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[The video feed starts with a screen of bright blue; one that only shows itself to be something other than a technical error when a wisp of white rare to the sky today peeks into view. The microphone rumbles with the breeze whipping across it. After a moment of this, things seem to calm, and the camera is turned on Kazuhiko's face
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...Unfortunately, it's never as easy as black and white, no matter where you are.
People are capable of terrible things in the right circumstances. That's part of being human. But it's never too late to change, if they make the choice. And that's part of being human, too.
[Doesn't mean they will change, every time. Doesn't mean people can always afford to grant the opportunity for them to change their minds. But Snake has seen what war can do to people. Experienced it firsthand, from both angles. The sort of things he's done, he doesn't have it in him to condemn anyone for good very easily. He's not a good person by a long shot. He's not a monster, either.]
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[Silence after that, as if he's considering going on. Instead, he asks a question.]
You look like hell. What happened?
[What Urick did with his own time wasn't any of his business. But they'd been working together pretty consistently recently. He'd been wondering what Urick had been up to when he'd taken off for a couple days. Looks like he got his answer.]
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Doing monstrous things doesn't make someone a monster in my eyes either. I'm not sure if there's a point that I would call someone a monster at all. But I'm not sure.
[And a matching silence before he musters a vague reply.]
I was attacked, but I'm fine now. It's nothing to be concerned about.
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You're overcomplicating it. "Monster" is just a word like any other. Whether you use it or not doesn't really matter. Don't worry so much about that until you know just what it means to you.
[Vague, but what happened to this guy isn't really any of his business, either. If he's not going to tell, Snake doesn't have much of a reason to press.]
I won't ask. Sounds like you've got it under control. Urick's a good guy.
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Perhaps. [And moving on.]
He seems to be, though I didn't meet him personally. I still need to thank him.
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[But moving on. He lets the first subject drop and makes a small humming noise at the rest.]
I don't think it was about getting the thanks.
[Not from what small amount he knows of Urick.]
But I'll pass it on, if you can't get in touch. What's your name?
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I know he didn't do it for the thanks, but regardless, he deserves it.
[A small nod, even if Snake can't see it.] My name is Kazuhiko Amamiya.
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[A little familiar, but it's probably because of the similarity to Kazuhira Miller, his old teacher who had been in the city briefly several months back. In any case something was familiar here, but he was never great with people. or facial recognition.]
[A bit of a pause as he considers it, but he files the name away and offers his own in return.]
Solid Snake.
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Are you related to Liquid Snake in some way?
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...you could say that.
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How closely? A brother?
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[It's mostly the truth. They're only close on the genetic level, and Snake couldn't care less about his genes. Brothers, yes. Identical twins, even. But Snake doesn't actually claim him as family by a long shot.]
You shouldn't get the wrong idea.
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He is not their son. They would not treat his as such. ... Further still, they would likely settle blind blame on him for the loss of their real child, despite the fact his body would still be in front of them.
A sickening thought, one that quiets Kazuhiko into thought.]
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