I've been thinking about that too. This scene came to me, as part of a larger story that I'm turning over in my head and trying to decide whether I want to write.
The human met his gaze unflinchingly. "I'm happy to cooperate. However, I must insist on some assurances from you. I am growing fond of my companion fur this evening's festivities, and I am responsible fur endangering her. I want to know that she's going to be safe. I'm the one who's placed her in this situation."
"That's very gentlemanly of you, and I will pass your concerns up the chain of command."
"I suppose that's as much as I could have hoped fur."
"Just between us, she's not the one you should be worried about. At most she'd be facing some morals charges, and that's if the reports don't accidentally get lost and end up furgotten under the blotter. I believe the local police department uses their discretion liberally when it comes to such matters anyway, and they are so understaffed and short on jail space that singling her out in such a manner would be vindictive of them. Now, you, on the other hand..." He trailed off.
"I fully understand. They said you had questions."
"You have no idea how much we've wanted to have this kind of candid conversation."
"I can imagine."
"You probably can't, but that's beside the point. My first question, though, is a simple one: what the hell were you thinking?"
"I will assume we've been under surveillance fur a while. When I told her I found fox women beautiful, that was the simple truth."
"Did you really have to sneak out of the human barracks, come to this hotel in a disguise that had half the town talking about it, and hire one from an escort service?"
"If I hadn't at least tried I'd have regretted it the rest of my life. And I am not sure what alternatives exist. Your culture and mine are similar enough fur me to perceive aspects of it as familiar, but I don't think I'd have been welcomed if I'd tried to join a church, especially not with the apparent ulterior motive of meeting women."
"Do you think so little of us?"
"Not at all. We're too much alike. My species is tribal and territorial. Our appearances in your world since the portals appeared are still regarded as a nine-days' wonder. We draw attention everywhere, and not all of it has been positive, despite the cultural similarities, despite speaking the same language. What would happen if we started fraternizing with women here? Would it start riots? We're not even sure how your culture views interspecies... fraternization among those species native to this side, much less with us. We assume we're already viewed as aliens, despite the cultural parallels."
