Sister Support

Note that the first main conversation takes place during the time Drew and Judy are waiting on the arrival of costumes for Tail Whip. Tala arrives the next evening after the Tail Whip event. The events are split into separate chapters to prevent any confusion.

Zoodate 111-114 P.C.

Drew was an em-path, someone capable of instantly feeling every emotion or sense you were feeling even if you didn't know it yourself. He had been that way with her from the moment he met her but along the way he bonded with her on a much greater level until it was so incredibly strong that sometimes it felt like he felt her emotions even before she did. Finding a male em-path of any species was extremely rare… to find one bonded to you as strongly as Drew was to her would be ever rarer than winning the big annual PowerPaw lottery or finding a single clover in the biggest meadow in Bunnyburrow.

Being an em-path would be a major problem with human women as he would feel any frustration, awkwardness or discomfort which would make him even more self-conscious, nervous and uncomfortable creating a viscous vortex of tension. Until he could find his swan that could move past this and project comfort and happiness, it would be a cycle that would repeat over and over with the same result. Drew hadn't considered this but admitted this explained his entire past failures with relationships. Thus relationships for an em-path like this would end in despair and disappointment until they found that right person. She felt very sorry for him once she realized what he must have been going through all those years.

But being with an em-path was an amazing experience. But considering how emotional she was this was multiplied many times with her as the emotions and reaction to the emotions would become so strong it sometimes felt scary. He would sense her highs and happiness and would build on those taking her to heights of joy almost impossible to conceive of. The same with pleasures as he could sense what things gave her pleasure and satisfaction and knew exactly the right buttons to push and things to do to continue this until she was driven almost mad. When she was sad or feeling down he knew what to do to cheer her up or make her feel better. Sometimes she would just need a good cry and he would sense this instantly and not try to push her but embrace her and comfort her until she had let it all out. It was like he was an expert pianist and her emotions were the keys he would play to create the perfect melody.

The only thing that had really stopped him from realizing his true feelings was the earth concept of having a romantic relationship with another species. This was understandable as there was no other sentient intelligent species on Earth. This put up an invisible barrier that took an incredibly long time to break and without her insistence most likely would never have broken. She had wanted him to realize this on his own, and had been dropping hints for a very long time since she had met him and finally realized his true nature and how much she loved it. They were very subtle granted, but she thought they would work in totality eventually. But she finally realized she would just have to push him over the threshold and force his empathetic nature to overcome his Earthly hang-up as he would sense her frustration and would break through the barrier in order to stop that frustration.

Once he did finally relent and break through it was like a giant damn had been released and the water came rushing in sweeping her and everything in its path away. Every pent up emotion and frustration and failure in his relationships turned completely on its head and focused every fiber of his being on her. It was overwhelming. She almost drowned in it until his empathetic ability realized it was too much too soon and was able to scale it back with great difficulty. Once he figured out what excited her and pleased her he could take those feelings and build on them to greater and greater heights. Just the right touch in the right place at the perfect time could multiply those sensations well beyond anything she thought was possible.

She knew how to make him feel amazing as well. While he derived great pleasure and satisfaction pleasing her she would insist on the same for him. Humans and male rabbits were quite a bit different in this respect. Female rabbits were instructed at a fairly early age all about such things as they needed to be aware of the consequences of exciting a buck accidentally. So they were taught the birds and the bees well before most other species. They were also taught everything you needed to do to excite and satisfy male bunnies. While it would seem for the most part female rabbits just needed to show up, it was more complicated than that as one of the more important things to learn was how to keep your buck satisfied and happy so he didn't wander off and decide to try door number two. Judy never really considered using any of these techniques but she was studious by nature and learned to master everything since she liked to be the best at everything but primarily so she knew what not to do when it came to them.

