[video] [action for those in Violet]

[imthe_shit]

[The video starts with Snake, who is near the water in Violet City. He's shirtless, surprisingly, with a towel around his neck, and he's forcing himself to do push-ups. It's early morning, so luckily not too hot (about 6am). With him is Mk II, who is managing the PokeGear. Snake is keeping himself active, forcing his body to move even when it gets too tired... He's not ready to be old. He's not ready to be that guy that sits around waiting for death.

Despite his warning from Naomi... He couldn't just give up. And besides... Somewhere in this city, Liquid Snake was waiting for him. He had to be ready at all times... No matter what.

His Pokemon were doing all right... The last few days, he'd been training them just outside of Violet, making sure to avoid the west side of town... He hadn't spotted Liquid in the east side, so might as well avoid that part... The only annoying thing was that every time he left and re-entered Violet, the music would change and restart.]

Hnn...hngh...Hrhgn... [Grunting as he does push-ups... he's sweating, but despite being old, he looks pretty good. He's in good shape for an old geezer... Though it helps that the aging was accelerated.

It's the only good thing about this... He still looked good despite his physical age.] Hhnn... Mk II, thanks. [Sits, and gestures for his partner to come over.] I'll watch it later.

Magnemite! ♥


[ooc: Old Snake's training, but keep in mind that it's about 6am-- So if you're out and about at that time and want to chat, go ahead. an excuse to get snake shirtless no what are you saying ALSO OLD SNAKE SNAPS NECKS WITH HIS ASS WHAT CAN YOU DO?]

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[devilbatshit.livejournal.com]

Lookin good, damn Snake.

Whats the fucking training for? Keeping fit?

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[forhishappiness.livejournal.com]

Nice to see more people up so early.

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Yeah.

[Pants a bit.]

... You're awake?

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[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Hnn... It's harder to get up at this time.

oh god I'm on vacation and stuff but I can't resist shirtless!Snake, he draws me in with his oldness

[foolishwren]

_{[As it would happen, Heather IS out and about at this fine hour ass o'clock in the morning. She's not a person who's good at just sitting still, and after waking up in a bolt of panic (not meaningful, but also not uncommon. For her, anyway), she got a case of that wanderlust, so out she went. The slog to mid-Route 30 and back was enough to wear her out, but given ... well, everything, she's restless.]}

.... Snake? ... It's Snake, right?

<sub>[And there she is, watching curiously from a short distance away. She's sort of relieved to see that he's not like... DEAD after that rather distressing video transmission of him all heatstroke'd.]

[Also, it's the first time she's seen him in person, so she's kind of surprised to see that he's all like.... buff. From what little she saw of him over the 'Gear, she sort of expected him to be all.... old and saggy.]</sub>

^ = everyone who has played MGS4

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

[Looks to her, still panting somewhat. He recognizes her face... and nods slowly.]

Yeah... That's me.

You're Heather.

*FANS SELF*

[foolishwren]

Yeah.

Nice to see you're still in one piece.

_{[She's just gonna go ahead and assume that he hasn't run into his... er, brother yet. Considering there's no craters in sight and she already knows Liquid has a thing for volatile chemicals.]}

... And nice to, uh, meet you.

_{[Aaaand there's an awkward pause before she sticks out her hand because handshakes were what you did when you met friends of friends! .... Yeah.]}

does heather want to hit that i mean what

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... [Takes her hand, enjoy dat sweaty palm. He nods in acknowledgment.]

Did you find who you were after?

HEATHER LIKES OLD MEN OKAY at least according to the Heather/Douglas shippers anyway 8I;

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather's grip is one of those tough 'kid trying to prove a point' ones-- she picked that up somewhere along the line and just never got out of the habit, even though she's sort of moved past the whole GRRRR I'M SO TUFF thing. .... Well. Sort of. ... kinda. .... maybe. Never mind that Snake could crush her hand to a pulp if he so chose.]}

Yeah. We got back here safe and sound... little late, but basically okay.

_{[Turns out having two out-of-shape generally-sedentary men slogging along after you in a miserable heatwave was not the quickest way to travel.]}

LMAO

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

[He likes that handshake. Reminds him a bit of when he first met Meryl. Girl trying to be tough.]

Hn... Heat wasn't too hard on you?

idk man heather is like the opposite of a cougar or something

[foolishwren]

_{[That's Heather in a nutshell. Give enough people the ol' 'oh I have dainty little girl hands OH WAIT THEY'RE CRUSHING YOUR FINGERS LIKE FRENCH FRIES' treatment and the standard enemies a teenager encounters would usually learn to leave her alone. If only that method worked on everything.]}

Eh, we probably smelled like a sumo-wrestler's loincloth by the time we got here, but other than that, we survived.

_{[And that has been today's episode of Disgusting Poetic Imagery. You're welcome.]}

How 'bout you? ... Is your uh.... egg doing better? _{[She remembers that wailing pretty damn well... baby noises always set off her 'oh holy shit' alarm.]}

you know, i've appreciated old men far more after MGS4.

