At the top of the third flight of stairs, two armed guards stood motionless near a door that simply read ‘307’ in black letters on the frosted glass. There was nothing extraordinary about sentries, but the ones watching the pair of soldiers from behind smoked goggles were the variety that went around in fireproof suits and carried flamethrowers.
Hearing the disturbance, their weapons were drawn and ready to fire, literally.
“Phobos, Deimos!” The Fear exclaimed with undue glee as he rounded the banister and approached the pair of flame soldiers. “How are things going for you?”
“I found a shiny thing in the caves.” The lithe redhead replied, nodding, allowing the spider soldier to lower his flamethrower with a casual hand. “A little English woman lives inside and paints rainbows everywhere.”
“A crystal quartz.” the Cobra soldier agreed with a knowing nod. “Very nice. Those drive away nightmares, you know.”
“You would like to see?”
“After the meeting.” The Fear answered with a friendly nod to the silent sentry.
“What about you, strange American?” He tilted his head at Snake, trying to get a better look at the stranger in the dark hall.
“After.” The Fear repeated, grabbing Snake by the sleeve and half-dragging him through the doorway and into the disheveled mess of the laboratory.
Everyone looked up at the pair, the Pain and the Joy, seated at a table, seemingly discussing something important before the interruption. The Fury, who paced back and forth, poking at a small handheld device with a screwdriver. Even the End stopped snoring, if only for a brief moment.
The spider soldier looked around, flicked out his tongue, and gracefully stepped over something that resembled half a hovercraft engine.
The silence under the fluorescent light was awkward.
Finally, Voyevoda stood. “Welcome, Jack. It’s good that you agreed to join us tonight.”
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Date: 2007-08-10 03:54 am (UTC)Hearing the disturbance, their weapons were drawn and ready to fire, literally.
“Phobos, Deimos!” The Fear exclaimed with undue glee as he rounded the banister and approached the pair of flame soldiers. “How are things going for you?”
“I found a shiny thing in the caves.” The lithe redhead replied, nodding, allowing the spider soldier to lower his flamethrower with a casual hand. “A little English woman lives inside and paints rainbows everywhere.”
“A crystal quartz.” the Cobra soldier agreed with a knowing nod. “Very nice. Those drive away nightmares, you know.”
“You would like to see?”
“After the meeting.” The Fear answered with a friendly nod to the silent sentry.
“What about you, strange American?” He tilted his head at Snake, trying to get a better look at the stranger in the dark hall.
“After.” The Fear repeated, grabbing Snake by the sleeve and half-dragging him through the doorway and into the disheveled mess of the laboratory.
Everyone looked up at the pair, the Pain and the Joy, seated at a table, seemingly discussing something important before the interruption. The Fury, who paced back and forth, poking at a small handheld device with a screwdriver. Even the End stopped snoring, if only for a brief moment.
The spider soldier looked around, flicked out his tongue, and gracefully stepped over something that resembled half a hovercraft engine.
The silence under the fluorescent light was awkward.
Finally, Voyevoda stood. “Welcome, Jack. It’s good that you agreed to join us tonight.”