[Emmerich walks off, assuming Snake will follow him. His feet dig into the warm sand then he stops near the water, closing his eyes to let the cool breeze caress his body. Hal takes off his glasses and decides to stand there for a little bit, just taking in the relaxed atmosphere.]

[He momentarily forgets about the scars decorating his body. There's one going horizontally across his throat, where a Vamp had dealt a finishing blow. There's also a small one on his belly, where the same Vamp had stabbed his stomach. And there's five going down the inside of his right arm and many small ones crisscrossed across the inside of his left wrist as well.]