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]

I will. I just might need you to remind me on occasion.

[He looks out over the lake, stooping to pick up a rock. Spoiler: he's good at skipping them, as he demonstrates.]

[not_onyourside]

Zhat ees what I am here for.

[He raises an eyebrow, impressed.]

At least some skills never fade.

[sentryslinger]

What? Oh, that.

[He picks up two more, offering one to Spy.]

[not_onyourside]

Oui zhat.

[He turns it over in his hand before flicking his wrist and sending it skimming over the surface of the lake.]

[sentryslinger]

[He grins approvingly.]

This is one of those things my father taught me, way back when I hardly came up to his knee. Feels like yesterday, sometimes.

[not_onyourside]

Somehow I imagined you only learning practical skills.

[sentryslinger]

Could be practical, if I get into a stone-skippin' contest.

[not_onyourside]

Mmm yes. Zhose do seem to occur quite frequently.

[He stoops to pick up another rock, smooth and flat, and sends it gliding across the flat surface of the lake.]

[sentryslinger]

[That one went far. He'll have to do better.]

You figure this out on your own, or someone teach ya?

[not_onyourside]

Eets similar to zhrowing knives. Which een my case actually ees practical.

[sentryslinger]

I can't imagine I'd be any good with throwin' knives no matter how well I can skip a rock across a lake.

[not_onyourside]

Zhis ees simply horizontal razzer zhan vertical. Just a difference een how eets zhrown.

And far less lethal.

[sentryslinger]

I expect it is.

[They come up to a log sitting by the lakeside, and Engie is happy to take a seat on it to watch the people on the other side. Life goes on over there: people enter and exit the hotel, some walk toward the stores, others are getting out on the lake themselves. None of them are heavy-hearted, or haunted by demons. It's a good life.

He leans back, taking in a deep breath. Ah, fresh air.]

[not_onyourside]

[Spy pauses by the log, pulling out his cigarette case and lighting one up, eyes on the lake.]

Everyone certainly seems to be enjoying zhemselves. Zhat would be nice at zhe base.

[sentryslinger]

I wonder if we'd even get along if we weren't workin' together.

[not_onyourside]

Me and you or our coworkers een general? Because I zhink we would get along fine.

[And it would sure be a lot easier to try and seduce him...]

[sentryslinger]

[He smiles.]

We might. Not sure where I'd would've crossed paths with you without this job, though.

[not_onyourside]

Probably never. You would still be working on your machines, but I would not be slinking een zhe shadows killing people.

Unless of course you had somezzing worzh stealing.

[sentryslinger]

My contraptions might be worth something to someone other than our bosses. I'm pretty sure of that.

What I meant was if the rest of the team would get along. We come from all different backgrounds, all kinds of places. If we'd met somewhere that wasn't the battlefield, what would we do?

[not_onyourside]

I am not sure we ever would meet. But for zhe sake of argument, I zhink some of us would get along. Soldier and Medic .. not so much.

[sentryslinger]

I don't see Soldier gettin' along with anyone, though he and Demoman apparently did.

[not_onyourside]

Demo was most likely too drunk to know any better. Also zhey have common interests: blowing zhings up and explosions.

[sentryslinger]

How about Heavy and Medic, then? Both are educated men from across the ocean.

Oh no, Engie ruining my OTP.

[not_onyourside]

What would zhey talk about eef zhey did not require each ozzers aid?

Engie, whyyyyyy

[sentryslinger]

Someone has to find what the Doc does interesting.

Demo and Sniper. They can swap stories about what their mamas would have them do instead of whatever career it is they've chosen for themselves.