Leon picked at small pieces of the muffing from the paper that the muffin had been baked in. His actions caused a chuckle from the female sitting across the table from him to whom he gave a dejected look then hides behind his half a cup of remaining coffee.

"Awww." Meredith couldn't maintain her expression between chuckles. "You poor skunk." She snickered behind her own cup of coffee. "I'm glad you liked it."

Managing a smile even after being teased. "Well, sugar is controlled back home." He paused for a moment as he thought, "No, back where I used to live." Leon noted a small upward twitch of Meredith's lips when he changed how he referenced his old home. "A lot of firsts here. So far most of them good."

Clearing her throat she stands up and cleans up what was left of their breakfast. "Come on you flatterer," turning she swayed her tail as she walked towards the door. Humming to herself as she did, knowing that Leon wouldn't be far behind her. Once outside she turned around, happy to see he had followed, his nose twitching before she looped her arm in his again. Checking her watch, "Should be about breakfast time at the hospital. We should go see if your sister is awake. Though you should understand that she might not be."

"Even if she is awake, it is likely she would not want to see me." Maintaining a slow pace as he thought about how seeing his sister might go. Unknowingly his tail was starting to droop the more he though about it. When he felt something soft brush under his tail and nudge it up he looked over at Meredith. "I thought fox don't like their tail's touched." Managing a half smirk at her.

"Only when it's not invited." She smiled. "And you really should not drag your tail on the streets." Giving his tail a gentle tap along the underside with her own before moving her own behind her to sway happily. "And if she doesn't want to see you today we leave and come back tomorrow, and you do that every day until she at least tolerates your presence." Tugging him along by the arm. "Plus while we are there we can take a look at your back"

"Oh, and the doctor wants to take another look at my back hmm. How grand." Giving her arm a squeeze with his own. "It's not a bad plan though. We just need to hope there is nothing within throwing distance. One time when we were younger I came home from a walk, we had pissed each other off, and she through the first thing she could get her paws on at me. Which in that case I think was a rock."

Looking at him as they walked Meredith gave him a questioning look. "And how many times did that happen."

"Oh .. well a few times … Look the hospital." Smirking as he pointed with the cane he hadn't used since leaving the hotel.

"Good, your sister is on the third floor." As they walk into the main lobby there was the traditional hustle and bustle of a hospital in Zootpia. Mammals that were injured, sick, or visiting for any of the many services the hospital served were moving about. Meredith guided them to the elevator and tapped the call button. "But don't think you're done telling me about when you were younger." Smirking.

Rather then answer her, Leon nodded and entered the elevator as the door opened. Tapping the third floor button he fidgeted with his suit jacket and tapped one foot paw on the floor. Meredith was leaning against the other side of the elevator watching as the skunk did anything to occupy his mind. "She's still your sister Leon."

His paw gripped the cane he held. "My brainwashed, hateful sister." Shaking his head. "From a broken and corrupt country." His lips curled baring his teeth for a moment. "That damned country." The floor bell sounded as they reached the third floor, walking out of the open door he heard Meredith follow him and felt her paw on his shoulder.

"My mother says you can't fix the world's problems, only the ones you are in." Smirking, "And I said I'd never say things like that."

Leon couldn't stop himself from laughing for a moment. "Your mother is a wise woman." Placing a paw on hers and taking it off his shoulder but not letting it go. "Your dad however is a little protective."

"Yah well, Dads are like that." Smirking, "Even when they should know their daughter can take care of herself. You'll probably do the same if you ever have a child." Blushing as a thought flittered through her mind of a striped fox. "Now go see your sister, I'm going to talk to the charge Nurse about using a room to look at your back when you're done." She walked down the hall towards the nurse station.

Leon rolled his eyes before looking down the hall. It wasn't hard to spot where his sister was, it was the only room with a suited tiger standing outside of the room. Walking down the hall the tiger looked up as he approached. At first he looked ready to pounce but then relaxed. "Mr Scottsdale, my superior has said that I am to allow you in to see your sister." An eyebrow raised, "But know she will not be leaving."

Taking on a cocky smirk. "Was that Jack's order as well?"

A low growl came from the large cat, "No"

"I thought not, don't worry there kitten she is probably going to throw me out the instant I walk in there." Laughing as he walked into the room and shut the door. Once the door was shut he looked at the bed where his sister was lying. Her left paw was cuffed to the railing of the bed with a chain long enough for her to turn and rest if needed. Currently her back was to him.

Quietly he walked closer until he was near her bedside, leaning against the cane with both paws, and strategically staying just out of arms reach. Which was a good thing because his sister turned and slashed out at him with clawed paws. "Well I see you haven't lost any of your spunk sister."

