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>>1542679


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>>1542694

Previously, on Overwatch Quest:

After an otherwise successful mission blew up in your face at the end, you and Tracer were on the run from Helix Security. You were saved by a vigilante of some reputation, the mysterious Shrike, who may or may not have been Captain Ana Amari, the executive officer of the old Overwatch, missing and presumed dead for many years. Whoever she was, she sheltered the two of you from Helix, healed Tracer's wounds, and brought you to the outskirts of the city to rejoin your team.

Arriving back at the Watchpoint, you were chastised by Mercy, who was relieved at your safety but infuriated by your risk-taking. She revealed Reinhardt's medical condition to you; implied that, other than him, the other agents were less than suitable leadership material; and insisted, rather strongly, on herself being left out of the chain of command. For now, that leaves the burden of command squarely on the shoulders of you and your digital assistant, accountant, hacker, and all-around fixer, Athena.

So the youngest and least experienced person on the team, a boy with a hidden past and a criminal record, alongside a rogue godmind AI, remain in charge of the new Overwatch, a globetrotting vigilante squad declared illegal by the United Nations. It'll take some luck just to stay alive long enough to figure out the job.

>>1542710
IT HAS RETURNED!

>>1542710
PRAISE HIM.

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Might make a good second. Or even first.

But Tracer is my waifu. Can't help it she's adorable.

>>1542679
>tfw no nightmare planet
It's a mixed feel, but I'm excited nevertheless

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Not ded

>>1542744
White.. power?

>>1542753
Buzzfeed memes.

>>1542780
Just so long as you aren't discriminating against waifus.

>>1542793
All waifus are shit except mine, get it through your head.

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>>1542738
>>1542793
>>1542821

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>>1542821
I respectfully disagree. I don't know who your waifu is so I don't know if she's shit or not.

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>>1542710

The morning after your African adventure, you rise late the next morning with a stretch and a yawn. You stayed up late last night, trying with Athena to work out the details of your new purchases for the Watchpoint and for her. Eventually, you settled on a fairly substantial upgrade package for Athena herself. As great as it would be to have Pharah at your side, for now you're relying on the godmind, and the better she is at her job, the easier your life gets.

Since you're up late, you're the last one to leave the crew quarters, now increasingly crowded with people's things, for the mess hell. You remember with some satisfaction that you also set aside some money for a proper barracks for the agents. Everyone having their own room, even a small one, should improve everyone's morale, yours included.

The mess hall is empty already, everyone having cleared out for their jobs for the day, so you have a few minutes of peace and quiet to just drink your coffee and take inventory of yourself. You're beat up and exhausted, but mostly intact, with one major exception. You flex your left hand, wincing; it hurts pretty badly from shocks and compression, after your shield gauntlet overloaded, but all the bones seem to be in place. It works fine, just hurts like hell.

Athena's logo on your datapad glows. "If you feel ready to start your day, Seeker, I have prepared a short briefing for you on current world events."

"Thanks, Athena. Guess we might as well get into it." You sip your coffee. "Bring it up for me, will you? I can't use my other hand so great at the moment."

>>1542834
Tis Mercy

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>>1542845
That's a pretty good waifu. Best healer.
I think she looks better as an Imp than an angel though.

>>1542844

Africa:

Helix Security credits their swift-response team led by veteran captain Marduk with resolving the Abidjan incident and protecting civilians. The Omnic attack on Zaki Heavy Industries is blamed on "hackers" and "agents of a rogue nation"


Asia:

Russia, China and Korea remain under siege by the Siberian Omnium, which is rumored to be controlled by an awakened Godmind.


Europe:

Tension between pro-Human and pro-Omnic factions has reached unprecedented levels of violence after the King's Row incident. The fallen statue of Mondatta was shown around the world as a symbolism of deteriorating relations. Helix Security is praised for stopping Talon's attack on the Omnic Underground, although rumors persist on the Web about the official version of events.


Middle East:

The Oasis Technocracy has announced they are working on a countermeasure to prevent another attack like the Titan assault on Kurjikstan.


North America:

The rebuilding economy is hampered by raiders and criminals preying on travel through the few corridors remaining between irradiated zones.


South America:

An uneasy truce holds between powerful corporations, backed by complicit national governments, and angered citizens who believe they are targets for exploitation.


ANUBIS FRAGMENTATION STATUS: 86%

That's one thing that's gone right, at least, you think. You were in Africa because a significant chunk of Anubis data gained sentience and made a play for Zaki H.I.'s tactics function. It was destroyed, setting the overall reassembly process back a few weeks, or perhaps days -- Athena's time estimate has a wide margin for error.

You think about the team, and the magnitude of the tasks you face ahead of you. Talon wants to plunge the world into chaos, while the corporations work to impose their own version of order. Anubis and the Godminds at least are simple in their brutal desires to exterminate all human life.

Between them and the innocent people of world stands the new Overwatch: ten outlaws, a gorilla, and a mute robot.

>Considering the circumstances, we're doing pretty good.
>We're keeping it together, but barely.
>This is getting out of control. We need to do more.

>>1542856
Witch or bust

>Considering the circumstances, we're doing pretty good.
>We're keeping it together, but barely.

>>1542868
Yeah, you are right on that point.
>>1542867
>We're keeping it together, but barely.

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>>1542867
>This is getting out of control. We need to do more.


>>1542868
Nah. Imp Mercy is best. Witch has stupid shoes.

>>1542867
>We're keeping it together, but barely.

>>1542867
>Considering the circumstances, we're doing pretty good.
>We're keeping it together, but barely.

>>1542867
>>Considering the circumstances, we're doing pretty good.
>>We're keeping it together, but barely.

