[ That sounds like a gross understatement based on the fact that Snake is now walking side-by-side with someone who's more mechanical than flesh-and-blood. It's the kind of thing that would have made him uneasy in another situation, but he can't really feel that toward Raiden. Not with what they'd been through together. It may have all happened over the course of a day, but sometimes that's enough to forge a bond. ]

Mhm... sorry to hear that, kid. [ Is he even allowed to call him "kid" when Raiden's six years older and a cyborg now? Well, Snake plans to keep doing it anyway. Maybe it will help Raiden to feel a little more normal.

Of course he wants to ask more, but he figures they should get settled somewhere first. Snake taps a finger on his MID. ] They give you a room assignment yet? Have you met the people you're staying with?