Excitment's in the Air [Open]

[Chief Bogo]

Bogo looked to her as she watched Clawhauser, then shrugged when he saw her bit of a smile, turning back to unlock the door to the office. He pushed it open, letting the pup into the room although watching her very carefully. He was a neat and organized individual after all and he really would rather not have to clean up after a child in here. Or well, maybe neat wasn't the word but he had his own order to things that he wanted to keep. But as long as she was just looking around, he felt alright with it. The buffalo looked to the map as well, his arms at least at that time relaxed at his sides. "This city feels huge some days." He admitted to her, but didn't really care if she listened to a word of it. He couldn't help the amusement at how much awe his little office produced for the child. If only he knew it was that easy to impress kids.

Then came the excitement he was waiting for. Questions, a bit bouncy, loud. He knew it would happen, watching the excitement build as she looked around. He rested his hands on his sides as he watched her. "I, no, and no..." He started to answer but gave up as her attention had seemed to change. To what he wasn't sure. He once had a partner, had multiple actually. Lost one, and still had the first one coming through and messing with his life. She didn't seem to want the stories though, she was... playing something? Bogo looked confused at the paw gun, tilting his head just slightly and his eyes narrowed.

"The culprit?" He didn't seem to get it. The buffalo was not dumb, he was smart and quick and amazing at police work. But pretend and imagination wasn't exactly his strong suit. He knew how his daughter played, and that was the extent of his experience with such things. It dawned on the large animal as she continued to speak, and for a second his mind considered scolding her for even trying to include him in her little game. "Are you pointing that gun at me? What do you think I did." He gave a questioning look, pointing to himself as he spoke with an odd tone as he remained unsure of whether to join her, or ignore the game altogether... or he could get that guy from the hall to come play with her.

[Peony Rìluò]

Peony giggled, her paws dropping the fake gun as they tried to aid her in hiding her bad case of the giggles. She let her ears fall as she looked back up at Lawrence, her tiny pup paws not only shielding the giggles, but also a smile. Her ears fell back as she began to think, her answer beginning to form for the huge buffalo's question.

The Tibetan pup's smile on plain as day on her face, she held her paws up to her cheek as she began to talk to the commander.

"Commander? You there? Over." She spoke, making a little 'pssht!" noise at the end of her dialogue. With no reply, the small pup continued on.

"It seems the culprit forgot what he had done. He's seemingly putting on a show about all the precious Grand Jasmine Mu flowers he stole from the Tea Shop!" The small wolf pup laughed and smiled up at him. 

"I got you, the Hoofed.. Hoofed.." Peony had called out to him as she jumped out from the wall and in front of him, stopping as she further thought about the perfect Murderous Nickname for the Chief.

"Hoofed Magician!" She exclaimed, pointing her fake paw gun at him, her tail tip perked up as her smile grew. 

"You'll never get away with the treas..treasie..treasonous crime you committed!" She looked up at him, her eyes wide and bright with excitement..

[Chief Bogo]

The large buffalo stood very still with a massive look of confusions set on his face. He was at such a loss that he gave the most awkwardly nervous chuckle to try and not seem so idiotic that he just missed it entirely. He looked around as if expecting someone else to be involved but of course he wouldn't see them. It was imagination after all. It just made it harder for a serious and professional buffalo like himself to actually understand it.

"Flowers? I know nothing about flowers why would I..." Bogo's ear twitched and drooped even a little further than normal at the fact that he couldn't even think up acting for some silly imagination game. "Well, tea is kinda good.." He scratched his neck, his gaze moving away from her and he took a step back toward the wall behind him as she jumped forward. The chief wasn't scared of the pup, although he definitely didn't want to be touched, but maybe he could play along just a little.

His gaze turned quickly toward the office door as the tiger from the hall burst in, in full television epic cop fashion. Without the breaking of the door of course, didn't need the property damage. The tiger landed in a crouched position with his own paw gun, looking to the pup with the most seriously determined look on his face. "Commander Tiger, here to back you up." The feline assured her with a nod, using the title she had chosen. "Stealing from the tea shop? Who would do such a thing?" Ivan looked over toward Bogo, but held character. He'd heard enough of the pup's little "radio transmission" through the door while he had been busy texting before his shift. This was much more entertaining, and Bogo didn't seem to get the angry look he expected.

Even Bogo couldn't help a hint of a smile at the name she finally came up with, and the tiger officer's willingness to join in the imaginary game, but he forced himself into a wide eyed droopy eared shock as his face fell at the pointing of her fake gun. But he held his hooves still at his sides, rather than the customary surrendering motion tv suspects would do.