>>1542867
>We're keeping it together, but barely.

>>1542867
>>We're keeping it together, but barely.

I'm kinda annoyed that dosent seem like we are doing anything

>>1542904
>Helix Security credits their swift-response team led by veteran captain Marduk with resolving the Abidjan incident and protecting civilians. The Omnic attack on Zaki Heavy Industries is blamed on "hackers" and "agents of a rogue nation"


We did that. So that's one thing. He's lying out his ass.

>>1542883
>Witch has stupid shoes.
ya but witch mercy has "fuck me eyes"

>>1542913
not them taking credit but it looks like we are on a slow decline to world war like we arnt making it better

>>1542867
>considering everything we are doing good
>we need to do more

[also first time catching this quest live, I'm exited]

>>1542918
Well things get worse before we get better. As we recruit more people and get better equipped we will turn the tides.

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>>1542918
The world is declining. That's why we're bringing back Overwatch. Once we're functional we can do something about it.

>>1542918

That's just slightly more eye shadow. I can't get over the stupid shoes.

The fangs are cute as shit.

>>1542867
>Considering the circumstances, we're doing pretty good.
>We're keeping it together, but barely.

>>1542941
I mean we're struggling hardcore but considering overwatch's operatives are few, and the commander is a total rookie, we're not doing THAT badly.

>>1542953
Right I don't disagree.

>>1542953
I actualy think seeker is approaching some level of confidence in his abilitys, and his heart is in the right place. [I'm honestly supirsed given that this is 4chan[

>>1542867
>>This is getting out of control. We need to do more.

>>1542961
>quest
>the MC isn't a shonen protag that tries to befriend everyone and stay positive
Choose one

>>1542961
I don't want him to slack off thinking "oh we doing better" when we're on the brink on fuckhuge apocalypse though, need to git gudder.

>>1542971
I think that Seeker is in that state of "Hahaha...holy shit. Why is this working at all?!"

>>1542970
ill pick the first one if that's okay with you but isn't a commander have to be slightly empathetic/diplomatic?

>>1542979
I just mean it is a very common MC personality type that anons love.

seeker has a lot of self loathing whether implied or out right stated

>>1542978
To me it's more "okay don't freak out, get your shit together before the world blows up".

>>1542986
thanks for clearing that up

>>1542989
just to inform you I am NOT ravenking but if you do read closely he dose have a lot of self loathing

>>1542998
Yeah, the reason he loves/idolizes Overwatch so much is that it is everything he sees as good, and opposing what his family and "he" represent.

>>1542998
It's more being scared with all that responsability with 0 instruction than actual self-loathing though. It's like being thrusted into a director position with 0 background knowledge of how things work, your co-workers, etc. The stress would outright kill you so you need to constantly confirm you're not fucking it up really. Plus added stress on the "fate of the world" kinda thingy. He's managing well with all that gotta say, I'd be peeing my pants in a corner.

>>1543007
I mean he was the guy that at 18 ran away from home and wiped his identity.

>>1543012
Almost wiped his identity. Ana did her research on Logan when he was dating Fareeha.

>>1543012
Well yeah but that was more parent-shame wasn't it? If I remember correctly they were corporate bigwigs and Seeker hates the shit out of corporations because muh cruels. Maybe I'm remembering wrong, if I am pls correct me with no boolly

>>1543024
it has been said his dad is a researcher of some kind, and made him robotic companions when he was young. while the mother was a corp bigwig who was made of ice and salt.
his did dain with them is from the thing he said in Africa "oh fuck, just like my old mans projects" or something to that effect

>>1543040
Yeah so that was more hatred directed towards his parents than himself right?

>>1543048
at that moment you

but regarding say his past with Fareeha he place blame on him self (not a lot tho)

and how he failed to notice what his mother became

>>1543048
I would say that, even if he does have conficdace issues. think tough guy syndrome [don't quote me on the name] show the parts that are unbothered and exell in your environment and hide the weaknesses. so far only Athena and tracer have seen him vaunrable

>>1543068
Yes*

not you

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>>1542867

"I don't know, Athena," you say. "We're keeping it together, but just barely. All we're doing is running around putting out fires. Haven't made any progress towards stopping the hearts of the problem. And I have the feeling things are only going to get more intense from here on. Are we going to be able to stay on top of it all?"

"I understand your concerns," Athena says. "I will continue analysis on a long-term solution to the Anubis situation. Regarding Talon, I have a suggestion."

"I'm all ears."

"I have had great difficulty breaking into their networks with my remote access. Their information security is extremely robust. It is controlled by a person or persons of great skill at hacking and countermeasures, calling themselves "Sombra.""

"If it's who I think it is, then yeah, we won't be cracking that anytime soon."

"Indeed. However, I assess a 78% probability that direct access to a Talon operative's link will enable a brief glimpse of their communications network. With this information, I may be able to locate one of their bases."

(Continued)

>>1543077

"Sounds good," you say. "So what do you need me to do? Connect you to one of those helmets they wear?"

"In a way, yes. Unfortunately, you will have to do it while the helmet is still on a living Talon operative. A squad commander or higher, to be precise. You will have to disable one in the field, and connect me immediately, before his commander can sever him from the network."

"You're telling me that we should risk the lives of our troops so we can take one of these things ... alive?"

"Yes. Without a live operative, I am afraid the connection will be severed."

"And how do you suggest we do this, Athena?

"I've confirmed that Talon's communication network is quite similar to our one. Attaching one of your datajacks at close range should enable--"

"Close range?!"

"--should enable a stable connection, and get us the information we need."

