It was late at the red teams doublecross spawn point when the train came. Scout and Demo had been expecting a few items or hats, maybe even a few of those stupid mann co supply crates that needed a key that could only be bought from mann co with real money, something everyone lacked at the moment.
Instead, the train dropped off a man in a red radiation suit.
"Who the **** are you supposed to be?" Scout asked, rather irritated that he hadn't gotten anything.
"Aye, and where's me scrumpy?" Demo added, he had run dry two days ago; it hadn't been a pretty sight.
"Here's your booze," said the man, handing Demo three bottles of whiskey. "The conductor drank the rest, then he ran over some poor sap with a baseball bat."
"So you're the new guy they sent us, eh?" asked Engineer, who was poking his head out of the giant pipe that acted as the forts back door. "Ignore those two, Demos always a little ***** off at someone when he isn't sauced, I swear, medics had to replace his liver twice now."
The man followed Engineer to the intelligence room, where everybody else was.
"So you're the new sorry excuse for a man they sent me?" Soldier asked. "Well listen pall, you better not be anything like the filthy Nazis and commies they sent me before, because if you are…"
He was interrupted by medic, who, being the teams only healer, could interrupt soldier whenever he wanted without fear of retribution, "Mein apologiez for heir soldierz brutality, he is not fond of newcomerz, what would your name be?"
"Chemist," said the man.
"Ah, good, good," said the medic, smiling. "I am ze medic, you have already met Demo, scout, Engineer and soldier, ze Australian over der is Sniper," Sniper tipped his hat slightly. "Ze large fellow who is eating a sanvich is mien good friend heavy."
"Nice to meet you," said Heavy between bites. "I sure we make good team someday."
"Ze Frenchman sneaking up behind you is Spy," medic continued.
"Bonjor," said Spy, causing Chemist to jump slightly.
"And somewhere around here is heir…"
Pyro, who had been taking a shower, something it only did when everyone else, especially scout and spy, was to busy to sneak in to get a peek of it under its suit, walked in. It looked at Chemist, stared for a second, then, with a muffled squeal of delight it launched itself at him, knocking him over as it hugged him tightly.
"…Pyro," Medic finished, his jaw dropping. Everyone in the room was staring at Chemist and Pyro, eyes big, Demo, who had been caught mid gulp, had a coughing fit, Spies cigarette slipped out of his mouth, Soldiers eyes became visible from under his helmet, did a spit take with the can of Bonk! he had been drinking, Snipers sunglasses slipped off his face, Heavy dropped his sandvich, even Engineers mini sentry stopped searching for intruders and stared at the two.