engineer suggests

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[engineersuggests-archived]

Hey guys, Mod here. I just wanted to say that I won't be posting here anymore. I've simply lost interest and motivation to keep this account and character going.

That being said, I'm leaving red engineer open for those who'd like to join! The suggestverse is picking up again, and I don't want to hinder it's growth. I've made some great friends opening the mod and community server, and it'd be unfair of me not to lend others that chance.

Don't worry, this blog will be archived! However, I'll be keeping a hold on the engineersuggests url. If you're interested in becoming the new red engineer, feel free to dm me for it! (I don't want to leave it to any possible porn bots ^^;)

It's been a blast with you guys, and it makes me very happy you still enjoy it all. I'll see you around. 👋

[engineersuggests-archived]

mostly posting at @scoutthoughts

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"What kind of computer do you have?" Alyx asked Engineer as they walked to the room. (@freemansuggests)

a damn good one if i had anythin’ to say about it! i may not be a computin’ man, but i got my sources

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One of the working teleporters in his workshop unexpectedly whirred to life, brighting up like somebody was using it. And it seemed somebody was using it as two people appeared there. (@freemansuggests)

h. hello????

[freemansuggests]

“Dr. Klein-?” The woman started to say before she got a good look of where they were. “This isn’t Dr. Kleiner’s lab.” She realized. “What the hell- who are you?”

The other person was the first to step off the teleporter, looking around and holding an old phone in his hand. He didn’t say anything, but was visibly confused.

[engineersuggests-archived]

i-

It took Engineer a couple of seconds to register the fact that one of his old teleporters had just spun to life after he fixed one bolt and turned around to get a drink. What the hell is going on?

i could say the exact same thing! who are y’all and how did y’all get access to this teleporter??

[freemansuggests]

“I must have been put in the wrong coordinates or.. something. I didn’t mean for us to end up here.” Alyx had so many questions, stepping closer to the stranger. “Are we even in City 17 anymore? I-” Before asking anything else, they introduced themself and their friend, gesturing to him. “My name is Alyx and that’s Gordon.”

Gordon was about to poke something until he glanced over and waved.

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city 17 wha….

Engineer’s head was spinning, and he could only assume the two stranger’s in front of him were experiencing the same - well, at least one of them. Once he noticed Gordon trying to poke something, on reflex, his hand shot out to slap Gordon’s away, but managed to stop himself.

Don’t- don’t touch anythin’. sorry uh, this room ain’t very stable, we should move into my workshop.

He motioned for the two to follow him out of the room.

oh uh, my names dell, but most just call me the engineer.

[freemansuggests]

“So then we aren’t in City 17.”

Gordon moved his hand away from what he was going to touch as the two followed the Engineer. Alyx stopped.

“You think there’s any way I can use your teleporter to get to my friend’s lab? We need to get there quickly.”

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nah, i’m afraid y’all ain’t any where near city 17. in fact, you’re both in the middle of new mexico.

Engineer stopped a ways apart from Alyx, keeping an eye on Gordon.

Paprika hops down from her perch and sniffs at Gordon. It seems she likes him!

‘nd i’m not sure about that. my teleporters have a max travel distance of this entire base, ‘n nothin’ further. i’m stumped as to how you got here from this “city 17″

[freemansuggests]

“New Mexico? Nobody’s in New Mexico.” That just raised many more questions.

“Are you sure about that? Because I’m pretty sure City 17 is across the ocean. I don’t even know whether to be impressed or worried.”

Gordon was currently not paying attention and struggling to pull off one of his gloves. Once he had it off, he pet the cat’s head.

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well you can ask the very much alive mercenaries that live ‘ere if they’re in new mexico. … actually don’t do that.

Paprika purrs happily as she’s pet, leaning her head up into his hand.

well, again, i’m not even sure how ya got here. this is an anomaly to us both! i ain’t ever heard of no city 17 until today, but i’m guessin’ it’s one to learn new things!

[freemansuggests]

“You don’t know about-” They shook their head. It was probably best to deal with the problem.

“I could try to contact Kleiner.” They glanced around. “If you don’t mind, I need to use a computer.”

Gordon continued to pet Paprika, leaning down slightly.

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Engineer raised an eyebrow at their half statement, but decided against bringing it back up for the moment.

uh sure! it’s downstairs though, so you might bump into the others. let’s just hope they don’t give you too much of a hassle

[freemansuggests]

Alyx smiled as she kept walking. They weren’t that worried about the others. “Thank you so much. C'mon, Gordon.”

Gordon was obviously hesitant to leave the soft cat. He eventually did follow, though.

