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[bookkeeper]

WHICH ONE OF YOU DID THIS
THIS ISNT FUNMY
I MEAN IT
WHAT THE CRAP
IS THIS PAYBACK FOR NOT PUTTING A SOCK ON THE DOOR???

[ This was MEANT to be a private message sent to the folks living with him in Heropa #005, all of three or four others, but Nathan Drake and some bits of technology don't tend to mix very well. Especially when he's both furious and freaked out, his hands shaky as he types - god bless autocorrect.

This ends up going out to everyone on the network, however. All those lines. Mostly all caps. ]


(ooc: there ended up being a MoM IT version left in the DVD player, though Nate doesn't show it on the feed because that would involve reliving the horror, this scene in particular— warning: clown + blood effects — 90s Pennywise PRINCE ALBERT IN A CAN?? )

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Action.

[bookkeeper]

[ He's jumpy now. And with good reason. He spins about as he hears her speak up, more than ready to unleash verbal hell on the first housemate to come and try to talk to him.

There's only some squeakiness to his voice. ]

W-what? [ Oh. It's Lara. The cute housemate. BUT LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING. ] Yeah-- sure. Who's stressed?

Are you alright? What's in the cup?

[ She's British. There's a stockpile of tea in their kitchen. But what if she's laced it and is now going to make him watch both discs? ]

permaactions this like a REVOLUTIONARY

[crofts]

( Wow, okay. Lara just takes a moment to just absorb the mild absurdity of Mister Drake's behaviour. )

I'm fine. ( Sounds like: you must have hit your head. ) And these are both cups of Earl Grey. I thought it might help you calm down,

( From all that capslock. ) but given that you aren't stressed, perhaps it's not necessary. Still. ( She's going to hold it out, handle first, as she sips her own mug. ) So what is it that isn't funny?

IT'S HAPPENING

[bookkeeper]

[ He eyes the tea, watching the steam play off the surface. It looks hot and she's not holding his by the handle. Better take it so she doesn't burn her fingerprints off! ]

Were you the last one to use the DVD player?

Crap this is hot. How are you not burning off your tongue?

[crofts]

Revolutionary technique, ( she says, without a HINT of dryness, before lightly blowing on the tea, to cool it a touch.

And... she's puzzled. )

I— no. The last thing I watched was a documentary on the telly. He was no David Attenborough, but butterflies in slow motion are engaging enough even with sub-par narration.

( A sip of tea, and, ) Is this related to the distress signal you sent out?

[bookkeeper]

[ His nose scrunches as he mutters something about 'Brits'. He figures Lara and Cutter would get along quite well. In fact, Nate would pay to watch a conversation go down between them. ]

Definitely wasn't a documentary about butterflies. And yeah, I guess. Kind of.

Anyway, it doesn't matter. It happened, it's over and done with.

[crofts]

And yet, I remain unconvinced.

( Beyond, Mr. Drake. Her arms, they are crossed. Her brow, it is arched. Lara Croft means business, and she starts to move towards the DVD player. )

Is the offending item still in there?

[bookkeeper]

[ Tea is spilled then when she's moving to WHERE SHE SHOULD NEVER GO. Lara, stop, he's committing a disgrace toward Britain by spilling even a drop. ]

H-hey— hey hey hey, no. Stop. Just... Leave it.

[ Nate hurries after her as quickly as he can without sloshing Earl over the back of his hand. ]