[ Who's that romping about with his Pokemon? Okay, not quite so gayly, but he's leapt onto Solid and trying to wrestle with him. The feed is moving up and down; probably Roy has gotten hold of it.
Wrestling a rock is hard to do, but Snake doesn't care. He's having a grand ol' time, and Solid is wriggling in place.
Despite the nightmare passing, Snake couldn't help but be overjoyed to see his Pokemon again. And the best way he can show it is by play-fighting with them. Still, he intends to talk to Heather and Otacon (maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe Liquid) about what happened and get their thoughts. ]
Hnn--rhrhhgh! [ falls onto his back, but he lies there, looking happy. Solid leans down, nuzzling him with his big rocky snout. The rest of Snake's Pokemon team gathers around him, with Sunny leaping on top of the old man and hugging him, cryyyyyyyying. ]
Hey... Sunny... [ pets... ]
[ Suddenly, Mk II begins glowing. Snake looks over, surprised. ] Mk II? [ Mk II is evolving!! Snake watches in amazement... but the end result is a little jarring. ]
... Uh.
... I guess... Mk III?