[Following his disasterous visit by Big Boss earlier, a very much in pain Liquid had decided, genius that he was, to drink the pain away rather than reach for the painkillers he still had left. Somehow during his time drinking, alone in his room, he had gotten the idea that it might be a good idea to go out. During that time he had also, oddly enough to any not-drunk person, gotten the idea to go to the lobby, stand on a table, and make a speech.]
People'sh of the NEXUS![He gestured dramatically, almost overbalancing, and recovered his balance with casual grace. Nobody ever accused Liquid of being the quiet one of the two.]
Sometimesh it must seem like
everything is going to
Hell. Sometimes it is. Sometimes you're just all blowing it
far, far out of proportion, like idiots. Nobody
cares if you dropped your keys and lost them. Comparatively, the fact the world's goin' to hell in a handbasket - and who the hell travels by handbasket? I ask you,
who the hell would ride in a basket to Hell? They'd have to
trick you, tell you you were goin' on a balloon ride or something... and then send it off to Hell. But then, it saysh
handbasket, and they're
tiny, so you'd have to be a dwarf, a midget or a kitten - an' not the kind that's fun to play with, the kind that scratches and bites and shit... what was I saying?
[A pause. Liquid didn't drink normally, so he had little alcohol tolerance in relative comparison with others. It was easy enough for him to get drunk off his ass. He disliked alcohol, as a matter of fact. It dulled his senses, made him vulnerable.]
Oh! Garden gnomes. Garden gnomes can fit in the basket too, right? I don't like garden gnomes. Disturbing, ugly little things. They keep
staring at you. 's like they're going to
bite your ankles. I think if I was that small and ugly, I would bite anklesh too. I would look up at all the big people and think "Why am I small?" and then I would hit something because I don't like feeling infe- in... lesser than other people. That'sh
unacceptable! Unforgiveable! Nobody makesh me feel bad. NOBODY. 'cause then I punch them. And they start yelling "Ow". And then "Why're you kicking me?" and then "Please stop hurting me!" and then they just sorta go into this unintell- unico... they can't be understood. They just babble. Am I babbling? I think I must be.
[There was another long pause in which he casually performed a few somersaults and flips without a problem, save a few obvious winces of pain because it hurt to move. Even drunk he has better balance than most people and the alcohol dulled his pain receptors. As he stilled, his fingers curled into fists at his side. He wasn't sure who he was talking to, or why, but he needed to vent.]
It seems to me that people take advantage of you a lot. You try to take over the world, you get killed for it - and god knows how, Brother certainly didn't have the
balls for it when I met him, the coward... So you try to be nice! You try to make amends! And what happens? One of the people you try to make amends to takes advantage of that. Has a bad day, decides to take it out on you. Ow. I'm not your damn punching bag, you asshole. An' I don't like it when you do
that without my permission. Prick. Why he likes you, I do
not claim to know. Thought you were nicer.
[People looking close might notice that, apart from the obvious pain he's in - and most sane people would assume it was damage to the legs, not where it actually was - he also has a couple of
very dark bruises on his back where his father hit him. They stand out quite starkly against his tanned skin, dark brands like ink.]
Anyone know the meaning of the tattoo? Anyone? I bet they don't. Well, I'll tell you. The snake part is the
temptation part. It represents the temptation of Eve. The
sword, on the other hand, represents God, and therefore the
revelation part. It means to be
enticed towards finding out the
truth, be it divine or terrible. Kinda self-'splanatory. Some people don't get it.
...
I was going somewhere with this, wasn't I?
[A looooooooooong pause.]
Fuck it, I need more alcohol.
[He took a long drink of the bottle of whiskey still clasped in his hand.]
GAAAAAAH,
WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER?![The bottle smashed against the wall, pieces of glass pooling inside the alcohol on the ground. His fists curled into his hair, gripping it tightly for a moment.]
EVERY TIME I try to do something
good, or be
nice it gets thrown back in my
fucking face. It's like a
seagull. You feed a seagull, ten minutes later it shits on your head. [8|] It's an- an... Anny-logy. Fuck it, I'm too drunk to figure it out. Anyway, dogs are the same. They act so nice, then one day, they turn around and bite your baby. Or your kitten. Or your next door neighbour's swedish whore slash kid's tutor. Not that I'd know about neighbours. Stupid Patriot upbringing... stupid Zero... stupid fucking
Father...
[His hands relaxed, sinking back down to his side.]
Can't sleep, can't fight, can't do fucking
anything right now 'cept talk. So you're going to damn well listen, people. I don't care if you think I talk too much, or if you're tired or if you're on your way to the hospital - you're
fucking going to listen. All I ever wanted in life was a giant robot of my own. And I got one. And brother blew it up before I could nuke anyone. Fuck you, Brother.
...wait, didn't I-? No, I didn't. That was all just a dream.
Giant robots. Are awesome. Aren't they? I had sex in one once. It was awesome. Had to carry him up there, though. Didn't matter. Carried heavier things. Twenty year olds aren't very heavy. Not even with all that ammo on them.
ANALOGY!
[He looked proud of himself for finally figuring out what an "anny-logy" was - but didn't bother to tell the people listening.]
That was it... Anyway. Giant robots. I don't know why Emmerich hates it so much. REX was my baby. I stole it fair and square. I loved that robot.
[Liquid paused to mourn his defeated robot sadly. For about thirty seconds.]
Anyway, ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming to my... my... what is this?
[A loooong pause.]
My standing on a table.
Now go away.
(Long story short (man, I say that a lot),
snakednake forced himself on Liquid who is in a lot of pain and considerably pissy since he was starting to like the man. He's also very, very drunk, as if you couldn't tell. Feel free to point and laugh, but you might get something thrown at you. Like a table. No, really.)