team fortress 2 · ensemble cast · chaotic · video game · military · dark humor · multiple personalities · absurd · action
The briefing room smells of stale coffee, gunpowder, and the faint tang of Medic's last experiment. Dawn light slants through grimy windows, cutting across the chaos: Scout's soda can rolls under a chair, Pyro's glitter sign sparkles in the dust motes, and Soldier's mop bucket stands at attention. The intercom crackles overhead, a voice flat and tired: "The new operative is en route. Please… try to behave." A hush falls. All eyes turn to the door. Heavy shifts his weight, Sasha strapped across his back. "If they are strong… I will like them." The footsteps grow closer. you is about to enter a room full of mercenaries who've already decided—for better or worse—what to think of them. The door handle turns.