OPEN POST: Eli - Metal Gear Solid

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[Eli says nothing, and merely shoots Kaz a resentful glare. Then he moves to the edge of the platform, to the railings, looking out at the sea. He's counting the days until he can finally get off this lump of metal. Yet another lecture isn't going to change his mind.]

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[For one horrifying moment Kaz thought the boy was going to jump into the sea. He went to move to attempt to grab him but stalled that thought. No, why would he drown himself? He may be angry but he wasn't suicidal. He was just a kid. A confused, angry kid. Kaz wanted to help him and all the other kids but how? He was a soldier, not the boy's father.]

Sometimes learning lessons when you're young can aid you when you grow up.

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You're wrong. [Eli clenched his hand on the rail, and turned to glare over his shoulder at Kaz.]

You keep saying I should learn to follow orders. My men -- the ones you took hostage with me. They were starving to death before I found them. All because they were following orders, and then when their commanders died, they didn't know what to do. They couldn't survive without someone in charge.

I won't be like that. What I've learned is that I'll never depend on anyone but myself.

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[Kaz stiffened but did not retort back with any anger this time. He wanted to listen to Eli and try to understand the suffering the boy had endured because he had. All those boys had. No parents, no guidance. Just the African wilderness and guns at their disposal. That was no life for a child.]

Then I'm sorry that adults have failed you. The Boss and I we want to try and guide you towards a better future, not to let you think we don't care because we do. Yet, you're a strong young man, Eli with your own ideals. Can we get in the way of that? I doubt it.