"Geez. I suppose it was too much to hope we could just figure out his wifi password."

You think about trying to take one of the Talon operatives alive. It's hard to remember, sometimes, but under those ominous red-eyed helmets are actual human beings. The thought of deciding whether to capture or kill them gets you thinking about the morality of it all.

Killing the Anubis Omnics is a necessary evil. Cleaning the Godmind infection is still an unreliable process, and considering their goal is the destruction of humanity, it's hard to justfiy compromise.

Killing the corporate security guards, on the other hand, is something you have a tough time stomaching. Even if they're working for something you loathe, you understand that they're still human beings, trying to make their way in a difficult world. They have friends and families, hopes and dreams, just like the innocent people you're trying to protect. They help to oppress the innocents of the world, true, but they don't kill them. It seems only fair you return the favor.

Talon operatives, though. They're people who specifically signed up to a global terrorist organization, infamous for their destablization of nations and societies over decades. They have no problem with murder, chaos, and ruin. They revel it, really.

Their influence was held at bay by the old Overwatch, but never destroyed. Now the Web is aflame with rumor that their reach is spreading, gathering more and more of the world's criminals into their fold, expanding their power.

How do you feel about killing Talon operatives?

>They made their choice.
>You'll do what you have to do.
>If you can leave them alive, great, but things happen.
>They're still human beings, and they deserve a second chance.

>>1543091
>They made their choice.
>You'll do what you have to do.

>>1543091
>You'll do what you have to do.
Not proud but not pulling any punches.

>>1543091
>>You'll do what you have to do.

>>1543091
>>They made their choice.
>>You'll do what you have to do.

>>1543091
>>They made their choice.
>If you can leave them alive, great, but things happen.

But

>You'll do what you have to do.

>>1543091
>You'll do what you have to do.

>If you can leave them alive, great, but things happen.

>>1543077
>>They made their choice.
>>You'll do what you have to do.

>>1543091
>They made their choice.
>You'll do what you have to do.

>>1543091
>>They made their choice.

>they made their choise
>you will do what you have to

here is an intresting thought, if we botch this mission and get captured I highly doubt they would just leave us prisoner, most likely torture for information or brainwashing ala widow maker, so what would break seeker? isolation? hurting his friends? I curious as to what would break our hero

>>1543091

>You'll do what you have to do.
>If you can leave them alive, great, but things happen.

Also

>Close Range
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4T-EViuE0

>>1543091
>You'll do what you have to do

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>>1543091
>You'll do what you have to do.
I see what you did there.

>>1543091
>You'll do what you have to do.

Does Talon have sexy psychic cyberghosts too?

>>1543153
no anon they do not, they have sombre but that's about it, widowbitch isn't a viable candidate for phychic or ghoast

is the thread in a dead hour already?
jeez

>>1543205
It hasn't even been 35 minutes, calm your tits.

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>>1543091

You resolve that you'll do what you have to do. You don't feel great about the decision, but the safety of civilians and your fellow agents is the priority. Not keeping your hands clean.

So the Talon operatives are fair game. So far, they've been relatively simple to deal with. They come in two varieties that you've seen -- the standard rifleman, agile and disciplined, and the bulky Lancers equipped with energy shields and melee weapons. The riflemen often fight in small squads or three or four, with a squad commander calling the shots. You haven't been able to figure out if the commander has some kind of insignia distinguishing him from the others, though, so isolating one to connect Athena to him might be difficult. If only he was wearing a bright red uniform with a scarf or something.

You take a moment to think about the Talon agents you've encountered. The shadowed Reaper, and the elusive Widowmaker.

Reaper you've already tried to kill, shooting him in the face at point-blank range. He dissolved into smoke and disappeared -- in theory, that could've killed him, but you have the feeling it didn't do the trick, and you haven't seen the last of him. You have your suspicions regarding his identity, and the similarities between him and Blackwatch's commander and Overwatch's third-in-command, Gabriel Reyes. But the question of whether or not to spare his life seems moot when you have no idea how to kill him in the first place.

Widowmaker bears an equally complicated relationship to the old team. She is formerly Amelie Lacroix, the widow of an Overwatch commander. She herself killed her own husband as a sleeper agent after she was kidnapped and brainwashed by Talon, and was later transformed into the blue-skinned, cold-hearted assassin Widowmaker, her will completely subordinated.

If you could somehow cure Amelie Lacroix of the memetic control Talon has over her mind, would she still be responsible for her crimes as Widowmaker?

That's a decision you'll leave to another day, you think. Rising from the table, you head out to look over the base.

The builder drones are already starting work on blast doors for the major doorways in the base. These are heavily reinforced shields that will slam into place over the doors in the event of an attack, preventing them from being easily broken through by traditional breaching charges.

The drones have also started on converting your last empty room into a dormitory. You look forward to that being finished, and to having your own little bunk. You'll need to spring for an excavator drone to add any more proper rooms to the base, although for something temporary, there's plenty of empty space outside to rig an awning over.

Time to talk to Brigitte and Torbjorn about your gauntlet, see what the damage is.

(Continued)

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>>1543225

"It's going to be tough," Brigitte admits. Your gauntlet is half-disassembled on the worktable in front of her and Torbjorn. "A lot of this M-Tech stuff is hard to replicate, which is why it's so rare and valuable in the first place. You know, someday you're going to have to tell us how you got ahold of a full set."

"Maybe someday I will," you say. "It's quite a story, if I do say so myself. Anyway, can you fix my glove?"

