[Even if Snake doesn't admit to it being there, he knows it is. It's always been his job; to take responsibility from those even more responsible than himself. Venom Snake isn't an innocent man in this situation, and it's true that Kaz would prefer this over having lost Venom Snake's personality to the wind.]
[That determination is endearing. That same sort of earnestness that let Snake carry Kaz out of Afghanistan, a story he's probably told over and over to the point of exhaustion but it doesn't matter to him. He wants people to know what this man did, for it to be remembered even as an afterthought of a story. It makes him more real to someone.]
I hope so.
[Kaz's confidence could use some bolstering, but he's not going to rely on Venom for that. What he does have faith in is sitting next to him, and it feels almost like a callback when he makes his next promise.]
Whatever the case, I'm with you, Boss. Think we'll make it all the way back to the ship?
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[That determination is endearing. That same sort of earnestness that let Snake carry Kaz out of Afghanistan, a story he's probably told over and over to the point of exhaustion but it doesn't matter to him. He wants people to know what this man did, for it to be remembered even as an afterthought of a story. It makes him more real to someone.]
I hope so.
[Kaz's confidence could use some bolstering, but he's not going to rely on Venom for that. What he does have faith in is sitting next to him, and it feels almost like a callback when he makes his next promise.]
Whatever the case, I'm with you, Boss. Think we'll make it all the way back to the ship?