Chickens. Of feathers. Every damn time.

[zenyattayes]

I mean, technically speaking we know Bastion got psuedo-adopted by Torbjorn, if I remember correctly. The question of "why is her right arm a machine gun" is now that of "why hasn't she got a new arm if she (theoretically) doesn't want to be a weapon". Maybe that's what anon is thinking. Not sure how much there is too look into, but we can reasonably assume Bastion definitely has the OPTION to get a new arm

Well! If that is the case, why not simply ask Bastion themself? I do not know their every thought, and I have never felt the need to ask. I presume that if they would like their arm replaced, they would simply ask. Perhaps they did not think about it. Perhaps they have decided to keep it so that they could assist with Overwatch missions. Perhaps they wish to keep it as a reminder of the past.

What are your thoughts @bastionthebeepboop / @configuration-birdwatcher

[bastionthebeepboop]

bastion has thought about this many time. don’t really like having an gun hand, know it make people nervous.

but bastion is also An Nervous. would be a big change. having two whole hand would be big responsibility. would have to draw twice as many pictures. and ganymede would wonder where favourite perch gone.

where even get second hand from? (ZENYATTA DONOT SAY SECOND HAND STORE BASTION KNOW YOUR TRICKSIES.) would get from another old bastion? then other bastion would have zero hand, very sad. also hand would be on backwards.

also torbjorn and brigitte have plenty of things to do, and bastion don’t want be An Bother.

[whenitsdone]

...well. If you ever do decide you'd like a change, don't hesitate to let me know. I promise I won't put it ahead of anything more important, so don't worry about that.

Seems like your typing's improving some, too. Good job, there.

[bastionthebeepboop]

There is no danger, Bastion reminded themselves as they trembled under a quilt. Just loud sounds and colours because people are happy.

But the fireworks still sounded like gunfire, and it took all of Bastion’s willpower to ignore the combat protocols flashing through their head. At least their guns remained unloaded, if the programming did take over again.

Bastion wanted to get up and run to Orisa, or another loved one, but they were afraid that making the slightest movement would trigger an automatic shift into turret or tank mode. Not being in control of themselves was always terrifying, like watching from the backseat of a car as it drove itself off a cliff.

So Bastion stayed locked in place, shivering and wheezing, as the sky lit up outside.

[whenitsdone]

Torbjorn, of all people, would be willing to admit that Americans could be useful to have around. He’d worked with some of the best, after all.

But min Gud, at what cost?

Granted, this wasn’t an exclusively American thing. They were all away from their homes here, and pretty much everyone’s national days and regional celebrations got a little celebration of some kind. It had, quietly, been one of Torbjorn’s favorite parts of working with Overwatch over the years. December on base had always been one long celebration, half a dozen different holidays with five to ten different traditions for each. It had been a much smaller affair this year, but they’d still resolutely included everyone, right down to Satya executing a massive batch of lussekatt so precision-crafted it made his engineer’s heart flutter almost as much as his Swedish stomach growl. (He’d given her Ingrid’s recipe, of course, but he knew better than most that that was only the beginning of doing it right.)

And yet, for all the different traditions and celebrations that had passed through the Watchpoint in the months since the recall, it somehow managed to only be the Americans who insisted on blowing things up. Funny, considering that had been Jack and Gabe’s usual contributions to the founding strike team as well.

He’d stuck around for a little bit of the show, but they frankly couldn’t get hold of anything very impressive, and his hard-earned reputation as an old grouch meant he could get away with leaving most things early if he felt like it. So it was that he headed back down to the workshop to fiddle for a while until he got tired enough to go to bed.

Or that was the plan, before he turned on the light and was startled by Bastion looming in an awkward spot in the corner. Stupid thing couldn’t even -- now why in the world was it -- were they under a blanket?

Oh. Oh. Son of a bitch. Stupid American explosions.

Torbjorn cleared his throat softly, speaking as clearly and gently as he could while still being heard from across the room. “Sorry to startle you, little one. It’s just me.”

[araignee-dansante]

Are rocket boots a good investment?

[brokkrsdotter]

YES!

[whenitsdone]

Well, that depends.

You operate mostly on stealth, yes? They’re not as loud as they used to be, but it’s never going to be quiet. And you’re mostly trying to actually reach a stable position, rather than actually hover mid-air?

It seems that grapple-line of yours might actually be more effective, especially considerin’ your skill with it.

Now, if you just want ‘em because they sound like fun -- well, there’s no such thing as a bad investment on that front.

[goshfrii]

It’s hard being a parent, especially having a daughter who likes to strap on jet-packs on cats. I don’t see a lot of stuff for Torbjorn and his wife, Ingrid, so I thought it would be fun to draw them together, cuddling and being intimate. 

[cultofthepigeon]

op i hope your crops flourish

[shanblackrx]

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[body-of-ash]

Hey guys remember when Jack de-aged and immediately drove his bike off the roof

[vxlkyrieonline]

YES.

[whenitsdone]

Did he? I was too busy mounting an aquatic drone search and rescue mission for his da’s heirloom fecking golf clubs, which he also chucked off the roof, and into the förbannat Mediterranean.

[zenyattayes]

Not only did Torbjorn reblog that post about himself essentially being a Norse God in another universe specifically because he wanted me to see it, he told me as much and he Is Not Sorry About It.

