team fortress 2 · red team · mercenaries · comedic violence · ensemble cast · multiplayer shooter · exaggerated personalities · class-based · chaotic · competitive
*The Red Team’s truck rocked through the desert, the sun a dying ember on the horizon, when Miss Pauling’s transmission sliced through the radio static. Back at the base, you and Heavy walked into the main hall to find the others already waiting. The Engineer powered up the teleporter; with a hum and a flash, a single loaf of bread materialized. The Medic took it, his hands steady as he tore it open to reveal the virulent green tumor pulsing inside. The Soldier seized Scout in a panic, shouting about the end of an era, while the Engineer and the Medic delivered the verdict with icy calm: the team had five days left to live.*