[Permavoice - Screened from all known baddies/The Organization/Paixao natives]

[shout_geronimo]

[his voice is quiet, his tone still, but despite this, the anger is quite obvious by the way his words tremble slightly. He takes a deep, slightly shuddering breath before he speaks]

I assume that most of you have seen the new information that's come to light. I'm not sure when this started, or exactly why this started, but one thing is inescapably clear: this all needs to stop. All of this. The experiments, the disappearances, the arrests. All of it. And we need to stop it ourselves. I'm sure some of you already know what I'm going to suggest, and some of you might already be ready to suggest it yourselves. Maybe some of you did, before I got here.

We need to stand together. We need to be strong enough and brave enough to weather the storm that's ahead of us. The longer we stand idle, the longer this goes on, and the more people get hurt - and I, for one, am not willing to let this slide. We have to gather together, and I think you all know exactly what I'm talking about.

Oh, I'm angry. I've never done that before, not as this me. I honestly have no idea what I'm going to do now, or what's going to happen. [a shaky laugh emerges]

Anyway, who's with me? We can have meetings and get into group hugs and everything. [despite the lightness of his words, it's clear he's deadly serious about gathering an army, even though he - barely - refrains from saying it]

Comments

[cowardly_hero]

Some of us already have.

[shout_geronimo]

I know. [sigh]

Tell me, Timon, what do you know about this place?

[cowardly_hero]

What's to know?

[shout_geronimo]

I dunno. Lots, by the look of it. You tell me.

[cowardly_hero]

Ain't there other guys you can go to for this sort of thing?

[shout_geronimo]

There are, sure, but I trust you, Timon. [his tone makes it clear how seriously he's taking that statement]

Besides, I can't just go and have a chat with my younger self, since he's out of the city at the moment.

[cowardly_hero]

Every time I tell someone they wind up getting hurt.

[permalock]

[shout_geronimo]

I've been hurt before; I can take it. Besides, we need more information if we're going to get through this. We're all sitting ducks in here.

[permalock]

[cowardly_hero]

That's supposed to comfort me, that you've been hurt before? Sheesh.... Remind me not to go to you for motivation.

[shout_geronimo]

No, TImon; what's supposed to comfort you is the fact that I'm 907 years old and still alive after all that I've taken. I've had worse than this. I can take anything they throw at me.

[cowardly_hero]

The demons runnin' around this place are over a thousands years old and they still didn't stand a chance.

[shout_geronimo]

Timon, if you never try, you'll never win. Even defeat has a point.

[softly, the plea audible in his voice] Tell me. Please. Because I have no idea what's going to happen to all of us, not to mention our respective universes, if we just stay here and wait, but it's definitely not going to be good.

[cowardly_hero]

Yeah? Well I've reached that point.

I want to help you... But I can't.

[shout_geronimo]

[softly, sounding tired] Brave heart, Timon.

[cowardly_hero]

Who?

[shout_geronimo]

I'm just telling you to hang on. We'll solve this. We've got to.

How are you and Pumbaa doing?

[cowardly_hero]

You mean aside from the lack of sleep and constant nightmares?

[shout_geronimo]

You're both having them?

[cowardly_hero]

Isn't everyone?

[shout_geronimo]

A few lucky people aren't, but I can definitely see what you mean.

[cowardly_hero]

Any idea what's causing it yet?

[shout_geronimo]

No, but maybe those who are keeping an eye on us do.

[cowardly_hero]

Was there ever any doubt?

[shout_geronimo]

Well, I'm also thinking Maleficent might be responsible. Haven't heard anything out of her, yet, and that worries me.

[cowardly_hero]

Unfortunately she's the kind you ain't gonna find unless she wants you to find her. I get the feeling no one else has been able to get into city hall either, huh?