-Trivia night part 2-
Sarah, Delta, and Jen watched as an excited Atom hurried away from their table. Sarah scooped up a pen and marked the answer she had just sent the painted dog away with on their own score sheet to keep track on which questions they had gotten right and which ones they may have missed. The doe was pleased to see mostly right answers on the sheet.
"We are killing it," Delta said confidently as he took a swig from his beer glass. "How many are we at Sundae?"
"So far we have only missed 2!" The doe said excitedly.
Once all teams had turned in answers to a question the trivia mammal, a handsome fox stallion hybrid, would read out the correct answer for all and would sometimes say how many teams got it right.
"Awesome!" Delta said raising a paw towards Sarah who gave him a playful paw hit. The painted dog turned to Jen who did the same. A confident grin on the she wolfs lovely face.
"Having fun?" Delta asked as he looked at his new friend from the ZPD.
Much to her own surprise, Jen nodded quickly as she finished another Bogo special, placing the empty glass on the table. "Yeah."
Oh my gosh, I really am! And it's not even with a pack! Well….not a pack of wolves at least.
"You having fun with Jen and me carrying the team?" Sarah asked as she winked over at Jen who grinned.
"Hey now! I answered a few questions," Delta pointed out.
"Wrong…" Jen muttered which got her a look from the painted dog.
Both Sarah and Jen giggled at Delta who began to grumble about not being appreciated for being the team's morale officer, "So what if I don't know any random trivia facts…."
"At a Trivia night," Sarah pointed out.
"Oi!"
Jen snorted and looked over at Sarah who stuck her tongue out to one side of her face and gave Jen a wink, the doe having become a little more playful after having a few Bogo specials.
The she-wolf couldn't help but find the drunken doe's antics adorable and scrunched her face and smiled over at her friend.
Friend? A doe? She is so small and has no strength though….
"You lucky you are so darn cute," Delta teased.
"Cute? I am drop dead gorgeous sir," Sundae shot back with a slight slur as she tossed a coaster that flew over the painted dogs head.
Confidence is a strength…so maybe she is strong.
"Gonna have to work on your aim," Delta teased.
"Yeah…"Came an annoyed voice from behind Delta.
The canine turned to see Nick carrying two Bogo specials, a coaster sitting on his snout.
The table burst into laughter as the fox dropped off a fresh round of drinks for the girls. Nick was somewhat surprised to see Jen out with the gang. He had figured out Jen's views on other species ages ago. To see her out with mammals that weren't wolves surprised the fox but he watched how Jen and Sarah happily ganged up on Delta, teasing the poor painted canine. He gave Jen a friendly smug smirk before leaving the table. The wolf raising a glass in the retreating bartender's direction and taking a sip.
"Oh gosh these things are so addictive," Sarah moaned as she let the sweet tastes take over.
"Why are they called Bogo specials again?" Jen asked, finding it odd for such a bright and vibrant drink to be named after the Chief of the ZPD.
"Nick," Both Delta and Sarah said as one.
"Ah, say no more," Jen chuckled as she took another sip.
"Ok next question," Felix, the trivia host, announced causing the large room to grow slightly quieter. There was still the occasional laugh and chatter throughout the bar, however.
"Taco stop eating all the cherries!"
Oh yeah, and the occasional shout from the bar as Taconny found ways to cause trouble.
"In what year was the first steam-powered locomotive journey taken," Felix asked a rather confused looking crowd. "Bonus points if you can name the train."
Across the bar at a table filled with EMTs looked around at one another in confusion. That was until a certain lynx set his glass down, having just taken a long swig.
"1804, didn't have a name really but it was in the Pennydarren iron works yard so some call it the Pennydarren or Penny for short," Anthony said simply.
The other two medics at the table froze and stared at the feline with shocked expressions.
"How in the world do you know that?"
"I like trains," Anthony said simply.
