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[stealthygenius]

[There's a Snake of the Solid variety on the roof, using a grill he'd found to cook the meat of a caribou he'd hunted down. Normally he'd do this in one of the kitchens, but he wants a little privacy as he decides the best course of action

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[mnotacomputer]

[And when tiny Hal caught the smell of that food, he followed it.]

[He's just peeking at Snake from the stairs of the roof about now. Sooo hungry ;A;]

[stealthygenius]

[Oh my God it's a itty-bitty Hal...]

[Looks like the ability to disarm supersoldiers with the power of sheer cute is something Hal develops at a young age.]

[Solid smiles at the kid.]

Gonna stand there all day or are you going to come over here and get something to eat, huh?

[mnotacomputer]

[Hal has super powers.]

[At the offer a wide grin spread across Hal's face and he ran up to Snake.]

Y-you have food?

[stealthygenius]

Mm.

[Solid grunts an affirmative and grabs a nearby plate, serving up about half a piece of steak. He cuts it into bite-size chunks for the tyke, too.]

Here, eat it slowly so your stomach doesn't hurt.

[Afterwords, Hal can probably have some more. Solid doesn't want him to get sick eating too much at once.]

[enviousserpent]

[Pause. Oh God, food]

Why am I not surprised you managed to find food here?

[Watch out, Snake, he might make the meat disgusting with the amount of bitterness he has]

[stealthygenius]

You aren't? I am.

It's not like there's usually a caribou wandering the halls.

[The meat's only going to taste like meat, since there's no seasonings or spices or tenderizers or anything.]

Want some? I get the feeling the nexus is going to make what isn't eaten today vanish like the rest of the food.

[enviousserpent]

Allow me to rephrase. Of course you, Solid Snake, would be the one to find food.

I've gone without food for longer. I don't need any food from you. [And if Snake can find some, he will]

[stealthygenius]

...Asshole. Quit acting like a child.

[Wait, this was the smiley one, right? Where did that come from?]

[bossuboku]

[Drags himself towards the smell of meat. Oh god. It smells. So good. ;A; He's drooling all over the place already. His STAMINA would be refilled. Yes. Oh god yes. ;A;] Ahhhh. [that's all he can manage in his food deprived state.]

[stealthygenius]

Father?

[It's been a while since he's last met this young version of Naked Snake. Solid had almost convinced himself it had been a hallucination of some sort from the pain or medicine.]

[He quickly cuts up some of the cooked meat and brings it over to the boy.]

Here, eat slowly to make it last...

[bossuboku]

[Omnom. ;A; This is the best thing he's EVER TASTED. Made even more delicious by how Solid had called him father.] S-Son. Th-thank you.

[He's trying to eat slowly but...] You're okay! I thought you were gonna die.

[stealthygenius]

It's okay. Family ought to stick together, right?

[He's a little concerned about the speed with which the food was eaten, but as long as it doesn't make his father ill, he'll let it slide.]

Yes, I'm better now. Thank you for helping me.

[productofwar]

Snake?

[An older Jack than he's used to sits beside him. He'd come up to the roof in his trench coat; he was fond of coming to the roof alone to think.]

[stealthygenius]

[Solid looks him over, noting that the man was older than the Jack he knew best. Obviously one he hadn't met before.]

Hey Jack. Want something to eat?

[productofwar]

[He shakes his head.]

Food is scarce. Don't waste it on people who don't need it.

[He draws his sword and places it beside him. He was still on his guard when coming up here, after all.]

[stealthygenius]

[He eyes the sword. The Jack he knew had had a blade as well, but it was different from this one.]

Even soldiers need to keep their strength up.

[Solid gives the...well, hard to call him a kid now. The man an amused look.]

[one_eyed_medic]

[That smell...

That heavenly aroma of cooking meat...

Even if there wasn't a famine, this Snake probably would have come up here, anyway.]

Please tell me you're sharing that.

[Because getting in the way of a Big Boss and food - even when the BB in question hasn't gained the title or even looks like one - is a bad idea.]

[stealthygenius]

[Solid would never guess that this lovely lady was Big Boss in a highly-convoluted world. Not even the eyepatch tipped him off.]

Of course. I get the feeling the nexus isn't going to let me keep it to ration out.

[Big Boss has acquired one(1) steak!]

[one_eyed_medic]

[Highly convoluted is putting it lightly. It probably doesn't help that this one hasn't actually lost her eye yet.]

Thank you~! You're a life-saver, sir!

[Steak obtained. She smiles and begins to eat it.]

[stealthygenius]

[Completely FUBAR?]

You're very welcome, Miss~

[Hey, he may be taken, but he can still appreciate cute girls.]