Original sentence: As it is clear that both Snake and Meryl have fallen in love over the course of events, they live together for a while after the incident, before Snake leaves to contend with problems leading to the events of Metal Gear Solid 2
Edited sentence: As it is clear that both Snake and Meryl have fallen in love over the course of events, they live together for awhile after the incident, though the relationship does not work out in the end and they part ways sometimes before the events of Metal Gear Solid 2