013 [ action -> video ]

[imthe_shit]

[ Right square in the middle of Cherrygrove City, Snake is staring down his Torkoal, Boss, who appears to have... something... in his mouth. It looks square-shaped, and it's glimmering somewhat in the sunlight. The old soldier takes a hesitant step forward. ]

C'mon, Boss... Don't do this.

[ Boss clamps his mouth tighter around the object, causing Snake to freeze up. ] No, don't! [ Aaand... gulp. The mysterious box is gone forever, swallowed by the large fire-tortoise. ]

....

[ Snake pulls out his Pokégear, creating a video post. ]

[ VIDEO ]

[ He looks a bit... nervous. ] Hey, uh... Say, hypothetically, that a Pokémon swallowed a ... hypothetical pack of cigarettes. Would that... hypothetical Pokémon be harmed in any way?

... Hypothetically.

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[otakon_geek]

I get what you mean. As much as I don't like you smoking, I know how much it means to you. [He placed a hand on Snake's shoulder.] I'm not your doctor, but your friend.

[imthe_shit]

Wrong kind of doctor, anyway. [ A cough and he grins. ] Unless I get a robot suit or something. [ HE'S KIDDING. ]

[otakon_geek]

Snake. [Otacon just threw a deadpan face at his friend then smirked.] A robot doctor? Really?

[imthe_shit]

Hey, Dr Madnar's got a good thing going...

And you're Dr Emmerich, if I remember right. You make robots. Not too far off. [ Snake, Cyborgs and tiny gadgets weren't on the same level at all. ]

[otakon_geek]

Yeah, that is true. [He pushed his glasses up.]

Would you object if you ever got treated by a robot, Snake? What if it was a woman android or something?

[imthe_shit]

I don't know if I want to get treated by any robots, men or women. Getting kind of sick of artificial intelligence actually.

[ Shrugs his shoulders. ]

[otakon_geek]

That's ok. It was just a question out of curiosity really. [He's partly teasing you, buddy. He knows how much you've had to deal with rogue AIs and Metal Gears in the past.]

At least there are no Metal Gears ready to trample you here in Johto.

[imthe_shit]

I thought I saw a Pokémon that looked like a Metal Gear...

Or was that a dream. [ Hmmm. ] I named one of my old teammates after your MkII. He looked nothing like it, but I'm not the greatest at naming. [ He named his Pidgey "Chicken", so uh, yeah. ]