[ Snake pauses a bit, thinking on what to say. He's not about to blurt out his origins to a random civilian, at least. ]

Yeah. I've been a soldier for most of my life... Don't really know how to do much else. [ Another pause. ] It's not to say that I don't want to do anything else, I'd be okay with being able to live quietly, but... It's just not in my genes. [ It was funny that that was already a figure of speech, considering how literal it was as well. ]