S'fine. I didn't wanna talk about it. Ain't like absent fathers are uncommon around here.
[See: Spy. As for Medic's remark, Engineer actually laughs quietly.]
You must've heard about him from back in the day.
[Yep! That's definitely it!!! One more pause passes. He already explained why he didn't talk about it. Now, though? It actually felt good to talk to somebody who wasn't family.]
I don't get it either. I wanna say it's not like him. Hell, man was my damn hero growing up. [Ugh.] But when he got older he got... complicated. Or maybe I just started noticing it.
You remember when I went on vacation last year? Supposed to be gone a week, turned into a month? Evelyn just had a kid. First grandbaby for my folks, first time I've ever been an uncle. His name's Gordon. Cute little scamp. [He smiles lightly, just for a moment.] I went down to the old ranch to see everybody. 'Bout a day later, my dad had an accident.
B.
[Simple enough for someone like Engineer to understand, but damn if he isn't impressed anyway. He lets go of Medic and looks to the reanimator. He crouches down next to it.]
So a copy of your entire biology's in this thing?
[He's guessing. Medic pretty much explained it for him already. Good job, Engineer. You're so dang smart. He gives a low whistle.]
How'd you figure that part out?
[He 100% believes you did. But this thing is worth the 100 questions he's going to throw at it.]
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S'fine. I didn't wanna talk about it. Ain't like absent fathers are uncommon around here.
[See: Spy. As for Medic's remark, Engineer actually laughs quietly.]
You must've heard about him from back in the day.
[Yep! That's definitely it!!! One more pause passes. He already explained why he didn't talk about it. Now, though? It actually felt good to talk to somebody who wasn't family.]
I don't get it either. I wanna say it's not like him. Hell, man was my damn hero growing up. [Ugh.] But when he got older he got... complicated. Or maybe I just started noticing it.
You remember when I went on vacation last year? Supposed to be gone a week, turned into a month? Evelyn just had a kid. First grandbaby for my folks, first time I've ever been an uncle. His name's Gordon. Cute little scamp. [He smiles lightly, just for a moment.] I went down to the old ranch to see everybody. 'Bout a day later, my dad had an accident.
B.
[Simple enough for someone like Engineer to understand, but damn if he isn't impressed anyway. He lets go of Medic and looks to the reanimator. He crouches down next to it.]
So a copy of your entire biology's in this thing?
[He's guessing. Medic pretty much explained it for him already. Good job, Engineer. You're so dang smart. He gives a low whistle.]
How'd you figure that part out?
[He 100% believes you did. But this thing is worth the 100 questions he's going to throw at it.]