𝙽𝚊𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚗 𝙳𝚛𝚊𝚔𝚎 (
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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.]

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Ha ha, cute. I do marine salvage.
[It used to be less-than-legal, but he's got a wife and a house now.]
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[Good thing you didn't mention the less than legal cuz...]
It doesn't look like it when I'm wearing this horrible thing, but I'm a Deputy. Deputy Pratt of Hope County, Montana.
Not that it means much here.
[He shrugs, maybe he can use his shiny badge to start a fire or something.]
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[A year ago Nate might have had more reservations about sharing his former profession with others - particularly those in the law enforcement sector - but even if they did take umbrage, what would they do to him? What could they do to him? Pratt looks about as intimidating as a baguette.]
But yeah, probably doesn't.
[Which isn't to say that Nate hasn't vastly underestimated people in the past, but Pratt doesn't come across as someone with a whole lot of power under the surface. Everybody's got secrets, but the guy seems pretty forthright.]
If you wanted a similar job, guess you could always join the Guard.
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Nah, there's plenty of people better suited for it than me. People here who can fly, people far stronger than I'll ever be.
I don't plan on being here that long anyway. Though I suppose everyone says that, as if I have any say in the matter.