Metal Gear Solid: Cracks in the Armor

Chapter: The Goodbye Song - Scene 15 (Finale)

Hal’s world is spinning and with Olivia’s voice as the soundtrack. In a few gaping respirations to regain control of his mind, he loses the actions of his hands after they unclench from throbbing fists on his desk. Moments later, his world refocuses in the eyes of Snake whose grip is so tight around his shoulders he feels he’s being prepared to be launched into the air.

“Let go of me!”

“Get ahold of yourself, Otacon! What the hell’s the matter with you?”

As he takes a moment to look around, he instantly understands why every cell in his body is vilely quivering. The room is covered in a collection of overturned bookshelves, papers, and electronic debris—all things that had been whole objects several seconds ago. A small tornado would have done less damage.

Snake physically gives him a quick jolt to remind him of the question he’s still waiting on the answer to. Hal feels himself losing it again in an onslaught of unwelcomed emotion…but it’s one that involves the more familiar action of sobbing. He doesn’t want to tell anything he knows because he doesn’t want to believe it. But blissful ignorance won’t do anything…especially tell Olivia what he should have known an hour ago…

Solid Snake – Kamran Nikhad

Hal “Otacon” Emmerich – Sean Chiplock

Revolver Ocelot – Timothy Weaver

Ending Theme: Cindy – “Cold Snowlight”

Trivia

MAJOR SPOLIERS! DON’T READ BEFORE YOU LISTEN!

- In the story version of this, Otacon comes to talk to Olivia’s body to tell her how much he’s going to miss her and that the serum isn’t working any longer on Snake. Since she’s dead and the color is draining out of her skin at this point, that’s when he notices the scar and begins to piece everything together.

- Also in the story version of this, Snake gets a little rough with Otacon after he reveals that Olivia’s death wasn’t necessary. He grabs Otacon by the collar and pins him to a wall. At this point in their friendship, though, I don’t think that would ever happen.

- Though Otacon has always been really even tempered even in the face of everything he’s been through, I figured him screwing up THIS massively would warrant a fit of blinding rage.

- Myself, Amanda Mack, and Ocelot voice actor in the play Timothy Weaver wrote the Ocelot phone call at the very end of the scene. In the process of writing it, I got VERY stuck and called on Tim, resident Ocelot expert and very talented writer, to help me finish it. We did so in the matter of a couple of hours.

- VERY special thanks to composer Cindy who let me snag her beautiful song “Cold Snowlight” as the ending track at the very, VERY last possible moment. I owe ya one!

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