EPIC SIDESTORY: LOVER'S DUEL CONTINUED

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

[Pain got a call from Viper fifty minutes ago telling him to show up for a fight or he'd kill Alek.]

[Forty minutes ago, Pain called his 'nephew' Ocelot for help and started a plan.]

[Twenty-five minutes ago, The Pain used Mantis to find the Sorrow and figured out the plan.]

[And now he's waiting for Sorrow to report back on the state of Viper's traps before he goes to confront him. He's going to rescue Alek, no matter what he has to do.]

[The Pain is here. The Pain is not happy.]

[The Pain is ready.]



((for actuallyhornets , donttripwire , old_gunslinger , a_sign_of_rain  and hall_patrol ))

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[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/Of course she does, she's my daughter! Not only that, but she's the model child of perfection, and everyone should love her!/

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

[He chuckles a little.]

/Yes, she's your daughter. You can't help but love her./

[He pets Alek's hair.]

/But even if she weren't perfect, would you still love her?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/Of course I would love her./

[If he could, he would shoot Pain a suspicious look.]

/Why? I do not see what your point is./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/Do I have to explain it?/

[He kisses him again.]

/I don't need to justify my love for you./

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

......

/Thank you for listening to me. And not coming alone./

[Although the explanation is short, it manages to relieve the worst of his fears.]

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/You're welcome. I can't die yet, anyway; I have to take care of our family./

[He kisses him a third time.]

/I'm glad you're safe. Is there anywhere else that hurts other than your arms?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

[Our family...]

/No, just my arms, shoulders and legs. They did not hurt me, strangely.../

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I told them that if they did, I'd nuke them. Overreaction, maybe, but it worked. Where on your legs? This was from the hook, right?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/Really? Wow... I am surprised that they believed you!/

[His feet twitch- he's starting to regain some movement.]

/Mostly my lower legs. The position they had me in was a big strain on them./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I was completely serious. Metal Gear REX owes me a favor, anyway./

[He moves down and starts massaging Alek's calfs.]

/Does this make them feel better? Are you starting to regain movement?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/But... then you would have also killed me!/

[He's grateful for the massage- it hurts, but he knows pretty soon he'll start feeling better.]

/Yes, thank you. It looks like I am./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I wasn't quite in my right mind at the time. Threats get me working at a more primal level than I'm usually at in this place./

[He traces over Alek's feet, pressing the pads of his toes and the soft inner parts below the balls of the feet.]

/Good. Hopefully you'll be back soon./

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/You might want to work on that then.../

[He finds himself thinking that all he needs now is to die in a nuclear explosion.]

/Hopefully. This is terrible... I can feel everything but cannot move myself! What is worse, I think I have to use the bathroom.../

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I can't. It comes naturally with that sort of thing. It only lasted for a few minutes, though, don't worry./

[He whirls his thumbs over Alek's ankles.]

/How badly do you need to go?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/.../

[He still thinks it's something to worry about, but lets it drop for now.]

/Pretty badly. I have not gone since lunch./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

[If he's worried, he really should ask about it.]

/Can you wait until the paralysis wears off, or do you need help getting a bucket or something?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

[Yes but he's not in the mood for anymore serious discussions while he can't move. It's hard to punch people that way.]

/I got to go pretty bad./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/I'll go find a bucket you can use. Give me a moment./

[He stands up, looks around, and grabs a wastebasket. He sets in front of the bed and sits next to it, pulling Alek onto his lap and undoing his pants.]

/Here./

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

...

[He looks down at the bucket.]

...

/You have to aim it. I can't do it right now./

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/Right. Sorry./

[He grabs Alek carefully and aims.]

/I think this should do./

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

[He sighs as he relieves himself, glad to have that taken care of.]

/Thank you./

[Well, if he doubted that Pain really liked him before, he doesn't doubt so much now.]

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/You're welcome./

[He kisses Alek's neck through his mask.]

/You should probably take a bath after this. It may help with the paralysis./

[Pain doesn't know for sure, but he suspects.]

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

[He nods in agreement; he could probably use a bath anyway after all this.]

/You will help me?/

[actuallyhornets.livejournal.com]

/But of course. Are you finished?/

[hall-patrol.livejournal.com]

/Yes./

[He waits patiently for Pain to move him. A hot bath sounds pretty good right about now.]