This is Snake. What do you need?

Building the future and keeping the past alive are one in the same thing. Just don't get lost in either. ((Indie RP blog for Solid Snake, pre MGS4, post MGS2. Will RP with anyone! Ask blog here: askthesolidsnake.tumblr.com))

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EVA’s face contorted into a few emotions before settling on slightly disgusted resignation. “Of fucking course it’s Adam. Of fucking course." She shook her head and smiled thinly. “Well, good to see he’s keeping another generation on their toes."

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Adam? You know the guy?

Another surprise. EVA was full of them, it seemed. 

Does he just…have a knack for getting into other people’s business?

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"He’s a legend. He’s…probably the best spy ever. He…we met in Russia. He made off with the money. It’s all right though, because we’re associates now. He’s calmed down.

"Yes, that’s…that’s kind of his lifeblood. He was raised to get into people’s business, and he’s damn good at it."

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Sounds like a pain in the ass...

He grumbled again as he spoke. So the guy had a history, huh? 

It's starting to sound like he's at the root of this whole mess. But...associates? With you? That seems a little odd from where i'm standing.

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One, the one who’s the most likely, is a major who served against Big Boss during Operation Snake Eater and who then became an ally six years later. Major Raikov his name was and he’s not been seen since then. He could very well be manipulating things from behind the scenes. The other, well Revolver Ocelot.

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Snake Eater…

Carefully, he lowered his weapon, still wary. He didn’t know anything about Raikov, but the name seemed…similar?

Tell me more about this Major Raikov. Just what business would he have with you?

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He’s Russian, the lover of Colonel Volgin. At least, he used to be before Big Boss killed Volgin. After Volgin’s death, he was imprisoned for his abusive behaviour against the other soldiers. Big Boss freed him six years afterwards and he joined him, both in return for rescuing him and in revenge against his captors. He’s not been seen officially since that mission but the reason, I think he might have some business with me is that during some of Foxhound’s missions before Shadow Moses, Mantis sensed the same person watching us. Octopus hacked into the security cameras of a few of the locations and got some pictures of the stranger for us and Ocelot identified them as Raikov. I don’t know whether it was really him or why he was watching us but *shrugs* it seems likely.

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That's quite the backstory...

Snake wasn't entirely sure whether he should buy it. On the one hand, it seemed solid enough, but this was Liquid he was talking to, and considering how "perfect" it seemed...

...You got any proof of this?

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EVA’s face contorted into a few emotions before settling on slightly disgusted resignation. “Of fucking course it’s Adam. Of fucking course." She shook her head and smiled thinly. “Well, good to see he’s keeping another generation on their toes."

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Adam? You know the guy?

Another surprise. EVA was full of them, it seemed. 

Does he just...have a knack for getting into other people's business?

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"Huh. The US government really doesn’t learn shit, does it? Sounds a bit like their operative’s mission in Russia with me, only with money instead of nukes.

Who was this survivor? How did they escape?"

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The government's never been too good at acknowledging its mistakes in the past, it's why it never seems to get over the same problems. As for how he escaped, I haven't got the slightest clue.

He paused. Technically, Liquid survived too, but...perhaps now wasn't the time to talk about possession.

His codename's Revolver Ocelot.

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"…I…I’m sorry, I’m not up to date on things. What’s Shadow Moses and RAY and…why do people think you’re a terrorist? Did the government betray you too?"

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Sorry, guess i’m used to people around me knowing that.

He gave a shrug, slightly embarrassed. Usually people near him had the uncanny knowledge of his life, something that never made him feel too comfortable. The fact that EVA didn’t know these things was almost…nice?

Shadow Moses. It’s an Island off the Alaskan coast, used to be a nuclear facility there. It was also used by ArmsTech to develop Metal Gear Rex, which was hijacked by FOXHOUND.

He paused, thinking maybe that would need further explanation.

You…know about FOXHOUND, right?

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"Oh wow, that sounds…oddly familiar." EVA frowned. History was repeating itself, rather quickly it seemed. Standing there, listening to Snake sum up the situation…it took her back to 1964 in a second. “I take it FOXHOUND is some sort of elite unit?"

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Was. It was disbanded after the incident. They were assigned there for security reasons but ended up taking over themselves, threatening the US government with REX's nuclear launch capabilities. I was sent in to deal with it.

He drew the last of his smoke, throwing the stub onto the floor.

Long story short, I had to take them all out and stop the launch, no matter the cost. But the launch data for REX was put on the black market by one survivor, along with the blueprints. RAY was  then made by the USMC to counter the REX models.

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"…I…I’m sorry, I’m not up to date on things. What’s Shadow Moses and RAY and…why do people think you’re a terrorist? Did the government betray you too?"

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Sorry, guess i'm used to people around me knowing that.

He gave a shrug, slightly embarrassed. Usually people near him had the uncanny knowledge of his life, something that never made him feel too comfortable. The fact that EVA didn't know these things was almost...nice?

