//all your demons inside come crashing through
[So much for a good mood.]
[An injured Liquid sat on a couch in the first floor lobby, doubled over with one hand supporting his head andthe other holding a lit cigarette. He had been so proud of himself for finally defeating Father...but now Snake's words echoed in his head like an endless loop. He was wrong. He had to be. Liquid had done the ( Read more... )
[An injured Liquid sat on a couch in the first floor lobby, doubled over with one hand supporting his head andthe other holding a lit cigarette. He had been so proud of himself for finally defeating Father...but now Snake's words echoed in his head like an endless loop. He was wrong. He had to be. Liquid had done the ( Read more... )
Hnnn....
[How the hell was he going to go through with this? He starts coughing loudly, mentally cursing himself. GOD DAMMIT.]
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What do you want.
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What?
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I yelled at you... Having completely misinterpreted something you told me... Because of my own bias against the Liquids that torment me here...
And my advice turned into a full out insult against your person.
... [Lowers his head once he's close enough.]
.... I'm...
I'm sorry... Liquid. You deserve to be proud of what you did...
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[Well, that shut him up.]
You...don't mean that.
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I mean it.
I thought... When you said you'd become the superior soldier... When you told me that...
[Sighs.] I thought you were comparing the two of us again... ... The Liquid in my world... He always compares us... Hnn.. Compared us... Constantly. He wanted to be superior to me... I had no interest in that crap. I just wanted to finish my mission, I didn't even know I was a favored soldier.
[Shakes his head.] But everything he told me... It still rings in my mind. You're different from him... But you still have the same face... The same voice. The same name.... I worry about you... Because I know that with Big Boss gone, his other lackeys might come to seek revenge... I didn't want you to get such a big head... that they'd cut it off without you realizing they were coming ( ... )
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I am not afraid of Father's allies. And arrogant or not, I would never become so complacent as to allow them near enough to hurt me. I do have a family to consider, after all.
[A long pause followed, in which Liquid exhaled a cloud of white smoke.]
...that fucking hurt, brother. I had true confidence for the first time in my life, and you broke it in a matter of minutes.
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... It's not a talent I'm particularly proud of... And I regret it now. But... There are a lot of people here who probably regard you as a hero now. [Looks down.] You should be happy... And I've no right to take that happiness from you.
... Next time I try, you should shut me up with a punch to the jaw. Maybe I'd bite my tongue off.
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[Smirk.] I'll have to remember that.
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You're free to hate me. I don't expect anything different.
But we should probably plan our divorce before hand.
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[He actually laughed at that, looking genuinely amused.]
...Forget it, brother. What kind of soldier would I be if I allowed simple words to affect me so much?
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