Stand up...
It wasn't supposed to happen like this. You weren't supposed to die!
He's dead... I've murdered him with my own hands. Why? His mission was to kill me, not to die!
Solid Snake...
I was too tough on him... I knew he wasn't ready... I faced Joy when I was almost thirty, but he was just a child! It wasn't the moment yet, I got ahead of myself by putting him in this mission...
I trained him with my own hands, I taught him CQC, I saw him grow as a soldier... as a man... I never wanted to admit it, but I always saw myself reflected on him. That young soldier from so many decades ago, still untainted by pain and anger. Back then when Joy was still alive, and I was happy with her. Back then when the government was fair and I would've given my life to obey it.
But that man is gone... just like Snake.
Now he's just another of many who have died by my hand. A life so young, so green, so pure. How different was he from me back then? A soldier forced to face his master, risking his life for a greater good. He was just a tool for Zero, he didn't know he was being used, just like I did over thirty years ago. Mere toys of the government, forced to pay in flesh and soul for their cold decisions.
And he paid with his life...
Nothing was his fault. He didn't ask to be created. He didn't ask to become a soldier. He didn't ask to be The Patriot's pawn. He didn't ask to die like this. He didn't choose this path.
He didn't deserve the hatred I had for him for so long.
It should be me... I should have been the one who was murdered! He should be holding my body in his arms, not me! It's my blood the one that should be staining his clothes, not his own! I'm just an old man who's tired of fighting! This was my chance to be free, to meet her again!
It was your mission, Snake! You had to kill me!
You should have finished with my suffering, make me pay for all the pain I've caused. What happened Snake? Why didn't you finish your mission? I finished mine years ago!
Stand up and finish your mission, Snake! Snake! SNAAAAAAAKE!