imthe_shit | 008 [ video / action for mahogany ]

[ Hello, Mahogany. Snake is feeling better than he has in weeks, truth be told. Plus, it was a sunny day and it was pretty damn hot out, too. He couldn't really ask for more, but the sun agitated him a bit so he was just gonna catch some of the shade under this box.

Yeah.

So anyone catching this video is going to notice that it's quite dark and pretty close to old-man-face. ]

... Hn. Kind of nostalgic. [ Smirk. ] This is Snake. Getting out some practice again... Haven't really had the time or the need to do any stealth training. I've got all the experience I need, but it never hurts to dust off the old skills.

[ Suddenly, everything shakes. Snake looks alarmed, and there's a muffled crooning sound from outside... wherever Snake is. ]

...

[ The crooning becomes louder and the shaking intensifies until suddenly VOOP! There's bright sunlight, Snake lets out a growled cry as everything is flipped upside down and he lands on his back-- and there's a giant Onix face stuffing itself into the camera feed. ]

Dammit, Solid--... S2! I told you, not while I'm in the box!

[ ... oh. "S2" doesn't appear to hear Snake at all, instead nuzzling the camera, and then suddenly it moves to the old soldier, and by the sounds of Snake's grunting, nuzzles were had by him, too. ]

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Can't stop, or won't stop?

[The answer will always be the latter for him. Though technically the Turks have always been iffy on their retirement policy (nobody ever asked, mostly because they tend to die before the retirement age).]

Again, both. Can't stop even if I want to, won't stop even if I need to.

Good answer.

[He likes this old guy. Funny intros and first impressions aside, it's good to finally meet someone who's in his line of work that he can take seriously.]

Name's Rude. Worked in security and investigations back home. What's your name?

Solid Snake. [ "I'm an old killer" didn't seem like the right path to go down right now. ]

You from the same place as Cobra Commander?

[No judging if you are. Really. ~~OK, maybe a little but at least you don't enunciate the "s" sound.~~]

No.

But I can see why you'd think that. But no, thank god, I'm not. That guy gives snakes a bad name.

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[No arguments there. Rocket comradeship isn't enough to make him overlook the over-the-top and cringe-worthy antics of his superior.]

Snake then. Nice to meet you.

How long you been around here?

A few months, unless we also count the previous time I was here, then it's... about three years and a few months.

Heard that happens to a few people.

I've been here around eight months. Boring, but sometimes there's something to look forward to.

Sometimes boring isn't so bad. Don't get enough boring days back home.

A break's ok, but this is the longest vacation I've ever taken. I miss my work.

Your work rewarding?

Yeah. It's challenging and exciting. And there's the team. Great guys to work with.

Sounds like you love your work.

[ Taking out Metal Gears had its perks, but he hadn't really done that in a while. ]

Yeah.

[ Rude would never doubt his dedication to his job. But admittedly, half the satisfaction from a successful mission was working with a great team. The down time after each mission wasn't too bad either, so long as it wasn't spent in the infirmary.]