#xcom claymore

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Transcribing my favourite Chimera Squad conversations, pt. 9 (Rescue Outspoken D.J., Encounter 3)

Floyd Tesseract: Always knew XCOM would come for me. Didn't see it going down like this.

Whisper: Holy crap, it's Floyd Tesseract!

Godmother: Great. This guy.

Floyd Tesseract: I'm just as underwhelmed.

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Torque: Oh no. We preemptively lost the hostage. There was nothing we could have done.

Floyd Tesseract: That's what I expected from XCOM.

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Claymore: The sectoid prepper?

Floyd Tesseract: I prepare you against future indoctrination.

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Patchwork: The ranty guy? I expected more spittle at the corners of his mouth.

Floyd Tesseract: Preposterous. I posess no natural oral lubricant.

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Blueblood: The conspiracy theorist?

Floyd Tesseract: Oh, they aren't theories.

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Axiom: Don't care. You move when we say.

Floyd Tesseract: Story of my life.

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Zephyr: I thought he'd be taller.

Floyd Tesseract: You could say I'm a late bloomer.

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Shelter: The angry man? Who thinks everything is linked to... Everything else?

Floyd Tesseract: Oh, but it is.

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Verge: "Floyd". You were just as insufferable during the invasion.

Floyd Tesseract: "Verge". You were just as self-righteous.

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Terminal: Oh, wow! I am the biggest fan of your show.

Floyd Tesseract: No autographs in a combat zone.

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Cherub: The guy from You Should Have Believed?

Floyd Tesseract: You don't fit my demographic.

Cherub: Darn it.

Floyd Tesseract: But demographics are a lie built to justify short-term decision-making.

Cherub: Hooray?

Whisper: Mr. Tesseract? We need to get you out of there.

Floyd Tesseract: I know the drill. I devised the drill. Head down, follow orders, keep living.

Floyd Tesseract: Old habits die hard.

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claymore is lowkey probably the best human agent

Whisper: Gray Phoenix raided a local manufacturer. Looks like some sort of smash-and-grab. Whisper: Headquarters wants this handled, fast. I'm not sure why. Claymore: Quick, quiet, and minimal property damage. Choose two.

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Have I mentioned I love these characters,

Whisper: Grey Phoenix reinforcements on approach. Protect that data! Claymore: What I heard was, "Toss explosives around." I can do that!

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Transcribing my favourite Chimera Squad conversations, pt. 5 (Stopping Grey Phoenix From Wiping City Archive Servers, Encounter 2)

Whisper: City Archive has a lot of irreplaceable artifacts, so you know... Axiom: Smash softly? Claymore: Light it up? Terminal: Test the limits of the post-war insurance industry? Torque: Shoot the duplicates to drive up the value of the remaining goods! Whisper: ...Let's go with "Not that".

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Transcribing my favourite Chimera Squad conversations, pt. 2 (Axiom & Claymore)

Axiom: Claymore. You fight like a woman. Claymore: I am not sure what you mean. Axiom: You're fearless, you keep calm under pressure, and you inspire your squadmates to give their all. Claymore: Ah. I learned a thing or two from my big sister. Axiom: She sounds formidable. Think she'll join Reclamation? Fight beside us? Claymore: Doubtful. She... has not come to terms with the state of the world. Axiom: Well. If she does, I'd like to shake hands with the woman who inspired you to fight so well. Claymore: When she is ready to hear it, I will tell her.

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Claymore: Do your people have a religion? Axiom: What, mutons? Or aliens in general? Claymore: Either. Axiom: The Elders were the closest we had to what you consider gods, but... There was something else. Claymore: Oh? Axiom: Mutons who arrived in the invasion have a spiritual connection with our starships. Claymore: Psionic? Axiom: No, no. Nothing like that. But we return to them as we can. A kind of pilgrimmage. Claymore: Do you ever return to yours? Axiom: Nah. XCOM destroyed it in 2015.