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[sketchycharacter]

[The face that appears on the MID is familiar, despite the age loss. Nathan Drake is recognizably himself. But there are fewer lines on his face, no touch of gray in his hair, and he's skinnier, without twelve years of built-up muscle.

He's also got an obvious black eye and a set of plain prisonclothes that are pretty threadbare. Those are new.]

Okay, so, space. That's a thing. Which you've all probably figured out by now, since you're here and all.

[He lifts a hand in greeting.]

I'm Nate. And I don't want to complain, because I got lifted out of a shitty place and I'm sure someone thought they were doing me a favor, but I'm going to complain anyway, because I didn't actually need it. I wanted to be there. And if someone had to spacenap me, the least they could've done is take my brother too. Sam's gonna be pissed he missed this.

[On the plus side, his prison garb at least smells better now. Thanks, Moira laundering facilities.]

So is there a complaints department? Or some way I can get a ride back to Panama? Probably not that lucky, huh.

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[eyasassy]

What? You mean you're not super glad that you left your family behind back to wonder where you are and what happened to you until you get home even if we know it's an "if" we get home?

Ungrateful.

[She might not be trying to ice your arm but she's still a snot nosed brat even if she likes you. Sorry bud.]

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[sketchycharacter]

['sup, small thiefy friend.]

I wouldn't mind having a cool story to tell, but it's not like he'd ever believe it without seeing this place for himself. Besides, the family that goes to space together stays together...or something.

[eyasassy]

If my brother ended up here, he'd probably pee his pants. Awkward for everyone involved.

[She sniffs and wipes her nose on her coat. Space hasn't helped her not be a sniffling, starving mess thus far.]

Was your brother with you before you came here?

[sketchycharacter]

[He laughs. Wow, what a weenie.]

Yep. Him and this douchebag associate of ours, but I don't care if he shows up.

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[tearsinajar]

[ Well. Shit. There are too many things about this that aren't adding up. It's her husband but...it's not...

Elena's now in the know about his brother Sam and she's aware of Panama. Oh, she's well aware of it, that whole thing with the Panamanian motel and their first time. But with Sam, he isn't exactly alive. This has to be with things getting messed up and the Ingress. Or something.

It's just easier to blame things on the Ingress after everything. ]

No one ever has the name 'Luck' for a middle name.

[ And here she'd been wondering where he'd gone to when he said he'd be back, leaving her room and acting like he was trying to hide a surprise. He was terrible at lying. ]

Uh, hi.

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[sketchycharacter]

Hi.

[Nate brightens up a little when he sees a more age-appropriate woman responding. She's hot, too.]

I don't have a middle name, so I could probably slot 'Luck' in there, but that seems like it'd be trying too hard.

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[tearsinajar]

That wouldn't really be anything out of the ordinary.

[ She squints down at her MID. He's so young. Bruised. This is so weird. ]

How'd you get the black eye..?

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[sketchycharacter]

Ouch. Hey, you don't know me. Maybe I only try exactly hard enough.

[He reaches up to the bruise. Oh, this? It doesn't hurt too bad—most of the time he forgets it's there.]

Picked a fight with some asshole. You should see him, he looks way worse. [Eh.]

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[desperate_times]

Hello... Nate.

[Weeeeird.]

You have a brother?

[That's news to her.]

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[sketchycharacter]

Hey.

[Wow, this ship is full of good-looking women. Nate gives her a (theoretically) charming grin.]

Yep—the older, less handsome Drake brother, Sam. Also not cool enough to make it into space, I guess.

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[desperate_times]

[Oh Nate, that smile. Some things never change.]

Was he also in a Panamanian jail?

[That's just judging from the look of him.]

Going back there might not be wise.

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[sketchycharacter]

[Hot and perceptive. Plenty of people would have put his outfit down to poor fashion sense.]

He was, but I'm not worried about getting out when the time comes. We've got it covered.

[He looks completely confident, like there's no way anything could go wrong.]</small. For the moment, we were exactly where we wanted to be.

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[psychobabblery]

I'm afraid there's no discount on postcards once you cross the Milky Way, so he'll have to go without.

And unfortunately, space taxis don't appear to be a Thing, either.

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[sketchycharacter]

I kinda figured. Had to ask, though. Someone should really start a Space Taxi business, though—there's obviously untapped demand.

[psychobabblery]

I heartily agree. But then, I suppose they can't overcharge for driving to the airport like this.

[sketchycharacter]

I don't even want to know how high the meter would go in space.

[prorenataa]

[ Huh. Nate had a sibling? ]

First time I've ever heard you mention a brother.

[sketchycharacter]

It didn't seem relevant when I was trying to keep from getting mauled by your pet.

[prorenataa]

He's not a pet, he's a companion and if you hadn't tried to steal my shit, he wouldn't have bothered you.

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[leftfeet]

Hello Nathan.

[ The black haired woman smiles at him, amused. She remembers her fellow history buff, even if the last time she saw him was decades ago from her perspective. A quick check of the ship's roster confirms that this is the same guy. ]

That's an interesting fashion choice. Are you sure you were there by choice?

[Yeah, that didn't escape her notice. She's been a criminal long enough to recognize prison garb when she sees it. ]

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[sketchycharacter]

I was, actually.

[And he's not lying. It had taken planning to get into the exact jail they wanted, with the exact kind of inside help they needed, to find the exact traces that Sam suspected Avery's man had left behind.]

And thanks. I really think the blue brings out my eyes.

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[leftfeet]

Really? How peculiar.

[She says, the amused smile on her lips growing wider. Breaking into prison isn't exactly a common occurrence where she comes from.]

For your sake, I hope you had an exit strategy.

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[liberaltus]

I envy that you are all continuously getting younger, the one affliction I deserve to suffer from!

And yet the youth does not come with the memories.

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[sketchycharacter]

[Heh. Nate doesn't recognize this guy at all, but he seems funny.]

Looks like you'll just have to cope with people being young and beautiful. Sounds really hard for you.

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[liberaltus]

Oh yes, certainly a hardship, a burden, a heavy weight that I must bear and do so without complaint. You can call me the martyr in this scenario.