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Paprika gave a mew and followed Gordon. It seemed as thought she would be along for the ride! Engineer smiled as he watched her walk along side Gordon.

i do apologise in advance, we’ll be goin’ through... basically the entire base to get to the computer. so ya might see some of my teammates.

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One of the working teleporters in his workshop unexpectedly whirred to life, brighting up like somebody was using it. And it seemed somebody was using it as two people appeared there. (@freemansuggests)

h. hello????

[freemansuggests]

“Dr. Klein-?” The woman started to say before she got a good look of where they were. “This isn’t Dr. Kleiner’s lab.” She realized. “What the hell- who are you?”

The other person was the first to step off the teleporter, looking around and holding an old phone in his hand. He didn’t say anything, but was visibly confused.

[engineersuggests-archived]

i-

It took Engineer a couple of seconds to register the fact that one of his old teleporters had just spun to life after he fixed one bolt and turned around to get a drink. What the hell is going on?

i could say the exact same thing! who are y’all and how did y’all get access to this teleporter??

[freemansuggests]

“I must have been put in the wrong coordinates or.. something. I didn’t mean for us to end up here.” Alyx had so many questions, stepping closer to the stranger. “Are we even in City 17 anymore? I-” Before asking anything else, they introduced themself and their friend, gesturing to him. “My name is Alyx and that’s Gordon.”

Gordon was about to poke something until he glanced over and waved.

[engineersuggests-archived]

city 17 wha….

Engineer’s head was spinning, and he could only assume the two stranger’s in front of him were experiencing the same - well, at least one of them. Once he noticed Gordon trying to poke something, on reflex, his hand shot out to slap Gordon’s away, but managed to stop himself.

Don’t- don’t touch anythin’. sorry uh, this room ain’t very stable, we should move into my workshop.

He motioned for the two to follow him out of the room.

oh uh, my names dell, but most just call me the engineer.

[freemansuggests]

“So then we aren’t in City 17.”

Gordon moved his hand away from what he was going to touch as the two followed the Engineer. Alyx stopped.

“You think there’s any way I can use your teleporter to get to my friend’s lab? We need to get there quickly.”

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nah, i’m afraid y’all ain’t any where near city 17. in fact, you’re both in the middle of new mexico.

Engineer stopped a ways apart from Alyx, keeping an eye on Gordon.

Paprika hops down from her perch and sniffs at Gordon. It seems she likes him!

‘nd i’m not sure about that. my teleporters have a max travel distance of this entire base, ‘n nothin’ further. i’m stumped as to how you got here from this “city 17″

[freemansuggests]

“New Mexico? Nobody’s in New Mexico.” That just raised many more questions.

“Are you sure about that? Because I’m pretty sure City 17 is across the ocean. I don’t even know whether to be impressed or worried.”

Gordon was currently not paying attention and struggling to pull off one of his gloves. Once he had it off, he pet the cat’s head.

[engineersuggests-archived]

well you can ask the very much alive mercenaries that live ‘ere if they’re in new mexico. … actually don’t do that.

Paprika purrs happily as she’s pet, leaning her head up into his hand.

well, again, i’m not even sure how ya got here. this is an anomaly to us both! i ain’t ever heard of no city 17 until today, but i’m guessin’ it’s one to learn new things!

[freemansuggests]

“You don’t know about-” They shook their head. It was probably best to deal with the problem.

“I could try to contact Kleiner.” They glanced around. “If you don’t mind, I need to use a computer.”

Gordon continued to pet Paprika, leaning down slightly.

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Engineer raised an eyebrow at their half statement, but decided against bringing it back up for the moment.

uh sure! it’s downstairs though, so you might bump into the others. let’s just hope they don’t give you too much of a hassle

[engineersuggests-archived]

One of the working teleporters in his workshop unexpectedly whirred to life, brighting up like somebody was using it. And it seemed somebody was using it as two people appeared there. (@freemansuggests)

h. hello????

[freemansuggests]

“Dr. Klein-?” The woman started to say before she got a good look of where they were. “This isn’t Dr. Kleiner’s lab.” She realized. “What the hell- who are you?”

The other person was the first to step off the teleporter, looking around and holding an old phone in his hand. He didn’t say anything, but was visibly confused.

[engineersuggests-archived]

i-

It took Engineer a couple of seconds to register the fact that one of his old teleporters had just spun to life after he fixed one bolt and turned around to get a drink. What the hell is going on?

i could say the exact same thing! who are y’all and how did y’all get access to this teleporter??

[freemansuggests]

“I must have been put in the wrong coordinates or.. something. I didn’t mean for us to end up here.” Alyx had so many questions, stepping closer to the stranger. “Are we even in City 17 anymore? I-” Before asking anything else, they introduced themself and their friend, gesturing to him. “My name is Alyx and that’s Gordon.”

