[video] You only THINK I guessed wrong!

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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.]

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Right, right, [he says, like a man who knows what wizard professors look like, like a man who definitely has an idea of what Angus is talking about.

(He does not.)]

You have a lot of experience with those?

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I solved a murder at a college, once, but I've never attended one as a student!

[ He just brushes over the fact that he's like... twelve. ]

... Oh, I'm a detective, I probably should've given the context up front.

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Oh, is that all?

[Nate can't help the grin on his face, since the statement itself was said with such consummate nonchalance that it might as well be a very dry joke. It's all right, kid. He didn't go to college, and he turned out okay!]

What's your name, inspector?

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Angus McDonald, sir. I'm the World's Greatest Detective, back home.

[ Angus has seen amused grins like that before; he gets this kind of reaction a lot! He's used to it. ]

I know that sounds like a brag, but it really isn't, I'm being serious!

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Hey, I believe you!

[He isn't about to judge the state of anyone's home world, and if a preteen is an ace detective, who the Hell is Nate to argue otherwise? When he was twelve he was a pretty decent magician, even if his brother claim the opposite. Sam was definitely just jealous.]

I'm Nate. Drake.

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[ Ten points for Nate, most people don't believe him at first! Angus looks surprised for a second, and then gives him a big, gap-toothed grin. ]

Oh! Oh, you're Lup's friend!

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Uh. Yeah. I am.

[Nate isn't certain whether to attribute that particular association to clever sleuthing on Angus' part, or the fact that his friends might talk about him. Maybe both.]

How'd you know?

[hellosirs]

[ It's a little of both! Angus has lived with the twins for a year now, and has probably overheard Nate's name come up in conversation before. Also, he's a big snoop who reads through the network in his offtime. ]

I just pay attention, sir!