[Video]

[araignee_du_soir]

[Widowmaker had finally extracted herself from all the rigamarole that surrounded a new arrival to make her way to the Mess Hall. With a cup of something almost as blue as the color of her skin sitting on the table before her along with her rifle in its shorter Assault mode, she set the omnicom up so she didn't have to hold it in her hand.

What she did have in her hand was the ring they'd given her upon taking that oath. As if an oath was binding...]

I can certainly understand the need for a vetting process, but it appears to be rather pointless to subject would-be saviors to such repetitive examinations when the results do not change. What is the phrase...? [She idly rolled the ring between her fingers as she thought a moment.] Ah, yes. 'Beggars can't be choosers.'

Perhaps I am simply... special. [There was a slight upturn of her lips at that last word.]

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[video]

[zippity]

[IS THIS PLACE FUCKING WITH HER???? First Reaper, now Widowmaker. Why.

Oooh, she's so mad. She manages to translate it into looking vaguely unimpressed.]

You're somethin', alright.

[video]

[araignee_du_soir]

[There's a profound moment of silence as Widowmaker takes in the presence of one(1) Tracer.

And then she laughs. Slow and familiar. Oh, this was rich.]

[video]

[zippity]

Don't know what you're so chipper 'bout. You're not 'bout to get away with any of your usual rubbish now that you're here.

[video]

[araignee_du_soir]

Unlike some, I am adaptable. I am sure my services will be needed here.

[video]

[zippity]

[Tracer's scoff is overwrought and comical, only half sincere. By now, she knows her laissez faire attitude annoys the other woman, so she uses it to her full advantage.]

If you think that's true, then you're even worse a listener than I thought! What, with you bein' a murderer and all. Killing is off the table, love.

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[araignee_du_soir]

A foolish choice, I assure you. Some things need to be eliminated. What do you plan to do with this Universal Threat - defeat it with the power of love, understanding, and a spot of tea so you all can ride away into the sunset as the best of friends? [She gave a derisive sniff at that idea.]

Even you have blood on your hands.

[unrecovered]

Before you air all of your dirty laundry, you both know this is a public feed, right?

[araignee_du_soir]

I have no qualms defending myself and my actions to any who demand I do so. Perhaps Lena should remember how easy it is to get caught in a web not of her own making and turn around is fair play.

Caution her, not me. If she drops the matter, so will I.

[unrecovered]

...you realize "she started it" stops being a legitimate excuse once you graduate from middle school, right?

[araignee_du_soir]

And when someone punches you in the mouth unprovoked, do you simply walk away? Or do you defend yourself?

[zippity]

She's proud of it. It ain't laundry if she's still wearin' the jacket.

[Whatever, she isn't a murderer, there's total technicalities involved and she's way cuter than Widowmaker.]

[unrecovered]

[It's a little harder to snipe at Tracer, given that he actually likes her. After a moment, he just sighs.]

Look, if you want to drag someone through the mud, you need to get in the mud first. Just...think about whether you really want to do that.

[Take it from the guy whose stint in the mud included jail time.]

[zippity]

[She's almost insulted by the idea that she isn't already neck deep in mud. Maybe she isn't understanding him -- or maybe he just doesn't know her well enough to be familiar with her intense martyr complex.]

I don't care.

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[mylawn]

If the Legion didn't recruit terrorists, this woudln't be a problem. Get off your high horse.

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[zippity]

[Every soldier had blood on their hands -- but the blood on her hands was a result of not being fast enough to act, not because of assassinations, theft, or war crimes.]

The blood I've got on my hands is because of tossers like you.

[video]

[araignee_du_soir]

Paint yourself the hero all you wish; I am certain the omnics feel differently. If you wish to continue this, cheri, come find me. You are welcome to take the swing you so desperately wish to.

[video]

[kingtyrantranger]

Yeah, let's not. I'll cut in here before someone else has to. I don't care what you two have gotten into in the past, but if you pick a fight here, you're both gonna be in trouble no matter who started it.

You're adults. Act like it. Tracer, if you've got a problem with her, bring it up to Kid Q. Widowmaker, don't get yourself labelled as a troublemaker before your first day's over.

[video]

[araignee_du_soir]

I am willing to defend myself as needed here. That is all. But your point is taken.

[video]

[zippity]

[Who are all of these people trying to live her life??? The idea of sitting down and doing nothing had never sat well with her.

And she's not about to start now, especially if she's trying to bring up the Omnic Crisis after murdering Mondatta right in front of her.]

Fine.

[unrecovered]

Jesus fucking Christ, you are a middle schooler, aren't you.

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[crowskinovercoat]

[She probably didn't need the reminder, but now Velvet knows how awkward that sort of argument looks to an uninvolved bystander, anyway, and she probably doesn't need to know she's a hypocrite for judging this territorial yelling match either, but she eventually turns the feed off, disgruntled and irritated at being dragged into someone else's personal horseshit by the sheer coincidence of wanting to pay attention to the public messaging feeds at just the wrong time to catch all that.]

[With a grumble, she goes back to browsing the informational data packets supplied to prospective interplanetary migrants she'd asked for, minus the background noise of the video feed this time.]

[Still, she thinks later, if she actually decides she would rather hide in plain sight in their ranks after all instead of dealing with them as a potential watchdog all the time wherever else she chooses to go, this is the sort of inter-teammate nonsense it's probably best to at least dimly know might come up ahead of time.]

[video]

[thedreamisdead]

[Trust a Freelancer to miss the important things in favor of chiding them.]

Something you'd like to share with the rest of us, or should we just stick our fingers in our ears?

[video]

[zippity]

She's a thief, and an assassin.

[Given the Legion's track record, that probably isn't enough information, so she cools enough to elaborate.]

Her latest victim was the leader of a pacifist movement.

[video]

[thedreamisdead]

[Pacifists usually have it coming.]

Do you have evidence of this?

[video]

[zippity]

[Wow??? Don't slander Mondatta's good robot name.]

I was there.

[There's something in her voice that suggests that she's tired of being questioned over someone she clearly understands is a terrorist.]