Meryl, on the other hand, only managing to process bits and pieces of the conversation was slow to pipe up. Not that Snake was the type to pry anyway. As a soldier, he learned very quickly that everyone had stories they would rather not tell, clearly this was Otacon’s. Sorry, I, um, I’d rather not talk about it…” Otacon’s voice trailed, nervous for what Snake might say. For a moment his nostalgia made him forget where he was. “Who’s Emma?” Snake’s voice made Otacon almost jump. “Heh, she’s kinda like Emma too, in a way”. ![]() Was it the adrenaline? Perhaps it was muscle memory from the countless times he’d had to bring his sister to bed after falling asleep in front of a laptop on his bedroom floor. Really, Otacon was amazed he was able to lift this kind of weight. She had been used as a pawn, a hostage, a weapon, and despite her orders to avoid trouble, she ended up with more injuries than Snake. A child that had been forced to partake in some of the worst realities of terrorism in the span of less than a day. A realization that only proved to sicken him more it was impossible to ignore the blood caked on her face and slowly seeping into his lab coat from the bullet wound on her leg. He looked down to notice that for the first time that day, she truly looked her age. Each minute of stillness and silence from Meryl added to Otacon’s bubbling anxiety, which was only kept at bay by her shallow breathing. Unfortunately, the only thing he could set his mind to was the limp mass in his arms. With the lack of conversation between the men, Otacon was forced to rely on his own thoughts to pass the time. ![]() Snake led the way while Otacon followed behind carrying Meryl, who was slipping in and out of consciousness due to blood loss. But for now, their goal was to find the snowmobile that Campbell had promised them. Metal Gear REX was destroyed and despite the several crises Solid Snake and Otacon had to endure that day, they walked away from Shadow Moses with a fleeting sense of hope a hope that they had already seen the worst of metal gears but if not, they at least had someone they could trust to help them destroy the machine again.
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