Gordon was about to poke something until he glanced over and waved.

[engineersuggests-archived]

city 17 wha….

Engineer’s head was spinning, and he could only assume the two stranger’s in front of him were experiencing the same - well, at least one of them. Once he noticed Gordon trying to poke something, on reflex, his hand shot out to slap Gordon’s away, but managed to stop himself.

Don’t- don’t touch anythin’. sorry uh, this room ain’t very stable, we should move into my workshop.

He motioned for the two to follow him out of the room.

oh uh, my names dell, but most just call me the engineer.

[freemansuggests]

“So then we aren’t in City 17.”

Gordon moved his hand away from what he was going to touch as the two followed the Engineer. Alyx stopped.

“You think there’s any way I can use your teleporter to get to my friend’s lab? We need to get there quickly.”

[engineersuggests-archived]

nah, i’m afraid y’all ain’t any where near city 17. in fact, you’re both in the middle of new mexico.

Engineer stopped a ways apart from Alyx, keeping an eye on Gordon.

Paprika hops down from her perch and sniffs at Gordon. It seems she likes him!

‘nd i’m not sure about that. my teleporters have a max travel distance of this entire base, ‘n nothin’ further. i’m stumped as to how you got here from this “city 17″

[freemansuggests]

“New Mexico? Nobody’s in New Mexico.” That just raised many more questions.

“Are you sure about that? Because I’m pretty sure City 17 is across the ocean. I don’t even know whether to be impressed or worried.”

Gordon was currently not paying attention and struggling to pull off one of his gloves. Once he had it off, he pet the cat’s head.

[engineersuggests-archived]

well you can ask the very much alive mercenaries that live ‘ere if they're in new mexico. ... actually don't do that.

Paprika purrs happily as she's pet, leaning her head up into his hand.

well, again, i'm not even sure how ya got here. this is an anomaly to us both! i ain't ever heard of no city 17 until today, but i'm guessin' it's one to learn new things!

[engineersuggests-archived]

One of the working teleporters in his workshop unexpectedly whirred to life, brighting up like somebody was using it. And it seemed somebody was using it as two people appeared there. (@freemansuggests)

h. hello????

[freemansuggests]

"Dr. Klein-?" The woman started to say before she got a good look of where they were. "This isn't Dr. Kleiner's lab." She realized. "What the hell- who are you?"

The other person was the first to step off the teleporter, looking around and holding an old phone in his hand. He didn't say anything, but was visibly confused.

[engineersuggests-archived]

i-

It took Engineer a couple of seconds to register the fact that one of his old teleporters had just spun to life after he fixed one bolt and turned around to get a drink. What the hell is going on?

i could say the exact same thing! who are y’all and how did y’all get access to this teleporter??

[freemansuggests]

"I must have been put in the wrong coordinates or.. something. I didn't mean for us to end up here." Alyx had so many questions, stepping closer to the stranger. "Are we even in City 17 anymore? I-" Before asking anything else, they introduced themself and their friend, gesturing to him. "My name is Alyx and that's Gordon."

Gordon was about to poke something until he glanced over and waved.

[engineersuggests-archived]

city 17 wha....

Engineer’s head was spinning, and he could only assume the two stranger’s in front of him were experiencing the same - well, at least one of them. Once he noticed Gordon trying to poke something, on reflex, his hand shot out to slap Gordon’s away, but managed to stop himself.

Don’t- don’t touch anythin’. sorry uh, this room ain’t very stable, we should move into my workshop.

He motioned for the two to follow him out of the room.

oh uh, my names dell, but most just call me the engineer.

[freemansuggests]

"So then we aren't in City 17."

Gordon moved his hand away from what he was going to touch as the two followed the Engineer. Alyx stopped.

"You think there's any way I can use your teleporter to get to my friend's lab? We need to get there quickly."

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nah, i’m afraid y’all ain’t any where near city 17. in fact, you’re both in the middle of new mexico.

Engineer stopped a ways apart from Alyx, keeping an eye on Gordon.

Paprika hops down from her perch and sniffs at Gordon. It seems she likes him!

‘nd i’m not sure about that. my teleporters have a max travel distance of this entire base, ‘n nothin’ further. i’m stumped as to how you got here from this “city 17″

[engineersuggests-archived]

One of the working teleporters in his workshop unexpectedly whirred to life, brighting up like somebody was using it. And it seemed somebody was using it as two people appeared there. (@freemansuggests)

h. hello????

