Sneakery [Closed]

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

Although she was the first to admit there were some interesting new crew mates, Samus had wasted too much time at the meet-and-greet. She had important business to attend to. Finding Sam was currently at the top of her list for more reasons than one. While she didn't care if her commanding officers approved of her methods, she did care whether or not they respected her as a professional. Sam's escape was a blow to her reputation. She would not allow his escape to completely destroy the trust she had earned as a member of ship security.

She set off on a comprehensive search of the ship, starting in a rather odd place: the vents. She had not chosen this beginning arbitrarily, however. She could move around them with surprising speed, and they gave her access to anywhere Sam could be hiding. Vents also provided extra stealth, a vital part of a successful search.

However, she was completely unaware that another crew member had also been crawling around up there...

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[firmus-serpent.livejournal.com]

As for the search for Sam? Snake really doesn't care that much. He never did get all the facts and thinks of it as not his problem.

Snake... actually has no good reason to be in the vents. Well, other than working on his internal map of the place. It is always better to have an idea where everything is in your head. Besides which, with Otacon on board, he's taking recon a little more seriously. Until he finds something better to do.

He isn't quite as fast as Samus in the vents. He's more slow and careful. He heard a very faint sound come up from around the corner of the vent he was currently working through. He briefly wondered if it was a rat. But then reminds himself there aren't any on the meatship. He began to slowly creep around the curve of the vent.

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

While she may have heard if Snake didn't take such care in the stealthiness of his movements, Samus did not think to listen carefully enough. Nothing had led her to believe that any other member of the ship would even think to use the vents as a way to get around, so she believes she really has not reason to. Her assumption is also why she is moving less carefully than she normally would. She's undetectable to anyone outside the vents, but anyone inside would here her coming up fast.

She is coming up around her side of the curve at a quick-pace for a crawl. The darkness made it very hard to see ahead, and with Snake moving quietly enough, she wouldn't notice him until she got quite close, or he did something to alert her to his presence.

plz ingore my slowness

[firmus-serpent.livejournal.com]

Yep. There is definitely someone else in these vents. Snake stopped his advancing. He settled where he was, and very carefully drew his M9, just in case. He still hadn't met everyone on board and some aren't as friendly as others. Who knows who he might run into.

"Little big for a rat," he said aloud, addressed to her, even if he hadn't gotten a good look at her yet, "Do you always make that much noise?"

NO! by which I mean slowness is completely fine :P

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

"I wasn't expecting anyone else to be up here. Are you always so quiet?"

It wasn't an answer to Snake's question. The truth is she figured no one else would have joined her in Stacy's vents. As long as everyone outside the vents remained unaware of her presence, Samus was favoring speed over complete stealth. Well, she was fine with it until she realized that another person actually was in the vents with her.

[firmus-serpent.livejournal.com]

"Habit," easy enough answer. One that doesn't require too much explaining. He still had his gun out, just in case. It is better to be safe than sorry.

"You in to get hurry somewhere?" Snake gave no indication he was going to move from his spot. Not forward or back. If she wanted by, she'd have to go around or squeeze past. Or--convince Snake to move.

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

Was he really pointing a gun at her in a vent? She couldn't exactly attack him. Well, unless she pulled out her gun...

Samus decided it'd be best not to encourage a firefight in such closed quarters. She held her ground.

"That way." Samus points behind Snake. "So if you could move..."

Though, those words sounded less like a suggestion and more like a demand.

[firmus-serpent.livejournal.com]

Hey, it is just his tranq rounds. Not that she would know his weapon is a modified beretta. But he had no wish to have to use it. He narrowed his eyes at her, but seemed to relax.

His eyes briefly went to the side as if to glance behind him without moving his head, "Rather not." Snake doesn't take well to demands, "Tell me why first, then maybe."

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

"I have to get that way," which is a perfectly legitimate reason in the World of Samus.

[firmus-serpent.livejournal.com]

"Yeah? Not much of a reason," Snake stubbornly refuses to move. He crawled a long way through the bowels of the ship to get here. ...bowels of the ship that look suspiciously like bowels. He tried not to think about that too much.

[gogopowersuit.livejournal.com]

"You asked for a reason, I gave you one." Samus can be just as stubborn.

"Now either you can waste time staying there or just move and let me pass."