paixaorpg | Ones Lust For Knowledge [Completed]

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Ones Lust For Knowledge [Completed]

Characters: Timon and Lust
Content: Simply sharing some knowledge over a midnight snack.
Location: Cafe Ersesa [H4]
Time: Night
Warnings: None at the moment

Timon was never big on straying from his friends these days, especially at night. The last time he had done so, a calamity ever so great had occurred, teaching the meerkat a lesson he would not forget. However, once again, he found himself following the exact same path he had before.

Having skillfully snuck from both Vyers and Pumbaa during their slumber, he quickly made haste toward one of the ever so popular Cafe Ersesat's. He imagined things to go well, especially for the fact that Luna, the woman he was meeting, by no means appeared linked to The Organization. She was meeting him inside, was she not? The area was well lit, there were plenty of people present, and she was completely new to the city. The threat by her seemed little. Besides, she was very polite and pleasant to speak with over the journals. What could possibly go wrong? They were simply exchanging information.

Which! The meerkat was pleased to be sharing in a more appropriate manner than over the journals. Since Illidan had begun complaining over the message board, he decided spreading the message personally would be much less dangerous and a lot less public. Organization Thirteen would know less of what he, as well as others, new this way too. This would keep them guessing... Hopefully. The sooner they could take down the Organization, the sooner he could get out of this. All this work and no play was really getting to him. He deserved a vacation. Two, at least. Not just some short, dinky, little vacation either. A long, peaceful, and relaxing one.

Sighing happily at the thought of simply resting in a cozy little hammok by a rippling stream, a thousand miles from any threat such as the Organization or 'Sin', he found himself about to walk into a wall. Snapping alert, which he should have been the entire time to avoid being followed, he came to a halt before the wall made him.

"Whew! That was close. I outta start payin' closer attention to where I'm-" Suddenly the cafe's door swung open, smacking the little rodent in the face. "... Going."

Peeling himself from the door, he rubbed his face before kicking the door angrily. But as anyone could guess, that did not seem to go over all that well. He yelped, immediately grabbing his foot while hopping about on the other.

"So that's the way it's gunna be, hu?" the redhead mumbled to himself, looking up at the overwhelming structure. "-Eh?" It was then he noticed high up the door handle was. Usually, someone of the tall, human-like verioty accompanied him, opening the door for him. Because of this, he had forgotten just how difficult it was for someone of his stature to enter these buildings. Mumbling once again, he began to jump up in hopes of reaching the handle.

First things first, when he was mayor, he would make all buildings install meerkat friendly doors.

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Lust had kept moving most of the two days, spending time getting to know the layout of the city and its inhabitants. She still hadn't explored the entire place--it was absolutely massive--but she had decided that the pale blonds were hardly worth talking to.

So when she made her way to the cafe in search of Timon, she was hoping for something far more interesting than the shallow citizenry had to offer.

She almost didn't notice the tiny meerkat leaping for the door, and even then almost ignored him, until she remembered the picture the machines had provided. So that was really what he looked like? Curious. Was he some sort of chimera?

Either way, she would see what he had to say. It might prove interesting.

"Hello," she said, smiling down at him and providing help opening the door that he appeared to need.

Growing tired, the height gained by his desperate leaps gradually began to decrease. Eventually, he simply tried reaching for the door handle by standing on his tippy toes. He knew he was incapable of reaching the handle, but it was worth a try none the less. Who knew how long it would be till someone passed through the door again?

It was then he noticed the dark shadow that hung over him. Almost immediately the meerkat looked behind him... And then up. He appeared similar to a dumbfounded child; his mouth hung wide open, and large, brown, eyes wide while gazing up at the woman. The friendly smile gleaming down at him in return, however, quickly changed this. A mirrored smile was given once he had realized she was opening the door for him.

"Hello!" Timon replied, jumping back to allow the woman to fully open the door. "Geez, they outta make these places more accessible for the little folk, you know what I mean? -eh, probably not. But thanks for the help. I'd of been there all night. Or at least till somebody left the place."

Walking into the cafe, he looked up at the woman once again. "Say, you wouldn't happen ta be meeting anyone here, would you?"

