It was quiet in the BLU Room. Nicole was instructed by Jèrèmie to stay in the room until he returned. She was left by herself with the rest of the BLU Team. Nicole sat quietly on the bench next to the lockers, wondering what to do.
"Oh feigling!"
Nicole looked up to see Vinzent coming towards her. "What is it?"
"Come over here!"
Nicole frowned. "For what?" she knew that the Medic was being quite suspicious.
"Just come over 'ere, I promise I von't kill you." a smile appeared on Vinzent's face.
Nicole grimaced. "Uh…y-yeah, sure…" she stood up. "I…somewhat trust you…"
"Warum das sagen? Es ist nicht wie ich bin dabei, Sie während des Verfahrens zu töten." Vinzent muttered to himself.
"What was that?" Nicole asked, giving the BLU Medic a concerned look.
"It was nothing of your concern, feigling."
Nicole's eyes narrowed. "Hmm…It should be."
Vinzent sighed. "Nicht mehr! Let's get to ze examination, shall ve?"
Nicole gasped. "You're freaking serious?!"
The Medic began to laugh evilly. "Are you prepared, feigling?" he took out his bone saw covered in dry blood.
Nicole's eyes widened in shock. "Do you ever wash that?!"
"On ze occasion…"
"Holy crap! You're insane!"
Vinzent had a crazed look in his eye. "Can you feel ze Schadenfreude?" he asked.
"Uh…I don't want to know what that meant…and I'm getting out of here!" she walked away, trying to stay far from the Medic. "Hey! Um, does anyone know if Jèrèmie is back yet?"
"Come back here, feigling! You need your examination!" Vinzent called.
"No!" Nicole growled.
"Don't make me come after you!"
Nicole gasped. "Sorry! But I don't want pain inflicted on me right now!" she walked faster, "Besides, I got to go find Jèrèmie!"
"He's not here yet…" Vinzent said flatly.
"How do you know that?" Nicole asked, looking back at the Medic.
"Don't vorry about it, just come over here..." Vinzent began coming after her.
"Oh crap! NO!" Nicole growled, running out of the Rec Room and into the hallways. "VINZENT! I DO NOT WANT AN OPERATION ON ME RIGHT NOW! I FEEL FINE!"
"No you are not! You might be sick and you may not know if it. Zo let me examine you and zee what your problem is." Vinzent said, "I might even perform painful zurgery on you!"
"SICKO!" Nicole growled, pushing herself to run faster. "I DON'T WANT AN EXAMINATION, PLEASE! GO BOTHER SOMEONE ELSE!"
"COME BACK HERE, NOW, FEIGLING!" the Medic hissed.
"I think I like Klaus better…" Nicole muttered to herself, coming around a left corner.
"Oh feigling! Get over here! I need to perform an examination on you!" Vinzent called.
Nicole said nothing, but continued down the empty hallway. "There's got to be someway to get away from that maniac…" she muttered to herself. Suddenly, she bumped into someone.
"Hey! Watch it, ya clumsy yella-belly!"
Nicole looked up to see the BLU Engineer standing right in front of her. "Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to…I was trying to get away from Vinzent and…"
"Listen really carefully," Tom grew quiet, "Vinzent is bit insane…so try to stay away from him unless you want to have one of your guts missin' and a lot of blood lost…"
Nicole grimaced. "Oh…really?"
"'Ere, why don't ya come with me."
"Ummm…o-okay." Nicole nodded shyly.
"Feigling!" The BLU Medic caught up with the duo. "Get over here, feigling! You need your examination! And it will be excruciating!"
"Wah!" Nicole cowered behind the Engineer. "Please! No!"
"Now, now, ya crazy Nazi!" Tom growled, "I don't want you 'reliving' your past, okay?"
"What?" Nicole frowned. "He was a Nazi too?!"
"I keep most of my Nazi traditions with me, feigling…" Vinzent began to chuckle wickedly.
Nicole shivered. "Uhh…can you keep that to yourself, p-please?"
"Vhat vould be ze point of zhat, feigling? I like to strike terror and pain into ze hearts of my patients, whether ze are on my team or not."