"We'll give it our best shot, lad," says Torbjorn. "But it'll take some time. Fer now, ye'll have to make do without. Your Ultimate capacitor was fried into oblivion, too, but I already sent a message to Winston to get him started on a new set. We ought to have some spares around here, anyway. And I bet the new girl could use one as well." Torbjorn chuckles. "I'd like to see what her and Winston come up with to supercharge that ice gun of hers. Anyway, you should think about another place to install an Ultimate fer now."

>Sword: Omnislash
>Gun: Magneton Gun
>Boots: Shadow Dash
>Chest: Agility Amp

>Chest: Agility Amp

>>1543255
>Chest: Agility Amp
If this one breaks we are already fucked

>>1543255
>Sword: Omnislash

>>1543255
>>Chest: Agility Amp

>>1543255
>>Gun: Magneton Gun
agility has done fuck all for us

>>1543255
>Sword: Omnislash

>>1543270
It was how we 1v1'd Reaper.

>>1543255
>Chest: Agility Amp

>>1543270
Also it is more than agility, from the pastebin:

Chest: Agility Amp
Gain increased movement speed, ability cooldown, and melee damage.

>>1543255
>boots shadow dash
I think we should try to close to the distance to this commander to knock em out quickly, the others are good but I don't think they help, please correct me otherwise

>>1543255
>Gun: Magneton Gun
Underrated pew pew options.

>>1543255
>Gun: Magneton Gun

>>1543255
>Gun: Magneton Gun

>>1543282

>>1543346
switching to this

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It's been about half an hour, time to check the thread --

(TIED)

It's a runoff between Magneton Gun and Agility Amp, then.

>>1543399
I'll switch to the gun if it means we do further loadout changes.

>>1543399
>>Chest: Agility Amp

>>1543398
>>1543405

All right, I'll call it there for Magneton Gun so we don't spend any longer in a tie. I'll throw out a loadout change vote when I'm done for the night.

>>1543255

You tap the empty core slot on your chest, musing. Supercharging the armor itself would make you faster and stronger, while also routing more power to your other systems, letting you use them more frequently while the effect is active. Combined with your Shield Dash and Einherjar abilities, that would make you a real force to be reckoned with in melee. The thought of becoming such a juggernaut gives you a bit of a thrill.

On the other hand, you've got yourself into serious jams recently. Maybe you ought to take everyone's advice and try to play things a little more carefully. You could always try actually using your gun for a while, instead of plunging into melee at each opportunity. For now, at least, you'll try amping up your gun and see what happens.

"Yeah, I have an idea for how I might set that up. I'll talk to Winston about it."

"Good lad," Torbjorn says. "Fer now, give us some to time to figure out what to do about your glove here. No time estimates yet."

Brigitte folds her arms. "Of course, fixing it would be easier if we had that extra funding and equipment you promised us."

You sigh. "Sorry, Brigitte. There's a lot that needs building up around here. It was this or the dormitories, and I figured everyone was pretty anxious to have their own room. I'm reserving some of our future funds for you guys, so the next time we have money to burn, I promise you'll be the first ones to benefit." It was actually between this or funding the Antarctic data retrieval, but you figured the dormitory was an easier sell.

Brigitte shrugs. "Well, I'm used to it. I've been carting my portable forge around Europe fixing Reinhardt's armor for so long, I'm used to not having anything more to work with."

You say to Brigitte,

>Thanks for hanging in there.
>How are you finding life on the base?
>What was it like, travelling with Reinhardt?
>What do you think about Reinhardt's health?
>How do you think the team is doing?
>Write-in

>>1543451
>Thanks for hanging in there.
>How do you think the team is doing?

>>1543451
>Thanks for hanging in there.
>How do you think the team is doing?
>How are you finding life on the base?

>>1543451
thanks for hanging in there,
what do you think about righnharts health,
how are you finding life on base?

>>1543451
>What was it like, traveling with Reinhardt?
then privately
>What do you think about Reinhardt's health?

>>1543451
>Thanks for hanging in there.
>How are you finding life on the base?

>>1543451
>Thanks for hanging in there.
>How are you finding life on the base?
>How do you think the team is doing?

>>1543451

"Thanks for hanging in there," you say. "Without you reparing our stuff we wouldn't last long out there. We all appreciate your work. How do you think the team is doing?"

"I don't have the greatest perspective in here," she says, waving to indicate the Forge. "I see all the ways your armor and weapons get beaten up and broken down. The news doesn't bother to talk about you guys, unless it's mention you as former criminals and outlaws. I've watched some of the real mission footage, but there's not much point for a gearhead like me. Everyone's still alive, and the world hasn't burned down yet, so I'll give you that much."

"That is something, at least," you agree. "How are you finding life on the base?"

"It's still a little weird being the only non-agent on the base," she admits. "I'm just glad we have the drones. There's no way I'm doing the team's laundry. That and sleeping in here with the dwarf and the giant is impossible. They both snore. So I'll be glad to get my own room once those dorms are finished. Otherwise, it's fine, I guess. I don't exactly have a ton of spare time to enjoy it, after all." She walks to the doorway and leans against the frame, and you can see the light of the morning sun on her face. "At least when I do get outside, it's got a nice view."

"That it does," you say.

(Continued)

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>>1543607

"Hey, I've got something to ask you two. As I understand it, both of you have spent a lot of time with Reinhardt over the years. So you know him pretty well."

"Ye could say that," Torbjorn says. "I suffered many an argument with the man over the years we were in the old Overwatch together. And Brigitte somehow kept him alive all that time between the two teams."

"Despite his best efforts," she adds.

You try to think of how to say this. "Would you say he's ... healthy?"

Torbjorn and Brigitte share a knowing glance. "He could probably use a few replacement parts, but ... ye aren't talking about his body, are ye, kid?"

