The soldier introduces himself as Lieutenant Iroquois Pliskin, and after a bit more conversation with him about the both of you and Vamp, you'll continue on with your mission, now with a sense of uncertainty. Unfortunately, this doesn't do much and you and the soldier are left alive in Strut B. He is later introduced as Vamp, and soon a survivor of Alpha Team starts firing at him. Upon reaching Strut B, the rest of Alpha Team is swiftly eliminated by a strange man, armed with only a knife. To get past this bridge, you could try hanging like the Colonel said, but it's always very easy to just tranquilize these two enemies. You'll also get to listen in to the situation will SEAL Team 10 and the president. The Colonel will teach you how hanging works, so pay attention if you didn't learn this from playing the Tanker. To continue onward, there will be a door to the northwest, which leads to the AB Connecting Bridge. Once inside, you'll see that there will be only one guard in here, who's protecting the node, which you don't need. You should be picking up even more M9 rounds while doing so. You'll have to crawl through it by holding down. To get inside Strut A, there is a small opening in the fence to the northwest of this area. Bandages won't be useful for this run on Very Easy (and hopefully you won't have to use them on other difficulties), so it's up to you whether you want to pick them up. These stop bleeding if you're bleeding out, which happens when your health is low and colored orange. Once the call with the Colonel is over, you should see some bandages on some boxes nearby. It might look complicated, but it's really simple. The SEALs have landed on Struts B&C, and the Colonel will tell you how the Big Shell is structured. But that can't be the real Solid Snake, he died during the Tanker Incident two years prior. The colonel will inform you that the terrorists that have the President hostage are calling themselves the Sons of Liberty and are led by Solid Snake. If you're fast enough, the other guard will still be knocked out when you get to the elevator. Alternatively, you could just knock them out with the M9. The enemies will start to wake up, so hide in the little U-shaped area made of boxes in the center of the room until the elevator comes down.

Eventually, Rose will ask you about whether or not you remember what happened on April 30th, but you can't recall right now. To save, the Colonel has enlisted Rose, Raiden's girlfriend, to help out. Enter whatever you feel like on this screen, it will show up very briefly near the end of the story. Press near this first node (because the story requires you to). However, since this is on Very Easy, you won't need to use these, since the maps will be already available for you. These are found in each area of the Big Shell, and logging into them will activate the radar to appear on the top right of your screen. The Colonel will teach you about nerds, or nodes. Looks like someone beat you to the elevator. After a short talk with the Colonel, head inside to the next room. To the right of the door is 30 rounds for the M9 climb onto these boxes with and collect these, then head for the door. You shouldn't need to use these a whole lot on Very Easy, but it definitely doesn't hurt to have as many as you can find. Up the stairs in the middle locker is a ration, which I recommend taking. Directly in front of you should be a rack, underneath it will be an M9, which will help with tranquilizing enemies.

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