Lust listened to her tiny companion's complaints without comment, though she was studying him all the same. He didn't seem to act like a chimera, or at least he didn't seem to expect anyone would find anything peculiar about his appearance. She opened the door and stepped inside, holding it open for the meerkat.

"I am," she said. "You're Timon, right?"

She was being nothing but polite. Animosity wouldn't get her information, after all.

"That's me," he confirmed proudly with smirk. "You must be Luna, right? Nice to meet you in person. Sorry 'bout meetin' up so late. You'd probably rather be sleeping right now, I know I would. No offense or anything. But on the bright side, you get a midnight snack outta this if you want."

Yawning, the meerkat walked to an empty booth. "Care ta take a seat?" he asked before jumping up onto one of the seats, then the table, which required a little more effort to pull himself up onto, but was nothing to struggling. In no time, Timon was on his feet, carefully dusting himself off before seating himself across from Luna.

"Alrrrighty!" the redhead exclaimed, rolling his 'R' in excitement. "Let's get down to business. Whaddya wanna know? -and don't say 'everything'. Everyone always says that. That drives me nuts. We gotta narrow it down a bit."

Lust sat across from the meerket, crossing her legs at the ankle. She paused only a moment to consider what to ask. There were many questions, but she couldn't guarantee he knew everything, or that he would even tell her all she wanted to know.

"Perhaps we could start with some information on the Organization you mentioned?"

Timon sighed, there was a lot of details to be shared about the Organization. Though, he had yet share everything he knew. Even the Resistance had been left out on some of the details he had come into his possession of. He had theories about the group, some that he also had yet to share. But he would start with the basics with Luna.

"It'd be better if you narrowed that one down a bit too, but I'll try to go through each thing the best I can. Hm... Where ta start? Well, the Organization is a group that has been in the city for quite awhile. Probably 'bout as long as I've been here, if not longer. They've been attacking the city, the people... They're not a nice bunch, obviously.

"It really started after they kidnapped a bunch of folk. They tortured them by conducting a bunch of nasty experiments on 'em. They used some kinda elements, 'light' and 'darkness'. Nobody really knows what the experiments were for. But nobody knows why they attacked the city, contaminated the water, and wanted to innocent people either."

So this organization was certainly up to something, and the way Timon was talking it seemed like there was quite a bit to them. Listening carefully as the meerkat spoke, she thought things over. Having been in the city a while meant they were probably fairly well established within it. That they could do such things and, while being hated, not have been overwhelmed, spoke of power or a great deal of stealth.

"Are there any known members?"

He ran one one of his appendages against the table, subconsciously tracing out an image while in thought. "Yeah, there are thirteen of them 'em in total. At least I think. They can control a bunch of crazy elements outside their bodies like water, ice, electricity, stuff like that. All known members of the Organization also have an 'X' in there name. I'm tellin' you right now, though, that ain't a popular letter, especially in names."

"Hm, you're probably interested in those too, hu?" The meerkat scratched his head and frowned. "They're changing their names now days, now that people are starting to know them. Same goes for their appearances. Well, that goes for everyone except Larxene."

Timon pause momentarily, looking around the cafe as though he was expecting another guest to appear. "There's her, Marluxia, Vexen, Xigbar..." He turned back to Luna and shook his head. "The list goes on, but even if I told you all their names, I don't think you'd be able to recognize 'em anyway. They used to wear these long, black, coats all the times, but like I said, they've started putting on disguises. I could sniff 'em out, but that's just me."

Lust nodded as she cataloged the information in her mind. This was certainly worth looking into; the abilities Timon said this organization had control of reminded her somewhat of homunculi abilities, though they didn't sound quite the same. She wondered if it was just alchemy; she would have to see for herself to know for certain. She moved on to the next interesting topic.

"What do you mean by light and darkness?"

"They're pretty new to me. I had a friend knew quite a bit about the stuff, but he's unfortunately disappeared. Typical, hu? From what I remember though, they had some real strange effects on people. Both light and darkness attack the heart. My guess is that this stuff is some kinda liquid, maybe a venom. Where it comes from is beyond me though.

