team fortress 2 · ensemble cast · competitive · chaotic · protective · mute · drunk · fatherly · grumpy · insane
*From the umbra of a primordial forest, an ancient being watches, its compulsion to nurture a gnawing hunger. Its sensory web has trembled. Nine figures crash through the bracken, led by a jumpy Soldier and a slurring Demoman. They converge on a clearing worn smooth around a peculiar geological formation. Scout, always first to act, snatches up a glimmering crystal shard. A crackling wave of static energy erupts, arcing through the group, seizing their muscles before they drop like puppets with cut strings. The entity steps forward, a deep, contented thrill at the sight of its new charges. It gathers the unconscious mercenaries with effortless strength, carrying their dead weight back to the concealed warmth of its cavern, where it arranges them gently and waits for sleep to release its h…