[freemansuggests]

"Dr. Klein-?" The woman started to say before she got a good look of where they were. "This isn't Dr. Kleiner's lab." She realized. "What the hell- who are you?"

The other person was the first to step off the teleporter, looking around and holding an old phone in his hand. He didn't say anything, but was visibly confused.

[engineersuggests-archived]

i-

It took Engineer a couple of seconds to register the fact that one of his old teleporters had just spun to life after he fixed one bolt and turned around to get a drink. What the hell is going on?

i could say the exact same thing! who are y’all and how did y’all get access to this teleporter??

[freemansuggests]

"I must have been put in the wrong coordinates or.. something. I didn't mean for us to end up here." Alyx had so many questions, stepping closer to the stranger. "Are we even in City 17 anymore? I-" Before asking anything else, they introduced themself and their friend, gesturing to him. "My name is Alyx and that's Gordon."

Gordon was about to poke something until he glanced over and waved.

[engineersuggests-archived]

city 17 wha....

Engineer’s head was spinning, and he could only assume the two stranger’s in front of him were experiencing the same - well, at least one of them. Once he noticed Gordon trying to poke something, on reflex, his hand shot out to slap Gordon’s away, but managed to stop himself.

Don’t- don’t touch anythin’. sorry uh, this room ain’t very stable, we should move into my workshop.

He motioned for the two to follow him out of the room.

oh uh, my names dell, but most just call me the engineer.

[engineersuggests-archived]

One of the working teleporters in his workshop unexpectedly whirred to life, brighting up like somebody was using it. And it seemed somebody was using it as two people appeared there. (@freemansuggests)

h. hello????

[freemansuggests]

"Dr. Klein-?" The woman started to say before she got a good look of where they were. "This isn't Dr. Kleiner's lab." She realized. "What the hell- who are you?"

The other person was the first to step off the teleporter, looking around and holding an old phone in his hand. He didn't say anything, but was visibly confused.

[engineersuggests-archived]

i-

It took Engineer a couple of seconds to register the fact that one of his old teleporters had just spun to life after he fixed one bolt and turned around to get a drink. What the hell is going on?

i could say the exact same thing! who are y’all and how did y’all get access to this teleporter??

[engineersuggests-archived]

One of the working teleporters in his workshop unexpectedly whirred to life, brighting up like somebody was using it. And it seemed somebody was using it as two people appeared there. (@freemansuggests)

h. hello????

[engineersuggests-archived]

dig around for old parts a' teleporters, hopin' to find somethin' to kick start yer brain

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alright i just need to find…

Engineer turns away from his door, just having locked it behind him because with the day he’s had on the road he doesn’t know if he could take someone simply breaking in or Paprika getting out right now. He begins to walk into the main hallway of the base, not entirely caring if he meets any of his teammates (he’s been meaning to say he’s finally gotten here anyways). As he walks down the winding path, he passes several spots in the base that tend to be busy; the cafeteria, the dormitories, the labs.

He stops, somewhat absentmindedly, in front of Demoman’s. Everyone seems to pause here at some point in the day, and Engineer assumed maybe it’s his turn to take the shift.

Letting out a long sigh, he tries not to let the emotions bubble up too high in his throat, and begins to walk forward-

THUNK

What? No one should be in Demoman’s lab… unless someone else got a funny idea to go rummaging through his stuff. Bitter anger trickled in, and Engineer made up his mind to go in and give whoever is messing with a dead man’s things a piece of his mind. With unnecessary strength, he forcefully open the door to the lab.

whatever shit you think you’re pullin’-…

The words instantly died on his lips when he saw who was inside.

d- demo?

[demomansuggests]

(Demo, who had been rearranging a few things in the lab, looks up in surprise. His hands are full of a few half-full vials and a small box.)

Engie! Hey, I was wonderin where ye were! I, uh-

(He pauses before setting down all the stuff in his hands.)

Well I was gonna say I didn’t die but that’s not really true, now that I think about it. Well- No- Ok, th point is… I’m back! And I’m alright.

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Engineer’s jaw is dropped wide open, standing and staring at Demoman for a moment. Eventually, Engineer steps forward, but seems to reconsider.

i… i just got here maybe an hour ago… when did you… wha…

Seemingly confused with a bunch of questions, he finally just takes a breath, not wanting to overwhelm Demo or himself. With tears in his eyes, he smiles.

i’m just glad you’re ok. i missed ya- we all did!

Then he notices what he’s holding.

oh! d'ya need help with any of that? i’ve got some free time. might have to bring paprika in here though. i don’t trust her to be alone too long

He speaks a bit fast but with an ever present smile. Demoman is alive. Who would’ve thought?

[demomansuggests]

I missed ye too!

