, she was a cop through and through, in all but title.
"Police officer. Right." His voice still carried that patronizing tone. She found the fur on the back of her neck bristling. This guy was irritating. But not in a good way, like Nick. Unlike Rigalt, he had boundaries.
"Well, anyway. What's your sister like?" And then the prince went off on a tangent like she'd never heard in her life. A few assorted curse words that she'd never heard, a lot of yelling, and maybe some crying? She'd lost track somewhere around 17 minutes. Hell if she'd stop him now, though. That was asking to be hurt or scolded.
At last, his rant reached its conclusion, and he sighed.
"You'll have to forgive me. I'm just... very proud of her. For what she's become now." Judy smiled, genuinely for the first time. She still couldn't tell if it was because he was finally done, or if she was touched by his love for her. It seemed that perhaps Rigalt was more relatable than anticipated. That was good, at least he wasn't a total jerkface.
She'd need that positivity later on, that was for sure.
The Prince turned to Judy as the captain left, clearing his throat.
"So you're the representative from the Avengers," said the elf, with a tone that suggested that he held her in low esteem. His words were laced with condescension and distrust. After all, she worked with humans.
"That's me, sir. Judy Hopps, at your service!" Despite being all too aware of his thought process, she smiled, albeit somewhat forcing it. She wasn't too happy about these kidnappings, nowhere close. She understood Rigalt's pain nearly perfectly. Someone close to her had been taken from her, too. But she didn't want to fall into that again. There was so much anger, worry, sadness. Just like now.
"I've heard. Tybalt said that you're a diplomat. There is more you can do. Correct?" Judy nearly scoffed. Of course there was more! She was one of Zootopia's finest! Then, he couldn't have known that.
She mentally facepawed, reminding herself not to blame him for accidental prejudice. After all, to humans, apparently, all rabbits were simply meek prey. Like... like things used to be. Judy made a mental note, that humans were from a version of the world where animals didn't evolve. Instead, the humans rose to power. Odd, she didn't believe in the multiverse theory before.
"Yeah. I'm actually a trained police officer back where I come from. Top of my class in the academy, in fact." The rabbit looked back on that memory with pride. It was certainly a defining moment of her life. When everything fit together, and she knew that it was destiny. Of course, then she was given parking duty, but that was irrelevant. The point was, she was a cop through and through, in all but title.
"Police officer. Right." His voice still carried that patronizing tone. She found the fur on the back of her neck bristling. This guy was irritating. But not in a good way, like Nick. Unlike Rigalt, he had boundaries.
"Well, anyway. What's your sister like?" And then the prince went off on a tangent like she'd never heard in her life. A few assorted curse words that she'd never heard, a lot of yelling, and maybe some crying? She'd lost track somewhere around 17 minutes. Hell if she'd stop him now, though. That was asking to be hurt or scolded.
At last, his rant reached its conclusion, and he sighed.
"You'll have to forgive me. I'm just... very proud of her. For what she's become now." Judy smiled, genuinely for the first time. She still couldn't tell if it was because he was finally done, or if she was touched by his love for her. It seemed that perhaps Rigalt was more relatable than anticipated. That was good, at least he wasn't a total jerkface.
She'd need that positivity later on, that was for sure.