video | he still thinks he's in "out with the old"

[justicecrusader]

[ The first thing that could be seen was a shot of the medbay ceiling, followed immediately with a groggy groan. The camera unsteady, taking a few seconds to settle on the man's face... before showing Reinhardt, out of his armor, looking every bit like he just got up from a long sleep. ]

Augh... I feel like I slept the sleep of the dead...

[ Bad choice of words there, but he sure isn't awake enough to notice. One hand coming up to rub the sleep from his eyes, as he continued. ]

Friends, tell me... [ His hand came down from his face, looking more than a little concerned. ] Was anyone hurt? Are the veterans safe?

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[crossfading]

Everyone here's cool, as far as I know.

What about you, man? You're not looking so hot.

[justicecrusader]

[ He chuckles at that. ]

I will get back to you on that, my friend... I am not sure myself.

[crossfading]

[ At least he's willing to admit it. ]

Anything I can do?

[justicecrusader]

Well, first, I need to actually get out of bed.

[ A beat. ]

... Whether I want to is a different matter entirely.

[legionnpcs]

We're fine, handsome.

[justicecrusader]

Good then. [ He sighs in relief. ] Glad to know I did not break my arm for nothing.

[unrecovered]

Yeah, everyone's safe.

[For given values of safe, but they can get to that later.]

You, uh...need some coffee?

[This is all remarkably calm for what Wash is really feeling.]

[thedreamisdead]

[Getting the elderly hooked on addictive substances, Wash?]

[justicecrusader]

Is it too early for beer?

[ Reinhardt has priorities. ]

[unrecovered]

No, but it's been a while since I've been able to make a pilsner run. I can either bring you good coffee or okay beer: your choice.

[justicecrusader]

[ He thinks about this for a second. Like, gives it some actual good thought. ]

... I'll take tar over piss.

[rushing_by]

They're fine. Also...you kinda disappeared on us for a few months.

[justicecrusader]

[ That... needs a moment to process. ]

Excuse me, but did you say... months?

[rushing_by]

As in you were here one moment, gone the next, and came back now. We assumed the Time Trapper sent you home.

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[justicecrusader]

[ There's a moment of silence, the old man looking like he was trying very hard to process the information. Then, after a few seconds... ]

[justicecrusader]

[ ... he laughed. Uproariously. ]

It takes more than that to take me out of the game, I suppose!

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[calibrates_big_guns]

[Alright ... new face to Garrus, but he seems to be a little more together than a new arrival would be.]

If you're talking about the latest mission, there were a few scrapes but everyone made it out.

[Not that he sounds particularly hopeful despite the that fact being something of a small miracle.]

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[justicecrusader]

[ Well, that's certainly a surprise. Not an unwelcome one, but certainly one that makes the old man blink. ]

I believe we may be referring to different missions, if I was truly out of commission for as long as everyone says.

... But, if I may. What was the latest mission, my friend?

[ He needs to know what he's been missing out on. ]

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[calibrates_big_guns]

There were two - a small team working to infiltrate a doomsday cult called the Catastrophists while almost everyone else went to investigate a planet called Apokolips.

Needless to say things got ... exciting.

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[orbislife]

[ Zenyatta thinks back to the last mission on Apokolips. He doesn't recall someone with this man's appearance being on the mission, but perhaps he overlooked him? No, that doesn't make sense. How could he miss someone so large...? ]

I do not know what you mean by "veterans," but we lost many from the Engineering teams.

[ They may not be the likes of the Legionnaires, but they are heroes who fell in the line of duty. ]

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[justicecrusader]

[ That's... not a sight he was expecting. Not that he recognizes Zenyatta, but he does recognize an omnic when he sees one. There's a brief moment where he tenses, more out of reflex than any cognitive thought...

Before he shakes it off, and offers a wide grin. ]

My apologies friend, I am referring to a past mission. As it turns out, I was away for much longer than I anticipated.

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[justicecrusader]

... If I may, could I ask who you are?

[ He won't assume the worst out of someone he just met. But he can't just let this go without clarification. ]

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[orbislife]

[ Seeing that reaction, Zenyatta thinks two things: either this man was involved in the events of Colu or has had negative relations with robotic lifeforms in the past. Zenyatta has seen this time and time again, but it is also why he continues to venture out to connect with those people.

Back home or here, that path of his has not changed. ]

My name is Tekhartha Zenyatta. I have yet to pick out a hero name, however.

[ Zenyatta cannot shake the sense that he's missing something and is currently searching through all of his files in his memory banks. This man isn't someone he has personally met. Of that, he is sure, but where does this nagging feeling in his soul come from...? ]

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[steelandtemper]

Where the hell have you been?

[Nice to see you too, Cortana.]

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[justicecrusader]

Napping, as it turns out.

[ It's okay, Reinhardt missed you. ]