//mission 5// [video/action]

[cardboard_boss]

....we gotta get it out......[The feed is knocked on accidentally to show a writhing, sweating Venom Snake clutching at the sheets of his bed obviously having some sort of nightmare. His breathing is ragged and his words are spilling uncontrollably from his lips, as he battles in his dream.]

.....no time....no time for anaesthetic....we-we have to open her now......

[More crying out in pain. What was he dreaming about? He is in pain, it's all over his face, as he winced during a bad scene in the dream.]

...Boss!...b-breathing's stable.....no active....no active bleeding.....she's clean I'm closing her up......

[Snake grabbed his sheet and let out another ragged cry of pain. Ripping the sheet clean off the bed, beads of sweat on his brow.]

.....hold her steady....got to be a- continuous suture....

...n-no! Huey...no! you bastard.....

[Snake ripped the bed sheets in two, as he eyes snapped open and a silent scream left his lips. He awoke to the sound of DD barking loudly, obviously upset at seeing his master having a nightmare. He jumped onto the bed and began licking at Snake's face. What the hell? He swallowed hard, his chest rising and falling rapidly. His dream felt real. Too real. He wasn't aboard the helicopter now and Paz was no longer there. Big Boss was there neither. Kaz, Chico.....everyone gone. He was aboard the Moira. A nightmare. Another flashback. He wiped his forehead and felt sweat there. How long would these dreams effect him? He petted DD and tried to reassure him. Damn.]

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[warandpeace]

Boss.

[Said when it starts, trying to be quiet in case there are roommates. But then as it doesn't help-]

Boss!

[Practically yelled. He wasn't there for some of this. Came in after the efforts to save Paz. But he knows what it's about.]

[cardboard_boss]

[Snake is snapped out of his stupor to the sound of Kaz's voice. It felt real not like all muffled in the dream. Nightmare. That's what it was. He shuddered in his cold sweat and brought the MID to his face.]

Kaz? I'm....ok. I think. Just a dream.

[warandpeace]

Look. You need to go to the infirmary, see if that shrapnel is causing you more intense hallucinations and problems than usual. We're somewhere where you can be looked after, and you can't return to duty in this kind of state.

Do it for me. Go get help. Especially if it's not letting you sleep.

[cardboard_boss]

[As much as Snake hated hospitals he knew Kaz was right. Perhaps, he did need to see a shrink about it. That Doc Yewll perhaps? She seemed to know what she was doing. Or, maybe something that didn't involve prodding his horn because he was afraid of anyone touching that. Maybe something psychological instead. Hypnosis? Ocelot could help....]

I've had them before like this. Just this one was more vivid. [That was bad, right? Hell, it felt like he was back there.]

I'll do it for you, Kaz. For the men back home too. [He'd only do it because he had the fate of Diamond Dogs resting on his back. Also, he knew how much Kaz cared and would never let him down. He petted DD one more time before slipping out of his bunk standing up and sighing.]

Could do with a walk.