[h3][color=Plum]Judy Hopps[/color][/h3]
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	“Oh, sweet cheese and crackers.” Was the only reply that the bunny could muster. She wrapped her carrot cake in a napkin, to have as a snack on the train, and picked up her smoothie cup. As she walked out the door she said, “Such a gentleman as always.” And playfully folded her left ear over to lightly [i]thwap[/i] Nick on the shoulder as she walked past. 

	Judy sucked absently on her smoothie as they walked, watching Nick out of the corner of her eye. She found it vaguely amusing how he seemed to be nonchalantly prattling on and on about the snake… Like he was just going to ramble until pieces fell into place.

	He looked at her expectantly, and she dimly realized that he’d asked a question.

	“Oh, err… um, I think the caves would be a good place to start. Our slippery friend would probably be near the caves so that he’d be able to take shelter in the middle of the day, once it gets too hot. ‘Cause snakes can’t regulate their body temperature so well. They get cold at night so they lay on rocks that are still warm from the sun, then they lie out in the sun during the morning and evening to warm up but hide under a rock or in a hollow in the daytime so that they don’t get entirely baked by the sun. I agree; if we’re going to apprehend him, now would be an ideal time.”

	As the pair arrived at the train station and boarded (Among a crowd of several dozen hamster businessmen), Judy found herself staring at the corner of Nick’s muzzle. There was a tiny fleck of whipped cream in his otherwise impeccably-maintained fur. Her paws itched and she half reached up to wipe it off, then shook her head and looked away. But her eyes kept being drawn back to that little spot even as she fidgeted, trying to keep herself from wiping it off. Of course she couldn’t [i]say[/i] anything about it, not with so many other animals around, but….

	It was going to drive her crazy.