All the Bellweather talk inspired the Omake bug in me. As a note, I'm headcanoning for this omake that the Manga and Anime of Beastars just... doesn't happen at all. Mostly the names and relationships are what'd be existent, if heavily modified due to the very fundamentals of the setting being so radically different. Except maybe for the idea that a murder had taken place that, by this point, Legoshi has already solved.
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Legoshi in: Beastar of Doofania
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While Danville, or Doofania if you like to humor the local Megacorp guy who gives you free meals, had certainly gotten weirder in more recent years, seeing a wolf wearing people's clothes that
wasn't a toon was certainly not a regularity. However, if you live in Doofania rather than merely visit it, then you quickly learn that the best option when it comes to the strange and unusual is to acknowledge that it exists and then move on with your day. Unless it's actively in your face and asking for directions. Then you politely answer his questions before getting a move on with your day.
Dwelling on things that make you panic isn't good for anyone's blood pressure, after all.
Legoshi, meanwhile was wrestling with all sorts of profound and confused feelings. To be honest, his old home hadn't exactly been the most friendly or welcoming place, especially after a major incident had caused an even greater divide between the 'predators' and the 'prey' than what the animal stereotypes already promoted. It was a major reason why he had to move to America, after all. The promise of Zooptopia and its freedoms, plus its lack of suffocating social stereotypes, was tempting enough that he had moved in a year or two earlier in hopes of securing a place for himself and, considering her interest, Haru.
However, that's when the predators began going Feral. Now, Legoshi was no stranger to the divide it caused - if anything even the predators vs prey divide would have been far, far more relaxed than the complex social roles of his hometown of Cherryton. No, that isn't what bothered the wolf.
What was eating at his heart was the fact that going feral seemed to happen at random. Sure, he hadn't seen any cases of it happening until he reached Zootopia, so he wasn't blind to the idea that it was specifically something screwy within the boundaries of the town. Something had to be causing predators to go feral.
The fact of the matter, however, is that if no one has figured this out yet, then no one would even have a clue as to what was triggering a predator's instincts to go feral. It could be something complex or deliberate, Legoshi mused, but it could also just as easily be some sort of mold. And if what was causing it is unknown, then the how would be even more obscure. Would it happen instantaneously? How long did it last? Would there need to be a specific cure to resolve it?
What worried Legoshi was that it would be time delayed, or worse yet that 'going feral' would be caused by some specific, yet unknown stimulus. If Haru visited him and her perfume somehow set him off, or if they were hanging out and a few days into her visit he suddenly went off...
He had considered and dismissed the idea of suggesting his theory to anyone with any sort of authority in Zootopia. For one thing, he simply didn't know who to go to. The Psychologists? A Doctor? A Scientist? The Mayor? And furthermore, with the Predator/Prey divide, there was always the chance that Legoshi would be dismissed out of hand simply because he'd be a predator, hoping to make himself seem less dangerous because he thought that the disease wasn't something innate in predators.
No, there really was only one solution.
"Hello, Doofenshmirtz Evil Incorporated Hire Desk!" The human at the desk chirped cheerfully. "How may we assist you today?"
"Oh, uhm," Legoshi tried to remember his English lessons as best as he could. "I would... like a job please."
"Oh certainly. What are your qualifications?"
Instead of answering, the wolf pulled out a letter of recommendation from his old boss, Gohin. As she read the letter, Legoshi sent a silent prayer of thanks to his mentor for both the letter and the idea. While Doofenshmirtz's revival of the Dinosaurs was well known - and oh boy wouldn't that have impacts on the religious groups back in Cherryton - Gohin had been the one to point out that the 'diseased lunatic' would have needed a team of master geneticists to revive dinosaurs from simple DNA. Geniuses who could probably do more with it than anybody else alive.
Furthermore, their Evil Benefits Package had incredible health care coverage. Most notably, according to Gohin's research, there were some rather strange and specific clauses on weird genetic diseases. Most of them were thinly veiled allusions to being able to cure werewolf-ism or being a vampire, but the way they were worded suggested that their employees could voluntarily undergo a full genetic scan for any sort of problems.
Like if a predator's 'feral' gene had been triggered by something inside of Zootopia. And if they were capable of doing just about anything to edit that genetic makeup...
"Oh, so you've interned under a Doctor in Psychology who specialized in addiction, and helped handle the more physically difficult patients?" The secretary smiled as she typed something out on her computer and handed Legoshi back his envelope. "Well I think I have just the job for you. Just take this and head towards the main office building - it's three blocks past the Brutalist mega-mall and a block to the left. It's one of the plainer buildings in the area and quite tall, so you can't miss it! Just go in and ask to go to floor 3. They should be able to guide you from there. "
Legoshi had a hard time remembering the directions - even after a year his English was only passable. But he didn't say anything, instead nodding and heading out. Much to his fortune, he was able to follow them to the T and soon found himself inside the main offices of the man who brought back the dinosaurs.