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

[well that was kind of disgusting, but then again, Snake knew about gritty, and hiding in dumpsters and all that gross stuff... so it wasn't a problem for him.]

I'm all right... Sunny's sleeping right now. [Gestures to his crumpled pile of shirt and jacket, with which an egg Pokemon was dozing upon.]

all those wrinkles, UNF. but srsly Snake is a hot mofo.

[foolishwren]

_{[Her father would be so proud to know that she was putting all the descriptive talent she inherited from him to good use.]}

That's good.

_{[She's not tactless enough to say that he pretty much looked like he was DYING when that video went out, but... it's kind of the truth.]}

So ... didja meet up with Otacon okay? _{[She did talk with the nerd since getting back, but all he told her was that Snake was there and Liquid didn't know yet. And then she'd passed out in one of the inn's rooms and not moved for like twelve hours.]}

he gives old people the benefit of the doubt! :V

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Yeah... I met him here.

[Nods, then wipes his brow with his towel.]


... It's weird seeing him... He's so young. [and flimsy wait what]

[foolishwren]

... That's right, you're like... way from the future, aren't you?

_{[Yeah, she doesn't know a thing about the advanced aging-- but she DOES know about the screwy timelines and it's the most logical conclusion to jump to.]}

I've met-- well, it seems like a lot of people have met others from where they come from, but different times.

It's ... surreal.

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

Not that far.

[8T]



... I feel like I'm dreaming, most of the time.

[foolishwren]

_{[SORRY SNAKE YOU JUST LOOK SO OLD but Heather can buy that-- Otacon never did tell her how old he was supposed to look.]}

Yeah... y'get used to that after awhile, I guess.

'Least you're not so far apart you don't know each other, though.

_{[She tries to at least offer a bright side. Heather's not that good at offering bright sides.]}

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... Hnn... [really hoping he doesn't get Alzheimer's and forget everything and everyone he knows.[

Yeah, there's that...

But the five year difference is a little surprising...

[foolishwren]

... Heh... try eighteen.

_{[That's the gap Heather has to deal with... and 'surreal' is a bit of an understatement. All those movies and stuff where kids go back in time and meet their parents from before they were born and goofy shenanigans ensue? Bullshit, the lot of it.]}

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... [Looks over at her, then turns his head somewhat.]

Are you okay?

[foolishwren]

Huh? Oh-- dude, yeah. Fine.

_{[She makes that standard 'A-OK' hand gesture.]}

Or I will be. Anyway.

_{[Time for a ~*~SUBJECT CHANGE~*~]}

What are you planning to do if Liquid finds out you're here and goes all... _{[Insert numerous expressive gestures for 'crazy' here.]}

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... [Stands up, grunting, wiping sweat from his chest and shoulders.]

The only thing I can do. Face him, protect the people that are close to me. And hope to hell he doesn't try to raze Violet.

[foolishwren]

_{[She nods to that, but looks thoughtful. Brows furrowing a bit. Too much to appreciate the eyecandy.]}

... In the short time I've known him, he's proven that he's totally nuts, but...

.... He's also my friend. ... And I really, really hope it won't come down to the worst-case scenario.

<sub>[It's probably the most flat-out serious tone she's spoken to with Snake thus far.]

[Heather generally doesn't like crazy people. They're a hell of a lot more trouble than they're usually worth and they also have that nasty tendency to start hurting people, usually. And Liquid's as crazy as they come. ... But he is her friend.]</sub>

... I guess what I'm saying is, try not to... let it get to the point where someone has to die.

[imthe-shit.livejournal.com]

... [Frowns.]

For me, it's hard to hear that he has good people as friends... Considering the living hell he's turned my life into... in the time I'm from, he's leading an insurrection, planning to take over the world with his vast private military companies.

People are dying, and I'm trying to stop him... [Looks at Mk II, who's staring at Heather.] So... It's hard for me to forget that for the moment... To focus that this is not the same Liquid I know... That this world is separate from my trials.


I just hope I remember that... So I don't forget it all when I meet him here.

[foolishwren]

... Yeah. I don't-- .... I wouldn't expect you or anybody else to treat someone different just because they happen to have a few nice buddies. ... I know I wouldn't, if what they'd done to me was real bad. It'd be too hard for me to ... separate it. <sub>[And she hadn't, when she herself'd had to do something along the same lines.]

[She wishes she could say she was surprised at hearing what Liquid was destined to do, but she's really not. She heard the rants. She saw that gleam in his eye. She watched the acrobatics. Heather's seen more insanity in her eighteen years of current life than the average layman does in decades, enough to recognize it when she sees it. It's ... depressing.]</sub>

... But m'glad you're gonna try.

_{[.... aaand then she noticed Mk II. .... uhh.]} .... Nice magnet.