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[liquidouroboros]

Characters: Liquid and open!
Format: I'll try to match.
Summary: Adventure and exploration with a miserable bastard.
Warnings: None yet.

[floor one hundred]

[Liquid had shoved the bloodstained FOXHOUND coat with its repaired bullet holes back into his trunk, going back to the usual dark green SEAL uniform. Of all the things to be stuck with, it had to be a disguise. Fate forbid he have the fortune enough to wear something normal the day some impossible Tower decided to kidnap him.]

[Whatever. It was a small item on the list of things he could complain about, after all. Shaking his head, the ponytailed blond set himself to a cautious exploration of the Tower. He'd intended to survey most of the floors from the stairs to begin with; who the hell knew what could happen if he stepped off. Liquid Snake was not one to fear death, but he wasn't going to rush blindly into something that might well get him killed. But the hundredth floor made him pause--it couldn't really be empty, right--and before he knew it he'd already walked off the staircase.]

[There wasn't much to it; what manifested immediately was the sight of a run down apartment with the New York skyline barely visible out the windows. Immediately on his guard (because of course he wouldn't fall for an obvious illusion--the soldier's hand rested on his holstered pistol as he looked around.]

...Hal? I don't suppose you're in here, are you?

[It was worth a shot, futile as he knew the attempt was. Liquid was kind of stupid like that. Of course there was no answer, but at least there were no monsters running about yet. Having decided to linger here just a minute before continuing on, the soldier moved to sit in a nearby chair...and of course fell straight through it, cursing vividly in Arabic.]

[So much for not falling for an obvious illusion.]

[floor sixty-two]

Why is there so much damned water in this hellhole?

[The irritated question was voiced mostly to himself, Liquid giving the ocean as much of a dirty look as one could possibly give scenery. One might be forgiven for thinking that specific ocean had just insulted him personally. Could 'Liquid' have hated water? Go figure.]

[floor fifty-nine]

[Liquid could not have had less intention to dare step off the stairs on that floor. But he didn't seem like he was about to leave, either--in fact he seemed rooted to the spot, hands curled into white-knuckled fists and a severe thousand-yard stare on his face that had rapidly lost all color.]

[Whatever was going through his head as he stared at a floor full of torture equipment, he was a million miles away at the moment.]

[cafeteria]

[To summarize his attempt at exploration: it sucked. Liquid was annoyed, on edge, and rummaging through the cafeteria's supply like his life depended on it. Finally, he made his displeasure known, in a very loud British-accented voice declaring what may have been the single highest priority for anyone raised in Oxford:]

Is this half-rate mess honestly all there is for tea in this miserable place?!

[The greatest soldier of his time, ladies and gentlemen.]

Comments

Floor fifty-nine because torture stuff

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade has been on fifty-nine for a good few hours when he finally sees someone. The last person was that silver-haired man and he'd been gone a while now. He recognizes the other from the Terminal videos and raises a brow at the man's posture.]

Are these from your world?

[Auldrant had nothing like these- no use for them, honestly.]

jade pls...

[liquidouroboros]

[Liquid froze up at the voice--more so than he already had, even--before quickly scrambling to regain his usual composure. With his usual it's-not-my-problem attitude haphazardly back in place, he simply shrugged at the question.]

Most of them are outdated--extremely so, in fact--but I think that would be the case.

Here to make your day worse, obv

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Jade's watching Liquid carefully, his red eyes scanning him before he straightens himself out. Something about these devices made him incredibly uncomfortable. How interesting.]

I assume you've developed far more sophisticated mechanisms by now.

[A bit of a jab. Jade was always a fan of seeing how far he could go with some things.]

it is simply his way

[liquidouroboros]

Is that supposed to be funny?

[Yep, visibly bristling. Good work, Colonel.]

Quite so. Unfortunately for others

[bootsweremadeforcasting]

[Bingo! Hot spot.

Jade seemed unaffected by his tone, though, ad plods on with the same placid expression on his face.]

It was an honest inquiry.

how dare you, you perfect jerk you

[liquidouroboros]

Here's an inquiry for you; Do you wear those glasses solely so people might be less inclined to punch you directly in the face?

Because if so, I should mention I would have no problem doing so regardless.