Hissing at him. "Why did you even bother to come traitor."

"Liz, please can't you see what is wrong. We are pawns in their games of power and control. Look around you. Have you ever seen a hospital like this back home?"

"An elaborate ploy Leon, put on to turn me like they turned you." Hissing at Leon. "Just leave me."

"Sister please."

"Do not call me sister, as I said before you are no brother of my'n" Turning her back to him again. Groaning a little in pain as she does.

"I'll see you again tomorrow … sister," Speaking calmly as he turned.

"Don't bother!" keeping her back to him as tears fell from her eyes.

His jaw set as he walked through the door. "I'm not giving up on you sister," he whispered under his breath. When he shut the door again the tiger was standing as he had been when Leon walked in.

"Two minutes, not quite immediate." The tiger said in his deep voice.

"Yah, well tomorrows another day." Looking up at the tiger who stood a good three feet above him before turning to head in the direction that Meredith had gone. As he walked down the hall he heard a whisper to his left.

"Hay skunk, lookin for someone." The raspy voice coming from the door as he turned to see Meredith leaning against the doorframe, "Get in here and get your cloths off." Keeping the raspy voice but her tongue was sticking out of her muzzle with a sly grin on her muzzle.

"That is probably one of the creepiest things I've ever heard." Leon said as he shook his head and walked into the vacant room. Pulling his jacket off as Meredith shut the door.

"Oh you really know how to make a gal feel important Leon." Snickering as she sat on a backless stool with wheels. Pushing herself to a table and cabinet on the far wall. Pulling out a box of gloves, some bandages, and a package of the burn bandages that she had prepped the room with after talking to the nurse. She then turned to see Leon pulling his shirt off as well, her eyes lingering on Leon's front. Short black fur covering admirable musculature. He was no muscle bound weight lifter but it was enough to cause her to hum a bit before she wheeled over to him. "Sit." Indicating another backless stool.

"Yes doctor." Chuckling with his sarcastic response, but wincing as he was gently punched in the shoulder. "What was that for?"

"The sarcasm Mr." Pulling on a set of gloves before she reached to his back and slowly started to peal off the bandages with practiced paws. "Sorry if this hurts a bit." The bandages came off fairly easily, with only one holding on a little more than the others where he had been burned the worst. "Is your back starting to itch at all?" Using a paw to check some areas gently so as not to cause any pain.

"Yah, a little." He said. "How's it look back there."

"Not bad, some of your fur is starting to grow back, and the worst spots have started to grow your skin back. The fur is growing back in most spots, that's the itching." Smirking and runs her paw down his back gently. "I can even see your stripes coming back. So confirmed you are a skunk afterall."

Leon shivered at the feeling of the paw on his back. "You know we aren't all striped right? We come in a few variants, like spotted."

"Oooh is that like the cow variant? I need to find one of that model." Laughing as she continues to review his back. Looking lower and closer to the base of his tail where he had managed to get burned the worst. This spot was still going to need the burn bandaging. Her eyes lingering over his, decidedly tight backside.

"Cow variant … really?" Laughing incredulously. "I'm fairly sure you just insulted both species."

"Oh I'm pretty sure you can take it." Reaching to the bandages she had laid out and opened the sanitized wrapping to pull out the bandage. Using a set of trauma sheers she cut the bandage to size and gently applied it just above his tail causing a shiver to run through him. "Did that hurt?"

When she applied the bandage to that particular spot he felt a rather pleasing feeling run through him, he even had to nip his lower lip to stop from making any noise that would have given that away. "Umm … no … everything's fine." Looking over his shoulder he rested his tail on her shoulder. "Thanks for umm …. helping. With the bandages."

Blushing a bit when he rested his tail on her shoulder, she continued her work. "Of course, now I want to put some regular bandages on the rest of your back just to help keep the new skin clean." Which she started to do immediately. "You should be ok to take a light shower now too if you want, just no soaking in the water. Just enough to clean the fur and then out." Once the banadages were in place she quietly removed the gloves from her paws and without thinking ran her fingers through the fur of his tail. She had been incredibly interested in what that would feel like since breakfast. She was actually a little surprised to find out that the fur was rather long making his tail look far bigger than the physical part of his tail was. She was also surprised to hear that same happy churring and chittering sound that she heard at breakfast.

"Who's touching who's tail now." Smirking without turning around. He was enjoying the touch so he wasn't in a rush to stop her. He was surprised however when a fluffy orange tail flipped into his lap.