One of the most uncomfortable things in her young adulthood was having to watch and take notes as her older sister and her boyfriend practiced such things in front of her. Granted she was not alone as several of her sisters were with her. She thanked heaven that she had not had to undergo that torment alone. She had never been so uncomfortable in all her life.

Drew had been shocked and appalled when he had heard what she had been made to do, but she explained that with rabbits it was very common because sexuality was a key component to their nature. Learning from a book or video was one thing but actually having your nose in it and asking questions was quite another. He thought it was incredibly alien but she reminded him she was an extraterrestrial to him and things are quite a lot different when it comes to such things for different species. She could tell he was very uncomfortable asking her about this and he could feel her discomfort as well but his curiosity got the best of him.

Judy: "Shortly after you reached the age of twelve they would gather several rabbits of the same sex and typically a relative, usually an older sister in the case of does, would demonstrate most every normal sexual practice with her boyfriend or husband in front of all of you."

Drew: "I can't imagine how uncomfortable that must have been for you. What happens if there was no older sister to demonstrate. It wouldn't be your parents would it?"

Judy: "No, even bunnies draw the line there. But typically you would just join a group of relatives such as cousins to undergo this and watch their older sister."

Drew: "Females don't watch a male relative?"

Judy: "No, you would only be instructed by your older female relative. Watching a male relative or having a male relative instruct you in this would be… well it is not done for females. It is considered perverse."

Drew: "Hmm well the whole things sounds perverse, but I can see how a male relative instructing you in sexual matters would be much worse. But the sister and her boyfriend or husband are fine doing this in front of you?"

Judy: "Well only relatives that are comfortable doing this would demonstrate. Only a select number of sisters would be needed as you instruct many at once and could do it many times over the years. Also you would have to have a male that would be willing as well. You might think all bucks are mindless humping machines from my description, but even most all of them are very uncomfortable doing this in front of a whole room of young does. It is all more clinical and instructional than enjoyable for them."

Drew: "I would imagine that would be the ultimate case of performance anxiety. I couldn't think of anything much more uncomfortable than that. Having a whole room of young girls staring at you… it's hard enough just having one partner you love in the room."

Judy: laughing "It is strange that you are more uncomfortable than I was and you weren't even there."

Drew: shudders "I guess I just have a good imagination. So they did everything in front of you?"

Judy: "Yep, and they made sure you were up close and personal so to speak. They would quiz you and especially ask questions of anyone not paying close attention."

Drew: "I am not sure I could look at them or their partner the same way ever again after that."

Judy: "That was tough for me as well. Most could just view it as a normal demonstration such as when you were a baby and your parents showed you how to eat with a plate and fork and spoon, or how to go on the toilet."

Drew: "I just couldn't even put those things in the same universe as that."

Judy: "Well you weren't raised a rabbit. You had sex education in school didn't you."

Drew: "Well yes but..."

Judy: "Didn't they show you how all this was done?"

Drew: "They usually just showed male and female anatomy and how it worked."

Judy: "But didn't they show you how to use the anatomy correctly?"

Drew: "Umm not in my class, they just sorta alluded to how it worked with visual aides."

Judy: "And no one taught you how?"

Drew: "No thank God."

Judy: "So how did you know how?"

Drew: "Well talking to friends, or videos on the internet."

Judy: "But you said those were not accurate."

Drew: "Well most of the professional ones aren't really. I don't know, I just kinda just had to figure it out as I went."

Judy: "Don't you wish you had someone to show you how, right in front of you?"

Drew: uncomfortably "I am sorry Judy that is just too freaky."

Judy: "Well as a female bunny especially, you need to know exactly how everything works so you didn't accidentally try and learn on your own and find yourself pregnant."

Drew: "I can see the point but really doing it right in front of you? Where I am from that would have been quite illegal… I can't think of how many laws that would have broken. The male would have been branded the highest level sex offender and put under the jail for years for sure."

Judy: "Well, they need to make sure you pay attention and don't miss anything and ask any questions so you have no need to experiment."

