Snake:So those two are the Ice Climbers, huh?" Mei Ling:"Snake, have you ever heard of a blood bond?" Snake:"Sure" Mei Ling:"It refers to a bond between two people that's so strong they'd die for each other. The Ice Climbers have conquered frozen glaciers and dangerous mountaintops together. I think they've formed a bond that we can't even fathom." Snake:"I dunno. Seems to me they'de get in each other's way fighting to see who gets to the top first." Mei Ling:"Snake, in China they say,'Though brothers may quarrel at home, outside they defend each other from slight'."