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[The audio feed clicks on, sound in the background being some crying Pokemon, as well as happy noises, too, and then a long exhale... ]

Sorry to keep you waiting.

I'm back.

[ Snake returns! 8V Also action for anyone in Azalea Town. ]

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_{[Heather lets out a gusty sigh finally. It's hard to stay angry-- well, legit angry. She's still smoldering because that's what she does.]}

... Neither do I.

... Just... don't... try to shuffle yourself off the mortal coil and we'll call it even, okay?

... Liquid's still alive, in any case. So he's not dead this time.

... All right.

[Frowns at the mention of Liquid.] Try not to worry about me too much in return...

_{[Her tone... softens a little.]}

... Well. I worry more than I let on sometimes, so... it's not exactly out of my way.

_{[These past four months had been the first time in over a year she'd even had more than one or two people TO worry about... it was hard to get used to. But worry she did.]}

The more you worry, the more wrinkled your face gets.

_{[... Was that a smile?]}

... You must worry a lot then, huh?

Hnn. I guess...

... Well, if I have to try not to worry, you do, too.

Can do.

... Just keep Otacon safe from Liquid... When I first met Otacon, he'd fallen in love with his keeper, a member of an organization gone bad... Her name was Sniper Wolf.

I'm worried it'll happen again.

... _{[... That didn't seem too out of character for Otacon, although she'd liked to have thought otherwise. ... She also didn't think Liquid would hurt him. He'd already had plenty of chances to, hadn't he? ... But she knew why Snake was asking her this and to be honest she didn't blame him.]}

All right. I'll keep an eye on him.

And if Liquid tries anything crappy, I'll make him sorry.

_{[Her tone was somewhat lighthearted, but she DID mean it. Liquid was her friend, but... well, Heather didn't exactly have a great track record when it came to keeping friends from becoming her enemies, did she? ... She just hoped that wouldn't happen here. Liquid was a far cry from Claudia, even if they did both have their obsessions.]}

Thanks, kid. I'm counting on you.

I'm going to be heading out of Azalea soon... And through Ilex.

I won't let you down. _{[She was done doing that... with anybody.]}

I probably will be too, but-- I'm gonna try and get them to come with me. _{[She wanted to blow this joint-- she was sick of wilderness and the promise of a golden city ahead was too tempting to delay much longer. But she didn't want to leave her friends behind. She'd promised Otacon she wouldn't disappear, after all.]}

The morning's are getting colder... If you're going to be leaving, I suggest doing it soon.

All I have to do is wait for my warrant to expire.

Then I wanna take on the Gym Leader. ... I didn't win back in Violet, and that... fuckin' fog happened before I had a chance to try again...

... I'm the only thing keeping Otacon and Liquid from staying in the Inn or at the Center, to be honest... as soon as that stupid warrant goes away, we won't have to sit on our asses out here in the woods anymore.

_{[... Of course she was planning on traveling ANYWAY, but... that was just because she'd rather take warmth and shelter in Goldenrod than she would in Middle of Nowhere Central here.]}

I didn't take on Falkner... I might do that when I head back to Violet at some point... Shouldn't be too bad with Solid on my team.

Besides, it's not like there are 'No Continues'...

_{[Heather... had done it mainly as a matter of ego. Everyone else had been getting the badges, and she had a bit of a competitive streak... needless to say, she'd vastly overestimated herself and wound up losing pretty embarrassingly.]}

I'll beat him ... eventually... but in the meantime, I'd rather not fall behind. _{... As if I'm not behind enough already...

[GRUMBLE GRUMBLE.]}

... Huh? No Continues?

_{[SNAKE WHATCHU DOIN BREAKIN THAT FOURTH WALL.]}

[Listens and nods.]

Yeah, when you get a Game Over screen. Here, that doesn't seem to happen. [IT ALL MAKES SENSE IN SNAKE'S WORLD]

_{[BLANK STARE.]

[Heather's world had its own subtle little ways of breaking the fourth wall... but Heather's deaths tended to be accompanied by a certain wallcrawling stalker dragging her off into territories unknown to be revived, which... she thankfully didn't remember too clearly when she woke up again.]}

I... can't say that's ever happened to me.

_{[SHUT UP HEATHER YES IT HAS. START BREAKING THE FOURTH WALL MORE.]}

Really? Hnn...

I guess you saved your game a lot more than I did.

What are you talking about?

_{[This was kind of creepin' her out, man! ... Though for some reason it brought that creepy symbol to mind...]}

....

Hrn, nothing... [Psyche Gauge drops...]

_{[Poor Snake. Don't worry, you're not actually crazy!]}

... Well... anyway... I wanna beat this 'Bugsy' guy. Just... y'know, on principal.

... Hnn, that's right, there's a Gym here. [how did you miss that snake]

_{[HERP DERP.]}

Well... yeah. What'd you think I was talking about?

_{[She sure wasn't gonna go legging it all the way back to Violet!]}

I thought you were waiting until the next city... Well, good luck here. I'm going to try to head out before it really gets cold.

All right... my warrant expires within the next couple of days, so... yeah. I won't be staying here too long. _{[And she hoped she could persuade Otacon and Liquid to come with her, BUT if she had to keep an eye on them from afar, she would.]}

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