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<Problemsolving>
Date: 2016-12-15 10:08 pm (UTC)<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-15 10:26 pm (UTC)[Was this guy offering to give him a job at the labs? It sounded like a good idea since he'd not done much apart from hide in the woods the last few weeks.]
What sort of skills do you need at the labs?
<Problemsolving>
Date: 2016-12-15 10:38 pm (UTC)<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-16 09:27 pm (UTC)[Right?]
<Problemsolving>
Date: 2016-12-17 03:21 am (UTC)If you're interested, the job is yours.
<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-17 10:51 am (UTC)[Why not? He just had to ask what the details of the job would entail.]
Am I a bouncer for the labs? Or is there more involved?
<Problemsolving>
Date: 2016-12-17 11:03 am (UTC)[Always a bonus.]
That is one definition of it. I'd still like to hear more about your experience, though. I imagine the men that had your jobs had many talents.
<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-17 11:08 am (UTC)Ask what you want. I'll try and answer best I can.
[The boy wanted to know about him and his base? Diamond Dogs. Why not? He would have to try and be tactful, since some of the stuff was top secret. The base wasn't placed out in the ocean for nothing.]
<Problemsolving>
Date: 2016-12-17 11:14 am (UTC)<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-17 11:21 am (UTC)Non combatant skills? Sure, I've got a few of those. Languages I can speak are English, Russian, French, some Spanish and Afrikaans. Bit of Japanese too.
[Thanks to his friend, Kaz.]
I know bush craft, survival skills. Basic skills from how to survive with nothing to standing extreme weather. Ice, snow, desert, heat. That sort of stuff. All the rest of my skills are combat related. Infiltration, stealth, interrogation and hand-to-hand.
<Problemsolving>
Date: 2016-12-17 06:03 pm (UTC)The ability to learn so many languages is impressive, and it hints at intellect in addition to strength. For now, if you're happy being a guard, we'll use you there. If there's something else you'd rather work toward, we can make plans for that.
<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-20 07:25 pm (UTC)[Should be good!]
Being a guard is fine. Beating up monsters and humans? It's an everyday job for me back home. Just hope no bastard will come at me with a giant robotic dinosaur.
<Problemsolving>
Date: 2016-12-23 09:19 am (UTC)[Tokyo does offer spots, but nothing like true wilderness.]
Oddly enough, I have that same hope. It wasn't a worry I had before now, but if it happens, I'll be sure to be more careful of it next time.
I assume that's something that's happened to you.
<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-26 08:02 pm (UTC)[Better than nothing, right?]
Being attacked by a huge robot dinosaur? Yeah, it's happened to me. A metal gear. That's what they're called. Nuclear armed killing machines.
<Problemsolving>
Date: 2016-12-29 07:33 pm (UTC)Since I am told to hope for the lack of metal dinosaurs, should I assume the fight went badly?
<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-30 04:01 pm (UTC)<Problemsolving>
Date: 2017-01-01 01:37 am (UTC)<venom snake>
Date: 2017-01-10 09:03 am (UTC)[He's praying that Liquid won't come up with a plan to get one through mana coins or build one.]
<saypeace>, backdated to the evening of the 25th
Date: 2016-12-26 09:29 pm (UTC)There aren't a lot of Japanese Christmas traditions, but Christmas cake is one of them. And I had the day off, so I made some. But I've got a whole cake now, and I definitely can't eat all of this-- there's fruit and cream on it, and a lot of it's just going to end up going bad.
If you want some, I'm in my room at the Bavan inn.
<venom snake>
Date: 2016-12-26 09:33 pm (UTC)You know I can't resist that kind of offer. Meet you there.
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Date: 2016-12-27 07:37 pm (UTC)[the inn Kaz has set himself up in definitely doesn't cater to the upper class of the city, and some of the people hanging around look like they might be involved in gangs. he's really got some job security here, when most potential employees turn and run the other way as soon as they see the clientele, and as far as the owner's concerned, the fact that he'll eventually turn into a terrifying monster is a pro when it comes to keeping customers in line. but so far, Kaz thinks he's done pretty well, between sewing up torn sheets and breaking up fights. and he ends up overhearing a lot of things, because who pays attention to hotel staff? no one.]
[plus, he gets a good rate on the room-- it's one of those half-basement, half-first level types, cramped, the furniture has seen better days, and the entire place reeked of tobacco even before he got here (and as a result, there's a half-empty package of cigarettes on the small table-- like his 1911, the kiseru didn't make it through to Ryslig). but it's beginning to take on quirks that are distinctly Kaz, like some scattered library books about the local geography and, right now, a ten inch cake covered in cream and fresh fruit.]