Embarrassingly, the thought of seeing one made Legoshi's tail wag, much to the annoyance of another employee who practically took up the rest of the elevator. The man rumbled something about 'simpleton species playing catch up with the humans' as the wolf left the elevator. He walked up to the desk which was, to Legoshi's surprised, manned by a living cartoon character. It was his first time, so he honestly didn't know how to go about things.
"Ehhhh," The blue, teenaged rabbit munched on a carrot. "What'cha here for, doc?"
"Uhm..." Legoshi gave him Gohin's Letter. "I'm here for a job."
"A job? Well let's see who you'd be working for."
The blue rabbit read over the letter. The longer he read, the more Legoshi felt nervous. The rabbit did have a very serious look on his face as he read it, even if something seemed a bit over the top about it. The toon even took out a magnifying glass at one point to scrutinize something. Which, honestly confused the wolf - if he needed a magnifying glass to read, then shouldn't the rabbit be wearing glasses? Then again, maybe Gohin's hand-writing was as bad in English as it was in-
"OH! This is from a shrink! I was wondering what the fancy words were for!" The rabbit said, startling Legoshi and causing the wolf's tail to curl. "You're gonna want the Big T. End of the hallway. If you hear something about stealing electricity, then you've got the right door. Or just listen for the ranting. Then you REALLY can't miss it, bub."
Legoshi blinked. Ranting? Stealing electricity? He really was uncertain now if his English was any good after hearing that. It surely couldn't be what he thought it meant, right?
Even so, he took the odd rabbit's instructions and walked to the end of the hall. So far, no ranting or declarations of theft. If anything...
"I think we've made some excellent progress today," Came a gentle, if somewhat tinny voice. "Still, don't rush things. True mental health takes time and effort, and acceptance and understanding is the first step."
"Thank you Technor-"
"Please, madam, call me TECHNOR the Mechanical Man."
"All right then. Thank you TECHNOR the Mechanical Man."
Legoshi smoothly stepped out of the way as a woman in frizzy orange hair opened the door. She looked a lot more relaxed than most humans Legoshi had seen.
"Well, I guess if I see that my Husband has sold his Antique Plate collections for some sort of new business venture, I'll try to not jump to confrontation. See you next week!"
"Of course." Once the woman left, Legoshi was just about to think about what to do when the tinny voice spoke up again. "Please enter. TECHNOR the Mechanical Man's senses are far superior to most organic species, and as such I know you're there and in need of something."
Urged by generations of Nippon bred politeness and many, many lessons in etiquette by his grandfather, Legoshi entered. Without really thinking about it, he turned to where he had heard the voice and bowed.
"Pleased to meet you, Tech- I mean TECHNOR the Mechanical Man-san. My name is Legoshi. I'm pleased to make your acquaintance."
"Ah, an anthropic wolf. Interesting."
When Legoshi stood up from his bow, he had to do a double take. What he saw wasn't a human, a toon, or even another anthro. Instead, it was a giant TV Screen with legs and arms, sitting on a hover couch. The predator stilled at the unnatural, imposing presence.
"Come now, my Therapist module is still in effect. While I know you do not have an appointment, a walk-in is acceptable since my schedule is rather open at the moment-"
"Uhm, sorry TECHNOR-san! I'm here about a job!"
Legoshi bowed again and held out the letter. TECHNOR took the letter and read it over swiftly. The wolf watched carefully as the robot processed things. A sense of dread crawled down his spine when the machine switched from the face of a calm, gentle therapist to the look of a madman who just got a new toy.
"Oh, you're here to become my minion in the art of Psychological therapy and Rehabilitation? Why didn't you say so!" The hover couch swiftly floated behind Legoshi, cutting off his escape. "TECHNOR the Mechanical Man is more than willing to accept the aid in the name of villainy and mental wellness!"
"...you seem really committed to the idea of being evil here," Legoshi noted in a voice that only sounded calm if you couldn't hear his internal screaming or see his knees shaking slightly.
"Ah, already questioning the paradigm and mentality of your employer? Excellent! That'll get you put on the accelerated training course!"
TECHNOR swiftly snatched up the wolf and hurtled through the wall, leaving the poor predator clinging to his metal chassis. The Mechanical Man laughed as he headed towards parts of the city unknown.
Legoshi, all the while, began to rethink his life choices. For a second, he considered the idea of going feral to be far more preferable to whatever madness seemed to be in store for him as TECHNOR's employee/minion.
All it took was remembering Haru to set the Wolf's face in a look of determination so fierce that TECHNOR couldn't help but become that much more eager to put his new toy/minion to the test.
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A/N: I have zero clue why I had the urge to put Legoshi of Beastars into a DoofQuest omake, of all things, but all in all I like this so far and might write another in the future.
EDIT: Thanks to
@MrHobbit for the advice on cleaning up a couple of things. And a contribution to unclunk one of the sentences (pertaining to Gohin pointing out to Legosi that, hey, reviving dinosaurs from DNA is something that qualifies one for a genius in the field of DNA.
