On poly_chromatic closing...

[majorcrotchgrab]

It's not like it's the end of the world.

[SOB. YES IT IS YOU JERK.]

You know several places you can go to afterwards. ... Yes, it won't be the same but that's how life is. You can't always get your way.

[You're one to talk.]

Ugh... Look. I'll miss it too. How can I not? It's where you first brought me. But you're lucky the community itself is so close. Things will work out in the end. It won't truly die out.

[He wrinkles his nose, sneering slightly]

...

So stop wallowing and do something productive.

[how cute. trying to cheer his mun up without admitting it.]

Comments

[jack_theripper]

I've lived through a lot of crap, so I've had to make some pretty tough choices. [Being used at the Big Shell Incident, then there was the cybernetic operations on his body. Pretty traumatic.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

I can tell.

[He eyes that robotic body of his]

[jack_theripper]

[Yep. He can see your roving eyes checking his cyber body out, Ivan. Raiden does like it though, as he knows what you're body looks like too.]

If you ever need someone to share your emotions or speak out, I'm here. You're a good friend to me, Ivan.

[majorcrotchgrab]

Heh.. Thanks, Jack.

[jack_theripper]

No problem. [He offered his distant cousin a smile then paused, thinking.]

Do you drink, Ivan? Ever fancy going to a bar for a vodka or two? [He didn't drink himself but the Russian might want to socialise with him, right? Take his mind off losing the game.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Asking a Soviet if he drinks... Of course I drink. I could probably use one...

[jack_theripper]

You're right. Dumb question. A shot of vodka or two? Or do you drink it in a larger glass? You like big, don't you?

[majorcrotchgrab]

[Raikov chuckles]

I'll take an entire bottle.

[jack_theripper]

Aren't you a greedy soldier? [A whole bottle? Christ. What was his liver like? Yet, he looked so handsome and pure. No signs of alcohol damage.]

You can swallow quite the load, can't you?

[majorcrotchgrab]

Are you hinting at something, Jack?

[jack_theripper]

Why ever would you think such a thing, Ivan? We think alike you and I. [Can cyborgs pull off innuendo? Raiden had learnt a lot over the years. He wasn't the shy young man he used to be during the Big Shell Incident.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

[Raikov grins]

Gee, I wonder...

[jack_theripper]

Although, you are younger than me by a few years and have a slightly higher voice than me. I'm also a cyborg ninja, so that makes me superior to you? [He is teasing you, Ivan.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Technically I'm older than you. I'm old enough to be your father.

... Which my mun really hopes isn't the case with the new game.

[jack_theripper]

Don't take things so seriously, Ivan. I was only teasing you. [He laid a hand on the Russian's shoulder.]

New game?

[majorcrotchgrab]

[He puffs out his cheeks]

Mm.. Phantom Pain.

[jack_theripper]

Ah, that one. Yeah, my mun is really looking forward to that. He's even got a Big Boss poster on his wall already.

I know I'm in Ground Zeroes somehow, even though I wasn't born in the timeline the game's set. [He shrugged.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

She's more excited for the demon Yevgeny than anything.

... You seem to time travel though.

[jack_theripper]

Demon Yevgeny? Heh. Mine likes Volgin too, in any form.

[He won't mention that he thinks he's a sadistic bastard. Not in front of his bitchlover.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

As do I.

[Raiden could say that. Raikov wouldn't care. He knows and loves that about Volgin]

[jack_theripper]

I bet you do. [He doesn't want to go there, Raikov. Anyhow, Raiden likes you and will probably be jealous.]

[majorcrotchgrab]

How could I not? He's a wonderful lover, you know.

[jack_theripper]

Of course he is. But, what about me? [Now, who was doing the pouting?]

[majorcrotchgrab]

Jack...

[He reaches up to cup his cheek]

I've enjoyed our time together and while I do have quite a number of lovers, the Colonel is my partner.

[jack_theripper]

Yeah, I guessed that. [His voice came out slightly more bitter than he had intended. Jealousy? Not him. He was a cyborg with no emotion, right? Then, why the hell was he jealous right now? The thought of Ivan spending time with other men AND the Colonel.....it stung.]

You're a lucky man, Ivan. People can't get enough of you.