[Otacon was not in great shape today. The Rocket takeover had left him with bruises and a broken arm in a cast. He looked exhausted as well as injured when the video came on, but there were a few things he needed to take care of. First, there was someone else that should have been in the Radio Tower that day that he hadn't heard from.]
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[it was a moment or two before he spoke--he needed the time to at least try to keep his voice steady.]
...I...must look like an idiot, huh? [A forced, hesitant smile twitched across his face.] I'm sorry, Merlin. I didn't mean to bother anyone with this.
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It...it's okay. [No it wasn't.] I knew this would happen eventually.
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Otacon...! [The cast, the bruises, the crying... Snake looked with wide-eyes.]
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[He looked up with an oddly blank expression--like he was in shock. It wasn't too far from the truth.]
...you shouldn't be here. Liquid's going to start another fight.
[Any change of subject was a welcome one.]
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[Otacon stood up, a little unsteady on his feet.]
...let's just get out of here for a while. Please.
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[ WAIT WHY ARE YOU INJURED ]
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[When he finally looked up, it was with a forced and completely false smile.]
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[The smile disappeared almost instantly, Otacon raising a hand to adjust cracked glasses.]
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[Much like Snake, Heather wouldn't be getting any fake smiles. Otacon wouldn't even waste his breath trying to tell her he was fine.]
I didn't fix anything. I couldn't.
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[... Her voice sounds small. Though nowhere near as small as Otacon's. Oh, no...]
... Hal, I...
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[CONCERNED FACE GO]
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[Maybe if he said it enough, he'd actually start believing it.]
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Do you have anyone with you right now?
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