Nicole turned pale. "Um…yeah, I kind of didn't want to know that…"
"Okay, Vinzent, why don't ya pick on someone your own size?" Tom asked.
The Medic growled. "Hmph! You're right, zhe's to lively to be examined right now. I'll come back later…I can promise you zhat!" and with that, Vinzent walked off, carrying his prized bloody bone saw.
Nicole smiled. She was happy to know at least someone else besides the BLU Spy was looking after her.
The Engineer turned to Nicole and frowned. "Listen, ya little sissy, you need to defend yourself and stop being a dog-gone coward! It makes me sick just being with a weakling like you!"
Nicole frowned as she reconsidered her thought.
"I've about had it with ya!" Tom frowned, "It was a bad idea to have Jèr bring you over 'ere with us! We are real men, and we don't want your kind around. You're nothing but a yella-bellied sissy!"
Nicole took a step back away from the Engineer. "But…I thought…" It was as if Nicole could see his angry eyes through the goggles. Intimidation kept her from saying anything else.
"Next time, know what you're doin' before you act."
"But… it was Vinzent that came up to me and threatened me!"
"I…don't care, sissy, you just stay out of trouble! It would be easier for the rest of us!"
Nicole couldn't believe what she was hearing. It was already hard for her to imagine an Engineer, especially after meeting Bill, to be so mean to her. It was a heartbreaking sight. Almost at the verge of tears, she shook her head in sorrow.
"Hey! Don't you show that kind of attitude around here!" Tom snapped, misunderstanding Nicole's action.
"Oh! I didn't mean it like that!" Nicole begged, "I'm just a little upset is all…"
"Upset? Upset about what? That's why they send men to war, so we don't have to worry about little sissy girls! In this battlefield, you type isn't supposed to last for a measly day!"
Nicole was speechless. She couldn't think of anything to defend herself from this angered Engineer. She didn't even know why he seemed to have a grudge on her.
"Now, why don't you go bother someone else…that ought to save me some time, ya prissy little coward!" Tom demanded.
Nicole frowned as she took a step back. "What? Aren't you going to let me explain first?"
Suddenly, the Engineer pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Nicole. "Sissy, I'm gonna blow that dumb look off your stupid face if you don't get out of here!" he growled.
Nicole gasped. "WHAT?! ARE YOU SERIOUSLY GOING TO SHOOT ME?!"
"I'll give ya five seconds to get outta my sight, sissy…no more, no less."
"But…"
"One."
Nicole instantly turned around and ran down the hallway as she heard Tom counting. She pushed herself to the max to run and get as far away from the twisted Engineer as possible. When she came to a corner, she turned sharply around it and stopped. She leaned against the wall, her heart hammering against her chest. As she panted heavily, she could hear the Engineer laughing cruelly.
"I didn't even do anything and everyone is starting to threaten me…" Nicole sighed deeply.
"I see jou are 'aving problems with the Engineer, no?"
Nicole flinched as she turned to see Jèrèmie standing right next to her. "Oh! Jèrèmie…w-when did you get here? How much have you heard?"
"I've 'eard quite enough…" the Spy sighed, putting a brown cigarette in his mouth.
Nicole frowned. "Meaning…?"
"Meaning I 'eard you and Thomas argue."
"Well…" Nicole hesitated, "I-It wasn't an argument at all…It was more like…Tom yelling at me."
Jèrèmie nodded as he took out his lighter and lit his cigarette.
"I think they do hate me…" Nicole moaned, "Just me being here makes their blood boil. Take Vinzent, for example, he wants to cut me open or something just for the enjoyment! And then there was Tom, he wanted to shoot me! He thought I was annoying him or something, but I was confused!"
The BLU Spy took in a deep breath. "Now, chéri," he sighed, as smoke escaped from his mouth, "I know things are a little…off, right now. But I can promise you that everything will work out at the end."
Nicole looked up at the Spy. "Well…"
"You have to trust me at some point, chéri, it seems that I am the only one that you can turn to…"
Nicole grimaced. "I was…afraid of that…" a chill ran down her spine. Trusting in a Spy seemed hard to comprehend for the young girl.