Shadow Moses. It's an Island off the Alaskan coast, used to be a nuclear facility there. It was also used by ArmsTech to develop Metal Gear Rex, which was hijacked by FOXHOUND.

He paused, thinking maybe that would need further explanation.

You...know about FOXHOUND, right?

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One, the one who’s the most likely, is a major who served against Big Boss during Operation Snake Eater and who then became an ally six years later. Major Raikov his name was and he’s not been seen since then. He could very well be manipulating things from behind the scenes. The other, well Revolver Ocelot.

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Snake Eater...

Carefully, he lowered his weapon, still wary. He didn't know anything about Raikov, but the name seemed...similar?

Tell me more about this Major Raikov. Just what business would he have with you?

[zaelvoxel]

Casually makes a lazy Big Boss Cosplay out of flour glue, card, a pair of trousers, a bootlace, and the random military stuff around the house.

I DID MY HAIR UP FOR THIS

AND PUT ON AN EYELINER BEARD

For the record i’m allergic to eyeliner but no

I’m keeping the beard on tonight

So yeah this took 30 minutes to make/find the things xD;;

bonus photo:

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((This is the dumb stuff I do in my spare time.

Yeeeeep))

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"Huh. How many Metal Gears are there running around, and why don’t you have more support? Personally, I hate the damn things. They can’t bring any good."

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Most rogue states have some version of REX these days, those blueprints flooded the black market after Shadow Moses, those aren't too bad to deal with but now the RAYs are starting to spread. Not to mention the development of Unmanned Gears in the last few years. It's turning into an epidemic. As for support..

He pulled out a cigarette, lighting it, and sighing.

Thanks to a stunt pulled by the Patriots a few years back, most people know me more as a terrorist these days.

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"Yes and no. I don’t know their real names, but they gained some notoriety. One for being a traitor, one for taking her down." She was aware she’d practically named Big Boss, but….well, what of it? He had been…was…whatever, a great soldier. Snake would know that.

"What do you do? Are you with the states?"

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......

She'd known Big Boss. That, right there, was undeniable proof of it. He did his best to keep his expression neutral, but the smallest of grumbles escaped from his lips anyway. Thankfully, he could pass it off as a reaction to her question.

Or, he hoped that was how it could be read, anyway.

Not really with the US. I work with an Anti-Metal Gear organisation, Philanthropy, though it's more than a fringe group these days.

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*nods* That’s right. But they were never an option. Whoever resurrected me always had to be someone who was against the Patriots. Right now, I have two main options, one more likely and the other and one who I’m probably just including out of desire. It couldn’t really have been ‘him’ who helped me, could it?

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....

Maybe Ocelot had gotten sick of the frequent possessions. Maybe someone else wanted to deal with Ocelot without that worry. Either way, the situation stank.

And just what options are those, huh?

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(this is a grand blog)

((Seriously? o_o

Well then man i'm humbled, thank you!))

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clonemilfonabike:

"I was, yeah. I was in the thick of it. Kennedy was dead, Khrushchev was yet again five minutes from a coup, China had almost finished their bomb…it was some heavy stuff. I saw the Vietnam War too, but from Hanoi. It was bad in Hanoi. Real bad. But I heard it was worse in the countryside."

EVA laughed, and her eyes grew dreamy. “I wasn’t alone. If I had been alone, I would be dead now. I went in alone, but I allied with two other agents and they kept me alive. God knows why…They were the best soldiers that ever lived, and they were dragging my scared Chinese-associated ass around."

Two other agents, huh? Let me guess, their names sealed away in the books where they keep all the other “dirty work"?

The best soldiers that ever lived…The more EVA talked, the more Snake wondered about whether this was all connected. It’d make sense if it was, but then that would mean..

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Viper took a drag from her cig. "It makes you stable." she shrugged and put the pack back in her pocket. "So how was your mini vacation?" she snickered, her eyes scanning the shadows warily.

...Hardly a vacation. I'd rather not talk about it. 

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"Glad to see you haven't changed a bit." Viper rolls her eyes. She swiftly pulls out her pack of cigarettes and takes one out. "Got a light for a lady?" she asks, offering him one of her cigs as a trade.

Without a word, he pulled out his zippo with one hand and taking the cig with the other. He didn't speak until Viper's smoke was lit.

I'm not exactly the changing type, y'know.

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What does he mean by that? It’s nothing to do with Ocelot, not entirely. I don’t know why I was brought back. Maybe they, and I have my suspicious who “they" might be, need me There’s at least one thing (other than the same DNA) that all Snakes have in common and that’s hatred of the Patriots. That’s my main theory. I could be wrong though. Maybe I’m thinking of the wrong side.

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Either way, we're old news. The Patriots didn't like what you did in Shadow Moses, and the weren't exactly fond of me being an unexpected hero, either. Why would they bring you back after you kept being a pain to them?

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what was your toughest fight

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Fighting Metal Gear REX was tough. It took everything I had to take that thing down, and even then I would have died if it wasn't for Grey Fox.

But....that wasn't the toughest fight...

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I killed Big Boss twice. That's all I can say.