[when he opens the door, he smiles, but it's with a bit less energy than usual.]
Hey. I know I'm always on you about smoking outside, or cracking a window-- [he gestures vaguely at the small window near the top of the wall, which lets in almost no light and doesn't look to have been opened for at least a decade] --but here? Don't bother. I don't think my stuff could smell any more like smoke if I tried.
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Date: 2016-12-27 09:46 pm (UTC)Nice place. Don't mind if I smoke then?
[He offered his friend a side glance before pulling out a cigar and lighting it up. The shops in Bavan had lots of things, cigars being one of them. Exhaling and looking around at the small room, he noticed the cake. What a marvel it was.]
That's an achievement. You always were a good hand in the kitchen, Kaz.
[The old soldier was surprised. It was a really well made cake. Nothing less from Kaz. It looked damned tasty too. Snake offered his friend a smile and clapped him on the shoulder.]
Thanks for doing this with me. Letting me share this cake.
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Date: 2016-12-31 04:16 am (UTC)[he seems more serious than usual as he says it, a bit less energy and enthusiasm behind the words. but he busies himself getting out a couple of chipped plates with an ugly floral pattern, a pair of forks that definitely don't match, and a knife to cut the cake with.]
Go ahead and smoke as much as you want in here, I don't care. Maybe save it 'till later, though.
[at least until they're done eating, when Kaz will probably join him. he's too tense. a smoke sounds good.]
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Date: 2016-12-31 07:34 am (UTC)Yeah? Good that I've got a friend with Japanese cuisine as one of his skills.
[He offered Kaz a knowing glance and went to light his cigar but stopped. No. It would be done later. Kaz had cooked a meal and it was better enjoyed first then they could smoke. Snake was the guest after all.]
Smell's good. [He poked his nose over the cooking pot and smiled to himself. Damn, he was lucky to have a friend who was such a good cook. His eyes then turned to the ugly plates. This place had seen better days but at least Kaz had a roof over his head.]
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Date: 2017-01-01 02:01 pm (UTC)[he did enjoy it, he's always enjoyed it, but he got a lot more practice than he would have from a hobby.]
Hey, cake is western. Christmas cake actually got adopted as a tradition because it was a symbol of modern Western prosperity. After the war, the Japanese economy was a wreck and food was short, so rich deserts like this weren't all that common for the average citizen. So with the heavily-commercialized western Christmas that reflected the much-stronger US economy being brought over by the occupation troops and a desire to have something nice once in awhile, it's not surprising the two ended up linked.
[as he goes off on his historical tangent, he cuts each of them a slice of cake, and drops down into one of the two chairs to his small table.]
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Date: 2017-01-03 08:10 am (UTC)[He was amazed that Kaz went into detail even about the smallest of subjects. Cake. It just showed that his friend was a knowledgeable man indeed and Snake was proud to be friends with such a guy.]
Never did eat much cake. Can't compare to a raw fish though.
[Now, he was teasing a little.]
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Date: 2017-01-08 05:05 pm (UTC)[like the kind with the scales and organs still in it. gross.]
That reminds me, when we get back-- well, I guess when I get back--
[he trails off. him and Snake aren't going back to the same place. it's a different Snake, one that's seen nine year's worth of hell. and that's what's been twisting him up inside for weeks, cumulating in a powerful desire to not spend Christmas alone, because he should be surrounded by MSF. it's far, far too quiet here and there's nowhere near enough rowdy, drunk idiots breaking things and telling stupid stories. but even if he was at home, things wouldn't be any better. because they'd all be dead. and he'd be alone either way on a day that should be full of people.]
Well, I was going to ask what you thought of trying to add ocean fishing as a more reliable source of protein to the mess-- [no, he wasn't, this was what he wanted to talk about all along, although that half-assed seguey is actually a good idea that he'll explore another day] --but say that when I go back, I make a different decision than I would have made if I hadn't come here, to Ryslig. What happens?
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Date: 2017-01-09 03:13 pm (UTC)[Yeah. The raw kind. Guts 'an all. It was just how he survived.]
Ocean fish, huh? Sounds like a good option. The base is surrounded by water and we could get the mess hall team to catch some.
[A good idea. Diamond Dogs could benefit from the deep sea fishing. Why go far to get food when it was just at your doorstep? He still used "we" as if he were talking to the Kaz from nine years in the future. He couldn't help it.]
No idea. This time travel stuff is bullshit. Mucks around with your head.
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Date: 2017-01-09 10:16 pm (UTC)Yeah, really.
