ryslig IC contact

[saveyourserpent]

WELCOME TO YOUR PRIVATE CHANNEL, whitemamba. FOR SECURE COMMUNICATION, USE 125.20.141.80 *** whitemamba has joined 125.20.141.80 <whitemamba>You've reached Liquid Snake. Leave a message. Or don't; I don't particularly care.

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< hiiiiiiiiii >

[ufufufufu]

I would like to apologize to you, Liquid. I had become very worried about my home and those living in it. I should have checked in with you as soon as I reappeared in Vandare.

No one should have someone else's face. Our names mean so much, right? There is a name I would never give to anyone and so, I'm sorry that you suffered.

<whitemamba>

[saveyourserpent]

You don't have to apologise. I doubt anyone was expecting this, let alone me.

I've been through worse, don't worry. Takes more than a missing face to bring me down.

< hiiiiiiiiii >

[ufufufufu]

So you have said before. It does not mean you should suffer more, Liquid. You do sound like you are not broken by it, however.

Still, would a visit be all right? I wonder if there are things I can do for you? Certainly, it seems wrong not to want to look after you some.

<whitemamba>

[saveyourserpent]

It's going to take way more than that to break me, don't worry. I intend to bounce back like nothing ever happened.

If you'd like, but I'm not exactly healed yet.

< hiiiiiiiii >

[ufufufufu]

Is that wise for you to do?

It is all right. It is my hope to be a servant for you so do not worry about entertaining me. :)

private txt;

[cardboard_boss]

You're Eli? The boy we found in the African wilderness?

[He couldn't quite believe it, yet how could the boy have become a monster? None of it made any sense. He wanted to discuss this over a private channel, since Diamond Dogs was still secret.]

I thought you died.

Re: private txt;

[saveyourserpent]

[Liquid had rolled his eyes when he wanted to take it to a private channel... because, c'mon, sitting there typing at each other is silly. But he does understand the paranoia of a leader.]

Nyoka ya Mpembe. Liquid Snake, now, actually. But yes. That was some time ago.

[Luckily for the sake of secrecy, Diamond Dogs means nothing, here. Until now, Liquid was the only piece of where they came from.

He was kind of liking that particular fact.]

Nice to see you had such high hopes. I don't die easily.

[cardboard_boss]

[Yeah, sorry, Liquid but old habits die hard with this soldier. He's just used to carrying on private conversations over iDroid. Who knows if any Skulls could be here too listening.]

The White Mamba. Liquid Snake, huh? Guess you like snakes.

[Who didn't? Venom liked them too.]

We didn't want to leave you there. We had no choice. You were infected.

[saveyourserpent]

Runs in the family. We're all Snakes in the end.

[Him, his father, his brothers.]

Oh, I didn't expect you to wait around for me. I expected to kill you, and die on my own terms. Obviously, that plan didn't go so well.

[cardboard_boss]

Bitter irony.

[Snake didn't want to go into the fact that the DNA test proved that Eli wasn't actually his son. That could come later. Right now, he had questions about monsters.]

Good luck with that. We tried. Back at base. We wanted to help you break free of war and being alone. Diamond Dogs could have been your home but you threw it all away.

< anotherface >

[ufufufufu]

What happened? Fleshy bits in water?

<whitemamba>

[saveyourserpent]

Apparently, enormous fleshy masses don't react too well to lakes.

There was a bit of an incident. I'm alive. Not sure if some people were so lucky.

< anotherface >

[ufufufufu]

Who else is there?

You seem to constantly find yourself into trouble. How is it that you do that?

<whitemamba>

[saveyourserpent]

I don't know everyone who was involved. It was a lot. I. We. Assimilated a lot of people.

I'm not quite sure. It must run in the family.

< anotherface >

[ufufufufu]

Is that so? Were you talking to me? On that network?

Don't compare yourself to your doofus father.

<Problemsolving>

[andeatit]

I know it's been a little while since, but I wanted to check in on you. You handled everything well, but now that things are quiet, I want to make sure that's still true.

<whitemamba>

[saveyourserpent]

Checking up on me, hm? I'm doing just fine. Looking a little worse for wear, I suppose, but that's bound to happen.

How about you, how are you holding up?

<Problemsolving> | Also, I suppose possible warning for anyone reading should it go talk of torture

[andeatit]

Do I lose points for worrying? I'll make my case, but instead, let's accept it's something friends can do?

But I was worried. You handled it well, but I can't imagine it being easy, even for someone more experienced.

I'm well enough, considering. I'm not sleeping as well as I'd like, but I know it will come in time.

<whitemamba>

[saveyourserpent]

I wasn't giving out points in the first place, so I suppose there's none to lose.

It's never easy, but if it becomes something akin to being routine, it's easier to go back to things as normal.

It always does. Until things normalise, do you know if they have any sort of sleep medicines or anything here? If you're having trouble, it might be a thing to look into.

<Problemsolving>

[andeatit]

It's a figure of speech instead of an actual literal activity. Still, I'll accept the answer.

Is it so routine for you? I'm not sure how much it's safe to ask. I know it's not something you'd actively want to speak about very much.

I've tried, but sadly, human medication is very hit and miss for me. Some painkillers work, but I haven't found a sleep aid that's done the job. I think the capture is just still very recent.

<dog>

[strontiumdog]

Apologies for contacting you here, but there was something that you said that I wanted to ask about, out of the public eye with a sensitive topic like this. What did you mean when you said that one side has it together more than the other?

<whitemamba>

[saveyourserpent]

Ah, I completely understand.

Well, obviously, the fog god is the one who brought us here and caused us to become what we've become. As much as I've adapted to my new form, I still don't appreciate being changed against my will. The fourth god opposes the fog, and, well, knowing all that's happened... is that not reasonable?

But I'm not one for conversions and the like. Make of things what you will, this is just one man's opinion.

<dog>

[strontiumdog]

Huh. I see. That sounds very reasonable, yes. I can't say that I appreciate being brought here and changed either.

People here are a lot less fanatical than I'd expected, considering I'm seeing a lot of friends on both sides of the conflict. How do they manage something like that, considering how they've pledged to destroy the other in a war?

<whitemamba>

[saveyourserpent]

Oh, there certainly are fanatics, on either side. But, to tell the truth, I think a lot of us are a little less about destroying the other side than having different approaches to living here.

I have nothing entirely against her followers if they don't intend to do anything to me. I'm sure many are easily brainwashed. It's the god herself who I have a problem with. Those of us who are in similar situations aren't going to just fight each other at every opportunity.

<dog>

[strontiumdog]

I can't say that I'm quite familiar with that sentiment. It's always been all or nothing. To finish your enemy fast, before they can turn that back on you. No quarter.

I was under the assumption that the end goal of every follower was to completely destroy the other. I suppose I'm... glad to hear that it's not necessarily the case. It would make life pretty intolerable, when death isn't permanent.