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File Size 149.8 kB
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The building was cold and dusty and empty. As the duo walked about they left a trail of pawprints on the floor, occasionally disturbing the odd spider, sending it skittering off in an arachnid panic. Apparently the place had been on the market for over a year now, its price having been slashed repeatedly as the months went by until it finally fell into the range of the couple.
"Well, it's certainly big enough..."
The rabbit's voice echoed through the empty rooms. What little furniture remained towered over her; the building had originally held a hay bar, serving larger ungulates and even the much larger fox would have trouble making use of anything. But large mammals were few and far between, so it had fallen to the smaller creatures to make something out of the place.
"Running water, hot and cold, bathroom, plenty of space for bakin'..."
The fox looked over the facilities with the eye of business, imagining where flour would be stored and pies baked. There would, of course, need to be some space set aside for living, since neither of them could even afford to rent an apartment after buying this place, something that sparked a little twinge of guilt in the larger mammal.
"I love it!"
The fox stopped cold, confused as the rabbit bounded forward, jumping noisily on a moth eaten couch whose springs creaked ominously, even under her meager weight. The outburst had been one of joy, that was certain, but over a business venture like this?
"Look... Judy, I know it's not much but-"
"It's plenty. Don't worry, I got this. You were an only child, you don't know what a relief it'll be to have some space. Lots of space."
"Uh, I have siblings."
"Yeah, like.. two? Close enough anyway. I once spent a month bunking with 12 cousins, you take the couch, I'll set up shop in that closet."
The bunny gestured to an open door, leading to what had apparently stored brooms and cleaning supplies. Given her size she could have easily fit her bed inside. Gideon sighed and sat beside her, or at least tried, as he sank into the couch there was a creak and the bunny was clumsily bounced off of the stiff upholstery, landing awkwardly on the floor.
"Judy! I uh... sorry."
"No harm done, at least you didn't sit on me, big guy."
She was always so upbeat, how did she even manage it? He was sick to his stomach; they'd put everything they had into this, everything. If this didn't work out, if the bakery failed...
"Look... are you sure about this? I mean we can still cancel payment."
"What? Why?"
The fox looked around the barren room for a long time. He wasn't good with words and never had been. It was hard sometimes, to give voice to his feelings. And right now both the room, and he, felt rather empty.
"It's just... this. Did you ever think you'd be here, in a place like this? I mean, this ain't the academy, or that fine police building you keep talkin' about, it, it ain't much at all really.You ever dream of anything like this?"
"Nope, I figured I'd leave Bunnyburrows, ace the academy, enter the ZPD and crack a bank robbery in my first week. Then it was onwards to Sergeant and maybe even chief one day, you know, typical kid stuff"
The fox's face fell. That wasn't going to be happening, not yet anyway, setting up the bakery would require far too much effort for one mammal and she'd agreed to help for at least the next year. That was putting her life on hold, and for what? This was his dream, not hers and he wasn't even sure about that. If there was one thing he remembered about her it was that she'd always had that dream, getting her badge and making the world a better place. And he'd had this idea for what? six months? Even baking was just something he'd kinda lucked into.
He swatted aimlessly at something that was tickling his nose, it was a thin pink ribbon being waved about by a small grey paw. Judy had hopped back up while he was lost in thought and was now staring down at him with her perpetual smile. She could be remarkably quick sometimes, it was hard to keep track of her. Another paw ruffled his headfur, causing a small puff of dust to drift lose.
"I certainly didn't expect to end up here, with this big marshmallow of a fox trying to start a bakery in a place where I have to jump just to sit on a chair. But you know, at times like this I'll always remember what my dad told me."
Judy assumed, or tried to, a posture of fatherly authority, a difficult thing to do in her pink and blue outfit. Especially when the old sofa creaked again and she fell backwards. Undeterred as always she got back up, speaking in a falsetto male voice.
"Dreams are fine as long you don't believe in them too much. Also, carrots."
"Uh..."
"What? That was funny, c'mon!"
"It doesn't sound funny..."
The rabbit was up and about again, , moving across the floor, her pink top billowing out slightly as she moved, stirring up little clouds of dust. She stopped, dead center of the room and gestured about.
"Look, this, there's so much it can be! You can put all the flour in there, and a few ovens over there, and that sink is large enough for all the dishes you make... I was like, six when I decided to be a cop, I had no idea all this sort of stuff existed. This is a new dream, and I'd like to see how I- how we'll do at it."
"We mightn't..."
"Then there'll be other dreams, people change, so I'm told. 'So is est immer.'"
"What's that mean?"
"'So it is', I think. I read it somewhere. Now let's unpack, get the blankets, we're sharing the couch."