"No, I'm not," you admit. "I'm wondering if he's healthy, mentally. We've all been laughing it off when he says or does something crazy, like "Oh, that Reinhardt, what will he do next?" But what if he really is slipping? Is it really okay to let him go out there into battle? Maybe we shoudn't be deploying him. "

Torbjorn chuckles, then takes another look at you. "Wait, you're serious, lad?" His chuckle turns into a full-bellied laugh.

Brigitte says, "What do you think I told him, almost every day, those years we travelled? Do you think I'd just stand by and let him destroy himself if I thought there was any way of stopping it?" She shakes her head. "All I could do was repair his armor and hope it would hold together the next time he got into a scrap against thugs or rogue Omnics."

"I'll tell you this much about Reinhardt, lad," Torbjorn says. "He means what he says. When he says he'll fight to his last breath, it's not a figure of speech. He's been fighting for thirty years, ever since the Crusaders and the early days of the Omnic Crisis, and if he has his way, he'll fight for another thirty. None of us have any way of stoppin' him now. And even if we could, well. It's what he wants. Maybe we don't have a right to."

>You're right. We shouldn't try to stop him.
>Maybe you're right. I don't know.
>You're wrong. We should try to stop him.
>What about you, Torbjorn? Planning to fight to your last breath?
>Can you tell me anything about the Crusaders?
>What were things like in those early days?

>>1543613
>Can you tell me anything about the Crusaders?
>What were things like in those early days?

>Maybe you're right. I don't know.
>What were things like in those early days?

>>1543613
>You're right. We shouldn't try to stop him.
>What were things like in those early days?

>>1543613
>You're right. We shouldn't try to stop him.
>What about you, Torbjorn? Planning to fight to your last breath?
>What were things like in those early days?

>>1543613
>Maybe you're right. I don't know.
>Can you tell me anything about the Crusaders?
>What were things like in those early days?

>>1543613
>Can you tell me anything about the Crusaders?
>What were things like in those early days?
>What about you, Torbjorn? Planning to fight to your last breath?

>>1543613
>Can you tell me anything about the Crusaders?
>What were things like in those early days?

>>1542867
I wonder if it would help to construct several holoprojectors and hide them around the square where the statue used to be, and have them project a 3d image of the statue on top of the wreckage.
Maybe it would uplift the spirits a bit.

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>>1543613

"I don't know for sure," you say. "It's a tough situation. But I think you're right. If it's what he wants, then maybe we shouldn't try to keep him from it." This isn't the sort of decision you thought you'd be making back when you were a kid and imagining being an Overwatch agent --
whether or not to let a war hero kill himself on the battlefield. "Thirty years, huh? That's a long time to be at war. He started with the Crusaders, right? Anything you can tell me about them?"

"There's not much to tell that isn't on the vids," Torbjorn says. "They were one of the first ground defense forces created to fight the Omnics. That was right when defense matrix technology come out. They didn't have the miniaturized versions the Koreans use today, of course, but it was enough to shoot down missiles, on both sides. So we had to slug it out the old-fashioned way, on the ground. Whenever there was action in the Europe, the Crusaders led the vanguard. They fought bravely ... and they died bravely. Their attrition rate was extreme. In the end, Reinhardt was the only survivor."

"Things must have been brutal in those early days."

"Ye have no idea, lad. These fights with Talon sometimes feel like a schoolyard dust-up compared to the war. Don't get me wrong, the stakes are high, but the intensity isn't quite there." Torbjorn looks off into the distance. "It's hard to get across to you kids the fear of it all. Not just the war. Every generation has seen blood and death on the battlefield. It's knowing that your own creations were coming after you. These perfect machines we'd created as guardians and protectors were turning every weapon you'd given them against you. I designed many of 'em meself." The engineer looks down at his cybernetic hand. "It was like our whole species was betrayed by our children."

"I was just a kid at the time," you say. "Didn't understand what was happening. But if we lost in the Crisis, I'd never have seen my tenth birthday. So I'm glad we had people like you and Reinhardt fighting for us. I'm proud to fight by his side. What about you, Torbjorn? Planning to fight to your last breath with Reinhardt?"

"Hell no," Torbjorn growls. "I've got a family. I don't plan on kicking the bucket until I've got grandkids. I'm only here to do what I can to put down Talon and the Omnics, and stop people like Reinhardt and a certain hotshot rookie from killing themselves."

>>1543613
>Maybe you're right. I don't know.
>Can you tell me anything about the Crusaders?
>You know you can visit your family whenever you feel like it, right?

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>>1543739

You leave the two engineers to get to work on repairing your gauntlet and head up into the garage. As you pass by the entrance to the training room, you see that the lights are on. Curious, you investigate.

The training room is essentially a big cube, mostly empty space right now to be filled in with obstacles or hazards as further funding provides. For now, the only real feature is a set of basic workout equipment: weight machines, benches, dumbbells, medicine balls, and so on.

Reinhardt is there. It's a little strange to see him dressed in ordinary workout clothes and not the Crusader armor. He's on one of the weight benches, grunting as he bench presses an old-fashioned barbell with huge stacks of weights on either end. You do the math on the amount he's lifting and do a double-take. That can't be right. Jesus, is that humanly possible?

The muscles of Reinhardt's thick arms bulge as, with a final push, he puts the barbell back on the stand. He sits up and mops the sweat from his brow. "Phew. Ah, Seeker! Good morning, my friend! Join me, won't you? Fitness is good for the mind and body. We will need both at their peaks in the days to come. My injuries from London have faded, and I am most ready to get back into the field."

