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[sketchycharacter]

[At a glance, Nate doesn't seem too perturbed for a recently spirited away from home guy who never expected to go into the upper atmosphere of Earth, much less make it to the far reaches of space. Either he's extremely adaptable or he's great at putting up a front. Then again, why can't it be both?]

This is where we all share a little about ourselves, right? [He raises a hand in a casual wave. Those who have met Nate since his arrival might notice that he is now wearing a wedding ring.] My name's Nathan Drake, my hobbies include climbing and digging into the really dusty parts of the library, and I don't actually like long walks on the beach that much. Which I wouldn't have thought would be an issue since, you know. Space. But then we went to Vacation Planet.

[The cheerful expression of an amiable wiseass slips a little, revealing something closer to wonderment.]

I've gotta tell you, when I boarded my plane home, I didn't expect to end up outside of the solar system. So far, space isn't what I would have pictured. But the view on the observation deck, wow—it's pretty out of this world.

[He chuckles at his own pun, because he's the kind of person who does that.]

Can't say coming here would have been my first choice of next career moves, but I can think of worse places to be. Anyway, good to meet everyone, or at least talk at you. [He shrugs.] Close enough.

[action for nomo #013; this is the first time Nate's returned to the ship since going down to spend a few days in the lap of luxury, and he's brought a few things with him. His area of the room isn't messy yet, possibly because he just doesn't have that much stuff yet, but there are a few packages stacked on his bunk. Nate himself is sitting on the couch, flipping through his journal when he's not playing with the MID.]

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[imahologram]

It's a little over the top [even for space princesses], but after three months, it's a nice break.

[Which should answer that question. She elaborates, though.]

On the first planet I visited with the Moira, the air was unbreathable. The second was an abandoned prison colony. It turned out it wasn't abandoned after all--and you don't want to know what was still living there.

[sketchycharacter]

[The more she speaks, the less pleased Nate's expression is. Suddenly he's not so thrilled about Vacation Planet (not that he really was to start.) It's nice, sure, but if this stuff is what he can expect going forward, he'd rather not have been lulled into a false sense of security.]

Depends. Was it better or worse than naked hairless Spanish zombies?

Actually, check that. You're right, I don't want to know.

[imahologram]

That depends. What's a zombie?

[Her experiences haven't taken those in. But she can't at all blame the guy for looking less than enthused for whatever's ahead. It's nothing she's looking forward to, either.]

Or do I not want to know about those?

he's drawing the middle image fyi

[sketchycharacter]

Well, in this case, it's a human cursed into becoming an undead asshole—actually, hold on.

[He whips out his journal and does a quick sketch before holding it up.]

Like this. More or less.

[imahologram]

Then you didn't miss much. The prisoners were pretty similar.

[Shiver, etc. But the drawing's pretty good, for a quick scribble.]

Are you an artist?

[sketchycharacter]

[Ugh. Glad he missed that place, then. Though maybe it would have been nice to have some nostalgia with Elena...nah.]

Just a hobbyist. Back home, I work in, uh, import-exports, a few other things. Drawing can come in handy, but I've never been paid for it.

[imahologram]

[Import-exports, huh, Drake? Leia raises an eyebrow.]

...You mean smuggling.

[sketchycharacter]

[Wow, she catches on quick. Technically, she's not entirely correct, but smuggling is sometimes a thing they do after the theft part. Nate looks surprised for a moment, then shrugs.]

Sometimes. If a client doesn't want to get held up by paperwork and red tape.

[Or, you know, if they're avoiding prosecution.]

[imahologram]

[Not too surprising. Possibly beneficial, frankly--if there's one thing she's learned over the years, it's that having a few criminals on your side isn't necessarily a bad thing.]

Look up Han Solo sometime. Or Lando Calrissian. [She gives Nate a little smile.] I think you'll get along.

[sketchycharacter]

Oh! I met him already, actually. Han. At one of the bars.

[Scoundrels flock together?]

[imahologram]

Really.

[Not too surprising, when it comes down to it, especially when it comes to the location. Amusing, though.]

What'd you think of him?

[sketchycharacter]

I liked him. Seemed like a guy with a good head on his shoulders.

[Yeah, sure, that's why he likes him.]