Blueprints 003: Wolverine-mean

[hardhat_truckie]

Action: Morning, 1450 Mitchell Road and around.
(Engie's just happily working on his sentries again on the lawn. All seems well with the Texan. Wanna say hi?)

Action: Afternoon Around town
(Engie's now walking around town on his way to work. He's just opened the door to the bakery, actually.)

Action, locked to the BLU Sniper: Later, Garage(There'

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Action C, locked to the BLU Sniper at the garage.

[hardhat_truckie]

(If you happen to look around after the phone call, there's a pod underneath a car, Sniper. Wanna open it?)

[bye_to_yer_head]

*He had found a pod out back and cut it open, but it was empty. Huh. Weird. He's about to leave the garage when he spots another one. He kneels down and pulls out his folding knife from his pocket and gets to work.

This one isn't as translucent as the other one had been, something is in there.*

[hardhat_truckie]

(Engie doesn't know what's going on. He's just having a dream about being home with his family actually. It's a very nice dream, and not one he wants to wake up from. But do what you must Sniper.)

[bye_to_yer_head]

*Sniper peels back the slimy skin of the pod to reveal the very man who had just been insulting him minutes before. He clenches his jaw, and the knife in his hand wavers for a moment before he slices the rest of the pod covering away. He hooks his hands under Engie's shoulders and pulls him out onto the concrete floor of the garage.

At first Sniper thinks that the RED might be dead, but once he's fully out of the pod he can see Engie breathing. Folding his knife up and sticking it back in his pocket he just watches Engineer for a second, then he reaches out and shakes his shoulder, probably a bit rougher than necessary.*

Truckie? Wake up.

[hardhat_truckie]

(When the BLU Sniper starts to pull him out, Engie gets a distinct feeling in his dream that he has to go somewhere now. He turns to his wife and his daughter and gives them both a giant hug. He tells his wife how much he loves her. He tells his daughter to eat her vegetables and be a good girl to mommy. He says their names one more time as he feels the darkness overcome him.)

Irene...Hannah...

(The shaking works. The real RED Engineer wakes up, startled and slimy from the goo.)

Wh-what? Slim? What the-

(He proceeds to cough and choke a bit. Being submerged in goo for so long, some of the stuff has gotten into his mouth and nose.)

[bye_to_yer_head]

*Oh ... well ... Now he feels a bit bad. Obviously Engie had been dreaming, and it was probably something better than what was actually happening in Mayfield. He reaches out and rolls Engie onto his stomach so that he doesn't choke on the slimy stuff from the pod. Then he sits back on his heels.*

Yeah. Yer at th' garage.

[hardhat_truckie]

(After a few more coughs and hacks, he's recovered enough to get into a sitting position. Bewildered, he looks around the place.)

H-how...how did I get here? And what is that...that thing over there?

(He gestures at the pod. He is so confused right now.)

Slim, what's goin' on? Last thing I remember was goin' ta bed last night.

[bye_to_yer_head]

It's a pod 'f some sort an' you were in it.

Some stunt Mayfield is pullin'. There's another of you runnin' around and muckin' with yer sentries. Busted up my hand on his face already.

*He holds up his left hand, the bandage slightly bloody and he did a slipshod job of cleaning it.*

Guess this is happenin' t' a lot of people.

[hardhat_truckie]

(He stares at the bandaged hand.)

You...you got hurt by another me?

[bye_to_yer_head]

Nah, I jus' punched him in th' teeth. But he deserved it so..

How're you feelin'?

[hardhat_truckie]

(Engie ignores the question. His voice drops lower, and when he speaks it's almost like a growl.)

Sniper. What did he do to you.

[bye_to_yer_head]

Aimed a sentry at me. He's got a couple of 'em around.

*Never mentioning his emotional turmoil.*

I'm sure yours are probably better.

*Okay, the way Engie is reacting is unexpected and a bit unsettling. Sniper isn't quite sure what to do.*

[hardhat_truckie]

(Engie bows his head and clenches his fist hard. Whoever that fake Engineer was, he had threatened to hurt his friend with HIS own sentries. Never mind that he hadn't actually hurt the BLU Sniper; point is that he nearly did. Engie can feel anger rising up in him and once again he's getting those thoughts. The ones that threaten to cloud all rational thought and strip away his sense of morality, all for the sake of getting back in the most painful and violent way as possible. His breathing gets slightly more ragged as he struggles to deal with his emotions.

Eventually though, there's a slight crack and a stab of pain in his left hand. Engie looks down and notices that he's clenched his fist so tight he's injured it. Darn. Wordlessly, he gets up.)

I'll go and build us a dispenser. We can patch up our hands, and then get down to business.

[bye_to_yer_head]

*Sniper actually backs away thinking that Engie is gonna hit him. His eyes flick from the Engineers face down to the man's hand.*

Truckie?.... you all right?

*Admittedly he doesn't know the RED that well, but this is a side of the Engineer he's not seen before.*

[hardhat_truckie]

...We can talk later. Right now, there's work ta be done

[bye_to_yer_head]

Need any help with that?

*Not that he knows anything about making dispensers, but he thought he'd at least offer. He's not sure what's going on anymore. This Engie is acting strange as well. Now he's not sure which is the real one, or if there even is a real one. Maybe they're both drones.*