"I thought you said-"
"I'm not sleeping in a closet, and it's only until the movers get our stuff delivered. SO like, two weeks, tops."
"Uh, alright, I guess..."
"But if you roll over on me I'm kicking your keister."
"Well, it's certainly big enough..."
The rabbit's voice echoed through the empty rooms. What little furniture remained towered over her; the building had originally held a hay bar, serving larger ungulates and even the much larger fox would have trouble making use of anything. But large mammals were few and far between, so it had fallen to the smaller creatures to make something out of the place.
"Running water, hot and cold, bathroom, plenty of space for bakin'..."
The fox looked over the facilities with the eye of business, imagining where flour would be stored and pies baked. There would, of course, need to be some space set aside for living, since neither of them could even afford to rent an apartment after buying this place, something that sparked a little twinge of guilt in the larger mammal.
"I love it!"
The fox stopped cold, confused as the rabbit bounded forward, jumping noisily on a moth eaten couch whose springs creaked ominously, even under her meager weight. The outburst had been one of joy, that was certain, but over a business venture like this?
"Look... Judy, I know it's not much but-"
"It's plenty. Don't worry, I got this. You were an only child, you don't know what a relief it'll be to have some space. Lots of space."
"Uh, I have siblings."
"Yeah, like.. two? Close enough anyway. I once spent a month bunking with 12 cousins, you take the couch, I'll set up shop in that closet."
The bunny gestured to an open door, leading to what had apparently stored brooms and cleaning supplies. Given her size she could have easily fit her bed inside. Gideon sighed and sat beside her, or at least tried, as he sank into the couch there was a creak and the bunny was clumsily bounced off of the stiff upholstery, landing awkwardly on the floor.
"Judy! I uh... sorry."
"No harm done, at least you didn't sit on me, big guy."
She was always so upbeat, how did she even manage it? He was sick to his stomach; they'd put everything they had into this, everything. If this didn't work out, if the bakery failed...
"Look... are you sure about this? I mean we can still cancel payment."
"What? Why?"
The fox looked around the barren room for a long time. He wasn't good with words and never had been. It was hard sometimes, to give voice to his feelings. And right now both the room, and he, felt rather empty.
"It's just... this. Did you ever think you'd be here, in a place like this? I mean, this ain't the academy, or that fine police building you keep talkin' about, it, it ain't much at all really.You ever dream of anything like this?"
"Nope, I figured I'd leave Bunnyburrows, ace the academy, enter the ZPD and crack a bank robbery in my first week. Then it was onwards to Sergeant and maybe even chief one day, you know, typical kid stuff"
The fox's face fell. That wasn't going to be happening, not yet anyway, setting up the bakery would require far too much effort for one mammal and she'd agreed to help for at least the next year. That was putting her life on hold, and for what? This was his dream, not hers and he wasn't even sure about that. If there was one thing he remembered about her it was that she'd always had that dream, getting her badge and making the world a better place. And he'd had this idea for what? six months? Even baking was just something he'd kinda lucked into.
He swatted aimlessly at something that was tickling his nose, it was a thin pink ribbon being waved about by a small grey paw. Judy had hopped back up while he was lost in thought and was now staring down at him with her perpetual smile. She could be remarkably quick sometimes, it was hard to keep track of her. Another paw ruffled his headfur, causing a small puff of dust to drift lose.
"I certainly didn't expect to end up here, with this big marshmallow of a fox trying to start a bakery in a place where I have to jump just to sit on a chair. But you know, at times like this I'll always remember what my dad told me."
Judy assumed, or tried to, a posture of fatherly authority, a difficult thing to do in her pink and blue outfit. Especially when the old sofa creaked again and she fell backwards. Undeterred as always she got back up, speaking in a falsetto male voice.
"Dreams are fine as long you don't believe in them too much. Also, carrots."
"Uh..."
"What? That was funny, c'mon!"
"It doesn't sound funny..."
The rabbit was up and about again, , moving across the floor, her pink top billowing out slightly as she moved, stirring up little clouds of dust. She stopped, dead center of the room and gestured about.
"Look, this, there's so much it can be! You can put all the flour in there, and a few ovens over there, and that sink is large enough for all the dishes you make... I was like, six when I decided to be a cop, I had no idea all this sort of stuff existed. This is a new dream, and I'd like to see how I- how we'll do at it."
"We mightn't..."
"Then there'll be other dreams, people change, so I'm told. 'So is est immer.'"
"What's that mean?"
"'So it is', I think. I read it somewhere. Now let's unpack, get the blankets, we're sharing the couch."
"I thought you said-"
"I'm not sleeping in a closet, and it's only until the movers get our stuff delivered. SO like, two weeks, tops."
"Uh, alright, I guess..."
"But if you roll over on me I'm kicking your keister."
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