"You... You think you have me," He started, trying to find a character but it wasn't a simple task for the officer. The tiger looked to him with black rimmed ears twitching with intent interest as he pointed his imaginary gun at the buffalo. "You don't have anything on me, coppers!" Bogo attempted when he finally found some sort of character. Most likely referencing his most annoying suspects, or those dreaded law shows.

[Peony Rìluò]

Peony had almost - almost - jumped back when the door suddenly burst open. Her ears popped forwards and she nodded towards the tiger - he was okay if he was he was playing along! She looked back up at Chief Bogo, determination shining in her eyes as her tail wagged.

"Commander, you got the left side, I'll stay here in front. If he moves an inch, you know what to do." She said quickly to him, standing up from her previous lowered stance. She closed her eyes, putting one paw up to her chin, her thumb and index finger  resting on her chin. Some may or may not have noticed, but she was doing a stance she'd seen from one of her favorite TV Shows - Sherlock Howles.

"Or so you think.." Peony said slyly, her eyes shooting up at Bogo. "But what you fail to realize is that no matter where you go, the ZPD is there. You're trapped, Hoofed Magician." She said, nodding her head in agreement.

"So there's no point in running." Peony smiled eagerly looking towards the tiger and nodding.

[Chief Bogo]

Ivan looked to Peony and gave a bit of a wink to the pup before he gave a business like nod at that. He stayed very still except for a bit of a swinging of the tip of his tail. He had always wanted children, just had never had a chance. To play with some random child wasn't exactly the same but it could relieve some stress from the chief too. "Don't move, buffalo." He ordered with such a serious look, just drinking in the opportunity to give any sort of order to the chief.

Bogo snorted at the tiger's order, looking toward Peony and her odd posture with a confused look. He didn't quite get the reference, although Ivan seemed to as he suppressed an amused laugh. Had to keep character. Bogo looked between Peony and Ivan, almost actually looking for an escape from the office. The tiger was crouched, maybe even easy to knock off balance. How fast could the little wolf actually run either? Although there were those 'guns' they were holding.

"You don't have any evidence, wolf." Bogo insisted in his best defiant suspect voice, his fingers twitching just slightly. "You've got the wrong buffalo. All the evidence points to... The real thief is hiding over there!" He pointed to another corner of the office before he started somewhat quickly toward the tiger and the door of the office. Although running down the hall was not his idea of a good impression for his officers and any visiting citizens. The tiger looked over quickly and straightened his stance just a bit.

"Heeey. No more tricks Magician. And don't be so sure, we have video of you at the scene. Don't we Howles?" Ivan glanced toward Peony, giving her the name to prove he understood her little bit of influence.

[Peony Rìluò]

Peony's head turned to where the buffalo-culprit had pointed. Tricked! She'd been fooled! Why she outta -

The Tibetan Wolf pup looked up at Bogo as he began to speak. Her mind running swiftly as she analyzed the situation, Peony watched as her tiger Commander blocked Bogo from escaping. A proud smile on her face, she nodded towards him, until hearing his last words,

"Don't we Howles?"

Peony could feel her legs and tail began to shake rapidly as he said the name. Her ultimate persona had been discovered, for she was the great Sherlock Howles, amazing regular girl at day, and a crime-fighting detective by night. Her smile huge and eyes wide as she looked up at Bogo, she bent down, signaling towards the tiger. She didn't even know what she was really saying, but whatever it was, she said it, and she meant it with all her might.

Suddenly, the little pup launched herself at full force towards the buffalo's leg, ramming into it with full force and grabbing a hold of it. 

"Now you've been captured! And there's no escape! Quick, call for back up, Commander!" She called to her tiger companion.

[Chief Bogo]

Bogo was actually quite proud when the trick actually worked too. He almost made it to the door before they both noticed his trick and looked to him quickly again. The tiger wasted no time in producing an imaginary form of evidence for them to have against him. She was smart to call another officer in, she wouldn't have even had imaginary evidence otherwise. And Bogo took police matters super seriously. Even in pretend it seemed.

The tiger looked to meet her gaze and grinned slightly and winked at her motion, nodding to her motion despite not having any idea what she was signalling to him. He didn't need to know what she was saying, instead looking as Bogo tried to pull the office door open to escape it before the pup could pull whatever move she had been silently trying to plan with the tiger who seemed to get her references much clearer and easier than he ever could. Ivan took a step closer to Bogo, but froze at the movement of the little wolf, looking over quickly. He froze and broke character as he put a paw to his face seeing the contact she made with Bogo's leg. Touching the buffalo was a whole different thing. His ears shifted back as he waited for the explosion.