"You know all those bright, glowin' animals walkin' around? They're called Lumens. Apparently, they're born when someone's heart overflows with with light. They come in a bunch of different forms, just like the things made by the darkness in people's hearts. Those are called Heartless. They like to collect, ugh, hearts. Weird, ain't it?"

The little meerkat rubbed his chin as his eyes wandered around the cafe aimlessly. He was certainly used to sharing similar information with others, allowing him to remember most things quite easily due to the numerous times he had repeated it. But, none the less, some careful thought was required to ensure he had not missed anything important. There was a lot of information hiding in his tiny skull. More than even he knew himself. Sorting through it all wasn't easy, especially when he had food on his mind.

"There is another result when a heart is lost to darkness," he began, doing his best to force his thoughts away from the mouthwatering smells that reached his nose. "When a strong heart is lost, the 'shell' left behind can continue to live, and take on an unfeeling will of its own. They try to regain the hearts.

"The weaker ones are thin and white creatures, nothing to special. They're a lot like the heartless. But the strongest..." Shaking his head, Timon leaned in closer to Luna. His voice became a hoarse whisper as he inspected the premises once again in fear of an unwanted presence appearing. "They apparently retain their previous form, intelligence, and work together as one big Organization."

This little meerkat really was quite knowledgeable. It certainly made him worth getting to know better; a friend always told more information to another friend, after all.

So this organization was made of not-quite-people. And Timon seemed worried that one might appear out of thin air to whisk him away. So perhaps this organization held sway over the town. It was worth looking into, at any rate.

"You really are quite clever," she purred. "You seem to know a lot of the current situation. But someone must have formed some group to resist this organization, yes? That's how these things usually go."

"Oh, I'm more than just clever." he replied, a smirk inching across his lips. "Strong, handsome... Punctual. But that's a completely different story. Well, not completely. But you know what I mean. We could go talkin' about me forever. Not that there's any problem with that, ah heh.

"As for this Resistance, yeah, we got one lurkin' around somewhere in the city. I can't really tell you anything 'bout them though. They haven't givin' anything out about themselves. Not that they could with the Organization lookin' for 'em n' all. They're too low key, even for me, believe it or not."

Evidently flattery worked wonders on him. Good; it would make things far easier.

So there were two groups, at least: the more obvious Organization and the hidden Resistance. Was the Resistance in hiding because they were not strong enough to act, or were they planning something? And were there even more forces at work in this city?

"Well, then, what about you?" she continued. "Surely someone as knowledgeable as yourself has to have a group of followers, right? Where do you stand in all of this?"

Timon chuckled, enjoying the thought of followers. He imagined many of them performing small duties; fanning him with a giant palm leaf, feeding him fruit and rubbing his feet. Of course, he knew the likely hood of anyone performing such tasks was little. But it didn't hurt to pretend it could happen. Who knew, perhaps he could convince Vyers to do at least one of the duties?

"I know a lot of people are listening to what I have to share information wise. And, you know, there is a group supporting me with this who mayor thing. But they're not following any orders or anything by me. They're acting on their own."

Scratching the back of his neck, the rodent frowned. "I'd like to see the Organization pack their bags n' hightail it outta here before they can hurt anyone else, but I don't think that's gunna happen any time soon. So I'm hoping the Resistance can do at least somethin' to spook 'em. It's possible they could turn on the city too once the Organization is taken care of, so it's a tough call."

He sighed, "I'd just like it to end."

"Perhaps issuing orders wouldn't be a bad idea?" Lust suggested. "I'm sure your goal is popular; a united force could work faster."

And if she was able to manipulate Timon, then she could manipulate an entire group as opposed to one blabbermouth meerkat. Perhaps this little unexpected excursion wasn't entirely bad.

It would prove interesting, at least.

"I dunno, I don't think to many would follow 'em depending what they are. Besides, that's what the Resistance is there for. They're fighting for the same thing. Though they haven't really shown much activity lately, especially against the Organization. Those new monsters in the city have kept everyone busy.

"Besides, even if I was calling the shots n' sending people out into battle, I'd have to wait. The Organization is to strong to take down all at once. Believe me, the General knows what he's doing."