Drew: "So you would just watch them do everything?"

Judy: "Well you had to touch as well."

Drew: shocked "What!"

Judy: "So you knew what it felt like and how it worked."

Drew: very shocked "What it felt like?"

Judy: realizing what he was thinking "No no… not like that! … just what the male thing felt like."

Drew: shocked "Well that is pretty bad right there. Not nearly as bad… but still quite bad. To what degree… like a quick touch?"

Judy: sighs "Unfortunately no, you had to feel the long narrow bulges on the sides and every single part of the aroused… um… male."

Drew: shocked "Egods!"

Judy: "I said it was the most uncomfortable I had ever been in my youth. But it really helped. I didn't have the curiosity I would otherwise have had. And probably saved me from getting pregnant by accident. Don't you think it would have helped you?"

Drew: "I am not sure if it would have or not. I suppose I might have been more comfortable around women, well I couldn't have been any worse… but it just seems so wrong… so alien."

Judy: "Well as I said it is a bunny thing, Most other species don't do it that way. But due to our natural sexual proclivity it is just something that seems to have worked."

Drew: "Well how in the hell did we get on this topic anyway? And can we please get off it?"

Judy: "You had asked how similar our relationship is to rabbit mating."

Drew: "Umm you sure? I am pretty sure I would have avoided something like that."

Judy: "You asked in general terms not specific to our relationship."

Drew: "Ah yes, that sounds much more like me."

Judy: "But specific to us. Well, human sexuality and rabbit sexuality seems to be quite a bit different. While some things that arouse you are the same as for a buck, many are different, and because of the large scale difference well… most everything is having to be learned brand new so most of that sexual education is thrown out the window."

Judy: "Also you really don't know much about rabbit sexuality. You keep touching my chest… I am not a human female. Only a pregnant doe near the time for giving birth develops any mammary glands otherwise there are none. I think I need to send you to join my younger brothers for their next sexual awakening demonstration."

Drew: blushing "Great way to really help my confidence. And I can just see their faces with me in the class. Hi boys, can you show me how to satisfy your sister?"

Judy: laughing "Well you get a lot right. And you are incredibly dedicated to experimenting and learning everything possible."

Drew: blushing "Okay well that helps build it back up a bit. But I don't think what they teach in that demonstration would really help much anyway if I imagine it correctly."

Judy: thoughtfully and then smiling "Well thinking about it, yeah it most likely wouldn't. Everything is completely and totally a one of a kind scenario with us. But I am having fun learning."

Judy: with a big grin "Who knows, if more humans come through you can give lessons to them."

Drew: blushing and then retorting impishly "Are you volunteering to join in that lesson?"

Judy: laughing "Sure, if you could ever get the nerve up to do that, I would gladly join you."

Drew: defeated "Damn you, I can't win that argument."

Judy: smiling "Nope, I figure I am safe volunteering cause that won't ever happen."

Drew: shuddering "Judy can't we have a conversation where I don't get extremely uncomfortable just once?"

Judy: laughing "Nope… this is just too much fun."

A couple days later Tala had come to Zootopia to visit for a long weekend. She arrived Wednesday night late they set her up in the guest suite in the apartment. It had it's own bathroom and even a mini kitchen and was setup so that anyone visiting would have their own little mini-apartment inside their apartment which was actually a suite. Drew didn't like to call their apartment a suite as he thought it was pretentious but in reality it was actually a sizable suite.

The next day both of them had agreed to take Tala to work with them. Judy only had patrols in the morning so Drew took Tala with him to the government office and let her play with all the new things they were looking to introduce into Zootopia. She got to work with the lab assistants and helped give feedback on what things would be most attractive to younger Zootopians. He took her to lunch at the elegant government admin restaurant serving some new foods brought over from the human world to test. He walked her over to the ZPD after lunch in order to hand her off to Judy.

