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.

Comments

[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.

[not_onyourside]

Well, you are eizzer hoping zhat eef you accommodate me I will leave you alone, or you are very bored or lonely.

[sentryslinger]

I'll tell you that you're right, but I'mm not gonna tell you which of those it is.

[not_onyourside]

You enjoy tormenting me do you not?

[sentryslinger]

I might.

[He's grinning the whole time. His rod twitches again, and he gets right to it.]

I'm assumin' this Sniper was too busy to come with you out here? Or is vacationing somethin' he prefers to do with that girlfriend you were tellin' me about?

[not_onyourside]

He ees taking her camping and zhey are going to have a big bonfire. I assume zhere will be no more forest afterwards.

[He watches eagerly.]

But eets for zhe best, he rarely does anyzzing wez her. Afraid zhe Administrator will be hiding een zhe bushes to see.

[sentryslinger]

Why would the Administrator care about how he spends his vacations? So long as he's not talkin' about business with her, that is.

[He reels the next fish in. This one is putting up a fight.]

[not_onyourside]

[Spy grins, he wanted to see one of those whiskered ones up close and now's his chance.]

I doubt eet. He ees a Sniper. He probably eesn't talking at all.

I have no idea why he's so paranoid.

[sentryslinger]

You get like that when you're out on your own for a long time. Learn to depend only on yourself. It keeps you alive, but I can't say you're really livin'.

[not_onyourside]

I am trying to teach him zhe difference. Someday I will accomplish eet.

[A few raindrops patter down on them, but Spy is more interested in the fish.]