Now I had to word that carefully because if someone was to look over the security vids. I couldn’t be charged with threatening or harassing any one it would just look like a manager chewing out a subordinate for a bad comment. Rather than me scaring the ever living crap out a extremely larger mammal. I walked over to Sam and juniper and judging by their looks and the looks of the others in the room I may have over done it.
“Um what was that.” Sam said in a scared whimper.
“Um let’s talk outside.” I said quietly before leading the two outside.
“So what did you think of my little trick” I said trying to lighten the mood once we where out side
“That was a trick.” Sam asked confusedly.
“Yeah it’s a bit hard to explain but yes it’s a trick.” I said plopping down on a bench.
“How was that a trick it was like you had flooded the room with hate and anger to the point it was over whelming and terrifying how the hell do you even do that” Juniper said freaking out some.
“Like I said it’s a trick um some call tricks like these masks most use them to hide their emotions. Though there are some like me who can use them to project an emotion though it’s hard to do but honestly for what I did in there that was the easy part the hard part is to do it while hiding the emotion on my muzzle. All the fear and rage you all felt it was all stimulated by nothing more than simple social cue’s and body language and a lot of pent up anger nothing more.” I said still trying to calm them down.
As I thought to myself. ‘Damn why can’t I do that trick with any other emotions it would make all this a lot easier.’
“look I’m not the only one who can do this sort of thing Thomas can do the same to confuse and or trick people and Fred well. All he can really do is piss people off but that’s more his personality then any trick.” that last comment got a chuckle out of juniper
Who said. “Well that’s true.”
“How about to apologize for scaring you two I buy you both lunch.” I offered.
“Oh yes I know a good place and it’s got a challenge posted.” That got me up I hadn’t done an eating challenge since I was in college and so broke I had to hunt them up just to eat some nights.
“Oh, I’m hooked oh um does the place serve preds we can’t forget Sam” I asked her hoping they did because I was hoping to try the challenge.
“I thank so Zed the tiger who works under me is always talking about their grilled chicken fish and turkey raps.” Juniper said trying to think about it.
But Sam who up tell that point been silent her ears and tail perked up when juniper mentioned the meats.
“Chicken fish and turkey all in one oh I have to try that.” Sam said practically drooling over the idea of it.
“Ok then let’s go juniper lead the way.” It was less than a five minute walk to a nearby restaurant and as Juniper had said posted in the restaurant window was a sign. all you can eat free and a fifty dollar gift card and all I have to do to win it was to eat fifty eight of my size class soy dogs that would be a piece of cake for me. Unfortunately, that got me thinking about cake and that made me hungry well hungrier I was always hungry do to the howl higher metabolism is needed to fuel my body in enhanced states of exertion thing.
We walked, in and I asked for the challenge we were then lead to a table as a small crowd formed to watch. As the waiters brought the food and my groups drinks and set a ten minute timer and said loudly. “go.” That started the challenge I went right to it pushing the whole dog into my mouth and swallowed it whole I then ate another and another. to the crowds shock the plate full of dogs vanished and I finished with three minutes to spare.
“Few” I said a second before a shockingly and extremely loud and long burp escaped me.
“Oops um excuse me sorry.” I said apologetically and somehow getting a strangled laugh out of Sam.
The laugh started as a strangled chuckle that turned into a full blown laughing fit and I had to admit I liked seeing her like that rather than how sad she has been lately. So, I took my prize of free food a gift card and one happy cat I got to say these where a damn good set of prizes. We took advantage of the free food. Sam got four wraps one of each type of meat and the fourth was mixed she seamed to enjoy it and juniper got a fruit bowl and I ate three more plates of dogs they were good a bit dry but good. We soon finished and left me and Sam went back to my car and juniper went back to work.
“So where to next.” Sam asked as I started the car.
“To my ant Allice pet store to check out jar spider hear.” I said driving us the short distance there before getting out and leading Sam in with the jar in hand.
“Welcome oh hay big sis.” Said a teenage buck with brown and grey fur.
“Oh, hay Greg I didn’t know you worked hear.” I said to one of my many many brothers.