Drew sensed her nervousness and leaned down and held his young friend's paw and walked her into the ZPD. The ZPD central office was a large imposing place. He met Clawhauser at the front.

Clawhauser was distractedly licking his paws trying to get every morsel from the box of donuts he finished earlier and didn't see the pair walk in. He sees something out of the corner of his eye and turns to look at Drew with a wide expression of happiness and joy on his face.

Claw: ecstatically "Oh my word! If it isn't Judy's tall hunk of gorgeous come to pay us a visit!"

Drew absolutely loved spending as much time with Ben as possible because he was completely genuine and exuded such joy and excitement it could wash away any dirt or darkness that still clung to Drew. For an em-path such a person was the most valuable gem possible to have in his circle of relations.

Clawhauser realizes Drew is holding something and leans forward to look over the desk counter and looks down to see he is holding Tala's paw.

Claw: shocked and delighted "O M Goodness! Who do we have here? It's Judy… but she's out of uniform?"

Drew: bowing to Tala flaring the arm and hand not holding Tala's paw out to the side "Hi Ben… may I present her esteemed grace Miss Tala Hopps."

Claw: putting both his paws up to his face and squealing "Two of them!"

Drew: realizing something "Oh that's right you weren't at the plant three months ago."

Tala hops up on the desk extending her paw to Clawhauser.

Tala: "Hi Mr. Clawhauser. I am Judy's sister, Tala."

Claw: excited even more than usual "Oh My!" squealing "She is so polite too! She is so adorable!"

Drew hands her a large white box which she has difficulty holding as it almost weighs as much as she does.

Tala: presenting the box to Clawhauser "I have a gift for you. Something I saw at the labs over at the ambassador offices. It's from the human world and I thought you might like it."

Claw: taking the box in shocked amazement "Oh you shouldn't have. Oooh… I wonder what it could be!"

He opens the box carefully on the table.

Inside is a large variety of pastries never seen in Zootopia before. There are tarts, eclairs, strudel, baklava, pecan and apple pies, cinnamon rolls, croissants, an apple turnover, profiteroles and numerous slices of a wide variety of cakes with labels containing descriptions and a rating sheet on each.

There is a loud thump as Clawhauser has disappeared and is seen lying on the floor behind the desk.

Tala hops down and gently touches his face.

Tala: concerned "Are you okay Mr. Clawhauser?"

Claw: gradually coming awake "Ben, please call me Ben you exquisite vision of delightfulness."

Drew and Tala help Ben get back and up and he sees the box of pastries and begins to fall again but they catch him and keep him upright with difficulty.

Drew: "I hope you enjoy them Ben. Tala picked out all the ones she thought you would like best."

Claw: hugging Tala "You are even nicer than your sister and I didn't think that was even possible."

Judy arrives at the front seeing the little group get together.

Judy: "Tala, I see you met Ben. I guess you have found an extra special place in his heart."

Tala: excited "I love him! Can we keep him?"

Judy: "We'll see. He is not a stray 'kitten'… that is the correct word?"

Drew nods.

Judy: "Say good bye to Drew, Tal. We have some people to meet around the office."

Drew waves goodbye and leaves the two bunnies and Ben having an exciting conversation with Ben nibbling on each different gift and oohing and aahing.

Later that evening after dinner Tala has a strange preoccupied look on her face. Drew could sense she has some tension and discomfort about something. He knows when she feels this way it is always best to let her talk to her sister when she is ready. He would never think to try and force anything from her if it could be helped.

They talk about their family and catch up on all the goings on of various siblings and everything seems to be going fine but Tala still has something bothering her. Drew figures Judy will get it out of her eventually and he reads some magazines they got in the mail that day half listening to the girls conversation.

Judy asked her about her friends and mentions in passing if there are any boys in the class she likes and there is a sense of thickness in the air as if you cursed in church.

After a long pause Tala finally confides in her sister.