"Well I like beer but I don't know the name of the first brew house," Earl, a Thompson gazelle, said with a laugh as he wrote down the answer on a slip of paper and hurried to turn it in at the trivia table.
There was a coughing at the bottom of the table and Anthony watched as his friend Matt, a large moose, leaned down and helped lift a fresh pitcher onto the table. Before he had even set it down Trisha bounced up and landed right in the center of the table.
"So how we doing so far?" The bunny asked as she sat down and crossed her legs, looking up at Anthony with a friendly smile.
"The rookie is kicking some serious tail," Matt explained as he topped off the Lynx's glass.
"I am just getting lucky," Anthony muttered as he raised his glass in thanks and put it to his lips.
"Play your cards right and you might keep getting lucky," Trisha hinted with a wink which caused Anthony to choke on the beer he had begun to drink.
The moose roared with laughter and patted his friend on the back, "One thing you should know, you don't set her up like that and you especially don't drink afterward."
Anthony grabbed a napkin and cleaned some of the beer from his uniform and gave Trisha an annoyed yet happy smile.
The doe wiggled in place and gave Anthony another wink, "Sorry handsome but Matt is right, I see an opportunity and I take it."
The doe stood up and inspected everyone's glasses before looking back at the medics, "I will check on you all a little later. If ya need anything just give a shout."
Earl had just returned to the table and took a seat before scooping up his beer glass, "Could use the cheat sheet to the rest of the trivia questions."
"Oh sorry darling but can't help you there," Trisha said as she turned and prepared to hop from the table, "I wish you luck though because you all have quite the tab and I am expecting a very big tip."
The bunny gave them all a playful flick of the tail and a wink before hopping from the table and hurrying off.
"How Delta keeps up with that one is beyond me," Matt chuckled as he emptied his glass so he could pour himself a fresh drink from the pitcher.
Over at the bar, Judy was currently leaning over the counter as she tried to help a certain flabby cheetah with his answers.
"How the heck am I supposed to know this stuff honey bun?" Benjamin Clawhauser asked as he scratched a small pencil against his temple, "I thought this would be all pop trivia! Can't I use my cell phone to zoogle this?"
"Sorry, Benny but we are supposed to look out for that, if any bartenders see a cell phone out at a trivia team table we have to tell Felix and you are automatically out," Judy explained sadly. "But I didn't hear any rules about getting help from your bartenders."
Benny's face lit up and the urge to squeeze the small gray bunny against his flabby body was almost too much at that point.
"You actually know this one?"
"Studied stuff about steam trains back in Bunny Burrow, they were the main form of transportation and shipping way back in the day after all."
Before Judy could help her ZPD buddy she felt a firm paw on her tail, the bunny's purple eyes bulged in surprise at first but when she turned around she relaxed slightly, seeing it was her own fox who had been brave enough to grab her rear. Nick gave a gentle tug which he knew drove his bunny mad, the bunny letting her eyelids droop as she slid down from the bar.
"Uh, Judy?" Benny began, still needing help with the answer.
"Sorry Benny but can't let my girl help out the competition," Nick said with a sly wink before looking down at his doe currently leaning against his chest, one of her legs raised up behind her slightly. "And as for you, no helping the other teams, those bar bucks are mine."
Judy who had begun to come out of her dream-like state giggled, "Really now? It's Benny. Besides I thought employees at the bar couldn't win the bar bucks."
"We aren't employees Carrots, we are moonlighters, there is a big difference," Nick said as he revealed his scorecard. Judy eyed the sheet of paper and snorted at Nick's chosen team name.
"Wilde about Carrots? Really?"
"You know you love me," Nick said as he wiggled his eyebrows.
"Yes, yes I do," Judy giggled as she leaned up towards her fox's muzzle, "Even if you make terrible team names."
The two shared a gentle kiss before Judy pulled away.
"Besides I need those bar bucks so I can come back and terrorize Trisha, I have been looking up the most annoying drink orders and plan to just go crazy next Saturday."