>Tell him directly about what Mercy said.
>Try to get a feeling for his mental state.
>Ask how he can lift that much.
>Ask him about the Crusaders.
>Ask him about something casual.
>Work out alongside him.
>Just spot him for a few sets.

>Work out alongside him.
>Ask him about something casual.
>Ask how he can lift that much.

>>1543847
>Work out alongside him.
>Ask him about something casual.
>Ask how he can lift that much.

>>1543847
>Work out alongside him.
>Ask how he can lift that much.
>Ask him about something casual.

>>1543847
>>Ask him about the Crusaders.
>>Ask him about something casual.
>>Work out alongside him.

>>1543847
>>Try to get a feeling for his mental state.
>>Ask how he can lift that much.
>>Work out alongside him.
Men bonding over how macho they are, amirite

>>1543847
>Work out alongside him.
>Ask him about something casual.
>Ask how he can lift that much.

we are being, dare i say it, a casual

>>1543847
>Work out alongside him.
>Ask how he can lift that much.
>Ask him about the Crusaders.

>>1543847

"Maybe I will," you say, taking off your jacket. Hesitating, you detatch your helmet as well with a hiss. In the early days, you were making a big deal about leaving the helmet on, but it's starting to get awkward trying to maintain the facade. "I get plenty of cardio on the job, but it's been a while since I did some proper weight lifting. Somehow I doubt I'll be able to match you, but I'll do what I can for me." You glance at Reinhardt's weight stack as you take a seat on the bench next to him. "Jesus. That's an impressive fucking number. How are you even able to lift that much, Reinhardt? You're a big guy, but that's crazy. Isn't this way beyond the world record?"

Reinhardt massages his shoulder as he rotates his arm. "It is, yes. That record is still a great achievement, though, and that man should be praised. He came by it more honestly." The old warrior looks at you a moment with his good eye, wondering just how much he should say. "Seeker, many of us who were around in Overwatch's early days were subject to certain ... procedures. Experimental enhancement therapies. Chemical, genetic, and otherwise. Deemed unsafe for the general population, but for humanity's last-ditch effort heroes, the risk to our long-term health was considered an acceptable one. I was always strong, of course, but the doctors gave me an edge."

"So the rumor about super-soldier chemicals and stuff was true, huh?" You pick up a pair of light dumbbells and start doing a few warmup sets, feeling your muscles start to get into it. "Too bad you don't have some of that stuff still around, I suppose. Might be nice to cheat and get swole fast."

"It's for the best," Reinhardt says, picking up a set of much, much larger dumbbells. "Not everyone survived. I would not want that fate for you."

"I see," you say. "These were seriously experimental therapies, then."

"We were desperate. Humanity was at stake. Nothing was considered too extreme."

>>1544002

"I guess if even you and the other Crusaders couldn't stop the Crisis, you had to try something crazy."

"If anyone could have defeated the Omnics in convential war, it would have been Balderich and the others. Their courage knew no limits. But when your enemy builds new soldiers in a factory every day, courage is not enough."

"Tell me about them."

Reinhardt looks off into the distance, remembering. "The Crusaders were our most veteran warriors, hand-picked for their tested skills and battle-hardened hearts. Each one was like a valiant knight of the olden days, armored and glorious. Reynald, Alice, Thea, Owain, all the others ... and our leader, Balderich. We fought, and won, and heaped glory upon ourselves. But our resources, our manufacturing, simply could not compare to the enemy. The factory where our armors were built was destroyed early in the war, the technology to build more lost. Every Crusader who fell could not be replaced. In the end only I, the youngest, remained."

"Damn," you say. "No wonder you wanted Balderich's armor back. It's a shame that whoever that was got it first." You think back to those early days, when you and Tracer helped Reinhardt fight his way through Eichenwald and the reanimated Bastion units. "I thought it was Talon at the time, but in retrospect, it must have been Anubis repairing and corrupting those Bastions."

"You are probably right," grunts Reinhardt, starting a new set.

You think about trying to feel out Reinhardt's mental state, but he seems as sharp as ever. You're not sure you can bring it up without him realizing what you're getting at. Instead, you decide you'll just talk about something casual. "So besides you, who do you think can lift the most on the base? Winston and Bastion don't count, either. Humans only. I guess it would have to be McCree, right?"

"I think so, yes. Jesse keeps himself strong. He understands that a gun cannot keep the world away from him forever."

You put down your dumbbells, panting. "Guess I'll have to work at it if I want to give him a run for his money. Oh, what about Genji? I wonder just how strong his cyborg body is."

"With perseverance, anything is possible," Reinhardt says. "Let me show you a breathing technique that can increase your endurance ..."

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That's all for tonight, anons.

I'll leave you until tomorrow with a vote on Seeker's core loadout to support the Magneton Gun ultimate.

MC Status with ability details: https://pastebin.com/4q1FYdVV

Tesla Core:
>Sword: Stormblade
>Gun: Thunderbolt
>Boots: Shield Dash
>Chest: Arc Shield

Caduceus Core:
>Sword: Einherjar
>Gun: Wings of Light
>Boots: Angelic Alacrity
>Chest: Valkyrie's Chosen

Thanks for playing Overwatch Quest!

>Boots: Shield Dash
>Sword: Einherjar

>>1544040
>Boots: Shield Dash
>Chest: Valkyrie's Chosen

>>1544040
>>Boots: Shield Dash
>>Gun: Wings of Light

>>1544040
>Boots: Shield Dash
>Chest: Valkyrie's Chosen

If Mercy gave us Valkery's chosen, Wonder what Tracer will give?

>Chest: Time traveler's partner?

>>1544040
>Boots: Shield Dash
>Sword: Einherjar

>>1544040
thanks for the thread OP

So if we waifu Genji will he teach us how to sword better?

