[ 011 | Closed Audio & Resistance Notebook ]

[cursebreaking]

[AUDIO, locked to James Potter, Daryl Dixon, Sam Winchester, John Blake, Castiel, Philip, and Evelyn O'Connell:]

I've been meaning to get in touch with all of you for awhile, but the timing hasn't been right. Between events and being yanked home, other people bouncing back and forth-- it's been hectic, but that's no excuse.

The resistance. I'm sure we've all been thinking about it since the last version of Dean up and vanished.

[To some extent, anyway. And it's not even that she doesn't like the new Dean -- but aside from Sam and Castiel, he doesn't know any of them. He's not the one they all looked to as their leader.]

We need to reorganize. We have everything we need. The people, the tools, the home base. We have a structure to build on, but we've all been adrift and out of touch since we lost the guy we decided was our leader. We can't put all of our eggs in one basket again, but we do need leaders. Dean trusted us. All of us. I figure this is the best place to start. If one person leaves, or two, or however many-- the others will still be there to keep things running. Keep people safe and eventually get them out.

I need to know if you're all still interested. All that hard work we did before... we can't let it be for nothing. Not when we know what's coming.

[Resistance Notebook:]

To any and all remaining resistance members: we need to get back on task. Meeting this coming Sunday at Fort Dixon-Potter, 9:00 PM. If you have friends here that you trust? Bring them. We need people, and we're not aiming to be some top-secret club. Most of us want the same thing. If Christmas taught us anything, we can't sit on our hands. I know a hell of a lot of you have been working separately to try and make sure we don't see that future, but we should all be working together, organize ourselves. We'll be stronger that way.

- Emma

Comments

notebook;

[oversight]

Emma, Count me in. If you need help, I'm available. I'll spread the word in the meantime, since not everyone's got one of these. -RJB

James, Would you be able to make more of these things notebooks in preparation for expansion? -RJB

notebook;

[cursebreaking]

Thanks, Blake. Appreciated. We've lost a lot of our numbers over the last six months. Getting the word out can only help us.

Just don't invite the Wicked Witch.

notebook;

[oversight]

The Wicked Witch? We've got one of those now, too?

[ He has to take this stuff literally in Wonderland, let's be real. ]

notebook;

[pottershotter]

Absolutely! I can add more to the set, and I've still got some left over from last time. I'll have them ready.

Fantastic to see this all starting up again, by the way! - Prongs

notebook;

[cursebreaking]

I'm thinking it was overdue. I know I can count on you to help lead, right?

[notebook]

[seekingbrother]

I'm in. Do we need any physical supplies restocked? I can transmute just about anything we might need.

I mean, I know we have the closets, but Tony had a good point about not relying on them so much.

[notebook]

[cursebreaking]

Sounds handy. I'll get down to the hideout and see what we've got. We should be stockpiling, considering what we learned at Christmas. Weapons and medical supplies are always a safe bet.

[notebook]

[seekingbrother]

I can make those easily, though I'd need a reference to create any firearms. They're a bit more complicated than a sword or spear, after all.

audio;

[radiopalkiller]

[ So. Okay. Right. Honestly? He could've used a bit longer for that embarrassment gauge to go down since their last, er, meeting, but there's the whole Serious Business thing here, which probably sobers him up as good as anything.

...Though it turns out that the serious things he has to say are probably even worse than any awkward post-pig talk he could stammer up. ]

Erm, in all fairness, I'm not sure it was trust with me an Dean, exactly, probably- probably more like me bribing him with a bar and the keys to a bar, but-- [ He huffs a mirthless laugh. ] He wasn't the first Dean here either, you know...

[ Philip hears himself trailing off. Back to the point, come on. ]

Anyway. Look-- Look, what I'm trying to say is, um... I'll help you out. I'll give you everything I've got on the last four years here, but-- [ He clears his throat. ] I'm not exactly invested in finding the door out of here.

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[cursebreaking]

[She's going to overlook the pig incident, Philip -- at least for now. Once it's less relevant, then it's game to become ammunition, but right now? A hell of a lot of people had a bad week. She won't pile onto that.

So serious business it is.]

Yeah, I know. You had a history with the version that came before, right?

[Dean had mentioned it.]

I'm glad. That's exactly why I wanted you in on this. You've been here longer than anyone I can think of. We need veterans, people who know the place. Drawback of being grandfathered in is that people are going to look to you for answers.

[She pauses, pressing her lips together unseen.]

It's okay. You're not the only one who wants to stay. Think of it as an investment in helping people survive the place, not just escape.