Judy gave Nick a nervous grin, "About that…."
"You didn't…"
"Well, Echo asked if I could help with a shift so I volunteered," Judy admitted.
"Well, then I will have to just come in and terrorize both of you."
"You aren't going to pick up another shift with me?" Judy asked with a playful pout.
"Nope," Nick said simply. "I will, however, come to visit and use my bar bucks to drive you and Trisha absolutely mad."
Judy rolled her eyes and pushed Nick away, giving him a playful scowl, "Well then Trisha will have to help teach me her coaster trick."
Right on cue, a coaster landed in between the fox's ears causing his eyelids to droop in annoyance. Nick turned to see a smug looking Trisha sitting on the counter just above him, kicking her feet back and forth, "The trick is to see the coaster land on his head before you even toss it if you imagine hard enough then it finds its way."
Benjamin, who had been containing so many squeals while watching the adorable moment between Nick and Judy, looked over at Trisha desperately.
"Blue Bunny," Benny began, getting Trisha's attention. The cheetah raised the trivia sheet and gave her a nervous smile.
Trisha let out a sigh and shook her head, producing her own trivia sheet, "Sorry Big Ben but…" Trisha retrieved her own sheet from her pocket and waved it. "I plan on bringing Delta here and pestering Nick next time he works."
Question after question was thrown at the teams. Occasionally someone would let out an excited shout from a table, an obvious signal they knew the answer. Sometimes a collective groan would come from the crowd though when a rather difficult question was asked with not a single knowing how to answer.
"Next up, In the first season of the hit series Desperate Den Wolves which couple fell in love with one another on the set and started a real-life romance when the cameras turned off, bonus points if you know their real names as well."
There was a collective groan from the crowd, this was obviously one of those questions that most of them would write off as a loss. While the show had an avid following it wasn't exactly the type that many mammals at the 10-7 would enjoy. Sure a few of them may enjoy the occasional soap opera or romantic comedy but the show in question was so far out there.
"What do you mean you don't know?!" Delta asked as he waved his arms around, looking at a rather annoyed bunny at his table.
"Really? And why pray tell should I know this answer?" Sarah asked as she crossed her arms and sat back in her seat.
"Well because you are really into those romance novels and-"
"And?"
"Well, this has lots of romance!" Delta said, trying his best to find a connection.
Meanwhile, someone at their table actually knew the answer. Not only did she know it but she the bonus part and it had only taken her a second to dive into the deep mental vault that stored every little tidbit about the show.
Jen was a closet fan of Desperate Den Wolves. It was one of her guilty pleasures. After a long day's work, she would return home and change into her pajamas, open a pint of ice cream, and watch the recorded episodes like they were some kind of addiction she needed to survive. She knew every character, their likes, dislikes, who they had hooked up with, who they hated.
It was all so delicious.
It was also very embarrassing. A wolf like Jen was not expected to have followed the show so religiously which explained why no one at the table was looking at her for answers.
As such a die-hard fan though it was killing her not to blurt out the answer.
It was Sarah and Alex! Played by Amy Starfang and Drew Howling! Come on it's so easy! Just tell them! There are bar bucks and honor on the line!
As Sarah and Delta bickered about how Sarah needed to watch the show for next times trivia and Delta needed to shut his painted mouth Jen cleared her throat, the table falling silent.
These mammals want to be my friends! It's ok that they know….what's the worst that could happen?
A few later seconds Jen learned what could happen. Sarah was giggling as she looked over at Jen, Atom seemed unphased as he hurried away with their answer, and it was Delta that drove Jen mad.
The painted dog had one of the smuggest looks that Jen had ever witnessed, which is why it pained her so much as she stared right at him. In wolf culture one never looked away or avoided eye contact when being questioned, it was considered a sign of submission and Jen refused to submit to such an annoying mammal right now.
"Hey Jen," Delta muttered as he scooted his chair closer.
