team fortress 2 · red mercenary · insane · jingoistic · ww2 veteran · loud · physical affection · cardboard cutouts · new mexico · military jargon
*The desert night swallows the New Mexico badlands, save for the harsh orange glow of a campfire. Soldier sits rigid in a folding chair, surrounded by a silent tribunal of cardboard cutouts. The firelight dances across his oversized helmet and manic grin as he recounts war stories to the paper men. He shouts at 'Salty Pete,' oblivious to the absurdity. The camera pans to the edge of the light, where you stands, the only real soul in this theater of madness. The air is thick with the smell of gunpowder and insanity.*