... Wait, did he just?

Suddenly Timon threw his paws over his mouth. His eyes grew wide as he realized he had said something he really shouldn't have.

"Eh, I mean, he would know what he's doing... When I recruit him... Or her." He laughed nervously in hopes to cover his mistake. "I'm getting ahead of myself."

Aha, so Timon knew more about the Resistance than he was willing to let on. A General--male, judging by how he had attempted to cover it up--was leading them. Well, perhaps she would have to try and figure out who this General was.

She smiled cheerfully as if she had believed Timon's poorly done cover up. "Oh, of course. Anyone you pick is certain to get things done, right?"

She leaned back in her chair slightly. "What sort of person would you want to be your General, hm?"

A wave of relief came over him after hearing Luna's response. Good, she fell for it. It wasn't that bad of a slip, but it still could have lead to some difficult questions. He was thankful for the woman being so dense. The General, as well as the rest of the Resistance, would likely be mad, really mad, if he accidentally revealed them.

"Of course they would. They'd have to have all the proper qualifications and experience. I wouldn't let just anyone do it. But enough about that. How 'bout somethin' to eat? I'm starved. The walk here completely wore me out. Gotta get back all that energy somehow."

"Oh, of course," Lust said. "Did you travel far?"

Knowing where Timon spent his time could prove useful. If he wouldn't give her names, she could always follow him and see who he met. But perhaps not yet. It was too early to say he wasn't going to end up spilling anyway. After all, he had slipped up once.

"With legs like these? Pretty far. I don't think it would take you very long to get there though. I'm just passing through the area. I only came up for business. Really boring stuff, trust me."

Taking the small drink menu from the table, the meerkat began to flip through it in hopes of finding something to satisfy his hunger. He looked over each picture carefully, frowning when he only found a drink apposed to food. "What about you, 'd you travel far? Any places you checked out in the city?"

Nowhere around here, then. She looked down at the drink menu as she spoke.

"Oh, I've been here and there," she said. "I wanted to get to know the layout, you know. But this place is far larger than any city I've been to before."

She looked back up at Timon. "There appear to be several hotels. Any you would reccommend?"

"Really? It's the only city I've ever been to. The Pride Lands were about this size though. At least, think they were. I've never explored the entire Pride Lands. Then again, I haven't explored the entire city yet either. What the North East end is like is a mystery to me."

Tossing the drink menu aside, Timon mumbled to himself. Why on earth would they only have a menu for drinks? Was a menu even needed for drinks? It was only different coloured water. He looked around the cafe, curious as to what others had ordered. It would be a lot easier to simply steal something rather then try to read a menu. Besides, he hadn't anything to pay with currently on him.

"Oh yeah, there's a lot of 'em. It really depends on what you're lookin' for, though. Is location a big issue for you? Something in the city you wanna be around or anything?"

Walking to the end of the table, the rodent casually reached out, snatching a small bowl off a blonde's tray as they passed. Without Pumbaa or Vyers around to scold him, stealing was little an issue. He peered into the bowl curious as to what he had grabbed.

"Grapes? Ugh, I was hopin' for something at least a little filling." None the less, he tossed one into his mouth. "At least they're pretty juicy." The meerkat then paused, looking at Lust momentarily in thought before offering her a grape. "You want one?"

His location was being narrowed down as he spoke: good. And he hadn't been to a city? How odd. Was he really some sort of rodent? Of course, he could be lying. She would file it as an unverified piece of information for now.

"I'd rather be near where things of interest are happening," Lust said. "It would be boring to be in the middle of nowhere, don't you think?"

She smirked just a bit as Timon stole food from a passing waiter. She shook her head in response to his question.

Shrugging, he threw the grape into his mouth. Luna must have eaten before she came. That, or she simply wasn't into the whole midnight snack thing. Either way, she didn't appear all to interested in eating. Perhaps ordering a drink, but that was all.

"Well," Timon began, spinning a grape on his appendage much like one would with a basketball before tossing it up and catching it in his mouth. "There are those monsters crawling around here. That's something of interest no matter who you are. Not sure if hangin' around them is really safe though, especially after they made that building fall."