The wolf raised a brow as she maintained eye contact.
"Jen."
Jen remained silent, her eyes giving off an intensity that would normally make anyone back down. Delta however didn't seem too intimidated, in fact he seemed to be enjoying this a little too much.
"Jen." The annoying painted dog scooted so close that they were practically muzzle to muzzle.
He has guts I will give him that but I swear if he tells anyone at the ZPD about this I will skin him.
"Jen how did-"
Jen had had enough and decided to handle the staring contest. Before Delta could finish his question a large wolf paw pressed against the side of his head and pushed him away. An odd noise coming from his chair as it slid across the floor.
Sarah started to laugh uncontrollably as she watched the two canines.
Jen looked over at the small doe and gave her a playful wink followed by a confident grin. She was somewhat surprised at her casualness towards the bunny but to be honest why was it so weird in the first place?
The wolf sat in thought for a moment, somewhat angry at how she had once treated others but the spirits in her system had allowed her to simply banish those thoughts and return to enjoying the night with her new friends.
"What trouble are you all causing over here?" Came a playful voice from below the table.
Jen looked around slightly in confusion until a lovely brown bunny hopped up and landed right in the center of the table.
"Oh yeah like your one to talk," Sarah teased as she looked up at the newly arrived doe.
"I thought you liked trouble?" Trisha asked as she looked over her shoulder at Sarah, flicking her tail and giving the now blushing bunny a wink.
"Where have you been?" Delta asked as he eyed the bunny in the blue 10-7 shirt.
Trisha turned to look at the painted dog and gave him a smile, "Been terrorizing a certain fox, looking after some medics, oh and keeping Taco from burning the bar down."
"Busy night," Delta commented.
"But I still found time to come check in on my favorite multi-colored cutie," Trisha said sweetly as she looked into the painted dog's eyes.
Delta was about to say something before Trisha spoke up once more.
"Oh, and you too I guess."
The annoyed looking painted dog snorted and sat back in his seat as the two bunnies at the table shared a laugh.
"Aww come on now my painted pup I was just teasing," Trisha said as she crawled onto the painted dog's lap.
Jen watched the scene play out as she started to put two and two together. She was a smart wolf and even with the alcohol in her system she began to realize something.
Blue eyes, brown fur, bright smile…Delta is dating a bunny?! No…that's not…I mean she seems rather sweet. She also seems caring.
"Delta," Trisha began as she curled up on the dog's lap and stared up at the canine who refused to look down.
She is also playful and I guess kind of cute…
"Delta," Trisha continued as she pawed at the painted dog's chin, finally getting his attention.
Jen watched as the couple exchanged knowing looks, the painted dog finally giving in and leaning down, giving the bunny a tender kiss on the lips.
Had a different Jen been watching this she may have looked away in disgust or maybe just glared. Instead, she couldn't help but smirk at how adorable the sight kind of was. She was also excited to have something to tease Delta about later. Only seemed fair
Good for you Delta. Or should I say "painted pup"?
There was a gagging noise from the other end of the table and everyone looked to see Atom returning, the painted dog making an odd noise at the mushy scene he had just witnessed.
"Atom!" Trisha began as she stood up on Delta's lap. "Does someone need a smooch too?"
The light colored painted dog's eyes went wide and he raised his paws and shook his head.
"I think he does," Sarah giggled.
Atom looked at Sarah who started to stand up on her seat, her rear end wiggling as she prepared to attack.
"Come here handsome!" Trisha shouted as she lunged at Atom who tried in vain to get away. The brown doe latching onto the painted dog's neck as she rubbed her cheek against his. Sarah joined in and managed to get on Atom's back.
The poor painted dog stood up and spun around, letting out the occasional snort followed by a gag as the two bunnies attacked.
Jen put her paw to her muzzle and tried to contain herself at the scene but eventually, her emotions won out and she burst into laughter.
A loud voice bellowed from across the bar which caught many of the mammal's attention.