"Shut up, I was interested." Running her paw through the tail again. Murring herself when his paw gently petted her tail as well. After a few moments she stopped and stood up. "Ok … umm .. lets just change out those arm bandages, shall we?" Standing up and slipping her tail off of his lap, feeling it run through his paw as she did, she retrieved some rolled gauze and removed the bandages on his arms.

Leon just watched her intently as she removed the bandages on his arm, looking over the stitches on his arms before replacing the bandages with clean ones. When she was done, she looked up into his eyes ice blue against her emerald green. "Soo … umm … probably be able to remove the stitches in a few days. So you're looking good … I mean the injuries and burns."

Leon chuckles and shook his head. "You're looking good too Meredith." Flicking his tail to tap her size before standing up. "Let's get out of here shall we? It's your day off after all." Picking up his clothes and starting to redress. "What do you want to do? What does Meredith do on her day off?" Leaning closer as he slides his tie into position.

Meredith smirked. "First we need to put you in something a little more relaxed then that suit."

"What is wrong with the suit, I mean other than Jack picked it out?" Pulling the jacket back on, this time leaving the buttons undone.

"Well first off, it could use a little cleaning. It got a little dirty. Second, days off require days off attire. Third, you should have more than one outfit now that you're sticking around?" The last part of her sentence sounded even to her to be more of a question then she had wanted.

Leon nodded. "Yes I'm sticking around, and you are right I think I am going to need more than one outfit." Waiting for her to stand up and put away the things that she had taken out. Then he walked over to the door and opened it for her. "After you Meredith."

Meredith smiled and walked past him running her tail along his hip as she did. "Thank you sir." A happy smile on her muzzle, growing more when he closed the door and walked next to her. That was until they heard a metal tray hitting a wall and whatever was on it along with the tray falling to the ground down the hall, and a growling hiss. The tiger was no longer in the hall but the door was wide open.

"Fuck you!" Could be heard from down the hall, Leon recognized the voice right away.

Looking at Meredith with a particularly evil smile. "Sedate her! It will be easier!" That got him a glare from a female Ferret Nurse quickly walking up the hall, and then a punch to his arm from Meredith. "What it will. I told you she likes to throw things." As he lead the way back to the elevator. "Think of it this way, we know her lungs are good?"

The last statement had Meredith break out in laughter. "That is a good point Leon. A little dark, but a good point."

"So, jeans? Tshirt?" Watching as a couple of young racoons walked by while they walked out of the front of the hospital. They were wearing pants that looked about a size and a half too small. "Not those."

Meredith smiled. "No, not those." Shaking her head. "The jeans and t-shirt look would work, perhaps a jacket as well."

"This is going to take a while isn't it?" Meredith nodded with a growing smile. Meredith lead the way to a bus stop where they caught a bus to the Zootopia mall where she proceeded to drag him through a number of stores and had him try on various outfits. When they eventually left the mall he had five new outfits and another tailored suit.

"Ok that wasn't terrible." He had the bags in one paw and an ice cream in the other. He was currently wearing a pair of black jeans with a red polo short sleeve shirt. His previous suite at a dry cleaner in the mall.

Meredith had an ice cream in one paw as she walked with the skunk. "Thanks for indulging me on a few of those outfits." Chuckling. "I just had to see what a skunk would look like in a biker outfit. Not bad by the way."

Laughing, Leon nudged her with his arm "The leather really isn't my thing, but I'm glad you liked it."

Meredith leaned against him slightly letting her tail lay alongside his. To anyone seeing them the contrast would be striking between the black and white striped tail and the orange and black tipped tail. It was obvious to the officer who was walking up behind them.

"Lenard Scottsdale, you are under arrest." Came the voice of the officer behind them in a voice that sounded forced but familiar.

Leon turned around to face the officer, seeing a familiar sly smirk on orange muzzle. Meredith didn't even need to turn around to know who it was. "Daaad," Turning as she spoke. "Really Dad?"

"What? Your father can't have a little fun? Plus PDA on the streets of Zootopia, what will people think." That last comment got the exact reaction he was hoping for, a blush from both and then a reluctant step from both to the side.

Leon recovered quicker. "Out on the beat today? And without your partner?"

"Oh no, we need to do a debrief. Judy is filling in commissioner Bogo on what happened, and I was sent to find the two of you. Lucky me, you are together." Though he was near positive that when he found Leon he would find his daughter as well. "Come on you two. Plenty of time for shopping and tail rubbing later."

"Daaad!" Meredith covered her face with one of her ears.

Leon just followed along near silently. A small chuckle growing as Nick continued to embarrass his daughter. The entire situation so unlike anything he had experienced back in his home country.