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Independent semi-selective Dell Conagher/Engineer of Team Fortress 2. Written by Jay. Tracking Tag: #akillerofmen

[gumbysnoipa-deactivated20170726]

“Yew’re either going to bed or getting a mouthful of food in yew and I’m leaving which one yew pick firmly in yewr hands.”

He was a hypocrite and he knew it, but truckie needed sleep more than he probably did. Or at least a meal that wasn’t eaten between weld spots.

[akillerofmen]

     “Mm. Food’d be nice. Think I left somethin’ ‘round here somewhere.” Ah, no, wait, he’d eaten that last sandwich...something like eight hours ago. “Oh.” And that seems to be about as far as that train of thought is going to go, given that the conductor is asleep at the wheel.

[akillerofmen]

     He’s officially been awake long enough that he no longer has boundaries. If you look very closely into his eyes, you can physically see him ascending into an alternate plane of reality. He can hear colors.

     It’s been a productive few days overall. 

[wordsnquotes]

I like how sleeping next to someone means more than sex sometimes, the body’s way of saying ‘I trust you to be by my side at my most vulnerable time,’ you have no defenses when you are asleep, you tell no lies.

Eric Shaw (via wordsnquotes)

[moofrog]

Let’s be honest, Pauling had to lead Pyro around by the hand. 

[wnq-writers]

Most days my demons are silent, but when they talk, oh, God, how they scream.

writersblockedmind (via wnq-writers)

[kilomonster]

[deleted-account01-deactivated20]

kid!engie 

[jannelle-o]

mongo-butts answered your question: Requests? (:

Hmm… How about Engineer strumming away on his guitar whilst Sniper falls asleep to the tune? ;v;

Here you go, I hope you like it (:

[akillerofmen]

I’ve touched on this a bit in other headcanons, but despite his friendly, pleasant demeanor, Dell is actually very prone to depression - a condition that runs in the family. The threat of it never goes away, the looming possibility of deep, black, consuming spells in which he has to struggle to make himself live his own life, and the only method he’s discovered to keep it at bay is to work, to advance his craft, to stimulate his intellect almost constantly. 

Ironically, it’s the very thing that makes him extraordinary - his vast intelligence - that makes his mental illness so difficult to escape. And while he doesn’t fear much, the one thing he undoubtedly does fear is having it catch up to him again - which is a large part of why he’ll fight tooth and nail to keep Mann Co. and TFI from going under. Because working for them has been keeping him sane and happy for nearly a decade, and he’s not inclined to give that up easily. 

To wit, Gray Mann has best watch his back - there’s nothing quite like having a very intelligent, very desperate man out for your blood.

[akillerofmen]

You've thought of suicide?

     “-That ain’t none’a your business, son. Leave it be.”

     He had, though. He certainly had. Ten long years working on the oil rigs, mind slowly stagnating, having to work a little harder every day just to drag himself out of bed, having to choose between spending what little free time he had on his marriage or his craft… Discovering, in the end, that he wasn’t so different from his father, that when the cards were down he would choose sanity, would choose his machines over love and family any day…

     He’d thought about it. Figured out, just like his pa and his granddaddy before him, that he was going to have to fight to keep his own mind from consuming him every day until the end of his life - but in the end he hadn’t killed himself, had instead caused the deaths of over a dozen other people.

     And, because that incident had lead to his employment with BLU, he didn’t regret it one bit.

[pokingandprying-deactivated2015]

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[akillerofmen]

name :  Dell Conagher alias ( nicknames ) : Engineer, Engie gender : Male age : 43 date of birth : May 28th, 1928 spoken languages : English, Spanish sexual preference : Gray-Ace occupation : Engineer, as one might expect criminal record :  Expunged incident of manslaughter eye color : Blue hair color : Blonde height : 5′8″ scars : Most centered on left hand and lower arm. Right arm removed just below the elbow, left leg removed just above the knee. burns : Misc. burns from industrial accidents. overweight : Somewhat underweight : No color : Greens and yellows food : Steak and potatoes drink : Iced tea candy : Doesn’t really have a sweet tooth had sex : Yes had sex in public : No gotten pregnant : N/A kissed a boy : No kissed a girl : Yes gotten tattoos : No gotten piercings : No smoked / drank / done drugs: Yes / Yes / No had a broken heart : Debatable been in love : Yes needed surgery : Yes stayed up for more than 24 hours : Yes a virgin : No a cuddler :  Yes a kisser : Yes scared easily : No jealous easily : No trustworthy : Yes single : Yes in a relationship : No. considered mean : No harmed themselves : Yes (re: the Gunslinger) thought of suicide : Yes attempted suicide : No wanted to kill someone : Yes have / had a job : Yes fears : Stagnation, lacking a purpose, depression siblings : None parents : Mother (deceased), Father (estranged) other : Grandfather (deceased) children : None pet(s) : Erwin Schrodinger (cat), Albert Einstein (canary)

[akillerofmen]

themedicwillseeyounow replied to your post: And then consider the fact that, calibrated or no,...

I love his face in those two panels though. It’s literally just: “This shit. Every goddamn day.”

Dell puts up with a lot of bull without much in the way of complaint, let’s be honest. And he perfectly illustrates the difference between being tolerant and being a pushover - if you take his amiability for granted and finally manage to cross the line, he will snap you in two without a second’s hesitation.

[akillerofmen]

And then consider the fact that, calibrated or no, Dell can exert the Gunslinger’s inhuman strength at any time. Someone pulls this shit on him again;

-and if they don’t back down when he tells them to - you get one warning from him, always - he calmly reaches up, takes hold of their wrist, and crushes it into powder with minimal effort. And, because he gave a warning and a chance to back out beforehand, he’ll feel wholly justified in doing so.

[akillerofmen]

On the subject of Dell’s mechanical arm being extremely strong, he probably has to calibrate it at least every other day to make absolutely certain he never injures anyone or breaks anything by squeezing too hard. If the pressure sensitivity was thrown off for some reason he could easily crush someone’s hand while trying to shake it.

[akillerofmen]

Coming across fanart of Engie slapping Solly in the face

with the Gunslinger arm

Like do you want to break his fucking face Dell

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[akillerofmen]

"Oi, truckie. Yew got a minute?"

     “Reckon I could spare a few. You need somethin’?”

[gumbysnoipa-deactivated20170726]

  “Ah, nothing to worry about. Jus’ had a question or two.”

[akillerofmen]

     “Alright, shoot.” He is not going to laugh at the shirt. He absolutely is not. This man is a world-class assassin wearing an adorable shirt with a pun on it, and he’s not going to laugh about it.