"How many of these dumb soap opera questions you gonna ask?" The moose at the medic's table asked.
There was a mix of laughter and groans from the crowd. Apparently, Jen was one of the few mammals present who actually knew the answer, not that she would admit it. OR Delta if he knew what was good for him.
Before Felix could respond at the main Trivia table a black and white mixed bunny leaped up and grabbed the microphone.
"Hey! He has lots of good questions coming!" Taconny shouted. "There is one about the moon landing and everything!"
Taco looked back at Felix with a confident grin and passed off the microphone to the stunned looking fox stallion hybrid.
"Uh thanks, Taco," Felix said as he watched the triumphant bunny skip away. "Ok, so what event in 1969 has been considered to be one of the greatest scientific accomplishments for all mammals?"
It took Felix a second to realize what he had just read and he winced, realizing Taco had actually given the answer away just seconds before.
"Dammit Taco!"
"Oh this is a hard one," Anthony chuckled as he took a swig of beer from his glass.
"Hush I'm trying to think," Matt grumbled as he rubbed his temples.
"Good one Ma-"Earl began.
"Shush! I think it has something to do with racing."
The lynx and gazelle at the medic table looked at one another hesitantly, Earl writing down the answer in secrecy and hurrying away, not wanting to point out to his friend that they already had the answer.
"Keep at it bud," Anthony said as he patted the large moose on the back. "I am sure it will come to you."
Question after question was thrown at the different patrons of the 10-7. The night went on as the drinks continued to flow. Some tables had to tap out eventually. Their members either too drunk to carry on or just giving up as some of the questions got harder.
As the final question was asked and the answers tallied everyone sat anxiously waiting to hear who had won the big prize.
Nick and Trisha were practically leaning over the bar, both of them eager to hear if they had beaten the other. Judy couldn't help but giggle at her friend's antics.
"Gonna order something from the top shelf, really high up there," Nick teased Trisha as he pointed to some of the bottles that were so far out of reach even Trisha and her climbing skills would have trouble getting to them.
"Gonna make you slowly pour every drink so I can savor the victory of kicking your tail Wilde," Trisha shot back. "And you best believe I am bringing Judy too so we can practice her coaster tossing on that big head of yours."
"Alright, folks so it's that time of the night," Felix began which caused the rest of the bar to fall silent. "First off let's give a round of applause to your bartenders and servers because they have been putting up with your rowdy butts all night."
There was a generous applause that echoed throughout the bar. The different bartenders and staff at the bar simply smiled and waved.
A whistle caught Trisha's attention, one of her large ears going up. Her bright blue eyes going over to Anthony who had a glass raised in her direction.
The bunny had been so attentive throughout the night that he wished there was more he could do for the bunny. In the end, a simple nod and a mouthed Thank you was enough. Trisha smirked and gave the handsome feline a wink.
Sometimes even in one's darkest of moments words weren't needed. Just some attention, a kind pat on the paw, and the knowledge that we aren't alone in this world. That is exactly what one could find at the 10-7. Especially if Taco was working that night since she was a hugger.
"So now to the scores," Felix said which brought everyone's attention back to the charismatic mammal. "First off let me just tell you I have particularly enjoyed one team's answers in particular. Throughout the whole night, they answered with various ice cream flavors which make sense since their team name was ice cream."
Jen chuckled as she finished her drink and set the glass on the table, "Who do you think did that?" The she-wolf asked as she looked over at Delta.
The look of pure terror on the painted dog's face caused Jen to become concerned.
"You didn't!" Delta barked at Atom who had a broad grin on his face.
"No! Atom please tell me you…" Sarah began as she looked at her friend.
"What?" Jen asked as she looked around at her fellow teammates.
"Atom…."Delta began in a growl. "What answers have you been turning in all night?"
That's when it hit Jen.
