North and Theta have always made a good team. There’s less for Theta to do now that North doesn’t have any specialized equipment for Theta to run, at least most of the time, but Theta does enjoy things like suggesting to North when and where to point his flamethrower. Nothing like watching the eggs they are spraying with flames pop!
But it’s different here. Here, there’s a massive creature above them who seems all but eager to swallow North up. “Watch out!” Theta cries out, oh-so-helpfully, as North dodges an attack.
“I’m watching,” North assures him, pausing ever-so-briefly in his motions. He’s used to this kind of thing from Theta. Theta cares for him as much as he himself cares for the AI,, and he doesn’t intend to put himself in a position to cause himself to be put in any danger, because that means Theta would be put in danger as well.
Except, apparently, on this occasion, because the Queen smashes North into the edge of the chamber and North finds himself crumpled, breathless, on the ground.
“Hey,” he calls to someone whose image swims nearby. He knows he’s taken a real blow just from that, from the way his vision wavers. “Help me!”
No matter what the other person does, though, he’s going to stagger to his feet and point that flamethrower in the approximate direction the queen is in now.
ii. homecoming king —
“What is that?” Theta asks aloud as the creature thunders ever closer to their position.
“Doesn’t really matter,” North grunts, whipping out a rifle. “It’s the thing that’ll kill us first if it has its way.”
“Don’t let it do that!” Theta says, retiring his hologram in short order as North takes a brave step forward.
“I won’t,” he says. The creature keeps making its way toward the company, rapid steps and loud trumpeting doing everything it can to hold their attention.
“All right,” he says grimly, then nods over to whatever compatriot is standing by his side. “You ready for this?”
iii. on the road —
North has plenty of people in his vicinity needing his expertise in comforting and otherwise aiding people who have gone through a hard time. He has experience with the recently-traumatized, and it seems like Theta is doing okay in the aftermath of all of that. So North kind of keeps an eye out for anyone struggling with the aftermath of what’s just occurred. He nods to anyone who seems out of sorts, keeping a gentle and friendly expression on his face.
“You doing all right?” he might ask. Or he might start with something more of an ice breaker: “I don’t think I’ve been in a situation quite like that one, have you?”
And should it prove that anyone’s suffering physically from what’s just been encountered, he’s able and willing to intervene with that, as well. Just because someone is dying from a parasitic creature emerging from their body doesn't mean they don't deserve some compassion.
Agent North | Red vs. Blue
North and Theta have always made a good team. There’s less for Theta to do now that North doesn’t have any specialized equipment for Theta to run, at least most of the time, but Theta does enjoy things like suggesting to North when and where to point his flamethrower. Nothing like watching the eggs they are spraying with flames pop!
But it’s different here. Here, there’s a massive creature above them who seems all but eager to swallow North up. “Watch out!” Theta cries out, oh-so-helpfully, as North dodges an attack.
“I’m watching,” North assures him, pausing ever-so-briefly in his motions. He’s used to this kind of thing from Theta. Theta cares for him as much as he himself cares for the AI,, and he doesn’t intend to put himself in a position to cause himself to be put in any danger, because that means Theta would be put in danger as well.
Except, apparently, on this occasion, because the Queen smashes North into the edge of the chamber and North finds himself crumpled, breathless, on the ground.
“Hey,” he calls to someone whose image swims nearby. He knows he’s taken a real blow just from that, from the way his vision wavers. “Help me!”
No matter what the other person does, though, he’s going to stagger to his feet and point that flamethrower in the approximate direction the queen is in now.
“What is that?” Theta asks aloud as the creature thunders ever closer to their position.
“Doesn’t really matter,” North grunts, whipping out a rifle. “It’s the thing that’ll kill us first if it has its way.”
“Don’t let it do that!” Theta says, retiring his hologram in short order as North takes a brave step forward.
“I won’t,” he says. The creature keeps making its way toward the company, rapid steps and loud trumpeting doing everything it can to hold their attention.
“All right,” he says grimly, then nods over to whatever compatriot is standing by his side. “You ready for this?”
North has plenty of people in his vicinity needing his expertise in comforting and otherwise aiding people who have gone through a hard time. He has experience with the recently-traumatized, and it seems like Theta is doing okay in the aftermath of all of that. So North kind of keeps an eye out for anyone struggling with the aftermath of what’s just occurred. He nods to anyone who seems out of sorts, keeping a gentle and friendly expression on his face.
“You doing all right?” he might ask. Or he might start with something more of an ice breaker: “I don’t think I’ve been in a situation quite like that one, have you?”
And should it prove that anyone’s suffering physically from what’s just been encountered, he’s able and willing to intervene with that, as well. Just because someone is dying from a parasitic creature emerging from their body doesn't mean they don't deserve some compassion.