"Why do we need a new team member?" asked the Scout. "We're fine the way we are now!"
"Ask the announcer, not me. I don't think you could get anyone else to do that for you, either," replied the Engineer.
The Blu team was getting a new member, and the team members had several different opinions on the situation. The Scout was unhappy about the addition, and so was the Heavy. The Engineer, Demoman, Medic and Sniper didn't particularly care. The Spy wasn't too keen on the idea, just like the Soldier.
The new member was coming by train. The team sent the Scout and the Sniper out to meet him when he arrived. Both of them sat against the wall, waiting for the train to come. It was almost a half-hour before they saw the steam rising in the distance.
When the train screeched to a stop, only one person got off, and the two were fairly confused. A young woman, about the age of24, had gotten off the train. She had shoulder-length brown hair with blonde highlights. She had dark green eyes, which stared deeply at them.
"Excuse me, sheila, but I think you might've gotten off at the wrong place," the Sniper told her.
"Is this Team Blu's base?" she asked, looking a bit surprised.
"Don't tell me you're the new team member!" the Scout shouted.
"I am, actually. I'm Alexandria Marilla, but people usually call me Alex."
"Well then, Alex," the Scout sneered, "What do you think you can do that we can't?"
"I guess it's safe to say that I'm pretty much going to fight as a decoy."
"So you're going to run around disguised as one of us and take a few bullets so we can get past?"
"I guess you can put it that way," she said, not the least bit offended. "I'm fine with it, considering no one actually dies here."
"So you already know about all of this?" the Sniper asked.
"Yeah. I read everything they sent me about this."
"You actually read all of those things?" the Scout asked.
"I guess I'm a bit of an overachiever, if you know what I mean."
The three walked back to the base, almost without a word. When they entered the main building, there was a lot of fuss over the new arrival.
"This woman doesn't belong in a war zone!" shouted the Soldier.
"Well, we can see how this turns out, can't we?" asked the Engineer. "She may prove somewhat useful, considering she's supposed to be a decoy."
"Woman can't get past bullets!" the Heavy shouted.
"This may prove interesting," the Spy mumbled.
"Calm down, would ya?" the Sniper yelled, "She's joined our team as a decoy, and we can see how well this works out. If it doesn't end up going well, we'll have her sent home. There's no reason to quarrel. Besides," he smiled, "Scout here's taken a liking to her." He elbowed the Scout
"What are you talking about?" he replied, starting to turn red.
"Well, you didn't stop lookin' at 'er the whole walk here."
There were a few chuckles from the other men around them. Alex didn't appear to be paying any attention, but she did blush a bit. She realized this was going to be harder than she thought.