eventually heading to towerofanimus

[liquidouroboros]

Must we do this again? I haven't the time to play along with your childish little games. Least of all when they end in failure, as our last expedition seems to have spiraled into.

I know you realize I have better things to do than while away the hours in some hellish tower. Then again, I also know you could hardly care less. This is an exercise of Sisyphean proportions, but if you think I will quietly accept such madness you should know better.

Philanthropy has work to do, I have work to do, and Otacon will never let me hear the end of it if I simply vanish now-

-...what do you mean, 'you won't need to worry about that'?

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[proverbialdisaster]

At it again, Liquid? You know it's no use arguing with her, right? Like the saying goes, 'The ship that will not obey the helm will have to obey the rocks."

It means that if the commander has no power over their people, they're going to be like rocks, refusing to budge.

[liquidouroboros]

...Otacon, that's not what that means.

[proverbialdisaster]

Of course it is! What else could it mean? I mean, I guess it could be talking about actual rocks, but who wants to obey those? They don't even speak.

[liquidouroboros]

Otacon...

[proverbialdisaster]

Yes? Is... something the matter?

[liquidouroboros]

That's definitely not what that meant.

[proverbialdisaster]

...you know, you're kinda scary when you look like that. But fine, fine, if that's the way you see it.

[liquidouroboros]

Forgive me if I find myself annoyed by the mangling of relatively simple phrases.

[Literary nerd much?]

What you're essentially saying is that I'm stuck, at any rate.

[proverbialdisaster]

That's about the gist of it. I can't really see any way out of it, although if anyone else could, it'd be you.

[reichenbackup]

It's too bad it didn't work out. ...uh, whatever it is you're talking about. But you know what they say: "Money grows on the tree of persistence."

It means that if you don't give up on watering your plants, eventually they'll have fruit you can sell and you can get rich.

threadjack

[reichenbackup]

[nod nod] It sounds right to me.

[liquidouroboros]

I have little control over this situation. I may as well consider it an irresistible force of nature at this point.

[liquidouroboros]

[FACEPALM]

Why.

It's your curse, Liquid. Something to do with genes.

[reichenbackup]

C'mon, cheer up. When have you ever let a little thing like warping dimensions get you down?

That last part concerns me a little, though. Whenever they say "don't worry," you know they've got something planned.

genes and incorrect nerds

[liquidouroboros]

I've noticed that much.

[proverbialdisaster]

Look on the bright side. At least it's somewhere you'll be challenged?

[liquidouroboros]

I was getting that quite enough at home, thank you very much.

[proverbialdisaster]

Considering how often you seem to try to give us all heart attacks with the risks you take, I wonder if it'll ever be enough. There's a saying that might apply here. "Actions speak louder than words".

[He's actually using that one correctly! Get your hopes up, Liquid.]

[reichenbackup]

[Otacon's expression turns more serious as he pushes on his glasses]

Hey...have you been doing all right? I know we've kinda fallen out of touch, but it's not like I've forgotten about you or anything.

[liquidouroboros]

You got that one right.

Who are you and what have you done with Hal Emmerich.

[liquidouroboros]

I'll live. I always do, now don't I?

[proverbialdisaster]

You're acting awfully strange today, Liquid. But I'm glad you get it. Although, "doubt is the beginning of wisdom, not the end".

Do you know that one? It means that suspicion allows you to avoid danger and live long enough to become wise with age.

[liquidouroboros]

[DOUBLE FACEPALM]

...Never mind.

[proverbialdisaster]

...? Is something wrong, Liquid?

[reichenbackup]

[affection shows around his eyes] Yeah, you do.

Tell me you at least haven't been fighting with Snake too much.

[runs his hand through his hair] I mean, all this time, I've been pretty much nowhere.