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"It's my husband. He's been missing for fourteen days. His name is Emmitt Otterton."
Finally broken by the ZPD's inaction in finding her husband, Mrs. Otterton turns to Judy Hopps, the new private investigator in Zootopia.
"You're here because the ZPD isn't doing anything, I am guessing" Judy asked, turning to hand the fresh cup of coffee to the otter. Mrs. Otterton carefully accepted the cup, wary of the heat. She shook her head.
"They aren't" the otter replied, using the cup to warm her paws before taking a sip. It can get chilly in the mornings in Downtown Zootopia, and this otter had showed up as early as it gets. Judy went to take her seat at the other side of the desk.
"Well, Mrs. Otterton," Judy said, scooting closer to the desk with her chair. "...A private investigator's services isn't on the cheap side, I am afraid" she said, keeping her facade up. Inside, her heart broke a little bit, having to bring it up.
"I know" Mrs. Otterton nodded. She had come prepared and reached for her purse. She pulled out a wad of cash and placed it on the desk on front of Judy. Judy frowned a little and sighed with sympathy.
"Ma'am, this would barely cover a week's worth of services, if even that. I cannot guarantee I-" Judy said while Mrs. Otterton withdrew her paw from the wad and rested it on the coffee cup, and Judy's heart broke a little bit more, now noticing the lack of any wedding ring on her paws. A wad of cash. As if from a pawnshop. Quickly and roughly estimating the amount of cash, Judy further realizes that the wedding ring wasn't the only thing that must've been sacrificed.
"I know it's not a whole lot, but could you at least work for as long as the money lasts? You must be able to come up with something," the otter frowned, nervously clasping the coffee cup. Judy held up the wad of cash, observing it for a moment. "Maybe at least-" Mrs. Otterton started to speak again before Judy interrupted her.
"I'll find him"
Mrs. Otterton shone up, hesitantly. "You will?"
Judy placed the wad back on the desk, nodding. "I'll find Emmitt"
Finally broken by the ZPD's inaction in finding her husband, Mrs. Otterton turns to Judy Hopps, the new private investigator in Zootopia.
"You're here because the ZPD isn't doing anything, I am guessing" Judy asked, turning to hand the fresh cup of coffee to the otter. Mrs. Otterton carefully accepted the cup, wary of the heat. She shook her head.
"They aren't" the otter replied, using the cup to warm her paws before taking a sip. It can get chilly in the mornings in Downtown Zootopia, and this otter had showed up as early as it gets. Judy went to take her seat at the other side of the desk.
"Well, Mrs. Otterton," Judy said, scooting closer to the desk with her chair. "...A private investigator's services isn't on the cheap side, I am afraid" she said, keeping her facade up. Inside, her heart broke a little bit, having to bring it up.
"I know" Mrs. Otterton nodded. She had come prepared and reached for her purse. She pulled out a wad of cash and placed it on the desk on front of Judy. Judy frowned a little and sighed with sympathy.
"Ma'am, this would barely cover a week's worth of services, if even that. I cannot guarantee I-" Judy said while Mrs. Otterton withdrew her paw from the wad and rested it on the coffee cup, and Judy's heart broke a little bit more, now noticing the lack of any wedding ring on her paws. A wad of cash. As if from a pawnshop. Quickly and roughly estimating the amount of cash, Judy further realizes that the wedding ring wasn't the only thing that must've been sacrificed.
"I know it's not a whole lot, but could you at least work for as long as the money lasts? You must be able to come up with something," the otter frowned, nervously clasping the coffee cup. Judy held up the wad of cash, observing it for a moment. "Maybe at least-" Mrs. Otterton started to speak again before Judy interrupted her.
"I'll find him"
Mrs. Otterton shone up, hesitantly. "You will?"
Judy placed the wad back on the desk, nodding. "I'll find Emmitt"
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A very nice AU, could lead to some interesting and different interactions with the rest of the cast. (I imagine Bogo would not be a fan, she might know Mr Big or Duke Weaselton more closely, heck especially Duke, he'd be a good informant.) Nick would be further of her radar (She'd not have the photo of Otterton with him, that's ZPD stuff.) Possibly she'd approach the case from the Weaselton angle first, he's bound to know things. Or maybe poke around Mr Big's crowd, he'd be a good start.
Veeery nice.
Veeery nice.
One of the things that irked me about the original was how Judy just sit there and took it from Bogo, only getting the case when Bellwether stepped in, when she otherwise had a perfect opportunity to chew him out.
Bogo: "You're fi-"
Hopps: "I don't believe this. You didn't have detectives assigned to each missing mammal case -- your priority number-one -- and you were wasting my time with freakin' parking duty?! You don't have to like me, 'Chief', but this is non-negotiable: I WILL be taking this case. Now do you want me to do it as a detective of the ZPD, or will Mrs. Otterton be my first client as a private investigator?"
Long pause.
Bogo: "You're bluffing."
Hopps: "I already have all the permits." (smirks) "I needed something to do in between now and Academy."
Maybe this is the alt timeline where A) she actually did say that, and B) Bogo still maintained she was bluffing and followed through with it.
Though I doubt she'd trouble Otterton too much about the expenses. Mostly because she'd probably have already received the job from Ass. Mayor Bellwether.
Hopps: "You can relax Mrs. Otterton, I'm already on the case. Now please, have a seat." (sits with a notepad) "Start by telling me about your husband. You said he was a florist? Hmm. . . I wonder. . . By any chance, has his store been burglarized in recent memory?"
Bogo: "You're fi-"
Hopps: "I don't believe this. You didn't have detectives assigned to each missing mammal case -- your priority number-one -- and you were wasting my time with freakin' parking duty?! You don't have to like me, 'Chief', but this is non-negotiable: I WILL be taking this case. Now do you want me to do it as a detective of the ZPD, or will Mrs. Otterton be my first client as a private investigator?"
Long pause.
Bogo: "You're bluffing."
Hopps: "I already have all the permits." (smirks) "I needed something to do in between now and Academy."
Maybe this is the alt timeline where A) she actually did say that, and B) Bogo still maintained she was bluffing and followed through with it.
Though I doubt she'd trouble Otterton too much about the expenses. Mostly because she'd probably have already received the job from Ass. Mayor Bellwether.
Hopps: "You can relax Mrs. Otterton, I'm already on the case. Now please, have a seat." (sits with a notepad) "Start by telling me about your husband. You said he was a florist? Hmm. . . I wonder. . . By any chance, has his store been burglarized in recent memory?"
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