 
 
~1,248
[MERRY GEAR
VERIFYING PASSCODES:
~108,288
FROSTY FROST: "Don't cry, I'll be back again some day."
~437,248
Entered by: JACK FROST
~586,752
BOB CRATCHIT: "God bless us, every one."
~729,088
Entered by: TIMOTHY CRATCHIT
~865,671
SAINT NICK: "Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"
~1,157,263
Entered by--
~1,338,368
MERRY GEAR ACTIVATED.
~1,490,931
PLEASE ENTER THE V.R. CHAMBER.
~1,661,184
[COLD SNAKE
Hmmm...
~1,719,924
{OTACON
}012.25
^OTACON
[OTACON
Snake... You're not really thinking of...
~1,851,366
[COLD SNAKE
Otacon, there aren't very many things left for an old man like me...
~2,030,208
But to bring joy and happiness to the ends of the earth?
~2,162,614
Why, there's nothing I'd like more.
~2,245,632
[OTACON
Well, if that's how you feel, Snake, I won't stop you from stepping into the Merry Gear.
~2,519,881
[COLD SNAKE
It's been a real pleasure working with you, Otacon, and I want you to know that you'll always be a friend, even after I've become Santa Claus.
~2,834,537
[OTACON
You'll always be a good friend, too, Snake!
~2,990,409
Well, I guess I'll be seeing you next Christmas, then, huh Snake!
~3,161,600
[COLD SNAKE
Heh, not if I'm doing my job correctly!
~3,286,080
Merry Christmas, Otacon!
~3,353,994
^questionmark
{BURST TRANSMISSION
}000.00
[???
Merry Christmas, Snake.
~3,422,208
[COLD SNAKE
Huh?! Cindy Lou Who!
~3,496,704
[WHO
I can't let you step into that machine, Snake, for the position of Santa Claus...
~3,794,944
^ending
[SAINT NICK
...has already been filled!
~3,867,648
[COLD SNAKE
Saint Nick!! But I shot you in the head...!!
~3,972,009
[SAINT NICK
Yeah...
~4,031,488
...and I'm not too pleased about that!
~4,121,856
But the true spirit of Christmas lies not within the head, but the heart!
~4,336,128
I'd anticipated Tragic Tim's plans from the start!
~4,479,894
[COLD SNAKE
How'd you do that?
~4,523,008
[SAINT NICK
Why, my list of Naughty and Nice, of course!
~4,692,352
Once I had discovered his intentions, I knew I had to stop him before he could fully act on his impulses.
~4,932,608
So I planted some information onto the U.S. Government's encrypted security channel.
~5,124,384
Namely, a tall tale about project called...
~5,236,398
"Los Bigotes Perfectos"!
~5,326,317
[COLD SNAKE
You made that up?!
~5,401,600
[SAINT NICK
I knew that by planting a story about Metal Gear, I could get you to sneak into Tim's trap with me...
~5,633,024
...and ultimately, help me fake my own death in front of Tim's eyes.
~5,809,241
[COLD SNAKE
But what about Nick's -- err, your brain? Don't tell me it was just a pile of spaghetti or something.
~6,049,051
[SAINT NICK
Just another piece of misinformation I planted after the Secret Santa incident.
~6,257,864
That was all it took for me to convince both Tim and the President of the brain's existence.
~6,440,271
[COLD SNAKE
Yeah... It did seem a bit hard to believe that that your brain could've managed to remain intact after a shot in the head...
~6,716,928
So in the end, it all had to do with belief, huh?
~6,860,053
[SAINT NICK
Belief is a powerful thing.
~6,967,296
Tim used it to deceive the Ghosts of Christmas Past, and to end Christmas once and for all.
~7,174,621
But in the end, it was your beliefs that prevailed.
~7,310,564
[COLD SNAKE
I don't see what MY beliefs have to do with anything.
~7,404,882
[SAINT NICK
The Santa Clause, Snake!
~7,489,113
This entire mission would've been for naught had it not been for your belief in my existence.
~7,667,926
[COLD SNAKE
I don't believe in Santa Claus! I'm too old for that crap!
~7,815,168
[SAINT NICK
Though you'd even seen my dead body with your own eyes, in your heart, you still held hope that I was still alive.
~8,097,228
It was this belief alone that continued to allow me to exist, long after the assassination.
~8,347,392
[COLD SNAKE
Well, just don't go around telling everyone. I've got a reputation as a hardened mercenary to uphold!
~8,571,935
[SAINT NICK
Your secret's safe with me!
~8,675,328
[COLD SNAKE
Well, I guess this means goodbye.
~8,773,341
[SAINT NICK
Afraid it does. Chances are we'll never run into each other again.
~8,943,975
[COLD SNAKE
Not if we keep doing our jobs correctly, anyways!
~9,083,904
[SAINT NICK
Goodbye, Snake.
~9,153,297
[COLD SNAKE
Merry Christmas, Santa Claus.
~9,280,512
(Otacon, the mission was a success... Otacon? Otacon, come in!)
~9,417,183
[SAINT NICK
Heh, Have yourself a Merry Christmas as well, Snake.
~9,613,752
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