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Balalaika: So the legendary soldier thinks he can dismantle my entire operation?
Snake: (Three hostiles on the catwalk, two more in the office above)
Balalaika: Deploy the twins. Let's see how he handles Spetsnaz training.
Snake: (Taking the high ground first)
Balalaika: Excellent. He's cutting through them like they're recruits.
Snake: (Thirty seconds to bring this whole place down)
Balalaika: You always were predictable, Snake. My office is in the next building.
Snake: (A decoy... the real headquarters was never here)
Snake: (The real headquarters... it's this building)
Balalaika: Such a shame, Snake. You almost had me.
Snake: (She's getting away!)
Balalaika: Tell your handlers Hotel Moscow isn't some third-world militia they can eliminate.
Snake: (One shot... but the mission was to destroy the organization, not just the leader)
Balalaika: Enjoy the fireworks, Snake. I've rigged every building you passed through tonight.
Snake: (The entire district... she's destroying her own territory)
Balalaika: Now they'll have to rebuild everything. And I'll control every brick.
Balalaika: Should've known you'd bring down the whole bird, Snake.
Snake: (She's bleeding from the left side. Still dangerous.)
Balalaika: You think this ends with me in chains? Hotel Moscow dies with its commander.
Snake: (No bullets - this needs to be clean.)
Balalaika: Your precious CQC won't break a soldier of the Motherland!
Snake: (Pressure point under the jaw. She'll sleep.)
Balalaika: Finish it then. But know this - your handlers sent you to die. The real Hotel Moscow... it's not what you think.
Snake: (My comms are dead. No extraction. She's telling the truth about something.)
Balalaika: One button press and every intelligence agency gets the full file. Your mission, your real mission, becomes public knowledge.
Snake: (These encryption keys... they're not standard Russian military)
Balalaika: Having trouble with the cipher, Snake? Or should I say... David?
Snake: (Operation designation: Hotel Phoenix. Authorization: Langley. This can't be right)
Balalaika: 1992. Operation Paperclip's ugly cousin. They needed someone who knew Moscow's underworld.
Snake: Command, this is Snake. Target has diplomatic immunity under Operation Hotel Phoenix. Requesting new orders.
Snake: (Stand down. She's compromised our entire network. She's untouchable)
Balalaika: Your handlers always were cowards. Afraid what would happen if Hotel Moscow's real purpose came to light.
Snake: (If they're willing to protect her, then they're the real enemy)
Balalaika: Welcome to the grey zone, Snake. The only place where patriots become traitors.
