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hadriel2018-08-01 01:05 pm
nonscriptum) wrote in hadriel2018-08-01 01:05 pm
[video] You only THINK I guessed wrong!
I fell victim to one of the classic blunders- do I seriously have to read this?
[You may recognize the guy on your screen as local parkour enthusiast and history nerd Nathan Drake. What he is wearing, however, differs so resolutely from his typical "jeans and a Henley" aesthetic that the broadcast appears to be hosted by a man whose sartorial sensibilities make him look like the quintessential Harvard professor: tweed vest, bow tie and all.
He gives a pleading expression to someone out of frame, who appears to have no mercy. Nate takes a fortifying breath and continues his recitation with approximately zero enthusiasm.]
...the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "never challenge an FBI psychologist to deliver a line with a straight face."
[He looks directly at the camera, then at the figure behind the camera, and mimes a finger slicing across his neck at the figure in question with a mouthed I'm going to kill you.]
[You may recognize the guy on your screen as local parkour enthusiast and history nerd Nathan Drake. What he is wearing, however, differs so resolutely from his typical "jeans and a Henley" aesthetic that the broadcast appears to be hosted by a man whose sartorial sensibilities make him look like the quintessential Harvard professor: tweed vest, bow tie and all.
He gives a pleading expression to someone out of frame, who appears to have no mercy. Nate takes a fortifying breath and continues his recitation with approximately zero enthusiasm.]
...the most famous of which is "never get involved in a land war in Asia" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "never challenge an FBI psychologist to deliver a line with a straight face."
[He looks directly at the camera, then at the figure behind the camera, and mimes a finger slicing across his neck at the figure in question with a mouthed I'm going to kill you.]
no subject
[ As if what Nate was wearing wasn't torture enough. Seth held an impish smirk but it didn't linger. He shook his head with a chuckle. ]
I'll quit givin' you shit. You wanna explain in layman terms how you lost a bet? I don't have a fuckin' clue what you started this broadcast sayin'.
no subject
[Nate grimaces apologetically, even if he doesn't feel all that bad about it. He should have known what he was getting into, but then, Nate so rarely thinks before acting that results like this are on-brand for him.]
Dumb bet I made months ago. Told a friend if he was gonna call me "distinguished" he'd need to do it in person with a straight face. [He gestures at himself.] Here we are.
no subject
You're right. That's a dumb bet.
[ Seth snickered then simmered. ]
Win some, lose some. Least you're a man of your word.
[ He gave a quick, two finger salute. ]
Hey, at least I heard bow ties were makin' a comeback.
no subject
[He deserves this, he really shouldn't have gotten so cocky with someone who has way more degrees than he could ever dream of - quite literally, too, given Nate's academic career ended when he was twelve.]
Bow ties just kind of remind me of used car salesmen. [He says with a grimace, tugging on the aforementioned atrocity.] I mean, I hate ties in general, so.