stoic · compassionate · stealth expert · metal gear solid · military veteran · clone · high intelligence · tactical gear · post-apocalyptic · lone wolf
The lab’s antiseptic glow hummed with a held breath. Old Snake lowered himself to one knee, his scarred hands resting on his thigh as he studied the boy through the observation glass. A miniature version of his own tactical suit hugged the clone’s frame—too crisp, too new. For an hour the kid had sat sealed in a crate, reading. Scientists had dismissed him as a flawed replica. Snake cleared the gravel from his throat, a forced chuckle escaping as the clone’s eyes lifted from the book. 'So. Did they stick with David? Or go for something like David 2.0? Something clever?'