That's always how it goes. You've got your leaders who send their people off to war, the soldiers who carry it out, without question, and everyone else, caught in the middle.

[ for just a moment, his expression darkens. it might be tempting to try to fix that cycle of violence. but sometimes, the solution you come up with is just as bad as the problem.

but quickly, he's back to his casual demeanor. ]

I'm sure that they will.

[ and he'll be ready for it. ]

You have any idea which side you think you'll choose?

[ as little as the Cold War had mattered to Ocelot in the long run, the conflict brewing between Olympia and Wyver mattered even less. Back home, there was a method to what he did. but while the one person who ever mattered to him slept, all he could really do right now was see how things play out.

and maybe try to influence things just a little. ]