No, definitely not. Seeing military men with glass hands has been a pretty big tragedy.

[And he's still feeling guilty that his own fingers are completely intact. At least Snake's alive. He would have been pretty damn pissed off if he'd failed so badly that he lost one of the more level friends in his life.]

Starting to think Kobra was right. We should have run. Sure, they called the idea cowardice, but what sort of fucking honor leads to this bullshit?

Now they're all dead.

[He holds out his hand, this time asking permission.] Let me see how it feels. I'll be careful. [He says of that clear hand.]