“Yeah I mean I haven’t worked hear long I just couldn’t take that damn fast food joint I swear we never stopped moving and at least hear I get a seat to set on when we are slow. Which admittedly is a lot so yeah its already a thousand times better.” Greg said leaning back in his chair.
Greg was a bit of a odd ball like me and unlike most rabbits he preferred to keep his front paws busy rather than his rear ones though that wasn’t to uncommon in my family. Along with advanced problem solving we where some of the best rabbit mechanics engineers and computer specialist in the city because of that though.
“Well good for you now mind telling me where ant Allice is.” I asked him.
“Sure, she’s in the back go ahead and head on through.” He said gesturing to the door behind him. I followed his directions into a large storage room.
“Soo that was one of your brother’s um if it’s not too much to ask how many siblings do you have I mean bunnies are known for rapid multiplication but I’d rather know the truth from one of the species rather than just rumors.” Sam asked me.
“It’s ok and that’s a very good way to look at stereotypes as most aren’t true. Though it pains me to say and this has been my experience that at least some part of it will have some partial truth at some level but it’s usually not as bad as mammals think. But yes, we are highly efficient at multiplication as its our species greatest survival mechanism. Though most seem to think it’s to do with some rabbit obsession with sex thing, but I can honestly say that this isn’t true though a heighten sex drive is part of that survival mechanism. Though to answer your question and to put it simply yes us rabbits have large family’s as for my sibling count I have ninety one siblings and my mother’s pregnant again.” I explained casually.
“Weight what you have that many siblings but but but how is that even possible.” Sam said sounding dumbfounded and shocked.
I giggled at her reaction and replied. “Like I said we rabbits are efficient at reproduction and multiplication but I’m sad to say that that is a living count. I didn’t count the runts and miscarriages that aren’t uncommon, and I can say I didn’t count runts because I didn’t count myself in the sibling count where ninety two in total”
Sam still looked spectacle and looked like she was about to say something but was interrupted.
“Lilly that you damn this maze of boxes just just give me a second water bloom I’ll find my way there soon enough.” ant Allice said loudly as she tried to find her way to us and after about 5 minutes she finally did find her way to us.
“There you are now what did you have in mind this time.” Allice said with a knowing and warm smile.
Ant Allice was a older softer doe who had lost her mate to a war. Though we weren’t related by blood she treated me and my family like we were though I guess that could have had more to do to the fact she had never had one of her own. She was a runt like me and she like me was born below what is commonly referred to as the survivability margarine. This margarine system in fact was the system to declare whether or not a child was a runt or not but as, so few runts survive it earned this morbid nickname. Though in ant Allice case she was born just barely under it but that was enough that her parents just abandoned her figuring she’d die. though as she was far healthier then I was she managed to survive with only a few complications and without any treatment. but as she was left to die and abandoned her parents or birth wasn’t even recorded tell after she was twelve months old and on that day observation patient A1173 became Allice doe well that was tell she married my uncle and became Allice willows.
“I brought you something.” I said holding up the jar.
Strangely this got a funny look from ant Allice and she said. “No, I can’t nor, would I could.”
“Hu why?” I asked sounding surprised.
“That species of arachnid is endangered and how you found even one is beyond me but I can’t sell it so I’d say keep it or try to give it to the nature park though if you want to keep it you will need either a bigger jar or a terrarium.” She said heading back into main store.
“I think I’ll get a jar and box up whatever else I will need.” I said looking down at the spider it was large fluffy and missing half of one of its legs and for some reason I liked the little thing.
“As you wish water bloom.” Ant Allice said with a smile.
