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[sketchycharacter]

[The face that appears on the network is a familiar one—Nate's a chatty guy, and he made a grumpy address not long ago. But something's different this time—he looks a little disoriented, a little older. A little beefier.]

Hey. [He raises a hand in a casual greeting.] Sorry if I freaked anyone out. Complete accident, I swear. By the way, that cryo slime is incredibly gross. Don't get it in your mouth if you can help it.

[Ha, ha. This is no big deal, right?]

It's been a while. Three days for you guys, I guess? More like...three years for me.

[He smiles weakly. He's not freaked out! He's not freaked out!!]

Nice to see everyone again.

[It's been three years since Nathan Drake set foot on Avagi, but he still remembers his way around. ...mostly. Once he's got some of his bearings back, he makes a circuit of the accessible areas of the facility, re-familiarizing himself with his way around.

And eventually, he makes his way back to their quarters, plopping down in the common area and trying to digest.]

Back in space. How about that.

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[vata]

Fine. It's really you, I guess.

[Crossing her arms, she doesn't seem exactly thrilled, but somewhere (deep beyond all the electronics and sarcasm) she's relieved to know he's still alive and breathing— if not a little older.]

[sketchycharacter]

It's really me.

[He crosses his arms as well, but he doesn't look upset. He actually smiles.]

Why? Did you miss me?

[vata]

Shut up. [ Yes.

There's a tight huff from the other end of the line; Sombra's arms knitting together as she folds them harshly across her chest.]

Maybe. A little.

[sketchycharacter]

[Never.

The grin on his face is only a little shit-eating. It's also genuine.]

I'm glad to see you too, Sombra.

[vata]

Whatever. [It's a hard snort and a solid eye-roll, but by now, he's probably got all the ammunition he needs to see through her little performance.]

You bring me anything back from your trip through time?

[sketchycharacter]

I had my pockets stuffed, but whatever dragged me back here didn't bring the gifts too. [Man, he can think of a lot of things he'd like to have brought with him.]

But while I was gone, I did rediscover a lost pirate colony thought to be mythical for centuries. I could draw it for you.