[Nate is mildly surprised to see his other self here, and then he isn't. Their life paths may have diverged, but at their cores, they're not so different. Same formative years, same tendency to climb whatever is there. Makes sense that they'd have the same preference in trees, even if they're up here for very different reasons.]
Hey, kid.
[It's not the first time he's been unsure what to say to him, but maybe the first time he's not glad to see him. Nate knows that he's always been a living example of at least a possible future for the kid. What kind of example is this?]
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Hey, kid.
[It's not the first time he's been unsure what to say to him, but maybe the first time he's not glad to see him. Nate knows that he's always been a living example of at least a possible future for the kid. What kind of example is this?]