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[radiopalkiller]

[ Philip tries to can his cynical laugh, because at least he gets the sentiment, but if anybody genuinely thought that he was the better go-to guy for answer, well, he'd hate to disappoint, but they'd be barking up the wrong long-term tenant. Mark would have done a better job at trying. ]

I can't promise that I've got them, somehow the only thing that's changed over the years is that I've stopped being surprised at all the answers I don't have. [ A mirthless huff. ] But I'll try, at least- I can tell you that I'll try.

[ With all the more conviction, now that his own position is out in the open. Unquestioned at that. Philip breathes a small sigh of relief. It always felt like a bigger burden to carry, somehow. As if wanting to stay couldn't possibly be a viable answers.

...And speaking of answers, there's one he still owes: ]

--Erm, and, right, about Dean. We-- I... used to know him better. [ To throw that understatement out there, at least. ] Better than the last one, I didn't-- I didn't, erm, get a chance to talk to Episode Three yet.

[ Which is very easy to say, when you're actively avoiding to make that chance happen. ]

...Does he know what he started, anyway?

[audio]

[freewill]

[The message comes in on his phone, and Castiel listens to it dutifully. He and Emma discussed this during their last conversation. It's encouraging to see that she followed through with what she'd planned to do.

There's no denying that they all lost sight of what they were doing without Dean there to guide them, but that's no excuse.]

I think spreading out the leadership between multiple people is a good idea. There should always be someone prepared to pick up the pieces.

[Castiel's tone holds firm. He's speaking as a strategist now.] Dean assigned me to be head of the strategic team, but place me wherever I can be of most use.

[audio]

[cursebreaking]

[Good to know she can count on you, Cas.]

Glad you think so. It's too much to put on one person's shoulders. We'll all benefit from a stronger foundation.

[She winces. God, she's starting to sound like her parents.]

If that's your strength, I see no reason to change it. We need a good strategist.

[audio]

[freewill]

[Dean had never wanted that leadership, he'd simply seen a problem and struck out to change it. Everyone had turned to him for direction, and Castiel suspects that intimidated Dean. Better that no one feels as if all the responsibility lays in their hands.]

I used to lead armies in Heaven. I think that would make me equipped for the job.

[Not that he's used to fashioning orders for humans, but he'll improvise.]

[notebook]

[selfrespecting]

I'll be there, of course. I'm relieved to hear that we're starting this up again. Our resources haven't exactly been put to the best use as of late.

A lot of people have had good ideas about the jabberwocky, but if we can consolidate all of that, then all the better.

- Martha Jones

[notebook]

[cursebreaking]

I figured none of us are doing all that much good if we stay scattered.

We have all the groundwork, and you're right, we have a lot of resources. We shouldn't waste them.

notebook

[unsleeved]

[Words appear in Daryl's blocky handwriting.]

I'LL BE THERE. GETTING EVERYBODY SAT DOWN'S A GOOD IDEA

[It's true that things have been difficult lately between events and people leaving... But Emma's right. They can't just sit with their thumbs up their collective asses and wait for this Jabberwocky to come and tear it all down.]

YOU NEED ME WALKING PEOPLE DOWN AGAIN?

notebook

[oversight]

Who is this??

[ He knows perfectly well who it is, haha. ]

notebook

[cursebreaking]

Glad to hear it. Yeah, having someone escort people would be good. Impossible to find if you don't know where it is -- which is good, since that's the whole point.

Good to know you're still on the team.

notebook

[ofletters]

I'm definitely in. You probably already knew that.

Might know some more people who'd be interested. I'll let you know what I get together.

notebook

[cursebreaking]

Knew I could count on you, but I appreciate the confirmation.

Good. Pass the word along, let me know what you find. You still interested in helping lead? Hard to beat experience like yours.

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[nascensibility]

[Having organized a great deal of information recently with Tony Stark, Evelyn is finding herself at a loss of things-to-do, and this just about hits the spot. Familiar with underhanded tactics and Wonderland's tendency to catch them all off-guard, she's grateful for Emma's proactivity.

Evelyn had almost thought the resistance thoroughly defunct.]

Please count me in,

[comes the firm reply.]

I've a lot of data and a lot of experience here, but as of yet I'm unsure of how it will all...help.

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[cursebreaking]

Trust me. I wouldn't feel right doing it without you.

[They're friends, aren't they? And Evelyn has been here longer than most people. She's smart. Dependable. An asset in more ways than Emma probably realizes, to be honest.]

Every little bit of it will help somehow. We just have to figure out how to use what we have.

Notebook;

[tom_hanniger]

Sorry to bother. I still have one of these. Would you like me to return it..?

Tom

Notebook/Private Audio;

[cursebreaking]

You're not a bother. Sit tight, okay?

[For a few minutes, she deliberates just answering him in the notebook, but it doesn't feel right, considering everyone in the resistance can see it. After a moment, she calls him directly, pressing her lips together as she waits for him to pick up.]

Tom? Emma. I think you should hold onto it.