But I think-- [he sucks in a breath] --well, if a place like this is possible, that never existed in the past or future of our world, there must be multiple universes, right? There's a theory in quantum physics-- I'm gonna paraphrase here, I don't understand it all that well myself --that proposes a solution to stuff like Schrödinger's cat. The thing with the cat is, it has to be considered both alive and dead when the box is closed, right? But when the box is opened, it can only be alive or dead, it can't be both things at once. But under multiple universes, the cat is alive and dead at the same time, it's just alive in one universe and dead in another.
So if I came here, and I'm talking to you, my future might not be your future, because your version of me didn't come here. So if I go back and do something different than he did... things could turn out different. I could keep the cat alive when it died in your universe.
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Date: 2017-01-10 07:43 am (UTC)Yeah. I'm going to hold onto that thought. I'd rather have you in one piece than pieces.
[He offered the man a smile and prayed that he could change the future. Kaz didn't need to end up bitter and mutilated like he was back at Diamond Dogs. The man didn't need to go through that, right?]
Going to do my damn hardest to save you from that shit you went through.
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Date: 2017-01-13 05:14 pm (UTC)[and unfortunately, he's going to take the lack of overt objection to mean a number of things. that yes, Kaz, potentially ending the universe because your slightly educated guess about how the nature of space-time might work is absolutely worth it if it means you might save the people you care about in your universe, and that is in no way a stupid or reckless course of action. that no, Kaz, you're right about how this works and you're not just going to play into a causal loop where your attempt to interfere in MSF's destruction is what creates it in the first place. no, Kaz, it's not all hopeless because free will is an illusion and all events are pretedermined. and of course you're leaving here eventually, whatever brought us here has to go two ways.]
[but mostly he hears 'you should definitely try to manipulate time itself while being entirely aware of the consequences it might have'.]
[it's not like he ever could have been dissuaded anyway. he'd rather cause damage by action than inaction, and given a choice between doing something reckless and just letting everything happen all over, the answer is obvious. if he lets it happen again, all of those deaths are on him. if he ends the universe trying to prevent it, well, a hell of a lot more death is on him, but at least he tried.]
Good to know you're with me on this.
Maybe I wouldn't be able to change things for you, but I could do something.
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Date: 2017-01-22 07:47 am (UTC)[They've been through hell and back together. Losing a base is a massive defeat, yet they can rebuild. Find new men to recruit and bring back the ideas from MSF from the ashes and put them into Diamond Dogs.]
Yeah. I know you'll make good changes.
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Date: 2017-01-22 05:28 pm (UTC)what do you eat?
[it's time to broach the subject of cannibalism and preconceived murder.]
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Date: 2017-01-22 06:17 pm (UTC)[Fancy joining him sometime?]
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Date: 2017-01-22 06:27 pm (UTC)don't you need
everybody here eats people. what parts of people do you eat?
i'm asking because i want to know if it's plausible for us to split a corpse and minimize waste.
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Date: 2017-01-22 06:30 pm (UTC)Hngh. You want to share a corpse with me, Kaz? Should I be touched or disgusted? I like eating the legs. Lots of good meat on them.
[He chuckled softly.]
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Date: 2017-01-22 06:34 pm (UTC)disgusted's a good option but i'm trying to work with what we've got here.
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Date: 2017-01-22 06:35 pm (UTC)Having teething troubles yet? My fangs took a while and hurt like a bitch when they came through.
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Date: 2017-01-22 06:39 pm (UTC)don't even talk to me about the teeth. do you know how much aspirin i've taken in the last two weeks? between that and the light sensitivity i don't remember the last time i didn't have a headache.
you're a demon, right? those eat flesh?
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Date: 2017-01-22 06:44 pm (UTC)Yeah. I can eat flesh if I want but I mainly suck out their soul. That's the main meal for me. Got this weird magic to do it with. The body goes into a coma, still alive. I can leave it or eat it. Seems a waste to leave it, so I eat it.
Also resistant to fire, since I burnt myself lighting my camp one night and didn't feel a thing. Flames on my scales felt like air brushing over me.
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Date: 2017-01-22 06:50 pm (UTC)okay, so it sounds like if i can find somebody who eats flesh, we've got a meal for three. but you're going to have to be there to do the killing, because the soul's probably gone after the person's dead.
[he doesn't know why he doesn't like that idea-- maybe because going and killing something on his own and bringing back the body would mean Snake wouldn't have to see him like that.]
thanks, that's all i needed to know
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Date: 2017-01-23 07:58 am (UTC)Sure. If you let me know when you'll be out on a hunt let me know. I'll always be your wingman in that kind of context.
[He smiled softly over the network.]