all heroes die one day- canon is Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

[legendary_soldier]

[Boss lit up his Cuban cigar and inhaled deeply, before exhaling softly.]

So, you brought the demon out in to the open, huh? What took you so long?

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[yer_pretty_good]

You sure know how to make people wait.

[legendary_soldier]

Adam. [It felt good to see his old friend once more. He was grateful for him rescuing him from that hospital in Cyprus.]

Kept you waiting, huh?

[yer_pretty_good]

Yeah, and I'm not the only one.

[It's hard to sound annoyed for long.]

Glad you made it.

[legendary_soldier]

Did you miss me?

[Because he wants you to say yes.]

[yer_pretty_good]

[He gets a little smirk.]

Did I miss you not listening to my advice?

[He shakes his head.]

Yeah, I missed you. So what now?

[legendary_soldier]

What now? [He inhaled on his cigar and blew the smoke above his head.]

Good question. You know what work we set out to do but that's not gonna happen now since my mun calls all the shots here. [That pisses him off.] Outer Heaven is what I want to happen.

[yer_pretty_good]

And what does your mun want to happen?

[legendary_soldier]

He's too busy fawning over my double and Kaz. [Stupid really, right?]

[yer_pretty_good]

[Ocelot laughs.]

Yeah, they're a match made in heaven. A... strange and.. somewhat deluded heaven.

[Since Kaz is sort of replacing John with Venom.]

[legendary_soldier]

You could say that. I do miss Kaz though. How's he getting on at Diamond Dogs?

[Because he does miss his old friend.]

[yer_pretty_good]

[Old friend? Weren't they more than that?]

He's making Diamond Dogs something to be proud of, with the help of Venom. You don't have to worry about that.

[And Ocelot's keeping an eye on it all, too.]

[legendary_soldier]

That's good to hear. I miss him.

[Yeah, they were more than friends but he didn't want to discuss his love life with Ocelot.]

How are you holding up?

[yer_pretty_good]

Wish I could say he felt as sentimental about you these days.

[Not after discovering the truth.]

As for me, I can't complain.

[He just does what he does best.]

[legendary_soldier]

It had to be done. There wasn't any other way.

[He sighed. He hated having to go behind is friend, no his lover's back. It was either create the decoy or end up dead. Outer Heaven would never become what it was without the real Big Boss.]

How's my decoy holding up? Is he like me?

[yer_pretty_good]

[Ocelot smiles a little.]

In many ways. I think he's the image of you. The one the world perceives, which works well in this situation.

You're more of a talker than he is.

[He lacks John's subtle humor. A good copy, but no one can be a true replica of another man. Not even a clone.]

[legendary_soldier]

I was never much of a talker myself, Ocelot. [He prefers actions over words usually.]

Do the men trust him? [Because to have faith in the man they needed to trust him. He took another long drag on his cigar but then felt the slow eb come to a halt. Damn. The wind was strong today.]

Got a light? [Because Ocelot offered him up one soon after he escape the hospital.]

[yer_pretty_good]

[Ocelot thinks John doesn't give himself enough credit. He talks more than Venom, anyway, and he could be really personable around the right people.]

Yeah, they trust him. He's proven himself. He's you in every way... almost.

[He nods at the request and reaches into his coat to bring out a lighter. He flips it open and produces the flame, then leans in close to help light the cigar.]

[legendary_soldier]

[John holds still so he can light his cigar on the burning glow of Ocelot's light. It was a welcoming light and soon his cigar was smouldering nicely, giving off the strong odour of a Cuban cigar.]

I needed that. [He inhaled then exhaled softly.]

Almost as in?...

[yer_pretty_good]

Hard to explain, but there are subtle differences. Not sure anyone else would think so. Maybe it's just me.

[Kaz sure didn't appear to notice.]

[legendary_soldier]

It's better that way. I don't want Kaz to find out that the other me isn't me. [Because that could break his lover's heart and that's something he doesn't want to do.]

As long as everyone's convinced it's me it should all work out.