Do cores come at certain points in time oe so they come if we social link peeps

>>1544040
>Gun: Thunderbolt
>Boots: Angelic Alacrity
If you want to use the gun ult we should try the gun shit

>>1544655
This.

>>1544104
Mercy gave us the entire Caduceaus Core.

>>1544655
Supporting

>>1544655
Seconding we need to use our gun more anyway

>>1544655
Sure. Gun!

>>1544040
>Gun: Thunderbolt
>Sword: Einherjar

Shove everything into weapons, because we're not bitch made. Also, why bother having a sword if its name isn't Deustch?

Gun: Thunderbolt
Boots: Angelic alacrity

ride the lightning, motherfuckers

ark shield that ssaves our allies
wings of light, we said we were going to be more ranged did we not?

>>1544040
>vote on Seeker's core loadout to support the Magneton Gun ultimate.
We should see if McCree would let us borrow his watch.

>>1544777
Arc Shield doesn't save our allies, it saves us. It gives us a shield whenever we use an ability. Also keep in mind Wings of Light doesn't give us a dash itself, it only works if we are already in air.

>>1544847
dammit, what ever gives a shield to our friends, I think it was a mini righnshield we used to save genji, we are protective so it makes sense..at least to me

>>1544857
We have a mini shield that can be upgraded to a smaller Rein shield, but that is our fried gauntlet.

>>1544666
I know but look at the chest name for Caduceus Core.

It's like Mercy's upping the game in Seekerbowl

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The votes are in, and by a narrow margin:

Tesla Core:
Gun (2): Thunderbolt
In gun form, hold RMB to charge up a lock-on attack that bounces between targets.

Caduceus Core:
Boots (Shift): Angelic Alacrity
Dash or glide in the direction of movement and gain a burst of health regen.

Should be interesting. While I'm a fan of the Einherjar / Shield Dash loadout, I'm also looking forward to trying a more range-based build.

I'll be hitting you guys with some updates when I get home from work tonight, so stay tuned.

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>>1545131

That afternoon, you head to Winston's laboratory to get your gear swapped around and a new Ultimate installed. Passing by the patch of grass between the comm tower and radar array, overlooking the sea, you see Genji there again, in seated meditation. The golden reflection of the sun shines off his silver armor, while the gentle sea breeze stirs his headband.

You decide to stop by and say hello, taking a few steps toward him, then realize that perhaps you shouldn't interrupt his meditation. He seems to have already heard you, though, and turns his head in your direction. He asks in his polite, mildly accented English, "Greetings, Seeker. Can I be of assistance?"

"Hey, Genji. Nothing specific, just thought I'd say hi. Sorry if I interrupted."

"It is no trouble. I was merely contemplating." Genji looks up at the sunlit sky. "The future holds many paths, and many possible outcomes. I was wondering which road we will find ourselves walking."

"Tough to say. Right now we're just trying to keep our heads above water, you know? We've only had the resources to deal with whatever's in front of us, one thing at a time." You lean against the nearby outer wall of the comm station. "At least with you and Hanzo on the team, we've got someone else besides me who knows something about staying under the radar. That gives us options."

"I am glad to be of assistance, in whatever way I can. Angela tells me I am once more fit for duty, so please consider me for our next task."

"Now that you mention it, I just might do that."

You ask Genji:

>How he ended up kidnapped by Talon, back at Shimada Castle.
>About the early days, before his "incident" with Hanzo.
>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>If he can teach you some sword skills.
>Write-in

>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>If he can teach you some sword skills.

>>1547749
>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>If he can teach you some sword skills.

>>1547749
>>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>If he can teach you some sword skills.

>>1547749
>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>If he can teach you some sword skills.

>>1547749
>>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>>If he can teach you some sword skills.

>>1547749
>>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>>If he can teach you some sword skills.

>>1547749
>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>If he can teach you some sword skills.

>>1547749
>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.

>How he ended up kidnapped by Talon, back at Shimada Castle.
>If he can teach you some sword skills.
changing vote to this we need intel on talon.

>>1547749
>About this "teacher" he mentioned before.
>If he can teach you some sword skills.

>What do you think if I put Hanzo as second in command?

"You know, it's cool having another sword-user on the team. Maybe at some point you can teach me some skills. I learned some western martial arts styles when I was younger, rapier fencing and stuff like that. But most of what I do in the field is just me improvising. It would be cool to learn something from a guy who actually knows what he's doing with a blade."

"Hmm. Interesting. I will certainly try, but I can't guarantee anything. It may prove difficult for me to pass on my knowledge to one less altered than myself. Ever since my body changed, I have had to adapt my fighting technique. I can no longer fight as a ... as I once did. My brother is now the sole true heir of the Shimada style."

You think about asking if Hanzo could teach you, then think better of it. "Well, anything you can pass on I would appreciate," you say instead. "I'm just failing forward out there, if you know what I mean." You pull out your weapon and spin it into sword form, then extend the blade horizontally, looking down its length. "It's no Dragon Blade, but this bad boy can do some damage." You wonder if you'll come up with a cool name for your weapon eventually. "Gunblade" is good enough, but doesn't have quite the same poetry to it.

Retracting and holstering your weapon, you say, "So where did you learn how to use a sword, anyway? You mentioned something about a "teacher" before, right? Did you have some badass sword master teach you and Hanzo the blade as kids?"

"No, no. That is to say, Hanzo and I did have a sword master as children. But the person I spoke of was not a weapon master. Quite the opposite, really."

"Oh, right. You said something about learning from the Shambali."

