He's back :)

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

[There's a giant big-eye tuna silently stalking you, from the shadows.]

[Do you notice?]

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[justatuna.livejournal.com]

Hey, not so loud. [The tuna approaches]

You seem cheery.

[codec-mechanic.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling pretty good. You been staying out of my garbage?

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

Yours specifically, yeah. The other Otacon's weren't part of the deal, right?

[codec-mechanic.livejournal.com]

Oh, McGolden...

[But he seems more amused than anything else.]

Yeah, I guess they weren't.

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

.....

Did you just get laid?

[codec-mechanic.livejournal.com]

[Otacon flushes.]

Err... no! Not at all! I j-just sorted a few things out!

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

What, like soul-searching...?

[codec-mechanic.livejournal.com]

No, nothing like that. I was having some communication problems with Snake, but we sat down and talked about it. Everything's fine now.

[Otacon smiles to himself.]

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

So you two are really together, huh?

[codec-mechanic.livejournal.com]

[He scratches at the back of his head and shrugs.] I guess so... is it that obvious?

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

Dudes don't use language like "communication problems" when talking about their friends.

.....

Actually, I'm pretty sure that dudes don't use phrases like that at all.

[codec-mechanic.livejournal.com]

H-hey! It's a valid term to use! What else am I gonna call it, "relationship trouble"?

Besides, I work off-site tech support for Snake and it's a natural euphemism to default to, since communication in the field would be my concern...

[Otacon then realizes that he's defending his diction and masculinity to a man dressed like a giant fish. His day has now reached a new low.]

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

Alright alright... calm down, fluffy.

SO- I haven't been stalking the halls in a while. Did I miss any major Nexus happenings?

[codec-mechanic.livejournal.com]

[Otacon raises an eyebrow.] Fluffy?

Not that I can recall. But what you consider a major happening is probably different than what I'd count as a major happening.

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

You have fluffy hair.

Hn. That's too bad.

[codec-mechanic.livejournal.com]

[At the "fluffy" comment, he combs his fingers through his hair, trying to smooth it down.]

I'm sure you could find yourself a conspiracy if you looked hard enough. I'm no good at all that cloak-and-dagger kind of stuff.

[justatuna.livejournal.com]

[The fish nods] I intend to. That's why I'm currently incognito... My journalist-senses are telling me that SOMETHING is happening.

I just need to find out what that something is.