Bogo was unmoved by the actual contact with his leg. Her small form was not enough weight to actually effect the buffalo physically. The surprise itself though made the large mammal grab onto the door frame quickly with an oddly shocked noise, his hooves firmly planted on the ground. He looked down to Peony very intently and clenched his fingers into a fist with building agitation. He did not want anyone touching him, even pretend. Ivan straightened up a bit.

"Sir..?" He started, tilting his head a bit toward the cub and forcing a small trying to comfort him smile. The chief looked up with a grunt, staring the officer in the eyes before he gave up. It was pretend... and the tiger had a point. He really didn't want to make the child cry.

Bogo tried to find his character again, looking to the wolf and lifting the leg that she was holding onto to maybe encourage her to want to let go. "If you had me so caught, you wouldn't need back up." He informed the make believe officer with a snort at her. Ivan was interested truly to see Bogo not scream orders for her to get off, or in fact physically removing her. At least not just yet. "Come on commander, you can't let this little wolf give you orders!" He called toward Ivan like he could turn the tiger to his side.

"Don't try it," Ivan relaxed again at least inside, though kept his police posture strong. "Careful Howles, their hooves are dangerous!" He warned her. "Dispatch, we need backup. We have a crazy buffalo thief cornered." Ivan smirked as he lifted a paw to his mouth as if actually calling it in. Bogo reached to try and remove the wolf while the feline was distracted.

[Peony Rìluò]

Peony giggled, looking up to the buffalo and over the the tiger that was her commander. She nodded and jumped off of his leg, landing as gracefully as a child jumping off of a moving objects could; on her paws and stumbling forwards. Peony caught her balance quickly and pulled her paw gun up again. She pointed it at the Buffalo and waited for the backup to come.

"Where'd you hide the flowers? You know we need them for the special ceremony today. I didn't see them anywhere on your leg.." Her eyes scanned around the officer's large body, looking at all his pockets. The tiny wolf looked around the room, and eventually back at the Tiger Officer. 

"Where do you think he put them, Commander Pawtson?" She asked the commander, calling him by the Great Sherlock Howls's partner's last name. 

Her tail was wiggling a small amount as she looked up at the buffalo, lowering herself into a prepared state - if he ran, she'd chase. If he'd stay, then she'd stay. 

[Chief Bogo]

The tiger quickly moved over as she stumbled, ready to help her up if she actually fell down. He sighed with relief when she caught herself, having to give her credit for keeping up with her character entirely even though the stumble. Bogo looked to her quickly, but was careful when he set his hoof back on the ground. Unlike most suspects who would likely not care. Or probably step on her tail on purpose.

"You'll never find them, officer. I hid them really good." The Buffalo leaned closer to her, giving the meanest, angriest look his massive Buffalo face was capable of. Which was enough to convince Ivan if he weren't aware that the thing was a game. "I told you I don't have them." The chief growled, shifting his gaze to the tiger.

Ivan looked up, thinking about it and rubbing his orange head with some thought. "They have to be in here somewhere, did we check the desk?" He asked, looking toward the desk before his head switched right back to the door.

The large grey Buffalo actually took off out the door. He certainly was not the fastest animal but was quick enough that he made it out before Ivan noticed. He wasn't a runner and none of the officers saw it all that often. Part of the massive mammal just wanted to get away for a moment from the little game. Even if the running was technically a part of it. Maybe he could hide in one of the file rooms and get a moment to breathe. If he was fast enough.

He nearly slipped his way down the stairs to the main lobby, glancing behind him. Ivan had paused to let Peony take the lead. "That sneaky thief." He commented with a shake of his head.

Bogo stopped at the main lobby floor, looking around and attempting to casually walk across the lobby floor like it was any other day, arms stuff at his side's and his normal business like stance. He didn't even make eye contact with Clawhauser, focused on getting through without making a fool of himself or upsetting the child.

[Peony Rìluò]

Peony stared at Chief Bogo, her gaze not lowering. She turned to begin to check the desk, when she suddenly heard the door open. He'd escaped! And right when he was right under their noses! Her smile was huge as she turned around and began to scramble after him.

