Valentines Shenanigans

[starofchaos]

[Valentine's Day was not something that Liquid paid attention to. In this place, dates meant little, especially when you had little incentive to pay attention to them. He had never before honored the date of this particular holiday. It meant little enough to him for it to have slipped his mind entirely. He was, however, on the prowl for Ocelot. For such a blatantly noticeable person, he was awkward to track. Good grief. Eventually, he simply lifted his hand to his ear and activated the codec.]

[CALL: PUSH SELECT]

(locked to fancy_shooting.)

Comments

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

...Nice timing. I was just about to speak with you.

[Ocelot's voice doesn't come from the radio... it comes from behind him.]

[starofchaos]

[Liquid whirls to face him, looking startled.]

How the hell did you sneak up on me wearing those spurs?

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

They're not that loud. [Ocelot gives him a momentarily puzzled look, then he smiles.]

Today is a holiday. We should celebrate.

[starofchaos]

...it is? And just what holiday would that be?

[He rests his hand on his hip, cocking it lightly to the side.]

Anything special?

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

Valentines Day.

It's a romantic holiday. Or an excuse to fuck.

[starofchaos]

I hadn't realised that was so close.

[A thoughtful look.]

We should celebrate, shouldn't we?

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

Oh, I already have an idea. Something just a little different than usual.

[He steps closer and pulls out a gun from his holster... but it's not his usual revolver, it's a mk.22. He spins it around his forefinger.]

Remember when we used to fight for the right to have our way with the other?

[starofchaos]

[A laugh.]

Of course I remember that. It would be hard to forget. What are you suggesting?

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

Well, it's been awhile. And I miss the challenge.

But I want to do something different. We've beaten the he'll out of each other plenty of times... how about a stealth challenge? One of us runs and hides... the other one hunts.

[starofchaos]

[His shoulders shake with laughter.]

That does sound like fun... although it would be far too simple in these halls. Should we use one of the rooms as a stage?

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

The jungle room might be a good spot for this... [Ocelot doesn't let on that he's already rigged the room.]

we can each use whatever items and weapons we want, as long as we're not pointing anything lethal at the other.

[He waves the mk.22 for emphasis.]

[starofchaos]

[He draws his own from his belt, showing it to Ocelot.]

That sounds like a plan. Although I feel almost over-advantaged with you in that outfit.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

What do you mean by that? This is an elite special forces outfit.

[Yeah he doesn't get it.]

[starofchaos]

...You wear spurs and bright red clothing. Quite noticeable.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

It's not that obvious. I've seen men sneak around undetected with spurs in westerns.

[starofchaos]

Those are staged! Can't you tell the difference between movies and real life? You jingle all the way.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

It's hardly noticeable! They just make me look cool.

[starofchaos]

[Oh dear god, he's in a relationship with a five year old.]

Fine. [Jeez, he'll keep his advantage.]

Same stakes as we used to have?

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

Hmn.

Total domination, no complaining.

I'll be the hunter. I want to keep my tracking skills in shape... and I'm interested in seeing if you're as stealthy as your father.

Want to switch after a set amount of time if I don't catch you, or stay prey?

[starofchaos]

I am prey for no man. We will switch.

[Although he knows full well he's nowhere near as stealthy as the other two. He's more combat-based. This is a disadvantage.]

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

Alright. If I trap you or knock you out, you're done.

We'll switch in 2 hours, if you're still able to move.

[starofchaos]

I will be. You can trust in that. However, it doesn't count if I get out of the trap before you get to me.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

Right.

[Ocelot lightly reached for Liquid's hand. He pulled from his pocket a pair of digital watches, set them both to count down 180 minutes, and strapped one over the other man's wrist.]

[Then he slapped Liquid on the ass.]

Get moving. I'll wait here for 10 minutes while you get to the room and hide yourself.

[starofchaos]

[ASDFGKHJL!]

[He shoots Ocelot a look and heads off to the Jungle room to hide. Ugh, stupid watches. So uncomfortable.]

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

[Ocelot waits the 10 minutes, then patiently follows. Once he gets to the room, he walks inside, glancing around for signs of the other man.]