Again a spoiler-free post

[saladino]

[Have a wandering Boss again.]

[Only this time, he has come to test R&D's new Fulton System: inter-dimensional portals. Born at first only as wormholes linked to Mother Base exclusively, his people has managed to develop a full transport system through coordinates, making him able to travel places of his choice in any moment, any time, anywhere.]

[It's been during one of his journeys that he has found this abandoned place. At first, it didn't resemble anything he has seen before aside looking like an abandoned building but, after some scouting and research through the floors, he has found some… interesting clues that the place might have been linked to people and events he has lived and knew. And maybe some people from the future, as crazy as it sounds.]

[What's the deal: he wouldn't mind some company during his research over the place. In fact, seeing how more people has been coming in, maybe scout together?]

((ooc: the things that I write to see if there's a remote chance to see fissionmailed alive once more lmao, I swear I'm not high))

Comments

[likemy_sunglasses]

Hey, Boss. [You know he'd like to come along and accompany you, right?]

Looks like an interesting place to scout out. Who knows? We might find some new recruits there.

[saladino]

[Of course. He wouldn't doubt about it.] Unlikely. The place's abandoned, not a single soul around.

Maybe we could turn it into our backup fortress. [A counter measure in case something happened to the Mother Base. It was just too risky to pretend they were safe from a second strike.]

[likemy_sunglasses]

That means we'll likely be on our own. [Was that a bad thing? Not at all.]

Sounds good to me. Another Mother Base? A smaller one run by us with some way of gathering resources to build it up.

[saladino]

[They built MSF from scratch anyway, just the two of them. Repeating the same over again wouldn't hurt.]

Let's figure that out later. First, I need to gather information about the place and it's safety. Let's go.

[He approaches you, wrapping an arm around your waist and pulling you close. Ever been in a vortex? No? Well this is gonna be new for you. The wormhole appears as soon as he activates his Fulton system, transporting the two men to this place.]

[memeless]

It doesn't look all bad. I'll check it out.

[...with or without you, he's still trying to sort out the opposing feelings of 'you're batshit insane and I killed you, twice, which I still have nightmares about' and 'you're my dad and my ex-CO and I looked up to you at one point']

[maybe if you don't try to shoot him there can be some teamwork, here]

[saladino]

Alone? [Well, that's cute. Not because you're willing to throw youself to an unknown place, alone and unarmed but because how are you going to reach the place?]

Planning to go there by walking or what?

[memeless]

You can't be the only one to have found a way there.

[and as if he's ever unarmed. come on.]

[saladino]

[Your reckless attitude is almost endearing. Seriously, he's got no plans on harming you. All he's looking for is company to explore the place around. And besides, what's so bad about a little help? His fulton vortexs would save you some good time.]

Maybe not, but I've been the first.

What's your choice then? Wanna get there the hard or the easy way?

[memeless]

[a deep breath, then a sigh.]

The easy way.

[saladino]

[Good, then. He calls you close to him with a motion of his hand then. It's gonna be a short trip, so you won't have to stand by his side too long. Or stand the arm that he slides around your shoulders the moment he activates the Fulton vortex system.]

[And, in the blink of an eye… they get teletransported to this place.]

[qabbalah]

[Oh... This brings back memories, alright. Hal smiles before ringing your codec.]

[CALL]

[Softly:] Will you need support on this mission, Snake?

[memeless]

We'll see if the codec even works.

Don't panic if I get cut off.

[qabbalah]

Heh. And, what makes you think I won't be going as well?

I'd like to explore this place as well, you know.

[memeless]

You want to come. Physically.

[that sits wrong with him for about a dozen different reasons, chief among them being that he is allowed to head off into a dangerous uncharted area alone, because it's what he does, but Otacon...]

[telling him no would be useless, though]

Fine. Stick close, then.

[qabbalah]

Of course. It's not like I have the MKIII on me right now, isn't it?

[Still, it's been way too long since he last was on the field.] I promise I'll behave. Do yo have everything you'll need?

[memeless]

If anything, I should be the one carting it around. Wouldn't do you much good.

[and he doesn't think that was what Otacon had called the hacking toaster on wheels last time they'd talked about it, but he could be wrong. not like he keeps track of whatever his friend's calling the robots these days.]

Much as I ever will. C'mon. Don't fall behind.

[qabbalah]

[Timeline-wise, what you probably met was MKII's ancestor. But it's good to see any evidence you actually usedhis inventons, even back then. Cheerful:] She was a good scout, if memory serves. I absolutely know I should be sending a proxy through mysterious wormholes before jumping into them myself.

But I'm curious about this. So... I'll be right behind you. [And off they go!]