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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Metal Gear (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Kazuhira Miller/Ocelot, EVA & Ocelot (Metal Gear), EVA & Kazuhira Miller, Quiet/Venom Snake (Metal Gear), Ocelot & Quiet (Metal Gear) Characters: Kazuhira Miller, Ocelot (Metal Gear), EVA (Metal Gear), Venom Snake (Metal Gear), Original Characters, Skull Face (Metal Gear), Quiet (Metal Gear), Diamond Dogs Soldiers (Metal Gear) Additional Tags: Unreliable Narrator, POV Multiple, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Alternate Universe - Role Reversal, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Torture, Psychological Torture, Aftermath of Torture, Slow Burn, Other: See Story Notes, Past Big Boss/Kazuhira Miller, Past Big Boss/EVA (Metal Gear), Past Big Boss/Ocelot (Metal Gear), Canon Rewrite, Canon-Typical Violence, I'm Bad At Tagging, Canon Disabled Character, Amputation, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Summary:
The 'chorus effect' occurs when many sounds that are roughly the same length and pitch converge, giving a rich, shimmering quality to the layered audio. While such layering can be naturally occurring, such as within a choir, the effect can be artificially simulated with tools such an electronic effects unit. The effect is more apparent with sustain.
Miller. If you’re reading this, I’m dead. Do not search for me.
On February 26, 1984, Venom Snake awakens. On March 3, as Ocelot is en route to finish one final mission for the Soviet's 40th Army before departing for the Cypriot hospital to retrieve the living-again legend, a strange mist envelopes him. When the line goes dead on Kazuhira Miller and the XO finds a note from Ocelot with vague instructions, he connects to an old friend of the man's who claims she can help.
But ... there's no way that stupid cowboy would have such a sudden and lame death after annoying him for nine whole years, right?
Meanwhile, Ocelot opens his eyes somewhere in Afghanistan, coming face to face with his—Shalashaska's—match made in hell and a throbbing pain in his leg.
Canon divergence where Ocelot is yoinked by the Skull Unit instead of Kaz.
MISSION 1: STAGNANT WINDS
In which it’s Kaz cleaning up after Ocelot, for the first time.











