Otacon followed closely behind him, prepared for the force with which Fox threw open the door to M10, but not for the scene that awaited them, or the one that was unfolding now as Fox launched himself at Big Boss with startling speed. He stared, frozen in the doorway (one second, two seconds), before instinct forced him to action, and his gaze panned over to the broken form on the bed. "Snake?"

He expected it to be bad, but not this bad. He really should've known better than to underestimate him. Heedless of the very real and very near danger of Fox and Big Boss, Otacon rushed past them to his friend's side. "Snake, answer me!"