Tala: talking quietly to Judy "Umm Judy, I kinda missed my orientation, you know the one, the one you really hated."

Judy: shocked "How did they not insist you have it… it is mandatory."

Tala: "Well I was busy with the Ffion thing and was in the hospital with you and well they kind of forgot I missed it."

Judy: "Why didn't you reschedule?"

Tala: "Well I kind of forgot as well, I was so distracted. It wasn't until some other girls were talking about it recently… and I didn't know what they were referring to."

Judy: "Well why not just join with the next one."

Tala: "Well I kind of told everyone I had mine and acted like I knew what they were talking about. I am over two years overdo… I can't just try and sneak in one without having everyone all over Bunnyburrow talking about it. It is embarrassing enough as it is."

Judy: "Umm well why are you asking me?"

Tala: "Because I can't imagine anyone else showing me what to do."

Drew spew the tea he had been drinking across the whole table.

Drew had been absently overhearing the conversation but when he started to understand what the two of them were talking about he started sweating profusely.

Drew: defiantly "No way in hell."

Tala: surprised "He knows about that thing?"

Judy: "Yes we had a full discussion about it in detail a few days ago."

Tala: "Drew, I know it makes you uncomfortable and all but I don't want anyone else to show me."

Drew: "Can't Judy just tell you?"

Tala: whispering to Judy "Darn I thought I could get you to convince him before he even knew what it was… I mean you can get him to do anything to please you."

Judy: whispering to Tala "That is asking a bit much even for him. He loves me and all but there are limits and that is definitely well past the limit. Besides it would do no good… with a human it is totally different. It wouldn't teach you what you needed to know about bucks."

Drew: annoyed "Guys please don't whisper in front of me."

Tala: blushing "Sorry Drew… well this is embarrassing for me as well. But I mean I know you quite well now. And am comfortable with you."

Judy: "I was saying even if I did do the orientation for her… and I am not saying I would… that it would do no good as ours is nothing like what she would need to know."

Tala: more confidently "But it would. Because I don't want a relationship with a buck. I want one with. Well with a different species. So a normal one would do no good don't you see."

Judy: curious and shocked "Tala, Who!"

Tala: "I don't know maybe like a fox or…."

Judy: upset "A Fox! Not Nick!"

Tala: defensively "No… no… ummm..."

Judy: angrily "Finnick… I will kill that little..."

Tala: disgusted "NO! Finnick is more of a brother to me than any of my brothers."

Judy: curious "Then who?"

Tala: "Judy, It's not anyone in particular but I don't want to be tied down in Bunnyburrow and pregnant. I don't really find any of the bucks at all interesting. They are annoying and always making unwanted advances on me. Rubbing my tail and butt with their grubby hands." Tala shudders disgusted.

Judy: "You may change your mind when you get older. You are still fairly young."

Tala: "I know what I feel. I am attracted to Nick. I know him and I could not be anything for at least a few years, but I know I am attracted to him, like down there you know, unlike the bucks."

Drew looks very uncomfortable and starts to try and slowly exit himself from this conversation slowing moving away. Judy gives him a sharp look and grabs him and pulls him back.

Judy: sighing and then compassionately saying "I know how you can feel. Nick is an incredibly handsome and charming guy. And under different circumstances I might have had something with him at one time."

Drews looks a bit hurt and Judy glaces at him.

Judy: poking him and smiling "I am substantially happier with how things turned out. I am just saying at one time it might have happened. If I had not been partners on the force with him."

Tala: pleading and tearing up "I could not imagine anyone else I would trust to help show me how to act and what to do. It is so uncomfortable being around all the other does talking about things and I have to make excuses to walk away. I need your help and there is no one else I know. I love you guys so much and couldn't think of anyone else who could possibly help me. I have to banish myself from all my friends and peers in order to avoid all conversations for fear of discovery. I am so alone."

Tears stream down Tala's face.

