025. Video

[foolishwren]

<sub>[Heather's been scarce. There are a few reasons for this. One, she's sort of embarrassed about having her butt totally kicked by Falkner, and two... she's also kind of totally broke, and doesn't dare try to stay in the Pokemon Center now that she can't afford the hotel. So it's camping ahoy on the outskirts of Violet for her! Needless to say, she's been a bit broody.]

[When the camera comes on, it's dark and she's got a fire going, the flickering shadows lending the solemn look on her face a little gravitas. She notices this right off the bat and wrinkles her nose to dispel the whole 'there is obviously something wrong and I have been sitting here being angsty and weird for a week' look.]</sub>

Sup, guys.

It's all muggy out here and I don't feel like sleeping. I can't be the only one, so...

_{[She doesn't feel like rambling this time. There's too much on her mind. So she just cuts to the chase.]}

What was everybody doing right before they wound up here in this friggin' place?

_{[She somewhat conspicuously doesn't offer up her own answer, but adds, with a grin that's not too genuine but looks like it is (which is what counts, after all)--]}

Bonus points if it was something super embarrassing like being in the shower or something.

Comments

[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

As far as I know, I was somewhere in the middle of the Iraqi desert.

[Any details beyond that were... unpleasant.]

[foolishwren]

_{[Over the past couple of months, she's gotten to know Liquid well enough that said details were probably not something she wanted to hear. Or that he wanted to talk about. So she didn't ask.]}

Guess it must be much nicer here.

Hey, how're you and Otacon doing?

[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

In a word, yes. Less sand, for one thing.

[It was certainly something she didn't want to hear about, and even if she'd asked, he wouldn't have talked about it. There were some things that just... didn't need to be discussed.]

I suppose we aren't doing badly. Are you still in Violet?

[foolishwren]

Yeah, I'm still here.

Not leaving until I kick Fuckner's ass.

_{[... Yes, she did replace that 'al' with 'uc'. And no, she does not care how immature that is. And yes, she is still pissy about having lost.]}

[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

[...Strange, but the first reaction that Liquid had was to march back into Violet and kick Faulkner's arse for beating Heather.]

[Odd.]

Do you have anything with a type advantage?

[foolishwren]

_{[Must just be a fluke. After all, Liquid Snake does not have protective instincts. Not ever.]}

No... but I've been training like crazy.

And it was a real close match the first time, anyway! I just ... lost focus.

[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

[Of course not. That would just be plain silly.]

Then you shouldn't have any trouble next time.

[And if she did, then he'd be paying Faulkner a visit with a large garbage bag and a baseball bat I mean what.]

[foolishwren]

Don't worry, I won't.

That's a promise.

_{[The last one had... kind of been an eye-opener.]}

[boldandresolute.livejournal.com]

Good.

[He liked to see that kind of spirit.]

Let me know when you're going to fight him again. I want to see it.

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather had lots of spirit. It was what got her through things.]}

Will do.