wolfy🐺 & B0C00🎮

Soap was embarrassed to admit he didn’t know how to drive stick. He was such an excellent driver so saying that felt wrong. But Ghost didn’t give him any shit. Instead he asked him if he would like to learn.

“I would…”

“Then I’ll teach you.”

“… you? Simon ‘Ican’t drive’ Riley?”

“I can fucking drive! And I can show you have to drive an manual.”

Soap eyes Ghost suspiciously. After not being able to find any evidence that Ghost was playing him he sighed.

“Okay…”

So they went and found a old ass truck on base to practice in. Soap was nervous as he got in the driver’s seat, Ghost getting in the passenger. Soap was definitely expecting Ghost to lose his patience after the first ten minutes. But he didn’t. Instead he gently directed him, showing him how to shift gears.

The patience and gentleness in Ghost’s voice was addictive.

No, it's because he's emotionally attached to all of them. His horribly loud and very poorly functioning microwave? That's Suzie. The toaster? Bart. The oven that has one stove eye that doesn't work anymore no matter what you do to try and fix it? That's Mason. The dryer that sounds like it's going to explode every time he runs it? Oh, that's just Sam.

To make it sad, he's attached because all of these appliances where fully functioning and relatively new during some of the worst parts of his adult life. They were there for him when he lost everything. They were the only reliable people things in his life after everything that happened with Roba. He doesn't want to replace them because he's afraid that he won't have that stability in his life anymore. He's afraid of losing what little he had saved of himself. He knows he has the 141, but those are actual people. He's gone through so much betrayal and been exposed to so many manipulative people in his life that he's afraid the same thing is gonna happen with them. Which is why he's attached to his appliances. Hey, they still work and they can't manipulate and abuse him! Sure, they can be touchy about how they work, but at least they're trying their best for him.

Basically, Simon is afraid to move on because he's afraid of what that means for him. (totally not self-projecting with that part, but okay)

Delicious angst! Thank you for the meal.

But his attachment doesn’t stop at his flat, there’s this ancient Austin Champ that they drove around base that was given the nickname “Ol’ Tin”. That thing has been there for years and it has never faltered since he’s been there. But then one day Ol’ Tin was gone and when Price said it had officially been retired Ghost almost lost it. He immediately asked if there was anyway he could buy it but Price just told him he didn’t know where it was.

Price noticed how much this was bothering Ghost and called around until he located Ol’ Tin. Ghost actually cried when he saw the old truck back in the garage. Price decided to have a talk with Ghost about it because why was he crying over a old truck?