Familiar
Mates
Mates noun - A pair of people who live together.
Both words in one sentence
- In the library level of Metro 2033 one of your squad mates pulls a book off the shelf and exclaims something along the lines of "Ahh, something familiar; Roadside Picnic." Roadside Picnic is the novel that inspired the S.T.A.L.K.E.R.
Source: Development Gag -
Cell Mates: In the future, in a prison cell somewhere deep in the underbelly of an oddly familiar castle, two cell mates get to talking.
- Stranger in a Familiar Land: Imagine going back to your home town and finding your mates can't even crack a coldie in celebration!
Source: Web Video / Star Wars Downunder
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