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[imthe_shit]

[The video feed flicks on, showing itself to be in Ilex Forest. Looks like Snake must be taking his sweet time to get to Goldenrod this time-- or his back really does hurt that much. Whatever the case may be, the video turns to look at Snake, but... There's nothing there.]

Hn. I've been doing some research of my own... The townspeople talk about a Guardian who lives in this forest... ...Could that Guardian be a Pokemon?

[Slowly Snake sits up... at first it looks like a bunch of grass but then the grass effect disappears, revealing Snake. Octo-camo had its uses. He reaches for the PokeGear, presumably held by Sunny, and turns it off.]

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[ video ] here comes the lecture...

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Hey, show some respect! Cardboard boxes have saved a ton of soldiers over the years, they're good for more than just packing things you know. Be good to your box, treat it with love.

[ video ] he'll teach her to fear the box

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... Listen, if it's big enough to hide in, you can bet that someone will be... And that means an ambush could happen when you least expect it.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

On the battlefield, you never know when an enemy will attack you.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Don't write it off just yet. Think about it: trucks, factories, military bases... All those places have cardboard boxes. As long as you aren't hiding in one where they'd be completely obvious, you're in the clear.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... You do know when they say "battlefield" they don't actually mean "fields", right?

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Movies set it up that way, but it's not always that simple. Battlefields aren't only meant for war, any conflict can become a battlefield if either side has enough power. I specialize in stealth missions, my job is to get in and stop the conflict before it becomes a war.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Boring, huh...

[ Chews on the cigarette in his mouth a bit. ] Yeah, I guess. But that's not a bad thing.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Even those corrupted soldiers used to be just like any 'normal' person. [Thinks about what Drebin told him.] War changes people... into beasts.

[ video ]

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Those shows aren't too far from the truth.

War... has changed.

[ video ]

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

I started basic training before I was a teenager. I was born to be a soldier.

[ video ]

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... Yeah, kind of like that. War's all I've ever known, but I retired back in the late 90's. ... I still get called out on missions, despite that.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Hn. Call me Snake.