Floor Sixty-Two

[lightofhumanity]

Because the Administrators saw it was lacking and thought to put it in.

[chaos had teleported quietly onto this floor, behind Snake, so that while the man didn't notice him, he noticed the man. As he walked up to him, he smiled.]

It is not so bad, having a beach here. Even if the current is a little rough.

[liquidouroboros]

[WHAT THE HOLY HELL--]

[Liquid stopped halfway to reaching for his handgun; he wasn't the kind who liked being surprised on a good day. Which this was not.]

...There's still far too many water-based floors around here. I'm starting to wonder if it's significant somehow.

[lightofhumanity]

[Holy hell was actually a good way to describe chaos. He noticed Snake's reaction, but did nothing about it.]

There are only two or three new ones added. Perhaps some of the residents wanted a beach and an ocean to play and scuba dive in.

[liquidouroboros]

If they really think they can get that from this place without the tower looking to drown them in every possible way, I fear for their sanity.

[lightofhumanity]

I do not fear for their sanity. They are simply optimistic. They probably know that these beach floors are filled with dangerous animals and choppy waters, but the fact that it is here will please them nonetheless. As long as they can defend themselves from the dangers, they probably will not mind.

[liquidouroboros]

Well, I suppose life without some measure of risk would be terribly boring.

62

[mayatama]

[ ...... WELP ]

But it's just one floor, right?

[liquidouroboros]

Yes, unless you count the lagoon, the aquarium, and the one or two that are inexplicably completely underwater.

[mayatama]

I guess I've never been to many of those floors. [ Maya laughs awkwardly scratching the back of her head. ] But there's more floors that don't have water, isn't there?

[liquidouroboros]

There are, though I find it's still an almost worrying theme.

[mayatama]

Can you really call it a theme, though?

[ Because it's just water.. ]

Cafeteria. This is for you. <3

[frilliance]

[As Edgeworth enters the cafeteria, he can hear some rummaging from the cafeteria storage. He peers to have a look at what the noise is about. When Liquid mentions the terrible tea, the prosecutor instantly sympathizes.]

I'm afraid that's all the tea they seem to be serving at the moment. [Guess who tried to look for some more earlier?]

beautiful cr ahoy

[liquidouroboros]

That's a damned travesty.

[He is not pleased. And if shooting something would get him better tea, Liquid might have just wasted every bullet he had.]

Floor 100

[notayoungkitten]

[It could be that Ocelot has simply found herself in the same proximity of Liquid many times before. Or maybe she's stalking him. Either way, it's not much of a surprise to her that Liquid would be on the topmost floor of the Tower. It is, however, a surprise to step out into the nothingness and see it become Tselinoyarsk before her eyes.

The fact that the jungle is absolutely silent is not something that she enjoys, and the fact that anything could be hiding in the jungle right now unnerves her.]

[liquidouroboros]

[He drew his handgun at the first sound, quickly standing and recovering from his little mishap. Liquid moved cautiously even through a hologram, pistol held ready. He wasn't quite pressing his back to the walls--hard to do with holograms--but his motions weren't too different than if he could have done so. There really was no way it was possible, but he called out hesitantly all the same. Hopeful, maybe? How far had he fallen to deal in foolish hope?]

Hal? [It was hard to accept he simply wasn't here in this godforsaken miserable apartment; one among many Liquid had grown far too accustomed to.] Otacon, is that--

[He turned a corner and looked thoroughly disappointed to see Ocelot, quickly covering it up with a scowl as his handgun was returned to its holster.]

--you.

[notayoungkitten]

[She stepped through the hologram of a large shrub, watching Liquid hesitantly. She didn't even reach for her own weapon, watching him for a moment. Ocelot knew that Liquid was no fool and would be able to tell that it wasn't a coincidence that they kept running into each other. Not that it would stop her from ignoring the elephant in the room.]

For a floor that was just built, the technology in this room is quite fascinating.

[liquidouroboros]

Quite. It's a cute little mind game, I'll give them that.

[He crossed his arms, raising an eyebrow at her.]

What do you want?

[notayoungkitten]

[She shrugs.]

Nothing in particular.

[She says it flatly, but it's also very clearly a lie.]

[liquidouroboros]

Ocelot, I know the concept probably causes you physical pain, but I'd like the truth.