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It wasn't Joel's faint snoring that kept Nate awake. He even thought it was quite adorable. The space pirate looked almost innocent in his sleep. Almost, since Nate knew that his partner in crime, treasure hunting and, well, between the sheets, too, had a rather dirty imagination. He didn't expect Joel's dreams to be innocent. Probably more along the lines of loot and booty.
No, what had kept him awake was the feeling of excitement and anticipation. He had gone through the files several times now, checking maps and coordinates, trying to figure out the best routes and also reading up on the history of Atrios. The planet had been in a state of turmoil for a long time, waging a war with the neighbouring planet of Zeos. And then some strange event had caused the inhabitants of the planet to age rapidly and die out. Joel had been awfully secretive about that particular part of Atrios' history but he seemed to know more than he let on.
"Ask the folks on Gallifrey next time you end up in President Romana's quarters." he had teased him, "She won't tell you anything but I like the idea of you pestering her about that."
Now Atrios was a barren wasteland with ruins scattered across its radioactive surface. It was a dead zone with countless treasures left for the bravest of scavengers or - in his case - tomb raiders. It would be dangerous. Very much so. And that was what excited Nate.
Nate turned around and gazed out into the endless ocean of stars. Every one of those was a sun. And circling them were countless worlds waiting to be explored. Joel moved in his sleep and muttered something which sounded like "I didn't steal that, I swear...". Nate smiled contendedly. This was where he belonged.

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And it's those two again

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It wasn't Joel's faint snoring that kept Nate awake. He even thought it was quite adorable. The space pirate looked almost innocent in his sleep. Almost, since Nate knew that his partner in crime, treasure hunting and, well, between the sheets, too, had a rather dirty imagination. He didn't expect Joel's dreams to be innocent. Probably more along the lines of loot and booty.
No, what had kept him awake was the feeling of excitement and anticipation. He had gone through the files several times now, checking maps and coordinates, trying to figure out the best routes and also reading up on the history of Atrios. The planet had been in a state of turmoil for a long time, waging a war with the neighbouring planet of Zeos. And then some strange event had caused the inhabitants of the planet to age rapidly and die out. Joel had been awfully secretive about that particular part of Atrios' history but he seemed to know more than he let on.
"Ask the folks on Gallifrey next time you end up in President Romana's quarters." he had teased him, "She won't tell you anything but I like the idea of you pestering her about that."
Now Atrios was a barren wasteland with ruins scattered across its radioactive surface. It was a dead zone with countless treasures left for the bravest of scavengers or - in his case - tomb raiders. It would be dangerous. Very much so. And that was what excited Nate.
Nate turned around and gazed out into the endless ocean of stars. Every one of those was a sun. And circling them were countless worlds waiting to be explored. Joel moved in his sleep and muttered something which sounded like "I didn't steal that, I swear...". Nate smiled contendedly. This was where he belonged.

~~~

And it's those two again

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