(With all the hilarity occurring, no one is really aware of the time. It quickly becomes 7: 30 PM) (The stars are out, and the sky is dark. Nothing but the sounds of night, and Snake's flatulence (:P) can be heard.)

(Grumbling and shoving, the gang trudge to the firepit, where Jeff is waiting. He ignites the tall torches, and sits down on the wooden log "bench".)

Jeff: Welcome back. (he whispers)

Raiden: (takes a seat farther away from Rose, rocking himself slowly) ...Can't rest, Rose will kiss me...Can't rest, Rose will kiss me...

Fatman: (settles himself in the centre of the log, taking up all the space) Aaaaaaaaaaaah!

Vamp: (quickly fills the gap between Raiden and Rose, licking his lips) (makes eyes at Jeff)

Snake: (finds rest against a palm tree, and ushers the others with a gesture of his hand) Hurry up! Move your scrawny arses!

(Otacon, Emma, Mei Ling, Solidus and Ocelot quickly take their seats)

Jeff: (glances at everyone) You all know why you're here...

Snake: (raises his hand) I don't.

Jeff: (rubs his temples agitatedly) There are 9 of you, because Rose has been eliminated yesterday. One of you, tonight, will have to leave.

Snake: (butts in) How about two?

Jeff: Will you stop interrupting me? (shoots a glare at him)

Snake: No.

Jeff: Anyway...(clears his throat purposely) I---

Snake: (interrupts him again, making fart noises with his hand in his armpit, a self-satisfied grin on his face)

Jeff: (gets red in the face, and his left eye twitches) Instead of arguing...Fine then. You think being a host is easy?! I want you to take over! GO!!!!

Snake: Why not? (smirks and stands up)

Jeff: I didn't expect you to be that enthusiastic. -.- (pushes Snake away)

Snake: I was only doing your DAMN job correctly! (lights another cigarette, his 30th since he's gotten on the island)

Jeff: Before I was so rudely interrupted---(insert frown directed towards Snake)----Here are the cards and pens. You will write the name of the competitor you wish to eliminate, and then put it in this hat.

Snake: (hollers) Let's make it TWO people we want to eliminate.

Jeff: (runs a hand through his messed hair) Okay, who's the leader here?! Huh?!!

Snake: Obviously not YOU. (chuckles, contented with himself)

Jeff: (begins to cry, surprisingly) Please co-operate with me! I can lose my job...If I lose it, I'll have to make a life selling photos!

(Everyone's gaze directs to Ocelot)

Ocelot: (looks at all of them) What?

Emma: (rubs Jeff's back comfortingly) Snake, look what you've done!

Snake: (whips his head around at the sound of her meek voice) Aw shove it, nerd! You've done nothing but read your crap all day!

Emma: Anime is not crap! There are things you'd like, like Slayers, Echo, Ghost in the Shell---

Snake: Shut your arse, or I'll burn those "precious" hentai books of yours!

Emma: (pushes up her glasses) I don't read hentai!

Ocelot: (he looks around in interest) What about hentai?

Raiden: You're cold, Snake. How about you just chill out?

Snake: Oh great. (chuckles) Here comes the albino boy to the rescue...

Raiden: Grrrrrrrrr...

Vamp: Oh behave, you two!

Solidus: (shifts away from Vamp) Speak for yourself!

Mei Ling: (rises) Please stop the argument! As a famous Chinese philosopher said.------

Snake: (clears his throat) Hey, I don't remember the "goodie-two-shoes" being involved in this...DON'T BUTT INTO THINGS THAT DON'T CONCERN YOU! Go read your Shakespeare proverbs.

Mei Ling: (is offended) Snake!?

Snake: (folds his arms across his chest) Don't "Snake" me.

Raiden: (anger is on his face) Why are you so rude to other people?

Snake: (muses) Now that's a dense question, kid. I suppose a stupid person thinks of stupid questions, huh? I'M RUDE BECAUSE I AM!

(They all continue to bicker and rant in a massive quarrel, as Jeff really tries to get their attention)

Jeff: (throws water onto them, sets off a firecracker, to cause them to stop) Guys...Guys!!!...GUYS!!!!!! (pokes them all with cattleprods)

All: (everyone stops in mid-action as they are shocked)

Raiden: (exhales smoke) Ow. -.-

Jeff: You have to vote, remember? (stares at all of them) Oh yes, and Rose, you can't vote because----

Rose: ------Because I'm a woman?! (whimpers)

Jeff: No....But---

Rose: ---Because I'm too young, or I'm not registered?!?!?!

Jeff: Don't jump to conclusions. -.- You can't vote because you've already been eliminated.

Rose: (it takes her a few long seconds to understand what was said) Ooooooooooooooh, I see. (comprehends, and her retarded smile returns on her face)

Snake: You're forgetting something Jeff...(nudges him hard, causing him to topple from his seat)

Jeff: (Doesn't want to run the risk to have another argument, or be fired from his occupation, so he takes Snake's suggestion) Each of you...write TWO people's names on the card.

Snake: (nods) It's not like anyone gives a crap about the rules anymore...we've practically made our own...

Jeff: (mutters) That's because you monkeys arses can't follow rules... (coughs) Begin to write.

(Everyone ponders a while, and scribbles the names on their cards. Once again, Snake breaks the silence.)

Snake: (waves his hand to catch attention) How do you spell "kid"?

