Vacationing

[sentryslinger]

[Continuing this thread, in which Spy has convinced Engineer to spend a vacation with him. Fishing, fine dining, and some enemy bonding ensue.


Engineer steps into the elevator, hitting the button for their floor, pulling at his collar to loosen that next button.]

Hey, thanks again for the dinner and the suit. I'll have to put it to use some other time to justify your spendin' money on all this.

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[sentryslinger]

Nine, last I heard. I don't know if he ever sleeps.

[He resists the temptation to swap out any cards to try to get something better.]

As for myself, Engineerin' runs in the family.

[not_onyourside]

A whole family of people een hardhats who build killing machines?

[He doesn't want to ruin his hand either, he'll set it down and hope his flush of diamonds is all he needs.]

[sentryslinger]

[It is. He sighs as he puts down his hand.]

And here I thought my luck was changing.

[He slides out of his chair, unbuttoning those dress pants. Enjoy the sight of his tighty-wighties.]

I don't think any of us anticipated that bein' our family's lastin' mark on this world, but that's how it is.

[not_onyourside]

[Oh he does. He covers up his leer by taking a sip of his wine.]

At least zhe little sentries you make are cute.

[sentryslinger]

[He eases back into his chair and pushes the deck back to Spy.]

Pyro says that, too. I don't think most mercenaries would agree, seein' how they're too busy gettin' torn apart by 'em.

[not_onyourside]

Well zhey beep and make adorable sounds. Until zhey get bigger and zhen zhey are not so cute.

[Stop comparing him to Pyro. He huffs as he takes the deck and reshuffles.]

[sentryslinger]

[He smiles. He saw that reaction, Spy.]

So I should adjust the sounds to something more intimidating.

[not_onyourside]

I suppose. Zhough zhen I will feel better about breaking zhem.

[He deals out the cards, a little unsettled by whatever it is Engineer is smiling about.]

[sentryslinger]

[Engie's eyes go to his cards. He'll be keeping why he's smiling to himself.]

Unless we end up at a base together, I don't suppose you'll have to worry about that.

[not_onyourside]

Eef you are transfered around as often as you say, zhat may happen.

[Another pair. Jacks this time.]

[sentryslinger]

[Engie has nothing, but at least most of his nothing is high cards. Let's see if drawing a couple will help his chances.]

It might. There are a lot of bases, though. I've been through a lot of teammates.

[not_onyourside]

And a lot of enemies. Of which I am zhe best, non?

[sentryslinger]

You're the only one who's taken me on vacation like this, I'll give you that.

[not_onyourside]

I will take zhat as a compliment.

[Spy's draws don't net him anything better than his pair. Though maybe his luck will hold and Engie will have a worse pair. Ever the optimist.]

[sentryslinger]

[Engie manages to get another queen. That'll have to do.]

You'll probably be the only one to beat me in a game of strip poker in a fancy hotel room, too. You're one of two I've shared wine with, not countin' the time Demoman got into the wrong bottle.

[not_onyourside]

I would imagine wine would taste like water to him. I have unfortunately drank zhe petrol he considers a beverage.

[He sighs, resigning himself to most likely losing his socks and therefore freezing to death.]

[sentryslinger]

[Engie laughs, laying his cards down. Look at those lovely ladies.]

Were you still standing? I imagine that put some hair on your chest.

[not_onyourside]

[ It's as he expected. Another sigh and off go his fancy silk socks. ]

I was standing for a little while. Zhen I zhrew eet all up. And zhen I was hungover for a week.

Not an experience I would want to relive.

[sentryslinger]

[Engineer is glad for that win as he starts shuffling again. The score is evening out.]

I don't doubt it. I'm surprised you gave it a try. It doesn't seem like the kind of drink you'd partake in, even if you lost a bet.

[not_onyourside]

Eet seemed like a good idea at zhe time.

[He'll just casually leave out the part where he also slept cuddling the RED Sniper's arm and nearly rolled into a fire.]

But lesson learned, never drink zhat again.

[sentryslinger]

That'd be a lesson best taught through experience.

[He sips at his wine and deals out the next hand. Watch him grin again, Spy.]

Tell me somethin' else interesting you've done. I feel like I've talked an awful lot about myself tonight.

[not_onyourside]

I razzer wish eet wasn't.

[He grimaces at his own hand. So much for his luck.]

I stole my car from someone on zhe BLU team at Badwater.

[sentryslinger]

Is it that one we drove here?

[not_onyourside]

Oui. Eet used to be turquoise. I had eet painted a more respectable colour.

[Ah, a new card and suddenly a pair of kings.]

Zhere was also a truck, but Sniper crashed eet eento a tree.

[sentryslinger]

[Despite his shuffling, he's ended up with that same pair of queens. He can only hope they bring him luck a second time around.]

He a reckless driver?