He is Laughing at me Right Now.

He is enjoying watching me squirm.

I am So Upset.

[tytonidae-bones]

Torbjörn was the only guy on base with any game tbh.

[whenitsdone]

Well. Didn't a one of 'em come from the stork, that's all I'll say.

[zenyattayes]

Not only did Torbjorn reblog that post about himself essentially being a Norse God in another universe specifically because he wanted me to see it, he told me as much and he Is Not Sorry About It.

He is Laughing at me Right Now.

He is enjoying watching me squirm.

I am So Upset.

[whenitsdone]

Now I'd hope you'd know by now that I meant no harm with it. I just thought it was funny that someone else had taken the same train of thought that you did the once, and then gone ahead and added a visual aid to it. If it's genuinely upsettin' to you, I'll avoid the subject in the future.

[otherwindow]

there’s an alternate timeline where instead of being a warcraft dwarf, torbjorn is proportioned like the other heroes and treated as the fandom’s hottest dirty talking swedish daddy with his sexy pirate, biker, viking, and mechanic skins and reinbjorn overtakes mchanzo

[otherwindow]

In this alternate timeline torbjorn looks like this

[otherwindow]

Height Switch.

[bradbradleyart]

Reinhardt saved him… 

[itsfoolproof]

Do you ever just look in the mirror and think to yourself;

My god. Other people get to look at my face all day. Those lucky sons of bitches. I dunno how anyone gets anything done when I’m standing there, looking this amazing.

Fuck.

[brigittelindholm3]

I just see a stretched out female version of Papa, that’s enough to give anyone nightmares’

[igeon-sagiiya]

Hard disagree.

[whenitsdone]

Seconded. You have your mamma’s eyes, and your formar’s nose, God rest her soul. You may sound just like me, which I’m still sorry for, but that’s about all.

[nesskain]

some piece can’t be finished.

[whimsywimp]

Tried out the comic tool in Medibang paint (art program I use)! I never had the courage to make this kind of comic setup before, but I tried -w-’’ Didn’t quite know what to make, but I knew I wanted to draw something with the Lindholm family… so this happened .3.

[cabronallorona]

So is Rein just… collecting the other overwatch agent’s kids?

[randomtechpriest]

Rein is everyone’s Dad

[whenitsdone]

#They're my daughters now#I don't make the rules

Well then, I’ll send you your half of the receipts for the food bills for the first 19 years of Brigi’s life.

[nesskain]

Picture for mum.

[whenitsdone]

YOU BUILT WHAT??????

[brokkrsdotter]

It’s not like I spent the last few years just sitting in the van, Pappa. This way, I can make a difference before it’s too late. You did the same, after all.

[whenitsdone]

I’m not – opposed, ye daft little bird. I know better than that. The only thing you didn’t inherit directly from me was your Mamma’s willingness to tell me to go jump in a lake. Even if I did have some actual problem with it, it’s not like I could have stopped you.

It just would have been a bit easier on your old man’s heart to have had a conversation about this somewhere earlier in the process.

You can make it up to me by bringing some of Satya’s brownies down here and showing me how you counterbalanced the trigger mechanism on that flail.

[notyourdad76]

Should’ve known better than to think you can hang with Rein for a few years and not learn how to kick ass. 

I’ll be with Torb, so you can bring me some of those brownies too, while I’ll sit and feel old.

[brokkrsdotter]

Learning to hand out asses wasn’t the hard part, really. It was pretty necessary. Even if I wasn’t going to step up to the front lines, I had to unless I was going to hide in the van all the time. I don’t know if either of you have seen King’s Row lately. It’s… Bad.

Anyway! I’m on my way down with a plate of Satya-Style brownies; and I might have gotten kind of carried away on making kanelbullar, so I’ve got a basket of those. And the counterbalance really wasn’t hard once I stopped trying to stop the kickback and figured out how to compensate instead. Pretty sure I held on to all the progress notes that someone didn’t spill my coffee over.

And Pappa… I’m sorry. For not talking to you earlier. I just… this was something I had to figure out on my own. Reinhardt was a huge help– I made him promise not to say anything, so don’t be angry with him– I couldn’t have gotten here without him. Or you. But I needed this to be mine. So… I won’t be hiding in Rein’s corner of the workshop anymore. Since it’s all out in the open now. Oh! And if you want to take a poke at my Banner, I think I’ve got the armor generation calibrated for maximum efficiency, but I could use a second pair of eyes.

[whenitsdone]

King’s Row is always bad, and it might be bad forever. Don’t know what it is about the place...

All’s forgiven, ädelsten, you know that already. And I won’t rake the old bear too hard over the coals either. I’ve been the ally sworn to secrecy before myself, but I think you two were already on the road when that happened...

At any rate, I’d be happy to give that armor a look while you feed Jackie brownies and let him fret over you in my place for a little while.

[brokkrsdotter]

Welcome to the team, Lioness. (iamnotthelegend27)

That’s a lot expectation, but it’s good to be here. Like, officially.

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…this means I have to let Angela stick me with the Big Needle, doesn’t it?

ffffffffffffffffffishsticks

[whenitsdone]

If you know what's good for you, you will! Or at least if you want to limit me to one heart attack when you go out in the field.

...should I have your Mamma ship Kanin down so he can take one first like he did for your chicken pox shot?