(He looks back down at the miscellaneous materials he was moving as Engie mentions it.)

Oh- Nah, don’t worry about it! I appreciate th offer o course, it’s just that if I don’t put somethin away myself I’ll never remember where it is.

(He looks back up at Engie, a little bit sheepish.)

It’d be nice if ye could hang around, though- If yer not busy I mean. I wouldn’t mind someone other than that old man’s company after all that.

(Demo’s then reminded that nobody really knows all of what happened other than himself and Sniper. He should get around to telling the team about it, though he’s rather not think about the whole ordeal too much for now. The headache and steadily increasing pain in his midsection make him want to do it less so. He really should do something about that shouldn’t he? Later, he decides. It’s not that bad.)

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oh! of course! anythin' for a dear friend of mine. though, let me remind ya, that i do have to grab paprika in a moment here. she don't too do well on her own, nor do i trust her in my shop.

Engineer smiles, he's unbelievably relieved - no, elated that Demoman is not dead. Or, "back" is probably more appropriate. He leans on a table he knows is safe to, and lets himself process all that just happened.

This was all so sudden... He's alive and real and... wait, what was that?

wait a minute, now- if ya don't mind me askin', what's that about an old man?

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alright i just need to find…

Engineer turns away from his door, just having locked it behind him because with the day he’s had on the road he doesn’t know if he could take someone simply breaking in or Paprika getting out right now. He begins to walk into the main hallway of the base, not entirely caring if he meets any of his teammates (he’s been meaning to say he’s finally gotten here anyways). As he walks down the winding path, he passes several spots in the base that tend to be busy; the cafeteria, the dormitories, the labs.

He stops, somewhat absentmindedly, in front of Demoman’s. Everyone seems to pause here at some point in the day, and Engineer assumed maybe it’s his turn to take the shift.

Letting out a long sigh, he tries not to let the emotions bubble up too high in his throat, and begins to walk forward-

THUNK

What? No one should be in Demoman’s lab… unless someone else got a funny idea to go rummaging through his stuff. Bitter anger trickled in, and Engineer made up his mind to go in and give whoever is messing with a dead man’s things a piece of his mind. With unnecessary strength, he forcefully open the door to the lab.

whatever shit you think you’re pullin’-…

The words instantly died on his lips when he saw who was inside.

d- demo?

[demomansuggests]

(Demo, who had been rearranging a few things in the lab, looks up in surprise. His hands are full of a few half-full vials and a small box.)

Engie! Hey, I was wonderin where ye were! I, uh-

(He pauses before setting down all the stuff in his hands.)

Well I was gonna say I didn’t die but that’s not really true, now that I think about it. Well- No- Ok, th point is… I’m back! And I’m alright.

[engineersuggests-archived]

Engineer's jaw is dropped wide open, standing and staring at Demoman for a moment. Eventually, Engineer steps forward, but seems to reconsider.

i... i just got here maybe an hour ago... when did you... wha...

Seemingly confused with a bunch of questions, he finally just takes a breath, not wanting to overwhelm Demo or himself. With tears in his eyes, he smiles.

i'm just glad you're ok. i missed ya- we all did!

Then he notices what he's holding.

oh! d'ya need help with any of that? i've got some free time. might have to bring paprika in here though. i don't trust her to be alone too long

He speaks a bit fast but with an ever present smile. Demoman is alive. Who would've thought?

[engineersuggests-archived]

alright i just need to find...

Engineer turns away from his door, just having locked it behind him because with the day he’s had on the road he doesn’t know if he could take someone simply breaking in or Paprika getting out right now. He begins to walk into the main hallway of the base, not entirely caring if he meets any of his teammates (he’s been meaning to say he’s finally gotten here anyways). As he walks down the winding path, he passes several spots in the base that tend to be busy; the cafeteria, the dormitories, the labs.

He stops, somewhat absentmindedly, in front of Demoman’s. Everyone seems to pause here at some point in the day, and Engineer assumed maybe it’s his turn to take the shift.

Letting out a long sigh, he tries not to let the emotions bubble up too high in his throat, and begins to walk forward-

THUNK

What? No one should be in Demoman’s lab... unless someone else got a funny idea to go rummaging through his stuff. Bitter anger trickled in, and Engineer made up his mind to go in and give whoever is messing with a dead man’s things a piece of his mind. With unnecessary strength, he forcefully open the door to the lab.

whatever shit you think you’re pullin’-...

The words instantly died on his lips when he saw who was inside.

d- demo?

[engineersuggests-archived]

gives you this hat

hehehe, thanks for the motivational poster

[engineersuggests-archived]

whew... finally at the base

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damn this traffic

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who and how much