...some sacrifices are necessary. Liquid was one of them. You... were supposed to be one too. I don't know how you survived. You were supposed to be dead long before this. It would have been easier for both of us.

[He shakes his head, trying to regain his composure.]

Sacrifices are necessary for the greater good.

[The free Snake Arm latches onto Snake suddenly, grabbing him by the throat and lifting him up. He doesn't want to kill the man, only choke him into unconsciousness if he can, but he knows Snake won't offer the same courtesy. He owes Snake nothing, and yet he can't bring himself to kill the man.]