Sliding out of the doorway, she realized he was gone. Peony looked around the narrow hallway. There was a separate path, leading to another hallway with another door. She stopped and let her muzzle lift towards the air, closing her eyes as it began to vibrate - She was sniffing out the buffalo.

Her ears fell forwards as she caught onto his scent. Her smile back on her face, the little pup ran down the stairs, her arms somewhat up in the air as she made her way down.

Peony stopped as soon as she finished her flight down the stairs. She crawled up beside the nearest wall, her eyes looking left and right quickly as she scanned the area for Chief Bogo. Her eyes widened as she saw him walking casually down the area. She noticed that he was near Clawhauser.. She waved towards him eagerly, getting his attention and making a "Shh" signal as she slowly flattened her body against the wall and did her best to sneak up to him.

Peony waited and waited, getting somewhat closer and closer to him the more she walked against the wall. Where was he going? Peony kept quiet as she followed him, her paws itching to figure out what he'd had in plan. She looked back to see if the commander had followed her.

[Chief Bogo]

Bogo didn't necessarily have a plan. Had they not started in his office, that was an easy place to hide out for a moment and avoid the over excitable wolf pup. The cop in him wanted to tell her to get lost, but the father just couldn't do it. Were she an adult following him in such a way, the story would be entirely different. He walked calmly, his head high although glancing behind him carefully. Carefully enough not to seem like he was actually fearful of anything. He was listening for her, but she was quiet now. Scarily quiet actually... The buffalo focused on giving customary recognition to the officers who stopped to salute or greet him. He had to figure out how to not make this game obvious to the rest of the department. At least he didn't see any certain foxes around... not just yet anyways.

Ivan slipped down the stairs quietly behind her, following across the area and crouched as if there was a real perp he was stalking. He looked to the wolf pup, his tail flicking toward the buffalo who was heading to the back of the station now rather than outside. He was impressed at the little one's nose, maybe they had a future officer in their presence. He backed up against the corner of the counter, looking up and over and giving Clawhauser a bit of a wink before he started quietly moving along behind him.

"Get him before he disappears to the back." He whispered to Peony, his ears back with determination as he moved forward again. It didn't help Bogo that Ivan and Nate had talked the day before and Nate was trying to plan some payback for Bogo's little assignment he'd given the Snow Leopard.

"Hey boss, where you going?" Nate noticed Ivan watching the chief, and the way the buffalo was trying to quickly make his way toward a hall that held mainly storage rooms. It was interesting. He stopped in front of the large chief, who stopped with an angered snort.

"Not now Harrison. I'm busy." He growled deeply, his body tense as he looked to the feline. He was already dealing with enough games, he didn't need the leopard's comments to go with it. Although Harrison was providing quite the distraction for the buffalo "thief".

[Peony Rìluò]

Peony nodded towards Ivan as she whipped her head around to check on where the chief was now. He seemed to be talking to another officer. She tilted her head she watched their interactions, her ears so far forward on her head, they almost looked flat against her forehead.

Peony crouched, carefully placing one paw after another she made her way closer to Bogo, her eyes watching them closely. Some Officers passing by had stopped to glance at her and Ivan, but she ignored it. The wolf had her focus on one mammal, and gosh dangit she was going to catch this thief.

She got exceedingly close to the chief, not sure if he could smell her or not. Quickly, she turned her head back towards Ivan and signaled for the tiger to go on the other side of him, since someone was blocking the front of him. Turning back around, her small pup eyes locked onto the buffalo's. She tried her best to make eye contact with the leopard, making another 'shhh!" signal.

Quickly, her paws formed a fake paw gun once more and she aimed it at the buffalo, her smile wide.

"Stop right there, Hoofed Magician!" She called to Bogo, her stance prepared once more as she waited for him to turn around, her paw-gun aiming up at him.

[Nick Wilde]

Normally, Nick Wilde would saunter into the ZPD Headquarters like he owned the place. Today, he trudged in looking like some kind of deranged fox/tree hybrid; twigs and leaves clung to his uniform and fur, forming a charming complement to his irritated frown. Why do they always run? he thought to himself, recalling the delightful pursuit he'd just finished a half hour earlier. Thankfully Judy had managed to cut off their suspect by taking the cruiser around the park while Nick chased him on foot, but the fox would have much preferred to be the one in the car. Maybe then he would've been spared that ghastly detour through the arboretum.

