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]

You'll say your goodbyes too, I assume.

[not_onyourside]

If I know een advance I will.

[sentryslinger]

You ought to. I know you keep insistin' you aren't friends, but I'm bettin' the Sniper would notice if you just up and disappeared.

[Engineer would.]

[not_onyourside]

I zhink he would be mad at me.

Also he might do somezzing drastic and .. regrettable.

[sentryslinger]

You think he'd try to help you.

[not_onyourside]

[There's a really long silence while Spy debates if he should lie.]

Yes.

[sentryslinger]

And you'd rather he not die tryin'. And given how stubborn and tenacious those Snipers can be...

[That is the likely outcome.]

[not_onyourside]

Correct.

[Damn how observant you are Engie.]

[sentryslinger]

D'you think he'd do that, even with that girlfriend he has?

[not_onyourside]

Zhat ees my concern. He ees impulsive, and I do not want to ruin her life.

[sentryslinger]

[Engineer chuckles ruefully.]

If that ain't a friend, then I don't know what is.

[not_onyourside]

[He purses his lips, fearing he's said too much.]

Oui. I suppose eet ees.

[sentryslinger]

[Engineer just smiles. Sniper might want to learn a thing or two about communicating with his lady friend, but at least Spy has a friend he can count on when he needs it, even if he doesn't believe it so.]

[not_onyourside]

I will let you know eef my retirement will disrupt any vacation plans.

[sentryslinger]

I'd appreciate it.

[He's just going to try to relax now and not think about how fast they're going.]

[not_onyourside]

[ Spy is an excellent driver, he just has no concept of speed limits or that some people might not want to take turns at 100. ]

We are talking about depressing zhings again. Zhats not how I want to end zhis holiday.

[sentryslinger]

That's my fault again. How about you pick what we talk about?

[not_onyourside]

Hmm.

Tell me... Tell me where you would like to go eef money was not an issue nor was zhe administration. Eef you had a few weeks to do whatever you wished wez no repercussions.

[sentryslinger]

[He leans back into his seat, thinking.]

That one's hard. There are a lot of places I'd want to see, but not a place I'd want to go and stay for too long.

I guess I wouldn't mind just takin' a road trip across the States. See a little of everything, and maybe finish it up with a long drive to Alaska to see the Northern Lights.

[not_onyourside]

Zhe northern what?

[sentryslinger]

The Northern Lights. The Aurora Borealis? Don't tell me you've never heard of it.

[not_onyourside]

I do not believe I have. What ees eet?

[sentryslinger]

It's a light display up in the sky, like the stars puttin' on a show. All these beautiful colors lightin' up the heavens. You can only see it from certain places in the world, and one of 'em is up in Alaska.

[not_onyourside]

I do not understand.

Zhey move?

[sentryslinger]

Yeah. It's hard to describe, but boy, what a sight.