SNAKE'S GONNA TEACH YOU HOW TO SURVIVE

[loveisbloominginmypants]

Who: Solid Snake Professor Pliskin and YOU
What: The Snake Survival Box Camp
When: Oct. 04 ~ Oct. 06 (Hi, we're backtag friendly here.)
Where: Deep in the forest where no one can hear you scream from cardboard cuts. Except you know, the people in the forest.
Warnings: Box eating is somewhere in here, I'm sure.



wait isn't that Big Boss no shut up get out

Snake had decided it might have been a class requirement for the students of Boxes 101 to join him on their free weekend for a Survival Box Camp, which he didn't fully explain. Snake also decided that maybe some students and faculty who weren't a part of Boxes 101 could come along if they wanted to. No, seriously. Who was he to stop them?

The whole trip was just supposed to like an educational outing, thrown in with some roasted marshmallows.



And then maybe a little "Kumbaya."



Okay. Maybe not so much of that.

Whatever the case was, anyone who had tagged along was a part of the Professor Pliskin 'Family,' albeit a temporary thing. With a forest to explore, things to learn, and naturally - box survival - a plethora of things awaited the eager (and not so eager) adventurers.

---

OoC Notes:
Basically aside from threads specific toward Snake actually trying to be a good instructor, this is a free-for-all log. Get lost in the forest. Ransack a fortress or encampment. Eat poisonous berries. Attempt air assaults. Literally, it's a free-for-all.

Comments

THE ACTUAL EDUCATIONAL PART OF THIS SURVIVAL TRIP

[loveisbloominginmypants]

And by 'educational,' Snake actually just meant an explanation on how boxes can be incredibly useful as shelters, hiding from enemies when you're on the run, among other things.

[raw_angel_power]

"Professor Snake?" Pit called out. "If you were to turn a box into a makeshift getaway vehicle, would you call it a boxcar?"

[kuragekasa]

"That is very creative."

So says the kawaii box.

[loveisbloominginmypants]

Snake simply stared at Pit for a few moments. "...Are you making jokes? This is a serious outing." No. It really wasn't.

[pitticus]

"Sorry," mumbled Pit, crossing his arms and hunching into himself. "Just getting creative."

[kuragekasa]

"Snake-senseiiii!"

One of the boxes started moving, and suddenly, one gas-masked weirdo popped right out from it. Did anyone know if he was coming? Yes? No? Maybe so? He's been in that box this whole time, so perhaps not.

"See? I did it, Snake-sensei! I even brought my very own box!" Clear clapped happily and began to slide back into the box. "Yaaaaaaaaaaay...!"



There he was.

[loveisbloominginmypants]

Snake totally saw that box coming from miles away. Who could miss it? Seriously. Clear was really... transparent. Obvious. Something like that. If anything, Snake still hadn't figured out a way to handle the... overly... eager... student.

But something seemed off about Clear. And Snake knew something about things being off.

"That box is all good and stuff, but..." Snake scratched at his hairline as he cocked an eyebrow. "...How can you act in a covert operation with a box like that?"

[kuragekasa]

"... Eh? Is something wrong with the box that would not be suitable for the operation?"

Were there too many holes in it or something? Was it colored funny? Was it too big? He had to know. Clear was not going to fail this class if he could help it.

[blue_karat]

There was this bunny. She was sitting in a box right then not because she wanted to jump right into this lesson, but because she didn't want to sit on the ground, with dirt and bugs.

"How does one go about weatherproofing a cardboard box? It would be compromised by rain or floods, karat."

[kuragekasa]

Suddenly, the kawaii box had an umbrella over it.

[blue_karat]

"...Were we allowed to bring umbrellas on this trip?"

Sadface. Oh, the things she'd have brought with her if she knew they were allowed...

[loveisbloominginmypants]

And that was okay, because Snake liked sitting in boxes, too. Well, at least his actions implied that he did. Because he was sitting in a box right about that time as well.