At any rate, Judy was the one dealing with processing the suspect; Nick, apparently having drawn every short straw possible today, had to report to Chief Bogo. (His partner had seemed quite amused at the thought of him reporting to the buffalo in his current condition; he was rather less so.) As he made his way through the lobby, the fox adjusted his tie and did his best to remove the foliage from his uniform. He was busy wondering how juniper leaves had made it under his shirt collar when a rather peculiar commotion caught his attention.

"Stop right there, Hoofed Magician!"

It was like Heaven itself had opened up and shone a ray of pure divine light into the ZPD. A smile formed slowly on Nick's face; suddenly, all the frustration he'd been through this morning wasn't so bad. Here was a glorious, beautiful chance to salvage his day, and he was going to take it--and as long as he worked at the ZPD, he was never, ever going to let it go.

"The Hoofed Magician?" he gasped loudly, as though he were almost afraid to repeat the name. "The most magical criminal in Zootopia?" He strode up to stand by Peony, shaking his head in apparent disbelief. "Kid, I don't know how you pulled this one off--we've been trying to catch this guy for years now. But it looks like your reign of terror is over, you wicked, wand-waving wizard...person!"

[Peony Rìluò]

Peony jumped as another voice piped in. She turned her head to see a fox coming up beside her. Realizing that he was tagging along in their game, she nodded proudly.

"Commander Pawtson and I caught him! Him and the stolen Grand Jasmine Mu flowers that were needed for the big ceremony today at the Tea Shop!" She said, keeping her paw gun aimed towards the huge buffalo. A small smirk was on her face as she stared up at him. 

"He thought he could get away with it, but Commander Pawtson and I caught him as he tried to escape!" She said, her tail wagging slightly as she thought of their great chase. 

"And now.. He's trapped at every way possible. There's no way he could escape now!"

Peony looked around quickly, checking her surroundings. Some officers were beginning to stop and look at the little group as they carried on with work. Some stopped to laugh a little, while others completely ignored it. 

She whipped her head back to Bogo. There was no way he could escape now. Their backup had come; in the words of Nick himself, "it looks like your reign of terror is over, you wicked, wand-waving wizard...person!"

[Chief Bogo]

Bogo was about to push past Harrison, keep moving, get away from the public eye. That was his only goal. But of all the times for the leopard to be stubborn and stand his ground... Bogo grunted, about to tell off the feline when the child's voice rang through the lobby. Why did she have to be fast... The buffalo covered part of his face with one hoof out of frustration. There was no way he was getting out of being recognized, but he didn't have to like it. The large animal looked back toward the wolf and Ivan with narrowed eyes and every part of him wanting to call an end to it. If only it was that easy...

"I'm not a hoofed magician, child, and there was no-" The chief turned around to finally break and tell the pup off when his gaze found something even worse for him than most officers. Clawhauser would squeal in awe, Nate would have his laugh, Ivan had his fun and games. But there was the all too familiar red fur of a certain fox. It wasn't his day... it wasn't his day at all. The large mass of a mammal rested his gaze squarely on Officer Wilde as he removed his hand from his face, instead clasping it in a tight fist that said everything he wanted was to just be able to blow up at somebody. It was hard not to see from every part of the buffalo's stance that this was sooo not what he had in mind for his work day.

Bogo gave an annoyed roll of his eyes at them, especially at notice of the fox's interesting appearance. Who was he to try and embarrass Bogo looking like that... "What, your backup is Officer Crazy Tree here?" He scoffed. It was the most ridiculous thing he had seen. A wolf pup, a big tiger officer, a mess of a fox officer, standing around with fake weapons. Playing as if HE, Chief Bogo, was their thief and culprit? He was never going to play along again, as it seemed to have him cornered. Even Ivan was chuckling a bit at the fox's comments.

"Laurie! I didn't know you were magical!" Nate finally burst out from having been covering his muzzle to avoid laughing. Any other day he might have defended his friend, but he deserved a little embarrassment too. Ivan snickered behind them but tried to keep his paw gun focused. He had to do his part or the whole thing would just fall apart into Bogo on a rampage. That wouldn't be pretty for anyone involved.

Unfortunately she was right... he was surrounded entirely. A desk, and now almost four officers. He was physically stuck and going after any of them would look bad for him. He looked at them all and then just pointed a hoofed finger at all of them. "You have no evidence. So let me go, or I will use this..." The chief paused, glancing to his hand and then the others as if the word was so ridiculous it got caught in his throat. His pride didn't want to let him say it. "magic, on you." He growled at them, wanting out of the game but knowing the child and Nick were not going to release him. He never would forget this. The seriousness of his face, he hoped, explained how his magic included disciplinary assignments.