Characters; Eve
trainsucks and
philanthropismSetting/Location; The outskirts of the forest || Verity
Date & Time; Day 1 || Early evening
Warnings; Possible swearing
Briefing; Two clones get together to be bros.
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look at you, you're the real monster here )
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And things will go from bad to worse before they ever stand a chance of getting better--
Just his luck. If the first day alone was any indication of how things were to proceed around here, Snake had no doubt in his mind that there would be nothing but the worst to look forward to from now on. Though, in Eve's dubious defense, she didn't appear to be openly mocking, stiffly cordial, or even repulsed given the rather strange subject matter. It almost felt refreshing; nonjudgmental, patient, traits he'd only come to expect and appreciate in close friends like Otacon.
As if it could really be understood.
Maybe that was what he was foolishly hoping when he agreed to meet the girl, though it was secondary to his resolve to set the matter straight. It was nerve-wrecking enough that yet another charismatic blowhard with delusions of grandeur had taken Big Boss' name, but Snake honestly had not expected a maneuver like this.
All the more reason to make our ( ... )
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"It doesn't matter. I like it out here." Well, at least she liked it much better than the base. (She really, really hated the base.) Eve smiled at him slightly, trying to show some form of friendliness. It wouldn't do her any good to be a complete ass now would it?
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Supernatural claims notwithstanding, it was easy to see what one meant when they talked about the forest having a life of its own.
"It's peaceful," He agreed. In spite of his inward caution and wary assessment, he visibly relaxed and folded his arms, eyes shifting back down to concentrate on Eve's red ones. "Though I doubt people have a chance to appreciate that."
He tilted his head, cracking his neck sharply.
"The ghost stories don't compliment it."
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"So." She paused, seemed to almost waver for a moment. It wasn't as if Eve has ever had this sort of conversation before. "You're a clone as well-?" Something along the lines of that at least.
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"That's a blunt way to put it," He replied simply, tone devoid of any emotion above cool neutrality, neither confirming or denying her question. It wasn't like he was anymore accustomed to talking about this than she was, though he could never imagine approaching the subject with anything less than distanced stoicism. It was an obviously personal issue and, if it had been asked four years ago, he imagined it would be given a far colder, pained response instead of the mildly curious headtilt he gave to Eve.
"Though I suppose it's better than the multitude of other things that could be said in substitution."
He'd take the technical term over freak any day, and he didn't doubt the girl would share his sentiments if she was telling the truth.
Didn't make it any less awkward, though.
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She paused, seeming to be mildly irritated at the term. "You're not anything like that and neither am I. Like you said, you're human."
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