he's had enough of this crap

[myname_isntimportant]

Hngh. Why do you want me to make "new friends?" I don't want to make any friends. I don't need friends. I work with people already. Isn't that enough?

[He sighs and lights up a cigarette, taking a long drag. Why can't people leave him the hell alone?]

Fine. I promised Otacon I'll try and be more sociable but I can't make any promises. I've got the kid to look after. [That's Raiden to you, Snake.] Defusing bombs is no joke. Trust me. I just don't want the mission compromised because of your compassion.

....

Just let me get on with my job.

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[myname_isntimportant]

It seems our world is full of crazy shit and we're the ones stuck in the middle of it all. [Ah, Beauty and the Beast Corps. Snake can't wait.]

So, what's your name?

[imthe_shit]

Iroquois Pliskin.

[ Have a sassy smirk. ]

[myname_isntimportant]

The hell?- [Snake just stared and grunted.]

Are you taking the crap out of me?

[imthe_shit]

[ Woo, this was fun. It wasn't often that Snake had the upperhand in these scenarios... Now he understood why it was fun for Liquid and literally everyone else. ]

Maybe. What are you going to do about it?

[myname_isntimportant]

I don't know. Perhaps none of this is real and is a dream after all. If so, then we can talk about what the hell we want. You look like me but are much older. Are you...my future self?

[Hell. This was sounding like one of Otacon's sci-fi animes.]

[imthe_shit]

If this is just a dream, then my answer isn't going to matter. Who I am isn't all that important, by that logic.

[myname_isntimportant]

Hngh. This is too messed up. [He rubbed the back of his neck.]

Ok. If you really are me then what happened at Shadow Moses Island?

[imthe_shit]

What happened?

[ He raises a brow. ] You really want me to hurl that up again? [ Shakes his head. ] What do you want me to say? We were lied to... People we thought we could trust, people we didn't know... Hell, even ghosts from the past. A lot of lies, blood, sweat and tears. Nothing good in those memories.

[ Except that's when you met your best buddy. ]

[myname_isntimportant]

[He nodded. This guy knew everything he did. Could it be possible that this guy was....his twin? Another twin.]

Yeah. Most of the mission was utter bullshit but stopping REX felt good. [Poor Meryl though.]

At least we met Otacon. He's a nerd but a good guy at heart.

[imthe_shit]

[ Smirks. ]

Heh. Hard to believe that's the guy that pulled us out of our self-made hell and gave us a purpose in life again.

Good old Hal.

[myname_isntimportant]

Yeah, Hal is a good guy. I don't know what we'd do without him. Even though he can be annoying at times with his love for anime and weird shit.

[imthe_shit]

He's not as obsessed about it as he was a few years ago... More of a casual fan now... Sort of. Otherwise the Nomad would be plastered in anime posters.

[myname_isntimportant]

Heh. He used to be obsessed back at Shadow Moses. The whole room where he worked was plastered with the crap. The Nomad?

[imthe_shit]

The Nomad... Well, you'll find out about that down the line.

[myname_isntimportant]

How far down is this Nomad? [Because Snake is curious.]