Judy sat at her desk in a bit of a stupor. A fox Inspector? She had never heard of a predator holding such a position. There had been predators, like Lionheart, as high ranking members of various jobs throughout all the ministries. But the ZPD? Entrusting a predator with the power of an Inspector? The thought baffled Judy.

Judy had thought it was clear-cut. Inspectors were prey, usually large ones with Judy being the outlier, and Enforcers were predators. Just another surprise from that enigmatic fox. And here she thought he was just some jackass who happened to be really good at his job. Instead, he was the one who broke the mold before she did.

Bogo stomped out of the room for what must have been his lunch break. Luckily for Judy, today had been as slow as she hoped, not counting her squabble with her fellow Inspector. She wondered if Nick being injured put their team on some kind of low priority. Or perhaps it was just a calm day of no crimes. Thanks to Sibyl, crime had reduced so dramatically. Under Sibyl's watchful guide, mammals lived happy, productive lives. Zootopia was a wonderful paradise...at least Judy thought. Now her job was to deal with what fell through the cracks in Sibyl's design. Last night was truly eye-opening, and it filled the small bunny with doubts.

Sarah the puma kept appearing in Judy's head. 'How could she be a target for Elimination?' Judy thought. That poor woman was a victim in every sense of the word. She didn't deserve what Lionheart did to her, let alone punishment for her latent criminality.

"Psst!" Judy heard from somewhere in the office. She looked up from the blank computer screen that reflected her blank mind, incapable of producing a coherent report of the case last night. Honey was motioning her over. At some point, they had become the only two mammals in the office.

Judy plopped down off her chair and made her way over to the badger. "Is there something you need, Hon-"

"Shh, put this on first." Honey quickly threw what appeared to be a necklace around Judy's neck.

"Oh uhm, thank you-" Judy froze up. "Honey."

"Yes, Inspector?"

"Is this necklace made of fur?"

"Yeah, it's Nick's shed fur. He gives it to me."

"Why?"

"Well, all I have to do is ask nicely!"

"No, I mean, why would you make this?"

Honey, wearing her own fox fur necklace, scanned the room to make sure they were alone. "Orange repels the sheep mind rays. Foxes repel them too, so Nick is a double whammy! I know he's always safe from the sheep."

Judy was now completely at a loss for words.

Honey decided to continue. "Sheep have ruled this city for a long time. Long before Sibyl. But Sibyl was their goal from the very start! Now they have absolute power. They control Sibyl and shape society to how they see fit! They decide who works which jobs and who isn't fit enough to keep their freedoms. You're a smart bunny, I can tell. Like, really smart; you might even be able to perceive the things I do! Surely you realize that this is a sheep's world, don't you? That's why you did what you did last night."

"You mean with Sarah?" Judy asked, still a bit unsure what this badger was even talking about.

"Yeah! Not even I would have done what you did, trying to talk her down with that grenade, and I'm a badger! You have guts, Inspector! Even more gutsy was how you defied Sibyl. You fought the system in a way I wouldn't have thought of doing. It honestly confused me at first when you tackled me; I didn't imagine someone would intervene like that. I am honored and humbled to be your Enforcer. I will die for you."

With that heavy statement, Honey gave a dignified bow towards Judy. Judy blushed at the sudden praise, but was still a bit confused. "Wait, wait. I'm not against Sibyl, and you're not either if you willingly chose to work as an Enforcer."

With that, Honey grimaced. "You don't understand. Just because I wield the Dominator doesn't mean I side with Sibyl. I'm just making sure I'm never on the barrel end of the gun, you know? I'm an Enforcer because it gives me power. I won't ever feel the way I did back then again." Honey trailed off wistfully.

Judy put her paw over Honey's. "What do you mean by 'back then'?"

Honey bit her lip before deciding to confide in the bunny in front of her. "I was alone. Living in my bunker, living out every day in fear of what I couldn't prove. Nobody believed me, but my thoughts continued to torment me. I couldn't remember my past; for as long as I remembered, I was a vagrant. Then, one day, Bogo and Nick had a case in the area I lived in. I ended up helping them track down the crime that was happening. It was some gang activity, and I just didn't want my innocent neighbors getting hurt. That's why I helped them. I guess I proved to be capable and trustworthy to them. I was afraid they would turn me in to some treatment facility; after all, living the way I did, it brought out a lot of latent criminal tendencies. I never hurt anyone, but my Psycho-Pass got really cloudy regardless."

Judy sat there, absorbing her story. She gave Honey a subtle nod, wanting her to continue.

"But Nick offered me the Enforcer job. You already know my reasons for taking the job, but let me just stress how that was the best thing that ever happened to me. Nick saw something in me. I can trust him with my life, and not just because he's safe from mind control. He's...my first friend. So, I guess this job is more than just being able to have power. It's also about belonging somewhere."

Judy hesitated before asking the question that had been gnawing at her brain. "Speaking of Nick, was he really going to kill Sarah? I just can't accept that. That's what has me feeling so weird. I feel at odds with Sibyl. At odds with Nick."

Honey frowned. "Inspector, you don't understand. We Enforcers don't have the luxury of doing what you did. We aren't the ones calling the shots. Every single one of us has killed mammals before, under Sibyl's and Bogo's orders. Mammals who were just scared and didn't deserve to die. Mammals like Sarah. Mammals I would have liked to try and talk down. In reality, I'd probably just let Nick talk them down. He's better with words. Actually, when he was an Inspector, he always tried to do that- he did what you did pretty often. Doesn't mean the mammal would always listen, but he tried his best."

Judy drank this in. She seemed to be wrong about Nick once again. At least, he used to be different. But last night, the fox seemed nothing like her at all. He was cold and calculating. He was a killer. However, Judy could tell that Honey was telling the truth about Nick. How she really felt about him as an Enforcer and as a friend. "You guys are close, aren't you?" Judy asked.

"Us Enforcers really only have each other, and Nick is important to me. Maurice too. Even Duke!"

Judy looked over to Bogo's empty desk, and then into Honey's eyes. She didn't see deception. She was a bit unstable, sure, but Judy could tell that Honey meant well. Plus, she did just pledge her life to Judy, so she figured she could trust her. "You have me too, Honey. Thank you for being so nice to me and telling me your story."

Honey beamed and stood up, lifting Judy off the ground and into a crushing hug. "Thank you so much, Inspector Hopps! I'll follow you into Hell!"

Judy wheezed, experiencing the strength of an excited badger. "How about you just show me the way to the cafeteria instead?" Judy managed to croak out.