Leo slaps his hand over the mouth. He glances around. No one noticed. The mouth disappears, but he can still feel it, a phantom itch of impending doom.
“Here is the truth. The Big Mouth is not a curse. It’s a muscle you’ve atrophied. You think honesty is the problem? No. The problem is you’ve built a world where you need a second orifice just to say ‘I’m sad’ or ‘I’m tired’ or ‘I don’t understand this TPS report.’” Big Mouth 1x1
"I’m scared. I’m overwhelmed. And I think this project is nonsense." Leo slaps his hand over the mouth
The crisis escalates when Patrice announces a "Mandatory Fun Hour." Her necklace-mouth mutters: “Mandatory fun is an oxymoron, like ‘military intelligence’ or ‘authentic marketing.’” The mouth disappears, but he can still feel
Leo zips up. "This is chaos. How do people live like this?"