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[warandpeace]

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[After Miller has gotten back from the station, helping Liquid (much to David's irritation) and assisting in a Bucky rescue. He had immediately had taken a shower and made sure his glasses were perfectly intact. But then? He made it to his room.]

[And this is the most exhausted sounding audio post he can probably make.]

Could someone bring me some new blankets and sheets for my bed on Nomo deck? It's #007. Apparently in my short time at the station, my husky saw fit to fill my bed with her small dogs. [And then to assure the few parties he knows will be concerned.] She's fine. They're fine. [It's just a mess.]

Apologies to my roommates. I'll have it cleaned up quickly. [He's been very on top of cleaning up after her. He's fussy enough to do this. But at the moment? After the prison? A little overwhelmed at the moment.]

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[yer_pretty_good]

[Miller is right about that. Nothing in the world is truly secure anymore. Or very few things manage to be. Ocelot can find out just about anything--he's good--but even Ocelot can't locate Zero anymore. That man is completely in the wind. Still, eventually, all things are found, including missing men on their death bed.

As for the status between Miller and the men in his love life, Ocelot nods in understanding. In other words, it's still complicated.]

You're not tied down unless you want to be.

[That's how Ocelot goes through life, but he knows it doesn't work for everyone.]

And even if you think of yourself as broken, you're still a man. [And men should be men on and off the battlefield.] Nothing wrong with getting a little action in the bedroom.

[warandpeace]

[He's tied down. Though not by a conventional relationship. Not something he can really talk to Ocelot about, though. Not when it could produce a conflict of interests. His end goal is similar, now. But he's far more determined to keep from dragging people down into hell with him.]

[He grunts, though, to the second observation.] It's a matter of who I'm willing to let get close enough to break me more.

I wonder if me and Ahab are a little alike in that. But if it's the case, it's a big responsibility placed on your shoulders.

[And he knows Big Boss is broken in his own way. He was there for years, trying to patch him together. Doing his best. But he just ushered him down his path to being a tyrant. Either way, he's suspecting they're the only people Ocelot would care about breaking more. Even if he knows this, he doesn't trust Ocelot's sense of detachment.]

[yer_pretty_good]

[Again, the cowboy is a bit amused by his comrade. Sometimes, he thinks Miller hasn't got the grit for the line of work they're in. Or maybe that's because his own training was given to him by Spetznaz. They're very good at making sure their soldiers aren't easily broken.]

You've got a tender heart. Don't let it get used against you.

[Miller gets attached to people in a way that might be considered a liability to a man like Ocelot. Still...]

Ahab is the same way, I think.

[So yes, he and Ahab probably have that in common.]