#eli hopps

Page 4! *finally*

Been busy getting situated in my new city and job, but i’ve finally had some time to continue the comic! Page 5 is already in the works and will be your feeds very soon! Thank you to those who are sticking with me and this project!

*And no, this is not it Eli! Keep going!*

How are you three doing ever since the hidden cameras incident?

Eli: "Uhm... pretty good, I guess. It was a little creepy, but Mom and Dad have said that everything's gunna be okay. Of course, that doesn't stop them from doing regular sweeps for any kind of recording devices. There was a little bit of a mixup when they thought their bedroom was compromised, until they found Dad's camera. They assured me that it didn't come from anyone spying on us, but wouldn't tell me what was on it."

Judy, blushing deeply as she sits on Eli's right: "It was just... t-taxes!"

Nick, sitting on her right and also blushing, raises an eyebrow: "Taxes?"

Judy looks up at him with wide violet eyes, her blush deepening.

Nick: "Uh... y-yeah! Just taxes! Certainly not something that will scar a kit for life! Yup. And most definitely not a film of the two of us--"

Judy: "NICK!"

Nick: "Riiiight. So... uh, yeah, it's a video of us paying taxes, that's all."

Eli: "OH! I've always wanted to know how the local tax system worked! Can I watch it?"

What do you guys do if Eli gets sick?

Nick: "We maintain a level head and have him rest--"

Judy: "Uh... what's this now?"

Nick: "Carrots..."

Judy: "I put him to bed and made him a bowl of soup. Three minutes after I texted YOU, when you were clear across town, you kicked the door in, ran upstairs, firemammal-carried a delirious Eli out to the car, and almost crashed through the emergency room doors."

Nick: "To be fair... you said he had a fever!"

Judy: "... And mammals think bunnies are emotional."

Nick: "He's our kit!"

Lily: "It was lovely! Getting to visit the Manchas family and try out so many dishes!"

Walter: "Jack had me come over to his family's warren so I wouldn't be alone this year, and it was pretty chaotic. So many little 'hares' scampering around, climbing on me and everything, with all of Jack's brothers and sisters moving about and setting things up. I finally got to meet his Mom and Dad, who were both so happy that he has a reliable partner like me watching his back and there to help whenever he gets into mischief."

Baily: "I helped out at a New Dawn food bank, which put on a huge meal for homeless mammals. Afterwards, me and Sophia when to her family home, where Leodore had one too many glasses of wine and declared himself the king of Zootopia... before passing out in the front yard... Keith was not happy with him."

Sarah: "Mommy and Daddy made a HUUUUUGE dinner! Way bigger than the ones me and Mama would get to eat at the Church. We had turkey, and chicken, and a grasshopper meatloaf! Plus mashed potatoes and green beans and yams and pies!" Giggles* "Elijah got caught trying to steal some of Daddy's slice of pie, by trying to cut a super thin slice!"

Adam: "I made myself a small turkey dinner alone, focusing mostly on my new restaurant. So far things have been going well, and maybe in a year I can think of expansion."

Are there times where Eli couldn't sleep?

Nick: "Yeah. A couple times he ad a big test coming and was too anxious to sleep."

Judy: "Some warm carrot juice and us being there is usually enough to help him fall asleep."

Nick: "Then... there's the occasional nightmare that has him waking up in the middle of the night..."

Judy: "Those don't happen very often anymore, thankfully. But cheese and crackers did it get bad after his abduction!"

Nick: "Yeah... we hardly got any sleep ourselves on those nights."

Judy: "We've learned from Doctor Snowson that the best we can do is let him know that we are always there for him and that we love him."

Nick: "And if that doesn't work, we can always try to find some sleeping medicine that warm carrot juice can cover the taste of."

How many times that Eli ended up in a hospital?

Judy: "Well, there was that first time when we found him. And then again when he had been shot with that nighthowler pellet."

Nick: "They wanted to keep him there for a couple nights just for observation, to make sure there wasn't some kind of delayed reaction."

Judy: "And then we went to the ER after Eli's abduction to make sure he was alright."

Nick: "Three... legitimate times, so far."

Judy: "Plus a few times Eli had a little cold and someone overreacted."

Nick: "It's called protecting you kit, and I will not apologize."

Judy: "Aside from when the Chief made you apologize to that poor moose guy whose cabbage cart you kept driving into on these 'emergency' runs." Making air quotes for the word emergency.

Still working on the next page! This is my favorite drawing I’ve done of Eli so far!