What, Are We Just Supposed To Leave The River Devoid Of Explosives?

[rionaleonhart]

The latest instalment in playing games so Tem can watch: we've started the Uncharted series! We're still on Drake's Fortune at the moment.

Because R2 is 'sprint' in The Last of Us but 'shoot' in Uncharted, I keep startling myself by accidentally firing my gun. I explained this to Tem.

Riona: So, if I ever fire my gun for no reason, I'm trying to run.
Tem: Ah, truly the American experience.

This playthrough contains a troubling amount of Tem laughing at me as I plummet to my death.

'You died so beautifully that time,' Tem commented at one point, as Nate fell lifeless into the ocean. 'Your arms were flung out, your leg was bent; it looked like a graceful ballet move. It was like the end of Swan Lake.'

Tem: You keep dying, but you get a tiny bit further each time.
Ginger: Just like Edge of Tomorrow.
Riona: Oh, wow, I would love to see Nate in an Edge of Tomorrow situation.

I've never previously considered putting Nate in a 'dying kicks you back' time loop, but he does seem like a fun character for it! I'd need more of a concept than that, though. I've been struggling a bit to come up with fic concepts lately; it's been a relatively slow writing year so far, although at least I've got my Final Fantasy VIII website to work on, so I don't feel like I haven't been doing anything creative.

'We've killed a lot of people,' Tem observed. 'We're such an upbeat, fun-loving guy in the cutscenes; we don't seem like the kind of person who'd shoot hundreds of people without hesitation. We don't even take a moment to reflect. Nate never goes, "Sorry, Elena; I need some time to sit with the weight of my sins."'

Riona: Why is there a guy pushing explosive barrels into the river? He was doing it even before he knew we were downstream. Is that just his job?
Tem: Well, someone's got to do it. Think of the fish.
Riona: Oh, yes, of course. We hate those fucking fish.
Tem: Those fish have had it easy for too long.

At one point, Nate launched himself in the wrong direction and fell to his death. I exclaimed, 'D—!' and then cut myself off. I was trying to scold Nate for jumping the wrong way: 'Nate!' But my instinct when scolding, it turns out, is to say the name of our evil cat: 'Dipper!'

Dipper's lovely. He's very friendly and gentle. But he is on a constant take-no-prisoners quest for food, and he will chew on anything he can get his paws on. I've had to stitch my bra straps together multiple times because Dipper keeps chewing through them. Nathan Drake, to my knowledge, has never done this.

Comments

[marginaliana]

Tem: Ah, truly the American experience.

Well, you're not wrong.

[rionaleonhart]

At one point Nate asks Elena if she has a gun on her, and she responds with 'Of course.' Elena, you're a journalist! You came here to film an excavation!

[goodbyebird]

'You died so beautifully that time,' Tem commented at one point, as Nate fell lifeless into the ocean. 'Your arms were flung out, your leg was bent; it looked like a graceful ballet move. It was like the end of Swan Lake.'

XD

I do own the collection on PS, but I've yet to get to it. Heard nothing but praise tho.

[rionaleonhart]

I hope you enjoy the games, if you do get around to them! The first game is still finding its feet, I think - they hadn't quite worked out the story/exploration-to-combat ratio - but the later games are excellent, and the first game is definitely still worth playing to get acquainted with the characters.

[fishguts]

Oh wow, I've never known a cat to chew through clothing like that! Dipper sounds like such a cutie patootie in his friendliness and gentleness but omg, it must be so annoying having to constantly sew back together the torn garments left in his wake. I can see why this kitty is the defacto scoldee!

The Final Fantasy VIII website you're tending to looks awesome and I haven't even progressed past the splash page yet! Final Fantasy VIII is my favorite of all the Final Fantasies, so I'm really excited to dive into this. I hope it continues to be a fun creative project as you continue working on it! (And I wish you the very best in your search for a concept to shop into fic! *cheerleader*)

[rionaleonhart]

When we've hung clothes up to dry, we have to keep them behind closed doors so Dipper won't destroy them. He's also the reason we can't have a Christmas tree; we used to have an artificial one, but he broke all the branches by climbing on it. He is absolutely a cutie patootie, but he's such a little criminal!

Thank you so much for your kind words about my website! I've had a great time building it.

[wolfy_writing]

I've never previously considered putting Nate in a 'dying kicks you back' time loop, but he does seem like a fun character for it! I'd need more of a concept than that, though.

Yeah, you'd need a good goal that he'd persist at even after he kept dying in the attempt.

Nate never goes, "Sorry, Elena; I need some time to sit with the weight of my sins

I get the impression if he said that she would laugh.

I've had to stitch my bra straps together multiple times because Dipper keeps chewing through them. Nathan Drake, to my knowledge, has never done this.

Well, not your bra straps.

[rionaleonhart]

I get the impression if he said that she would laugh.

This made me smile. You're probably right!

Well, not your bra straps.

Nate and Elena have a slightly rocky relationship - they've broken up offscreen a couple of times - and I suppose a bra strap chewing habit would explain it.

[necrophilia]

I have nothing clever to add but this entry made me laugh a lot!

[rionaleonhart]

Aww, I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[night_owl_9]

Nothing to add except this entry is very well-written!

[rionaleonhart]

Aww, thank you!