[For those of you keeping track, it's December 1st. For those of you not keeping track and who aren't anticipating what's coming... good luck to you ( Read more... )

[There are two little boys in the Nexus whose adventures haven't caused nearly enough trouble for their age ( Read more... )

[James has been getting antsy and so, even though he's been warned that going into random rooms is dangerous, he's eager to take on any challenge today. Energetically, he flings open a random, seemingly normal door, and enters a room, temporarily blinded by a cold gust that suddenly kicks up snow ( Read more... )

[If there was a time to take on the position of a mother figure, now was better than never. EVA had naturally been broody for quite a while, and maintaining a close relationship with John had only heightened her desire to take her stance as a lover and a parent. To meet John's sons had been a pleasant enough experience and she had promised the boys ( Read more... )

[Anyone who has been in the kitchen on the sixth floor of the Nexus in the last few hours might start wondering why there is an increasing amount of cookie jars showing up on the counters. If they stay long enough, they will see this 20-year-old version of child Liquid bringing more jars in pairs ( Read more... )

[ After witnessing the kidnapping of his best friend at the hands of Big Boss Hal was curled up, still in the room he had hid in. It wasn't until after they were long gone did he remember the watch that Hal had given him, so he could call anyone's codec. Unfortunately he didn't know anyone's Codec except for Hal, so, with blurry eyes, Hal sent out a ( Read more... )

[This young version of Liquid Snake has been living a pretty good life in the Nexus. He is no longer training solely to become a soldier, his father isn't around to be cold to him, and he now has a real friend and a father who cares about him and has taken him in. As a result, his periodic fits of anger and sadness have mostly subsided ( Read more... )

[In one of the Nexus' many lobbies, there was a child Hal Emmerich, crouching behind a couch, in his hand, a toy gun he had received from James. Clipped to his pants was a walkie-talkie with which he could talk to his friend, who was stationed somewhere else in the nexus, with a similar gun.]

[He grabbed the walkie-talkie, holding it up to his mouth ( Read more... )

[Now that James and Hal have been reunited, they're back to their usual antics... for the most part. James still fully intends to protect his friend, especially if his enemy is his father ( Read more... )

AAAAAaahhhhhhh!

[A small voice very suddenly screamed out in the middle of a hallway. The tiny Hal Emmerich had just returned to life, bolting up from where he appeared laying in the hallway. His memories rushed back to right when he was attacked.]

[The screaming stopped when he realized that he was alone and nobody was hurting him. ...Just a ( Read more... )