Creator questions

What's your name (real or screen, your choice)

Henry

Tell me about yourself, age, where you're from, what you do, anything you want others to know about you, sex, etc.

I'm an 18 year old guy from Memphis, TN. I started writing about 9 months ago, and I'm currently in senior year.

So what are your plans after high school

Probably gonna go to UT and study nuclear engineering

Learn to glow in the dark?

Absolutely

What brought you to the Zootopia fandom?

I watched the movie in 2016 and really liked the worldbuilding/characters.

Who is your OC today?

Milo Latras

What animal are they?

Coyote, more specifically a Northeastern Coyote

What do they look like? Special markings, colorations, etc.

Normal Coyote coloration, most of him is tan, with the fur around his eyes being dark grey, his chin and chest are white, and his back is a mix of yellows and browns. Build wise, he's average height and a bit on the skinny side.

What inspired you to create them?

I had an idea in my head for a while, but I only got it down on paper a little while ago. I came up with Milo after reading a fic where a predator was laid off during the savage crisis, and I thought that it was an area in the film that wasn't touched often. I also didn't want to write with any of the original characters of the movie, I wanted to do something of my own.

So Milo gets laid off in the story. Where did he work?

He worked at a nuclear power plant

I'm beginning to see a trend here.

Yep, I've always liked the idea of nuclear power, don't know why.

Is Milo still unemployed or has he found work yet in what's been published?

He got his job back after the crisis.

What are they like?

Generally friendly, but he isn't quick to open up. He also gets angry easily when someone physically or verbally attacks him or a loved one.

What's their family life like?

His mother left his father while he was an infant, his father took care of him until he was 8, but killed himself. He was raised by his uncle.

Sounds like he had a pretty tough childhood. Any reason why you went that route?

I wanted to have something he would keep to himself, then open up to his fiance. There's also another traumatic event that happens during the story that he gets therapy for, and his past comes up there as well.

Do they have a love interest?

His fiance, Rosa Deerborn.

What species is Rosa?

She's a Sika Deer.

Any particular reason you went with a pred prey relationship?

I like the dynamic that an opposite relationship has

Do they have conflicting cultures that they have to work around?

Not really, they have similar interests, but Rosa comes from a wealthy family and Milo's family is poor, so he helps her adjust to life with a low wage.

Do you have any stories written about them or that they're included in?

Yes, it's called 'On Ice' and it's on a03.

What is your opinion on hybrids in zootopia? Is it something that can happen naturally, not happen at all or requires special circumstances?

Something that would require scientific intervention to happen.

Are you a wildehopps shipper or do you prefer something different?

I think they definitely have something going there, but I don't write wildehopps.

For the purpose of the OC interview the setting is the creator's OC is about to be interviewed by my co-owned OC Vicky Chola. A north american grey fox vixen in her mid 20s. They're both in a studio booth with headphones on and microphones to speak into. The interview we did earlier about the creator and their OC is considered a pre conversation between these two before going on the air. Vicky will ask questions based on the answers provided by the creator. Enjoy!

"Welcome everyone to this edition of the Characters of Zootopia show! I'm your host Vicky Chola and with me today is Milo Latras. Milo, thank you so much for coming on."

"Thanks for having me, Vicky. It's a pleasure to be here."

"So we were talking before the show and you were telling that you worked at the nuclear power plant. What's that like?"

"Honestly, it's not as exciting as you might think. The staff aren't really needed, we just watch meters and readouts to make sure stuff isn't going wrong. The process is mostly automated."

"No glowing bugs flying or anything like that?"

"Nope, the plant hasn't had any major problems since it started up."

"Wow, that is boring."

"It isn't so bad, my coworkers and I are all good friends."

"Boring job with the potential for cataclysmic disaster. Sounds like the perfect combination for work pranks."

"That's what I thought when I joined, but management has a strict 'no-shenanigans' policy."

"Well that's no fun. So what do you do to liven up away from the workplace?"

"Well, the plant staff all have reserved seats at a bar close to the plant, so we often go there. Me personally? I go home to my fiance."

"Oooh, finally, some spice to the story. Are you two living together?"

"Yep, have been for about a year and a half. We've only been dating for a year though."

"So you were roomies before hooking up. What came first, the relationship or the relationship?"

"Well, we were friends pretty quickly after we moved in together. It took some serious stuff happening to finally bring us closer."

"Nice, so other than your fiance, what do you do for fun?"

"I sometimes go camping, but if I ever need some quick stress relief I drive."

"Are you a big outdoorsy type?"

"Not as much as some people, but I do like to be alone in nature."

"What kind of driving do you like to do? Just cruising or some kind of racing?"

"Just cruising. There are some great roads in North Tundratown, as long as you can deal with ice."

"Before we started you told me a little about your life growing up. Would you like to share some of that?"

"Ah. Yes. I didn't have the best time of it. My mom left my dad when I was a few months old. He never talked much about it, but from what I could tell she found another man and didn't want to raise a child with him."

"Did your dad ever remarry?"

"No. He commited suicide whan I was eight."

gasp "I'm so sorry. What happened to you after that?"

"My uncle raised me until I was eighteen. He's the one that paid for my tuition and gave me my car."

"So you were an only child. Did your uncle have any kids that you grew up with?"

"Nope. Just me and him. I had some friends at school, but I've fallen out of contact with them."

"Have you ever tried to find your mother? Try to reconnect or find out why she left you?"

"Nah. If I ever found her, I'd start throwing punches."

"Dude that's pretty extreme." chuckle

"Maybe, but I think she deserves it."

"Yeah, probably." giggle "So do you think you and your fiance will ever be able to have your own child?"

"No, we're too different. Adoption would probably be an option, though."

"Do you think there will be any legal challenges?"

"There might be, but I think people are warming up to the idea of interspecies relationships."

"I don't think we mentioned it yet but your fiance Rosa is a sika deer and you're a coyote. Do you two ever get any flak when you're out in public?"

"Oh, yes. Usually just verbal heckling, but a few mammals have physically threatened us before. Thankfully, most of them are cowards deep down."

"Have you ever had to defend yourselves?"

"Thankfully, no. There's always other people around to back us up."

"Have you ever had to get the ZPD involved?"

"Once, but we didn't call them. They just showed up. It was in a small town, so

presumably word spread that there was trouble."

"So it happened outside of Zootopia?"

"Yes. We were on a camping trip a few hour's drive north."

"How'd the local yocals handle it?"

"Apparently, the family that was attacking us had a reputation. The sheriff showed up with a car full of deputies and they ran off."

giggle "It wasn't in Foxford was it?"

"Nah, it was a town called Sawtooth. Tiny place, but the diner served good pancakes."

"Foxford's where I grew up by the way. Nice camping out there, you should check it out some time."

"I'll be sure to."

"So let's circle back to you and Rosa adopting. Have you thought about what species you might adopt? Would you want to stay within the same as you two or be open to a different one?"

"We haven't really discussed it. We'd probably try and adopt a coyote or deer so we could relate to them, but we could always adopt out of our comfort zone."

"I'm sure whoever you end up adopted will be going to a loving family and that's all that matters. Unfortunately our time has expired. Milo, thank you for taking the time to join me today."

"Thank you for the invite, I enjoyed this."

"And thank you listeners for joining us and we hope to see you next time."