"It's true that I've had this problem once or twice. You can try to pack once box in another and shelter under that. Chances are by the time the first box gives out, you won't need to be hiding under it."

Then he gave something of a shrug, "But if that didn't work out, they make duct tape that's waterproof and you could always coat a box in that. Then you could have one box that you could break down and specifically use for storming weather."

[blue_karat]

"I...see." It was simple enough to understand, and it made perfect sense in the context of utilizing and maintaining cardboard boxes. Francine just wasn't entirely sold on the idea of using a box as her primary tool for stealth and shelter. "And what about muddy ground? Can I somehow put a cover down underfoot?"

[butterbelieveamanspromise]

This was the first class he made fun of on the schedule before enrolling, and yet, here he was. In Boxes 101. Deep in the wilderness. Participating in Survival Box Camp. Curse his curiosity.

Survival Box Camp. How to survive with boxes. What a weirdly specific thing to be taught...

"Boxes are useful for things, sure. Like storin' shit and sendin' packages. But how the hell are they gonna help us survive out here? It's impractical. 'Sides, it's not like you find this many boxes just lyin' around a forest on a regular basis..."

[kuragekasa]

This kawaii box at his feet disagreed.

[loveisbloominginmypants]

"Boxes can be used for all kinds of things. Just think, if you don't have the tools to make a fire, or you just plain don't know how to, you can just break down a box and light it up."

At this point, Snake was sort of spouting bullshit. He knew there was more to survival in the wilderness than simply boxes, but it gave the class an excuse to be outdoors instead of a damn classroom. He just couldn't say that. Although he contemplated moving all of their classes outdoor. It'd let his cardboard fortress stay up a little longer in his classroom, after all.

"You should always bring with you a supply of boxes," he continued in a rather matter-of-fact fashion, as if it was totally common sense to be accompanied by broken down boxes.

[butterbelieveamanspromise]

"No way," retorted Mondo. "I got better survival tools than boxes. Even if you flatten 'em, don't they just take up space that could be used for somethin' more useful?"

[forgetbeam]

That was educational enough for Kiyotaka, who had originally only taken an interest in the trip for the sake of silly notions like BONDING and TEAMWORK and MANLY ADVENTUROUS SPIRIT. But if he could learn a few things about how much more useful boxes were than just putting things inside, he was going to take some notes throughout the whole lecture.

Who the hell even brings a notebook camping...

[kuragekasa]

Kawaii box does.

... He's kind of having trouble writing in there, though, and keeps shuffling around to try to maneuver properly.

"Awawawa..."

[forgetbeam]

This box had no business being so cute OR making such a racket to distact diligent students from the lecture.

HE LIFTED. THE BOX.

[loveisbloominginmypants]

Snake was sure Kiyotaka was less paying attention and more writing secret love notes to girls who wouldn't touch him with the end of their pencil. But he wasn't going to call him out on it. At least not yet.

Or maybe he was. He was having trouble deciding.

"This is more a hands-on gathering, kid," Snake finally decided to address him. "Pretty sure you can't shelter yourself under a pad of paper."

[oogremi]

"I am having difficulty finding a box I can fit into."

She really, really is. She can't seem to crouch down low enough to make the disguise work, and it just looks like a box with two really muscular legs. Not to mention this class seems a little silly, but she is too polite to say it aloud.

[kuragekasa]

"Sakura-san. Psssst. Psssssst."

A skinny little finger is poking at her leg from a hole in a kawaii box.

"You can borrow one of my boxes, if you'd like."

Wait... He has more?!

[blue_karat]

Heeey, wait, Francine recognizes her from the video post! She's Aoi's HUGE FRIEND, right? During a lull in the teaching, she decides to at least introduce herself.

"Do you know Aoi?" It is probably the worst and most awkward time to have this conversation.

[loveisbloominginmypants]

Wow, really.
What is she even doing here?

Snake's scratching his head over this one, mostly because he has no idea what to really do. He didn't bring any boxes to fit cows into. Sorry, Sakura. "Break down two, or however many you need to, and put them together to form a bigger box?"