He playfully weaved a grape between his fingers in thought, popping it in his mouth before he spoke. "Sounds like you'll be movin' around a lot though, so Actua Are I guess would be an alright idea. They're all over the city, pretty easy to find."

Taking another grape, he carefully balanced it on his nose before snapping at it.

Lust watched Timon's antics with a detached sense of amusement. He didn't seem to be leader material, but perhaps he was simply loud enough to have gotten a bit of a following. Or maybe he was simply the face of something greater. Perhaps that Resistance?

"Monsters? Now who sent those?"

Taking the bowl, Timon simply poured the remainder of the grapes into his mouth. He paused for only a moment, his cheeks undoubtedly full, then, without bothering to chew, swallowed. A large lump could be seen in his throat, quickly traveling down to his stomach. But the meerkat appeared hardly phased.

"Seymour Guado," he replied, picking at his teeth with a claw. "Apparently he's a former 'maester', whatever that is. The monsters are called 'Sin'. Er, the big momma one is, rather. The littles ones are called 'Sinspawn'. Auron made a post about it on the message board. He's from the same world as this Seymour guy. But it'd really be best if you kept away from both Sin and it's spawn."

Lust's eyebrow arched at Timon's peculiar way of eating, but she didn't comment on it. Far more interesting was a third person now involved--and powerful enough to create monsters. She would have to spend some time reading through the message board Timon mentioned; it seemed like that would be the best way to get a multitude of opinions quickly.

But really, nothing could compare to a face-to-face conversation, where she could watch for hints of more to be told and hope for slip-ups.

"Sounds dangerous," she agreed, making note to go find some of these creatures, and perhaps examine the source. "Is either the Organization or the Resistance doing anything publicly? It seems like it would be a good source of good publicity."

Perhaps she could plant the idea in Timon's head; if he had a connection to the Resistance, he might mention it.

"I don't think I need to tell you that. After all the damage they've done, it's pretty obvious they're not safe to be hangin' around." Timon sighed, sliding his finger around the bowls rim. "That hasn't really stopped that many from approaching them though. Then again, someones gotta put a stop to 'em. Most of them know what they're doing anyway. There's a lot of skilled folk in the city."

"The Organizations kept pretty quiet lately. They haven't done anything about the monsters, they don't really have any reason to. They're just hiding away like the measly little cowards they are." he paused, biting his lip at the unsettling thought of the Organization working with 'Sin' somehow. But in doing so, he remembered at least one member who had kept themselves anything but hidden. "Well, all besides Larxene." he added. "She must have missed the memo 'bout goin' underground with the rest of the organization."

"As for the Resistance, I haven't got a clue. It's just been random groups goin' after Sin. Some people even going by themselves. Though I don't see why they shouldn't do somethin' about Sin. They're just as big a threat to the city as the Organization."

"Larxene?" That was the second time Timon had mentioned this woman and her apparent disregard for the orders of the organization she was apparently a member of. Was she strong enough to ignore it, or simply cocky and overconfident?

"If they're going to stay in the shadows they may be mistaken for another hostile group," Lust said. "It would be good for them to do something to prove which side they're on~."

"You've never heard of her?" There was a shocker. Usually when- Wait. Shocker? Larxene? Oh... OH! That was a good one! The meerkat chuckled to himself, amused by the unexpected pun. Regardless who it was about, other than him, of course, he could still enjoy a good pun.

"Geez, that's usually one of the first things people warn you 'bout here." he continued. "She's... Eh... Well, pretty dangerous, obviously. She likes to pick a lot of fights. She lies, cheats, the usual for Organization members. Only she'll go out and attack people a lot more than the rest of the gang."

Timon glanced back at the cafe door, his thoughts wandering. He had met Larxene behind a Cafe Ersesa. Before doing so, he had always found her as quite a pleasant person. Kind, caring. She wanted to help him find his friends... Actually, she still wanted to find his friends from the sounds of it.

He frowned, turning his attention back to Luna when she spoke again. "Well it ain't like I got any say about it." he blurted out. "If I did, I'd be running things a lot differently... But, I guess I gotta trust that they know what they're doing. Though I'd love to hear what they're planning, if anything."