She then got me some hay bugs to feed it and a heat lamp. I then paid for all of this and after saying my goodbyes left I then went to a large class store where I got a much bigger jar. I then proceeded to the six other server banks these went over without any problems well excluding being hit with a strawberry launched by a small pachyderm who sneezed. Once I had them all I took the reports and went to Lilac and suns law practice building where I dropped them off and Sam got super confused as she could only seem to tell me apart from the swarm of other rabbit. I then decided to visit my father me and Sam got off the elevator on the top floor and as we walked in as my father and an ocelot where starting out. My father an aging brown turning grey tall buck. With him was a large and large was a understatement hear ocelot from his paws and arms. I could tell he had some really powerful muscles but the marks on them told me he was using some form of powerful steroid and the bloodshot eyes told me it ether contained some form of narcotic ether that or he was taking way to much of it. Looking at the rest of him you wouldn’t be able to tell he was juicing do to he was beyond unhealthily fat. For some reason something in me was screaming bad sickening evil threat monster that last one kept repeating and as if to make it worse Sam tensed. As if she was terrified behind me as the ocelot looked at me and gave me that pathetic small weak prey looks a lot of assholes gave me. Then his look turned to discussed and almost hatred when he looked at Sam.
“So what do you want now I gave you what you wanted your dream life with those damn machines if its money or help you won’t get it I’ve already wasted too much on you.” The ocelot said to Sam who looked like she wanted to bolt.
Before Sam said sounding terrified “no daddy I I I’m not hear for you I’m hear doing my job.” Sam took a deep breath before saying a lot more boldly but still shakily. “my employer here asked me to help her run some work errands and need to speak to her father nothing more.” Sam said surprising me.
Though that was enough I had decided I was going to back her up here and putting a little of my trick behind It. “Yes now if you’re not done I will weight for him in his office oh I should also mention Sam has been doing good I wish you would have mentioned her experience with computer before. I’m already considering moving her to work position where she can get on the job experience though she’s already very good at work I’ve given her.” I said before leading Sam over to my father’s office.
A few minutes later my father entered and said. “So what was that all about.”
“Not sure he just kept triggering one alarm bell after another I’d be careful with him and especially when he’s in the same building.” I said wondering how far I should take this,
As my father said. “Why I know he’s a predator and a less then pleasant one at that, but I don’t see why I should have such great caution with my dealings with him.”
“Because he tripped so many alarms and his arms are covered in these” I said parting my fur to show him the painful looking stretch marks and scars I had all over me. These types of scars appear when whatever was under the skin had grown larger than the skin could handle to quickly and would leave tares in the skin that would scar.
My father looked shocked before saying. “Are you sure he said a neighborhood pet had attacked him.”
“I’m sure I’ve dealt with them before and I know them when I see them his hopped up on something powerful well either that or a lot of it. Though judging by his symptoms I’d say best guess he was doing both and you know as well as I do what can happen when a mammal who is pumped full of that stuff snaps.” I said trying not to remember what I had done.
“Yeah I do I’ll ask a few of you mother siblings to boost security and keep a eye on him.” My father said as he considered what to do next.
“I’m sorry but why I mean yeah my he’s a horrible mammal and all but he’s not that bad is he.” Sam asked a little worriedly.
“You should learn to trust Lilly’s instincts she got good ones and there better then most and though they are let’s say more primitive then what we deal with their also more accurate.” My father said proudly as Sam gave me a confused look.
“I’m not sure that I understand but I agree he’s not a good mammal.” Sam said looking at the floor.
I’m not very good at reading mammals my father is good at it, but Thomas was the best I knew he could read every one like an open book that is if they couldn’t put on a mask. Me on the other paw I am lucky to tell when someone was trying to lie to me but even I could tell that was a sore spot and there was a lot more to it than a bad father and I desperately wanted to know and ask for more. I also wanted more than anything else to fix whatever it was, but I knew that wasn’t right and if I did try to I’d just make it worse.
“Well I guess that your hear to drop off this month’s report right so Is there anything I need to know about.” My father said changing the subject another of his tricks I wished I could learn.
“Um yeah I only got the clip notes from the managers, but I’d post three more guards on the nocturnal district server bank and they have had another probing attack this month. I’d have someone secure their access point and get those signal blockers I know the have their problems but there’s a reason why they are used by the government and big name companies use them. As for their few problems they branch from them working to well also its rare for them to fail and it would take a E.M.P. pulse to knock them out well that or someone able to get close enough to smash it.” I said referring to the one big security error my dad didn’t seem to want to fix.
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