...Into the fire.

[stealthygenius]

[The alarms were going off as Snake watched the guards scramble. They cleared out in moments, responding to the apparent intrusion on the other side of the base, leaving the coast clear. Warily he slips through a doorway

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[geniusbruiser]

[Sunshine didn't expect to encounter any versions of Brother here. He'd avoided them so far - or perhaps they were avoiding him. As a result, rather than hiding and watching from the shadows, he stepped right out into the corridor before realising the man was there.]

...!

[He paused before beginning to walk closer, as if intending to walk past.]

[stealthygenius]

[Solid's first move is to aim his weapon at the man before he's struck by a sense of familiarity. He recognizes the FOXHOUND jacket, but the face...]

Who...?

[geniusbruiser]

[!]

[Oh hey, gun aimed at face.]

Hello, brother.

[stealthygenius]

Brother? What are talking about?

[He studies the man intensely.]

You're FOXHOUND?

[vestri_vires]

[Otacon had been so lost in thought he'd almost walked past without noticing - until the corner of his eye caught sight of the familiar man.]

[!]

[SHIT!]

[At the sight of Snake he backpedalled, barely resisting the urge to fall over. Nonononono, not now, James was too far away to come help if he got attacked. He'd almost forgotten the tranquiliser pistol.]

[stealthygenius]

[Oh no you don't!]

[Snake reacts automatically, springing forward to shove the man against the wall and cover his mouth before he alerted anyone. His gun presses into the possible threat's back, warning him to do as he's told.]

[Solid leans in, keeping his voice low and stern.]

Keep quiet and you won't be harmed, understand? When I remove my hand, you're going to tell me your name, rank, and what's going on here.

[He waits a moment, then uncovers the man's mouth.]

[vestri_vires]

[He froze in place, going white.]

[-oh god, oh god, I'm going to die-]

D-doctor H-Hal Emmerich, I don't have a rank and I would require more particulars to answer that!

[His voice was barely a whisper, pure terror in every line of his body.]

[worlds_serpent]

[And this is a very calm Oldquid going into some basic CQC, disarming Snake and pulling him off.]

Now, brother. You don't look like mine, so I will take this as a misunderstanding and give you one chance. Do not touch him.

[ragnarok_snake]

[Have a still injured-but-quickly-recovering Liquid in a bloodstained FOXHOUND coat walking past. You are very obviously not his Snake, considering you look relatively sane.]

[So he'll just ignore you.]

[stealthygenius]

[!]

[Solid has his gun drawn and aimed at Liquid immediately.]

Hold it!

[He stares intently at the man, taking in his wounded state as the nagging sense of familiarity grows stronger. A glimpse of gold when the Metal Gear destroyed the prison cells in Iraq...]

[ragnarok_snake]

[And for that, you just get a level stare.]

Do I look as if I am in any mood for you right now, brother?

[stealthygenius]

[He returns the level stare with a confused one.]

Brother...? I don't have...

[The gun lowers.]

Is this one of those "alternate worlds" things?

[stealthygenius]

[And this is Snake catching the eerily pretty man in a CQC hold for interrogation!]

You seem to have me at a disadvantage; let's even that up. Name and rank, kid.

[stealthygenius]

[BECAUSE YOU'RE A BISHIE]

[He grips tighter, pressing his forearm to the kid's throat.]

Keep your voice down! How do you know that codename?

[His eyes narrow in confusion.]

Your uniform...You're not part of FOXHOUND. What are you doing here?

[hall_patrol]

Explain what? You can address all question to me.

[Except the one's he probably wants answered most like how they got here and why.]

[stealthygenius]

...

[A guard offering to help? That was new. He lowers the gun he'd automatically trained on the man, but keeps it drawn and ready in case he tries something.]

Are you with FOXHOUND? Why'd the alarms stop?

[The uniform doesn't match and he'd planned for at least a few more minutes of confusion.]

[hall_patrol]

No, I am with Gurlukovich's mercenaries and Hall Patrol. What alarms?

[He frowns, not even realizing this Snake is new. He could just have been confused about something random.]

[And then a sudden glare.]

You were not smoke were you?

[stealthygenius]

Gurlukovich? Hall Patrol? I don't recognize those affiliations...

[Snake's parroting is as constant as his bandanna. He frowns as well.]

The alarms going off on Shadow Moses. Didn't you hear them?

[Snake shoots him a confused look.]

What about smoke? You mean cigarettes? No, I haven't...