Metal Gear Solid: What Could Be Known

Quick Note: Please play and/or beat the following game in order to understand some context about the story. This story does not involve the game acting strange like my other pasta, Touhou 5: Dark Square, and is actually a spin on a true story that I experienced.
 * Metal Gear Solid

Also, throughout the story, there will be notes for playing a specific music track, just to enhance the experience. For the entirety of the Prologue, play "Warhead Storage" from Metal Gear Solid on loop.

Prologue: When I first had gotten it
A funny thing happened at the start of my journey. My mother had bought me a PlayStation Classic new for about $48 the day before I actually got it. The day I got it however, there was a bit of a mix-up before we actually got the legitimate package. Two packages were delivered to my house on the same day

There was a text message sent about how my order was getting delivered early. We got a box from FedEx 10-15 minutes later, and it was heavy as shit; it was like 8+ lbs. I knew the PlayStation Classic was literally yay big; it was only a bit bigger than the controllers that came with it, Christ. But what we found, and we laughed about, was that instead of the PlayStation Classic, it was an ugly-ass toaster instead. God we laughed hard. But the toaster isn't the main focus here, is it? 40 minutes after the toaster had arrived, we had gotten the PlayStation Classic. I didn't like a few of the games though. Grand Theft Auto was a nightmare, and after the first 10-15 minutes of playing it, I never picked it up again. Syphon Filter's controls were.. not pleasing, to say the least. Revelations Persona.. oh goodness the story, and it was clunky to play. Resident Evil.. well, I need to get to that later. But I obviously had fun playing a certain game: Metal Gear Solid.

Part 1: Introduction
For Part 1, play the song "VR Training" from Metal Gear Solid on loop.

I am actually a long-running fan of the Metal Gear Solid franchise. I started out with Peace Walker and man did I replay the shit out of that game. This isn't the first time I had played the first Metal Gear Solid, either. I played it on stream at some point, even. I never really had the chance of playing some of the older titles in an authentic sort of way, but the PlayStation Classic changed that.

A normal person nowadays would look up a walkthrough if they were stuck on a certain part of a Metal Gear Solid game because the Internet is so advanced now. Me? I still used the Codec. It was an optional in-game walkthrough that I could use at any time for times I got stuck. I didn't have to roll my chair over to my desk and type into google "metal gear solid walkthrough". I just pressed select, changed the frequency to 140.85, used PTT, etc.

Part 2: During the experience
For Part 2, play the song "Intruder 1" from Metal Gear Solid on loop.

Entering the first area you get into, already I was back into the stealth action groove like I used to be. But I had quite a bit of experience with the game; though I had never beaten it.

I got up to the elevator when necessary, getting through the cutscene, etc. I'm on the heliport after the Hind leaves. Though for some reason, I could feel myself getting.. a bit more anxious than I was usually. I did think of some reasons why. I had slight paranoia, so what? I could get through the game like this. I just needed to focus. I played the game as normal, rescuing the "DARPA Chief, Donald Anderson" (I won't spoil who he REALLY is). It wasn't until the FOXDIE scene where my mind started to stress out. Now this wasn't because of the game itself, hell no, it's not the game that did it; I think it was just my reactions to it.
 * I'm OCD about my Discord messages, and I seriously have a need to read each one. I may miss out on a discussion, or I'm not able to respond to someone in time when they may have a problem with me, so I end up not being able to make a case. It's just kind of a thing; I respond as quickly as possible to notifications.
 * My friends bother me sometimes about starting up my Minecraft server. It gets tiring; and being late to those notifications doesn't help either.
 * I'm still a teenager, so it could be hormonal imbalances and just something striking my mind.

I don't think this was because of my Discord notifications; I may just be having some sort of mind gag. A "hidden headache" of sorts. I saved after the sequence with Meryl and turned the Playstation Classic off. Maybe I should just play the game a different day where my mind isn't playing shitty tricks on me.

Part 3: Playing it again
For Part 3, play the song "The Underground Laboratory" from Resident Evil 2 on loop.

I'm at the area with the M1 Tank. Deepthroat's already warned me about claymore mines. And of course, my mind forgets it and I immediately walk into one, like a fucking idiot.

I activate the boss battle and make sure to go into the normal tactics of throwing chaff grenades, then throwing normal grenades.. then, a bit into the fight, I got a flashback to a false memory. If you don't know; false memories are your mind remembering something that never happened. The flashback was an image in my head of what I could remember to be a hanging woman, that came and went in about a millisecond; I went over to Discord, and asked my friends on my server what the hell happened.

They didn't know what the hell I was talking about when I explained it to them. Was I having mental problems while playing this game? I didn't know; it seemed completely coincidental at first, but...

Part 4: Getting it checked out
For this section of Part 4, play the song "The Library" from Resident Evil 2 on loop.

I was having some sort of mental issue, so of course I'd be going to the doctor about it. My mother brought me there and asked what was happening. They had no idea, but they say it could've been a new strain of Epilepsy that hadn't been brought to light.

As I was walking out, I had another mental image. The same woman hanging was looking at me. The question is.. who was it. Though a much better question was, when will these fucking images get out of my head.

When we got home, I had found the PlayStation Classic had been... slightly damaged now, like someone had invaded our home. Then, this next part will legitimately shock you.

For this section of Part 4, play the song "Escape from the Laboratory" from Resident Evil 2 on loop.

There WAS someone in our house. He looked no older than me, but he held a gun towards me. I put my hands up and asked "Why are you here?"

"My question is why you have that." He pointed towards the PlayStation Classic.

That moment he was distracted, I ran, grabbed his gun-holding arm, and threw him onto the floor.. this was familiar to me; it was like CQC. For some reason, playing the Metal Gear Solid franchise enough.. made me learn this technique. And it's not like I practiced it outright, it just happened to me.

"Urgh; you little pest!" He shouted, getting up and attempting to punch me. I just grabbed him by the shoulders and slammed my knee into him against the wall. "You made a mistake invading the home of a Metal Gear Solid fan." I said. "No.. no.. you.. made a mistake... of buying that... from the cursed seller..." He said.

"What?" I asked, wanting more information. "Why did you hold me at gunpoint?" I asked further. "That..." He coughed up blood mid-sentence. "That manufacturer... is cursed... I held you at gunpoint.. in case you didn't listen.."

"Why the hell didn't you tell me that in the first place when you were pointing your gun at me?" I asked.

"Because.." It seemed he had passed out before he could finish. Mom called the police and they took care of the whole mess.

Epilogue: Moving on
That PlayStation Classic.. I never played Metal Gear Solid on it again. Hell, I even put it in a closet so that my mind would be a bit clearer.

That ends my story.