// Electric, it's a natural hiiiigh~

[starofchaos]

[Of all the things Liquid might have expected, this was not one of them.

He had walked into a room earlier almost without thinking, mistaking it for one he regularly visited. Realising his mistake he had, of course, swiftly left as fast as a man could leave without giving signs of fear. But as the day passed and little happened to harm him, he grew steadily more relaxed. That was, at least, until the electricity coursing through him began to manifest. A brief spark of annoyance, an unconscious exertion and shattered glass from the exploding corridor lights adorned the floor like snow, leaving a stretch of hall in total darkness. Liquid stared down at his hand as sparks crackled over it.

...that was actually both painful and entertaining.]

...the hell?

[Surely that was new.]

(ooc: So yeah, thanks to chat, Liquid now has lightning powers! ...for three days, at least.)

Comments

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

[Ocelot jabs Liquid in the side with a finger.]

If the electricity is being generated inside you, then I'm sure it's using up your energy... at the very least, you're going to need energy to control it. You're not going to skip anymore meals before it goes away.

[bluesofpeace.livejournal.com]

[Kaz nods with Ocelot's statement, and starts thinking on how to feed Liquid.]

But if the electric current is also inside your body, it's going to zap anything you eat. Too bad it's not just on your skin, or we could bypass it by hand-feeding you...

[He clears his throat, gaze focused on the floor.]

We'll have to think of something that would respond positively to electric shock. ... Perhaps meat would do it?

[starofchaos]

...Adam, I have plenty of energy.

[That's almost offensive, to assume LIQUID SNAKE! could run out of energy. But he nods, regardless, and shoots Kaz a suspicious look.]

I'll give it a try, anyway.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

This is an unusual situation.

[He puts Liquid's gun into one of his empty holsters, even though it doesn't fit well.]

Kazuhira, are you taking charge of lunch?

[bluesofpeace.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I will.

[He gives Liquid a pat on the shoulder and a brief squeeze.]

So, what do you want? Steak? Chicken? Crocodile?

[The last one's said more in jest, but Kaz has seen men eat... "interesting" things in his day, and he's up to the challenge to make him anything he wants.]

[starofchaos]

Yes, but- [HE'S LIQUID SNAKE. WHAT PART OF THAT DO YOU NOT GET, SOB.]

I'm not exactly picky.

[He relaxes a little more at the squeeze. Yes, these two were here. It would be alright in the end.]

Steak sounds good, though. I won't make you go hunting crocodiles just yet.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

[Ocelot gives a sigh, feeling that things are settling down now.]

Well, you're no Volgin at least.

[bluesofpeace.livejournal.com]

[Kaz brings his hand back to his side.]

Alright, I'll go get some, then. In the meantime, you should find a room where your electricity won't affect anything... Ocelot, will you come meet me in the kitchen once he's set?

[starofchaos]

I should damn well hope not!

[Liquid sighs too, lifting a hand to his face. The heat of the lightning is immense even for him.]

So essentially somewhere empty, I'm assuming.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

We could just wait out here. [He smirks wryly.] If anyone bothers you, you can just shock them.

[bluesofpeace.livejournal.com]

... If you don't mind sitting in the hallway and eating...

[Kaz shrugs his shoulders.]

I guess I don't need to tell you to be careful. I'll be back.

[He salutes with two fingers and heads for the kitchen.]

[starofchaos]

As if I would mind that. [With an irritated sigh, he leans against the wall, wincing as the current surges.]

Adam. Does this bother you?

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

...Yes.

It's hurting you. And I can't... [His hands flex in annoyance.]

--Just focus on controlling it.

[starofchaos]

I can endure it. I just need to keep holding it back.

[He suspects if he loses control it'll do worse than hurt him.]

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

What room did this to you? I could walk into it too... then I'll also build up a tolerance.

[starofchaos]

This floor. A room with a green door, near the lifts. I can... draw you a map or something if you like. [A frown.] The kid's going to get worried if I don't come home.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

...What kid?

[starofchaos]

Oh, didn't I tell you? I got Kazuhira pregnant while you weren't looking. We were going to tell you together, but things got in the way...

[Sarcasm is a Liquid's best friend.]

To be quite serious, there's a large... mooing robot thing that I seem to have adopted. Or rather, it's adopted me as a parent. It keeps walking into a room and turning human. I didn't give it a name yet.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

[Ocelot makes a face. At both comments.]

That thing? That thing that.... nevermind, you don't want to know.

[starofchaos]

...hm? It got you off too? Oh thank god, it wasn't just me.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

[Facepalm. Just... facepalm.]

[starofchaos]

Well, it's a lot less... prone to molestation as a boy. It's positively adorable. A little stupid, but adorable.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

And you...... adopted it?

[starofchaos]

More like it adopted me. It kept calling me Papa.

[fancy-shooting.livejournal.com]

So it's like.... a pet?

What do you need a giant electronic cow-pet for? You have a snotty fifty-foot man-eating dinosaur!