Shelter From the Storm, pt II

[formerfoxhound.livejournal.com]

[There's a sound not unlike a muffled explosion down in one of the lower floors. In the relevant hall, the source of the noise becomes clear when a spray of river water and a soaked Snake come tumbling out one of the doors, knocking it clear off its hinges.]

[He coughs out a bit of water and shakes his head to clear it, standing slowly and warily and looking around at the flooded hall. This...isn't Arsenal Gear. But the more he sees the more he gets the feeling that all this is a little familiar.]

...you've got to be kidding me.

((Lame and finally canon updating to make my life easier 'cause I play him post mgs2 elsewhere anyway and I keep forgetting. :,D Specifically from when he jumps off Arsenal Gear at the end to chase down RAY like an idiot, for symmetry because it amuses me. Don't worry, Nexus, he remembers you. It's just...been a couple years.))

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[formerfoxhound.livejournal.com]

[Snake is leaned over, elbows on his knees. There's a reason why he doesn't let himself think too hard about what could have been. Doesn't matter, in the end. Besides, maybe some things shouldn't change. He's not so arrogant as to think that he knows what's right all the time. He raises the hand holding his cigarette to rub at his eyes before he seems to remember that he's supposed to smoke it, not stare at it.]

Nothing.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

You are a terrible liar, Brother.

You've stopped smoking your cigarette. It must be something.

[formerfoxhound.livejournal.com]

Hngh.

[Nno. Won't deny that he's a pretty lousy liar but he's trying to stick to his guns on this one. In lieu of a proper answer he flicks the ash off the tip of his cigarette and finally takes a long drag.]

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

Is it so disturbing to think that in some world I could survive?

[formerfoxhound.livejournal.com]

[He frowns, as if considering it.]

...sort of.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

Too bad.

[Liquid grabs a full bottle and takes a swallow just so he can slam it down on the table.]

I don't intend to let either of us die.

[formerfoxhound.livejournal.com]

[Snake raises a brow at the dramatic gesture and goes right on back to smoking.]

No one lives forever, Liquid.

[whyamisobritish.livejournal.com]

I'm asking for a decent lifetime, not an eternity. It's not so greedy.