Heiji actually seemed to take the question at face value. He put a hand to his chin, looking off to a far corner of the room. "Well, from my memories so far, guess it's safe to say I spend a lot of time stickin' my nose into crime scenes. In my third memory, the reason I was out there was that grave. I think."

Then he grew a bit more serious. "But listen, Snake. It wasn't a game, it was a gamble. I had two other people with me. I couldn't just wait around and hope the cops were going to somehow notice we were gone. By then, we'd be dead."

Heiji rubbed at the back of his neck with one hand. "Besides, I knew I could count on that other fella."