"Hey uh...Nick." Clawhauser said, peering back around the corner, his face a little bashful. "You've always been honest with me right?
"Uh...yeah, Ben, why do you ask?" Nick said, still not paying the most attention to his colleague as he scribbles out a signature on a deposition, and jots down a few lines on a report.
"It's just uh...that new rookie Otto, the otter, said my shirt looked too tight and called me fat." Clawhauser seemed to deflate as he recounted the conversation. "Made fun of me for eating a donut for breakfast..."
"What..?" Nick said, still looking at the form in front of him. Benjamin's words hadn't quite penetrated his mind yet, but they were sinking in slowly. "What?!" He said again, looking up with a slightly angry expression on his face. "That's completely uncalled for, you should file a complaint with Bogo! In fact, I'll go file it with you right now." Nick said hotly, slapping the files on his desk into a folder and standing up so abruptly that his chair fell over.
"Oh no, wait wait. I d-don't wanna cause trouble!" Clawhauser said, his plump cheeks showing a pink flush through the white fur on them. "I just...I wanted to ask if...you thought I was...getting too fat..?"
Nick stopped short, mid-stride as he'd been ready to march right up to the chief's office. "Well, you are a hefty guy, yeah. But I don't think you should worry about it unless your weight is bothering you personally. I still say you should file a complaint...or talk to Otto and tell him to back off."
Nick crossed his arms over his slender chest and walked over to Ben, then put one paw on the chubby cheetah's shoulder. "You still get around well, heck you're faster than I am on a sprint!"
Clawhauser blushed a little more and unapologetically flung his arms around Nick. "You're like...the best friend I've ever had...not counting Judy..." He muttered, a few tears running down his plump cheeks.
"Alright...alright now. Heh, sheesh." Nick said pretending to be embarrassed, but he was smiling as he patted Clawhauser on the back. "Hey, how about after we finish our shifts we meet for a drink at that new bar, 'Wally Walrus's' so we can talk about the trip we're gonna take?"
Clawhauser smiles widely and nods, his chins wobbling a little. "That sounds like a good idea, see you later!"
***
What happens next?
Choice 1: Nick can't quite get what Ben said and how soft the cheetah felt when he hugged him out of his head. He wonders how much softer Clawhauser might be if he got even fatter.
Choice 2: Benjamin Clawhauser decides he should go and tell Otto that he crossed a line!
Choice 3: Later at the bar, Ben's feeling hungry so he orders lots of pub food.
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