[ While Snake might not be prepared for that bright blue glow hidden under Leonardo's eyelids, he doesn't recoil from it either. If anything, he would have liked to get a closer look, but he can understand why the kid wouldn't want to advertise something like that.

At the implied question, Snake shakes his head. ] There's a lot of surprising things around here. That doesn't really scratch the surface. [ Not to mention that Snake isn't the sort to wear his shock on his sleeve.

Still, now he's confirmed that he won't be trying to lead some blind kid around, so he turns on his heel and starts in the direction of Nomo Deck. ]

Have they always been like that?

[ Look, it's hard not to be curious when someone has a set of peepers like that. ]