Interesting. Larxene might be worth watching, as potential insight into this Organization. But she would need more than just one woman. "Is there anyone else of note?"

So perhaps Timon didn't have any control of this Resistance--or perhaps he was lying. But he didn't strike her as a terribly good liar. But that he could know enough of what they were doing to disapprove of the way it was run meant he knew more than he was saying.

"Oh? How would you do it differently?"

"The entire Organization?" he replied, dryly. "Sin, Sinspawn, Seymour, Nobodies, Heartless... Don't think we're forgetting anyone. Lumens, maybe? I've never run into one, but they could be dangerous. There was someone lookin' into that for me too but they haven't reported back." the meerkat rolled his eyes. "Looks like if you want something done right, you gotta do it yourself."

It was true, Timon did know a lot more than he hoped let on. He also wasn't the best at lying. But he'd been keeping a balance been the lies and truths throughout the conversation. He wished he could trust the woman, but who knew what she would do with all the information he held. What if she got captured? What would they do to her for knowing so much? That is, if he truly knew anything at all.

He shook his head. He already had a plan if such an event were to occur to himself. Though it wasn't the best, it sure beat all the other alternatives.

That reminded him, if he was going to be wandering around the city in plain view, he too would need a disguise. He would have to get on that soon, as enthusiastic as he was to have to do so. Not.

Scratching his neck, he shrugged in response to Luna's question. "Make a more notable difference? So far it doesn't look like they've done anything but give the Organization a spook. They're trying to blame the Resistance now for crimes the they committed. Doesn't look like it's worked on anyone though."

It seemed like there was a bit of a standstill in the city. How interesting--she liked it when things were like that. It made the situation so much more interesting when it tipped from one side to the other.

Power was the most interesting teeter-totter, after all. And the struggle for it so amusing to participate in. She nodded, seeming to continue what Timon said.

"I really should thank you for talking to me," she said with a smile. "I'm brand new to the city, and there's just so much going on."

Timon laughed. "Ah, don't mention it. It was pretty standard for awhile. I mean, before I got so busy I'd be telling all the newcomers everything over the journals." He paused for a moment in thought. "Eh, well, maybe not this much, but just enough to let 'em know what they're walkin' into."

"Things have really changed from when I first came. Hopefully you can keep up n' keep outta trouble." Jumping to his feet, he stretched and stifled a yawn. "It's gettin' late, I think I outta turn in for the night. If I stay any later I'll be sleep walking back."

"It was nice to meet you n' all, Luna. You'll keep in touch, right?"

"It was a pleasure meeting you," Lust said, and smiled.

There was quite a bit of information to go over. It all warranted further exploration. Such a little creature had such interesting pieces of knowledge hidden. And certainly she hadn't heard it all--but she had time. One did not earn trust in a day. There would be more meetings, of course. And if she played her cards right, the knowledge would fall before her, as it tended to.

"Of course."

Climbing down from the table, the rodent gazed back up at the woman from the floor. "You callin' it a night too or are you stayin' here a bit longer?"

He felt as though he'd been keeping Luna up later then she'd preferred, but perhaps he was only struggling keeping himself awake. He was almost always asleep by this time unless something was bothering him. Hopefully he would not have to wake up early in the morning. It would undoubtedly be a problem if he did and result in much whining.

Timon glanced at the door before sheeply asking, "Eh, you wouldn't mind opening the door again, would you?"

"Oh, I'll probably find a hotel to stay at," Lust said, standing up and heading to the door with a bit of a smile at Timon's request.

"I don't mind," she said, opening the door. It would pay to play nice for now. She would earn his trust, even if it took time, and then she would figure out what he knew in its entirety.

Nodding, Timon thanked Luna once again. He'd of suggested she stay at Haja O Que Houver, the same hotel he was currently staying at, but it seemed unwise. He said he was passing through the area, which was a lie. If she realized this, who knew what else she would consider a lie of his?

"Have a good night n' safe walk to the hotel." he said, waving to her before disappearing into the endless night. He could barely keep his eyes open. Hopefully he didn't walk into any street lamps... Or worse.

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