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first adversity | video/action.

[Do you guys enjoy these things turning on randomly? Well, have another feed.

It turns on but the sight is rather dark, to dark to figure out. There's a small groan for a moment and the screen turns, and it appears that the phone is on its side. Its in an alley somewhere, but that's not the weird part.

Its the guy covered in blood that's bracing himself against the wall. He's in the corner of the screen, struggling it seems, wherever it is. It looks like he's covered in snow too, but the red is sticking out because of it. Holding his abdomen, there's a grimace as he walks past the phone. LUCKY HIM. What's life done to screw him over now? ]

What the hell's... [Ready for this? One step, two steps... Three steps... Floor.

The feed cuts out.]

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[Where are these voices coming from and why are they so loud? There's a struggle as Nathan forces himself up, fumbles around the source but it just flips the phone-- though it does give a nice view of the old hotel, it seems.] Ugh..

Hold on just a moment. I'll find you.

[No response. Has he lost consciousness? Its likely.]

[Time to go drag him inside the hotel and see to it he gets treated.

He does this way too much.]

[Lucky for Nate at least? He gets to be acquainted with the local healer, it seems? ]

[At least the local meddler with healing spells.]

[Neat! And now Nate'll be waking up-- WHAT IS PAIN AND WHY IS IT NOT THERE.]

Where-- who.. What?

Don't try to move just yet. I don't know how badly you were hurt.

[What's that? Don't move? He's trying to get up, sorry!]

Where-- are we? How come I'm not shot anymore? This isn't...

What part of stay still do you not understand?!

Uh-- all of it. [He makes a face, looks around.]

Unless we're safe here pal, I don't want to sit still.

As safe as you are anywhere. [It's just a hotel room after all.]

What's your name?

That's... Not all that safe, considering its me. [Things like to happen to him. A pause and he sits back down. No one's shooting at him, so he'll accept things for now.]

Uh--Nathan Drake. Nate works just fine. You mind telling me exactly where I am and how?

Issei Ryudo. You're in my hotel room, after staggering about outside the hotel and passing out. I brought you inside to treat you.

Right... Pleasure to meet you. [A slow nod.] Thanks for the help.

But I was-- uh, we're nowhere near the Himalayas, right?

[He nods in acknowledgement at the thanks.]

No. We're on an island near Maryland in the United States.

Oh, okay... [He's going to take the comment of 'but I was in the Himalayas' and turn it into 'I hit my head too hard'.]

I-- can leave, right?

Technically, yes. You could even go back to the Himalayas if you so desired, although I don't know why you'd want to.

That's a good question, actually. [A sigh and he shakes his head, looks down.] So people stay, then?

This is where people arrive, so it makes sense that the key to finding a way back to normal would be here.

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