*Inside the Gaylord, a mysterious box is inside of ZUN’s hotel room. ZUN doesn’t seem to notice, as he has his headphones on, working on his next game.*
Hrggh... ”Bullet Hell”, huh?
Snake, what are you still doing there? You failed your mission. There’s no need to continue this operation.
Colonel, I am currently gathering intel on the contestant “ZUN”. He keeps mentioning that he’s working on some sort of “Bullet Hell”.
“ZUN”? Could that be an acronym? It sounds similar to the Soviet Union’s ZU-23, is he an informer?
Maybe... but ZUN appears to be of Japanese ethnicity. He’s currently on a computer working on a project with the codename: “Violet Detector”.
Perhaps ZUN could be an undercover engineer. You best keep an eye on him, Snake.
Ah, well that’s about a good spot for a break. If I were to continue any further, I soon enough may find myself in a dream world too. *laughs*
Colonel, ZUN is leaving his hotel room. Hrgh, he’s locked his computer...he must be hiding something important enough to prevent outside access. I’m going to follow his tracks and see if I can keep gathering intel.
Stay safe out there, Snake. You wouldn’t want to be caught spying by Gaylord staff, they are a force to be reckoned with.
*ZUN leaves his room, with Snake sneaking out soon after. ZUN heads down to the Chipspace venue, where he goes backstage.*
Damnit, he's out of view, I may need to get in for a closer look.
Snake, I was informed you are still here getting intel on ZUN, is everything alright?
It appears ZUN is backstage, he must be preparing for some sort of public performance.
Snake, are you really sure ZUN may be a threat? From what I could gather, it would seem ZUN is scheduled to perform a preview of what he's been working on any minute now.
Is that so? I better get a recording.
A recording? Do you believe there could be some secret message encoded into his performance?
...Yeah. Could potentially be to recruit for his new project, which could just be a smaller step for the larger end goal of a "Bullet Hell".
Alright Snake, if you say so...However, I want you to remember this quote by Lao-Tze: "He who knows that enough is enough will always have enough."
*ZUN comes out on stage and begins performing. Snake records the performance throughout, although in lower quality due to it being recorded from inside a box. After half an hour of performing older, already-existing music in the Touhou franchise on his trumpet, ZUN is getting ready for the finale.*
Arigato, everyone! I hope my brass skills have been up to par.
I personally quite enjoyed it, ZUN! It was very pleasant to listen to, although a bit chaotic at times.
Yes, some of my tracks can get like that. *laughs* I have one last track for you all, a preview of what I've been working on since my defeat. Although I wouldn't exactly call it "Chiptune", I want you all to take this as a gift, as thanks for inviting me here. Please, take a listen.
Urgh, I've been recording all this time, and he’s only showing the preview now? Hope Otacon doesn’t mind the long watch...
OH FUCK YEAH! THIS SHIT FRESH OFF THE MOTHAFUCKING BLOCK!
SNAKE?! OH MY FUCKING GOD!
One Snakebite.
I would like a Kirin beer, please.
Gah!
Nice night to drink, wouldn’t you agree, Snake?
Hrgh...Y-yeah.
Ah, refreshing...so, did you enjoy my live performance?
I wasn’t there.
*laughs* You don’t have to lie to me, I am not one to be angry. I noticed your box laying on the ground after I was finished. I know enough about Kojima to recognize it at this point. I wouldn’t take you for the type to go to that sort of venue, you wouldn’t happen to think I’m some sort of a threat, would you?
No...nothing like that. I was there for a colleague.
A colleague?
Yeah. You could say he’s a fan of your franchise. He’ll go on about it for long periods of time...
Eh?...oh! *laughs* I think I understand now. You wanted to get your friend an exclusive look at my newest game, am I wrong?
You know, from what I know about you, I think you may be the type of guy to keep a secret. I wouldn’t mind giving you some details about Violet Detector, just this once.
You would give up classified information like that? You don’t have-
Please, I insist. My treat. You see, it revolves around the character “Sumireko Usami”...
So, you got all that?
Well, as much as I can understand. I think that’s more than enough, thank you ZUN. I’m sure Otacon will appreciate this.
I’m happy you are satisfied. Now if you excuse me, I should probably get back to working on the actual game. *laughs*
Snake, do you copy?
Otacon, I’ve got some intel that you might be interested in.
Oh, phew. Ok, so you already know about the Metal Gear sightings in the area?
METAL GEAR?!