Raiden: (sighs) I know you hate me, but---At least you can refer to me by my designated codename? You've known me for a while...(looks to the side) At least I took the valuable time out of my life to remember your name...

Snake: What hell that while has been...(smacks Raiden upside the head out of desire)

Raiden: ?? What was that for?

Snake: (has an expression of astonishment, and then a mischievous grin forms) You slap good.

Raiden: Pardon me?

Snake: Hold on...let me try it again. (slaps Raiden across his face)

Raiden: HEY!

Snake: You're face is so smooth...(scratches at his grizzled stubs of uneven facial hair)

Raiden: Ah! That's because I use...(lifts up a finger in realization) Oh yeah, no time for advertisements. My name's spelled "R-A-I-D-E-N".

Snake: I knew that! (writes the name, and then turns the card so that it faces Raiden)

Raiden: You've spelled S-N-A-K-E. -.-

Snake: I knew that! (flips the card over, and once again scribbles the name in his illegible writing)

Raiden: How do you write "R"?

Raiden: If it's capital, it's like a "P"...(draws it out) except with a little leg coming out of the loop. Like this. (notices how Snake is staring with both confusion, and rapt attention) By the way, (Glances at Snake) Have you gone to school---do you know your ABC's?

Snake: (a brief fear shows in his eyes, the redness of embarrassment showing on his face, but he quickly hides it) None of your business. -.-

Raiden: (smiles to himself) Ah-ha! (Snickers)

Snake: You tell anyone, and I'm gonna rip your throat out, tear your ribs from your chest, and hang your head in my living room. Mark my words, moron. (gives Jack a threatening glare, and goes back to his writing, chewing on a dead rat he picked up)

Jeff: (stares at the rat Snake's eating) O_O That rat has diseases!!! You don't have to eat those in Survivor! We have food!

Snake: (chews) I know we have food, but...these ain't so bad...

Jeff: O_O"

Raiden: (suppresses laughter at Snake's inability to spell, and he waits for him to finish, so he may check)

Snake: Done! (proudly shows it to Raiden, as a child displays a piece of school work which had got a perfect mark)

Raiden: (slaps his forehead) You wrote your own name again!!

Snake: o_O........Oh.

Fatman: (Can't help but overhear the conversation) Snake can't read??

All: O_O (silence fills the air—so only the sounds of night, and everyone's breathing is audible)

Snake: (stands up, and shouts, pointing at the tub of lard) Oh that's it fatboy, I'm gonna vote you out too!!! Erm...(takes his seat, whispering to the blond)

Hey kid, howya spell "Fatman"?

(Soon, all are finished deciding, and one-by-one, they reveal their choices)

Mei Ling: Fatman and Emma. (nods)

Emma: Snake and Ocelot.

Raiden: Ocelot and Fatman. He complains too much anyway.

Otacon: Ocelot and Vamp.

Vamp: (he spits the names like a snake) SSSnake, and Fatman.

Fatman: Emma, and Raiden. ---I want foooooooooood!

Solidus: (smirks) Snake, and Fatman.

Ocelot: (chuckles hoarsely with Solidus) Fatman, and Emma.

Snake: Fatman, and Raiden.

Jeff: That means...(strains his eyes to see the cue-cards) Fatman, and Emma....you...are...out...of...the...g-g..

Raiden: That card says "game."

Jeff: (squints) I really should get glasses...

Raiden: Oh yeah. (nods)

Fatman: (gets up, his blubber flowing like a lava lamp) FINE! (points to everyone) You weren't no fun anyway...I'm taking the Kasatka to Manhattan.

Snake: (mutters). If it can carry you, fatty. (smirks) See if we care...

Raiden: He was a waste of oxygen.

Snake: (throws a stick at Jack) So are you, kid, you little---

Mei Ling: (stands between the two) No more fighting!!

Snake: (scoffs) Yes Mother dear.

Raiden: (shakes his head, thoroughly pissed with Snake's attitude)

Emma: So, I guess I'll go...(wipes her eyes, and snivels, as she is hugged by Hal) I'll miss you Hal, I'll miss you...(sniffs)

Snake: (sticks out his tongue, looking disgusted) Yadayadayada, skip the mushy soap opera, lovebirds.

Raiden: See you later, Emma...(waves solemnly, and just as she boards the already full Kasatka, he remembers something important) Hey wait...you don't have to leave the island—you can do what Rose (unfortunately) chose to do!

Emma: I can stay?

Snake: N---

Raiden: Yeah, sure!

Emma: Oh, I forgot about that! Thanks Raiden! (hugs Raiden, her very sudden action surprising him and causing him to redden considerably. Rose scowls at this, and snarls at Emma)

Otacon: (pushes up his glasses, blinking) Thanks Raiden.

Raiden: Just trying to make the world a little happier...I guess.

Snake: (rolls his eyes) And you're failing... (raises his voice) 'Night guys, see you in the mornin'.

Jeff: (extinguishes the posts with a coconut, and slips into his cabin) Good night.

Rose: (hops excitedly, grasping Jack's hand to the point where it has surpassed the painful stage and has gone numb) Let's go, Jackie bunny, and have fun!

Raiden: F-fun? (he is afraid at the thought, and before he knows it, he's unwillingly dragged away)

(And thus a day of arguing has come to a close. Only 7 people remain in the game. Who will be voted out next? What relay must they compete in? Stay in touch...)