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]

[He's not, either. At least his pair is a pair of jacks.]

You sound like you could, from what I've heard. And that's comin' from a man who barely knows ya.

[not_onyourside]

[ His two threes and two fours aren't great. But they're something at least. ]

I do not zhink I am meant to have a happy end. But zhat ees alright. So long as at least a few people do zhan I am content.

[sentryslinger]

Anyone in particular you'd wish that on?

[not_onyourside]

Well Sniper for starters. I zhink you need to relax and have a pleasant retirement. Most of zhe rest of zhe teams.

[Except RED Medics and BLU Pyros.]

[sentryslinger]

[He smiles.]

Well, you'd be on my list, as I just said. I think our Demoman could use some time off, but I don't think his mama would let him have it. That boy works no less than seven or eight jobs at a time. It's different every time I ask.

[not_onyourside]

No wonder he drinks so much.

Zhat's razzer zhoughtful of you.

[sentryslinger]

That I'd put him on my list, or that I'd even ask about his home life?

[not_onyourside]

Bozh honestly. I doubt most ever enquire what we do when not working.

[ He tops off their wine again, almost halfway through the second bottle already.]

Zhough I suppose most of our teammates do not care.

[sentryslinger]

[He nods appreciatively, taking another sip.]

They don't care, or think it's safer not to ask. The less we know about each other, the better, or that's how it goes.

[not_onyourside]

Zhe less people care when you are brutally killed.

[ He sighs, shuffling the cards. ]

I suppose zhat does make eet easier. To not care about zhings.

[sentryslinger]

In some ways. Harder in others. You'll fight harder for a team you know you can trust, especially if you feel some kind of kinship to 'em.

[not_onyourside]

I would not know.

[He pauses to look out the window, but all he can see is their reflection silhouetted.]

But I imagine zhat makes eet all zhe harder to lose zhem.

[sentryslinger]

It would. It ain't so bad, though, to have a team you care about. Men fighting by your side like brothers in bloodshed.

[not_onyourside]

Eet must be nice.

Zhe RED team does not have such.. camaraderie. I am lucky eef zhey notice I have died on zhe field.

[sentryslinger]

[He laughs, a bit rueful.]

The BLU team doesn't have an abundance of it, either. It's more of a personal ideal of mine.

[not_onyourside]

Well someday I hope you find a team zhat has such qualities.

[sentryslinger]

Let's hope we both find what we're lookin' for.

[not_onyourside]

I would say zhat zhis ees a good start.

[His hand this round is less than impressive; a pair of fives. But he studiously rearranges them around in his hand as if he has a whole hand of good cards.]

[sentryslinger]

I agree, even if I am losin'.

[And about to lose more if he doesn't draw anything better than that pair of fours. He sees the way Spy is adjusting his cards- that's not making him hopeful.]

And who knows? Maybe we'll end up at the same base sometime, both assigned there. If nothin' else, we might each other to keep company, assumin' we don't drive each other crazy with this vacation idea of yours.

[not_onyourside]

I zhought you did not like when I showed up at your base suddenly.

And we are not driving each ozzer crazy yet. One more day should do no harm.

[sentryslinger]

I'll admit I ain't fond of when you show up and either stab me in the back or coerce me into some kind of hijinks I've got no business being involved in, but I'm warmin' up to at least one of those.

[Time to draw some cards. Oh boy, another four.]

[not_onyourside]

I will only stab you when we are at work and at zhe same base. Which ees not zhe case now.

[Spy gets a whole lot more nothing. Hmph. They're both getting close to running out of things to take off. Which is both good and bad.]

I told you holidays are fun.

[sentryslinger]

You did. And you were right. Sometimes, I get too caught up in work to see that.

[He lays down his three fours and resigns himself for a night in the buff, sure that is a losing hand.]

[not_onyourside]

[Engie is in luck because Spy's pair of fives means it's time for him to lose his gloves. He frowns though, next losing hand will be between his shirt and his underpants. Unless he can convince Engineer that his watch counts as a viable item.]

I am often right, just no one likes to listen to me.

[sentryslinger]

[He sighs in relief and shuffles the cards, hoping his luck holds out. That was a close one.]

Well, if all your ideas are like this one, I can see why. It might depend on who you're tryin' to convince, too. Soldier can be persuaded with the right argument. And I know you don't like hearin' it, but Pyros aren't so bad. They'd do just about anything for a new toy.