Judy: hugging Tala and understanding "It was very uncomfortable for me. And I can understand your wanting to do it with someone or… " looking at Drew "a pair you are very comfortable with but..."

Drew: "Even if I was comfortable with it, which I am most definitely not, I would not be responsible for doing that in front of a… well… young lady. I am barely comfortable just doing it as it is."

Judy: "What if you kept your clothes on?"

Drew: "Well how would that work? I am not sure I could even talk about it."

Judy: "Well as I said we are in Zootopia so there is no stigma about things such as that, but I want to help my sister… what do you suggest?"

Drew: "Couldn't you two talk about it and leave me out?"

Judy: "Well in the instruction it is important for the male to demonstrate and explain what he likes and what he doesn't. How he feels."

Drew: shuddering "Egods Judy, it is hard enough for me to even tell you that."

Judy: thinking "Well I don't know how to help her."

Drew: desperate "Judy there has to be another way, you can't seriously want this."

Judy: resigned "I just know I need to help her regardless of how uncomfortable it makes me."

Drew: thinking "Your parents… I can't even imagine what they would say. It took so much just to accept me as it was… if they…."

Tala: pleading "I would never tell them. I never tell anybody anything except you two and Nick and Finnick. If my parents knew I missed my orientation they would flip."

Drew: upset "Egods… Nick… he would make my life a living hell."

Tala: upset "I would never tell them in a million years. If Nick ever found out how I felt… I would die of shame. I trusted you two with my secret. With all my secrets. You would have to know I would never tell a soul."

Tala: hopeful "You guys have the best relationship I know. I could think of no one better to help me."

Drew realizes that something deep down is causing Judy to be so recalcitrant and determined to do this. Something he is not quite seeing right now but he knows her and knows there is a very good reason. He will just have to get to the bottom of this reason and find out what is driving her.

Drew: sighs "I would have to get really drunk."

Tala: excited "So you will do it! You will?"

Drew: "I don't think there is enough alcohol. I am not making any promises."

Judy: intrigued "I have never seen you drink alcohol."

Drew: "I had some shipped over for some trial tests. We wanted to see what the impact on was on the population. We needed to make sure it did not cause any problems like addiction or binge drinking or strange behavior. We wanted to make sure it could be drunk just to enhance entertainment and help relax mammals and not be abused."

Judy: "Um so what would you do with it."

Drew: "In order to do what you are asking I would have to abuse the hell out of it."

Tala: curious "What does this stuff do?"

Drew: "It is distilled from certain grains or fruits or vegetables. It lowers inhibitions. It can numb your senses but can unwind you and make you feel relaxed and tingly if it is drunken in moderation. "

Judy: "And if not in moderation?"

Drew: "Well it depends on how much you drink. But it can cause erratic behavior. You can not walk straight, get slurred speech, blurred vision… if you drink too much you will vomit and pass out."

Judy: "Wonderful, this stuff sounds like poison."

Drew: "Well the key is managing how much of it you drink. For you guys, you couldn't drink more than a very small amount."

Judy: "This stuff sounds like a police officer's nightmare with citizens running around in this state."

Drew: "Yes which is why it has to be extremely well tested and highly controlled if it is allowed."

Judy: "You sure this is the only way?"

Drew: "Well there are drugs I could take… but they are far more dangerous than the alcohol and very unpredictable. It is the only way I could remotely see myself considering it and don't even know if it will be enough."

Tala: excited "I can't wait."

Drew: "Judy, you don't have any other curious twin sisters do you?"

Judy: teasing "Who knows, there are several more I haven't even met yet. And I could have a few cousins."

Drew: "Damn rabbits. Why did it have to be rabbits. Why couldn't it be… I don't know… something not so sexual like kangaroos..."

Judy: "You don't want to know what male kangaroos do to each other when they fight for mates."

Drew: "Koala?"

Judy: "Stoned out of their gourd and mean tempered."

Drew: "Ah hell..."