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]

[While Spy looks to the shore, Engineer looks to the clouds again- they're rolling in faster than he thought they would, but they still should have an hour or so. Leave it to rain to ruin his peace and quiet.]

You said you didn't like lightning. Had a bad experience with it?

[not_onyourside]

I do not like electricity. Also lightning causes fires.

[Which wouldn't be much of a problem when they were sitting in the middle of a lake, but still made him nervous. Peering into the bucket with the worms he makes a disgusted face, gingerly pulling one of the horrid wriggling creatures out of its depths. It starts squirming and he promptly drops it on the planks of the boat.]

[sentryslinger]

[Engineer picks up the worm for him with his Gunslinger, offering it back to Spy.]

I'm guessin' that comes from that shield some of those Snipers carry?

[not_onyourside]

[He takes it back, biting the tip of his tongue as he swallows his pride and dignity and skewers it on the hook.]

Zhat too. But I told you, I fell eento an electric fence.

[And that was entirely discounting how much metal is in him now.]

[sentryslinger]

At least you've got yourself a reason to stay on your guard.

[He smiles as Spy finally manages to bait his own hook, grinning harder to himself.]

[not_onyourside]

And to stay invisible.

[He sends his hook and worm sailing away from the boat, landing slightly further than the first time with a soft plunk.]

[sentryslinger]

[He watches Spy's cast off before turning back to his rod, still smiling.]

Thanks for comin' out here with me, Spy.

[not_onyourside]

Eets zhe least I can do when you let me dress you yesterday.

[He settles back, finally grabbing one of the beers.]

I am surprised I did not impale eizzer of us on hooks yet.

[sentryslinger]

I got one stuck in my ear one time. It was the only time I ever got a teammate to come fishin' with me. I probably should have tried to find someone other than Scout.

[not_onyourside]

You should have had him stand on one side of zhe lake and just run around yelling, he might have just frightened all of zhem to you.

Did he catch anyzzing?

[sentryslinger]

Nothin' as big as what you just got. It might've helped if he'd stopped talking for a minute or two.

[not_onyourside]

Can zhe fish hear us?

[ He takes a few sips of his beer before continuing.]

At least he came.

[sentryslinger]

They can hear us enough to get scared off.

[He takes a swig of his own, picking up his rod casually as it moves, reeling the fish in with muscles well-trained to the art of fishing. They've done this dance before.]

I can appreciate that he came, at least. You'd be surprised how many turn down the opportunity.

[not_onyourside]

Probably because eet does not involve guns. Maybe you should shoot zhe fish instead.

[He watched Engineer, impressed as he reels in a much larger fish without any difficulty.]

Zhis seems like somezzing Sniper would do.

[sentryslinger]

[He drops the fish into the bucket after only a quick look.]

It does. Never have been able to get very friendly with them, though. Maybe you oughtta give me some pointers.

[not_onyourside]

[He smiles down at their dinner later.]

My tactic was to pester zhem until zhey just accepted eet.

[sentryslinger]

I can't say I ever thought that would work, but you must know somethin' I don't.

[not_onyourside]

Well I can be incredibly charming.

Eet did not work as well on zhe BLU Sniper, but I zhink I was making progress before I got transferred.

Zhey have only convinced zhemselves zhey want to be solitary, eets not actually what zhey want.

[sentryslinger]

And what is it they really want, Spy?

[not_onyourside]

I have not quite figured eet out. I zhink zhey want people to be around but een comfortable silence razzer zhan speaking.

I will figure eet out eventually.

[sentryslinger]

Some people are like that. They just enjoy the company, even if they don't know how to say it. I'm sure this Sniper friend of yours appreciates ya, though.

[not_onyourside]

Perhaps. He would never admit eet zhough.

[Still, Spy knows.]

I zhink he appreciates my ability to cook omlettes.

[sentryslinger]

There's bound to be more to you he likes than that. Never once met a Sniper who struck me as the type who'd stick with someone if they didn't have at least a few desirable qualities.

[not_onyourside]

Well why are you vacationing wez me zhen?

[sentryslinger]

I'd think you'd be the better qualified of the two of us to answer that.