There is no way he would…
Atom kept the same happy smile on his face as he pawed out a series of signals to Delta. Both Sarah and Jen waited and watched. When Atom finished they looked over at Delta who looked like he was about to explode.
"What do you mean the best kinds of answers?! Those aren't answers?! Those are the damn meals you eat every day you stupid ice cream addicted!"
Delta reached over towards Atom and looked like he was about to tackle his fellow painted dog. Atom, however, mistook the movement as Delta wanting a hug and leaned over, wrapping his arms around his friend.
"Stop it you stupid-"Delta started to bark at Atom.
Sarah meanwhile was shaking her head, she was slightly disappointed but she just couldn't stay mad at Atom. She looked over at Jen and gave her a defeated smile.
"Sorry, Jen…"
Jen simply smiled at the small bunny in front of her, "There is always next time."
"Next time Atom is on his own team," Delta grunted as he managed to free himself from Atom who looked at Jen and began to pant happily, his tail wagging back and forth.
"What?" Jen asked.
"Oh I know that look," Sarah began.
Atom suddenly climbed over the table and wrapped his arms around Jen's neck and snorted happily as he gave the surprised she-wolf a hug.
"Ack!" Jen managed to get out as she lost her balance and tumbled over, Atom holding on as they hit the floor.
"Oh gosh, Jen!" Sarah said as she hopped off her own chair to inspect the two canines who had landed beneath the table.
"Alright so now onto the moment you have all been waiting for, the winners of the first ever 10-7 trivia night," Felix took a moment as he tried to find the best words for this announcement. "Now I am not gonna lie, I was really surprised by this one. I mean they were working the bar the whole night serving you drunken fools and still managed to get in their answers."
"Wait it was a bartender?!" Someone shouted from the back.
"Yes and now before you get all bent out of shape there aren't any rules saying they can't partake in the trivia. I did, however, take a moment to speak to Echo and she has agreed to award the second place team with 50 bar bucks as well, so really we have two winners."
While the announcement that someone who worked at the bar was slightly annoying it was quickly smoothed over by Felix.
"So second place and 50 bar bucks go to," Felix waited, pausing for dramatic effect. "Team Stretcher Fetchers!"
Anthony nearly spat out his drink. While he had thought they had done well he didn't think they had done that well. Earl and Matt were equally surprised as they looked around at one another in a kind of stunned surprise.
"Way to go, guys," Felix began. "In fairness though your only competition was the hose draggers and the donut chompers."
"Whose team names were those?"
"Those aren't team names," Felix said with a toothy grin which got him a series of groans and even a coaster tossed his way.
"And now onto the 1st place winner," The large foxlike mammal said, avoiding another coaster.
Nick was practically standing on the bar with Trisha on his back. The bunny using her paws to cover the fox's eyes as Nick tried to shrug Trisha off. Both of them wanting to see who had won.
"It's called a hustle!"
Nick and Trisha both let out groans in defeat only to fall suddenly silent.
"Wait why are you groaning?!" Trisha asked as she fell off Nick's back and hurried to his side. "That's you isn't it?"
"No! I thought it was you trying to steal my line!"
"Then who?"
Both Nick and Trisha looked over at the trivia table were a very smug looking Judy stood, happily collecting her prize from Felix who congratulated the elated bunny.
Judy turned to look at her fellow bartenders, giving them a playful wink and a flick of her tail.
"She hustled us? That's my thing though," Nick said in disbelief.
"That's my wink!" Trisha shouted but couldn't help but smile at her friend.
"And these are my bar bucks," Judy said triumphantly.
Wow...its been like...way too long.
Sorry sorry sorry for the super long wait between updates here. This story had to be put on the back burner because of some stuff going on in both the fandom and in my personal life.
We are back though! Trivia night part 2!
So once again special thanks to everyone who let me have their OC's make appearances in this very delayed chapter.
Star, Fox, Amras0 your patience is extraordinary!
I hope to have more silly shenanigans with some new OC's soon!
-Blue