Genji nods. "Indeed. For some time, I struggled to come to terms with my new form. I was fortunate enough to encounter an Omnic monk who took it upon himself to aid me. I followed him to the Shambali temple in Nepal, where he helped guide me along the path to spiritual wholeness."

"He sounds like a quite a guy."

"He truly is. Zenyatta and the other Shambali have more compassionate and enlightened souls than any humans I know. I hope one day, after all this is over, I can return to Nepal and see him again."

"I hope so too, pal. Being called up to Overwatch once per lifetime is enough, you know? You're going above and beyond the call of duty by coming back. You deserve something good for yourself after it's over." Assuming we survive, you don't add.

>>1547894

"How about yourself?" Genji says.

"What do you mean?"

"You have us at somewhat of a disadvantage, Seeker. You know of us from the old days, while I hardly know anything about our new recruit. The one who Athena insists isn't actually our commander, but we should all listen to."

"Yeah, that's a weird situation," you admit, embarassed. "What do you want to know?"

"Perhaps it's working backwards," Genji says, "But since I've told you what I'd like to do after we've overcome our current set of world crises, why don't you tell me your version?"

>Get married, have kids.
>Live on the wild side.
>Stay with Overwatch.
>Go back to crime.
>Just disappear somewhere.
>I hadn't even thought about it.

>>1547902
>Get married, have kids.
>Stay with Overwatch.

>>1547902
>Stay with Overwatch.

>>1547902
>Stay with Overwatch.
Living the dream really

>>1547902
>>I hadn't even thought about it.
>Just disappear somewhere.

>>1547902
>Get married, have kids.
>Stay with Overwatch.

>>1547902
>Get married,have kids.
>Stay with Overwatch.

>>1547902
Ideally we'd
>Get married, have kids
but realistically, we'd probably just
>Stay with Overwatch

>>1547902
>Get married, have kids
>Stay with Overwatch.

>>1547902
>deally we'd
>>Get married, have kids
>but realistically, we'd probably just
>>Stay with Overwatch

>>1547902
"At one point, I wanted to
>Get married, have kids.
But these days, I feel like I'd want to
>Stay with Overwatch.

But I'm not entirely sure. I think I'm in a place where I'd have to think on that a bit longer. Right now, I just want to do what I can; this world is the only one we got, and I want to do everything I can to protect it and its people... Humans, Omnics, and everything in-between, one step at a time."

>>1547902
>Get married, have kids
>Stay with Overwatch.

>>1547902
>>Stay with Overwatch.
It hasn't always gone well, but this still sort of feels like out calling. Like the thing we were meant to do in life.

>>1547902
Honestly
>I hadn't even thought about it.
Been too busy, you know
But, probably
>Get married, have kids.
and
>Stay with Overwatch.

>>1547902
>Stay with Overwatch.
>Get married, have kids.

>>1547902

"I'm not really sure, to be honest," you say. "I'd kind of like to settle down, marry a nice woman, raise some kids. But I have the feeling that Overwatch is going to need someone for a long time to come. I don't know if I'm really the best person for the job, but somebody's got to do it. I'm not sure if I can do that and start a family at the same time. In the end, I'll probably just end up staying with the team."

You look out over the sun's golden reflections on an azure sea. "This world is the only one we've got, you know? I want to do whatever I can to protect it, and the people here. Humans, Omnics, and everything in between."

You look down at your hand. This feels a little arrogant to say, but this is starting to feel like your calling. What you were meant to do.

Genji chuckles.

"What's so funny?" you ask, a little stung at your dramatic moment being laughed at.

"I'm not sure if you realize it, but you say a lot of things that remind us of Commander Morrison," Genji says. "I heard him say almost the exact same thing to Captain Amari once. How he'd like to start a family someday, but there was still a job to do, and somebody had to do it. That this was the only world we had, and its people needed protecting." Genji's green visor turns towards you. "Is the rumor true? Did you encounter this mysterious "Soldier 76" in Mexico?"

"I did," you say. "That's when I first met Tracer, and joined the team."

"What do you think? Is he Jack Morrison?"

"I don't know for sure, but he could be. He had the right height and build, the right no-nonsense attitude, and he was a damn good shot."

"If it's him ..." Genji hesitates before asking, "Why do you think he hasn't come back?"

>He thinks it's a mistake.
>He doesn't believe in us.
>He doesn't believe in himself.
>He's still fighting, in his own way.
>We'll bring him back someday.

>>1547976
>>He doesn't believe in himself.
>>He's still fighting, in his own way.

>>1547976
I wish I knew, but
>We'll bring him back someday

>>1547976
>He's still fighting, in his own way.
>He'll come back one day

>>1547976

>He's still fighting, in his own way.

>>1547976
>>He's still fighting, in his own way.
>>We'll bring him back someday.

>>1547976
>>He doesn't believe in himself.
>>He's still fighting, in his own way.
>We'll bring him back someday.

>>1547976
>He's still fighting, in his own way.
>We'll bring him back someday.

>>1547976
>>He thinks it's a mistake.
>He's still fighting, in his own way.

>>1547976
>He's still fighting, in his own way.

>>1547976
>He's still fighting, in his own way.

>>1547976
>>>He doesn't believe in himself.
>>>He's still fighting, in his own way.

>>1547976
>He doesn't believe in himself.
>He's still fighting, in his own way.

>All these "he doesn't believe in himself"
Step the fuck off anons

>>1548000
but its true

>>1548000
I'd think it's more he believes overwatch was a mistake than not believing in himself really. But telling genji "the guy you idolize thinks this is a shit idea" sounds like a pretty shit move.

>>1547976
>He doesn't believe in himself.
>We'll bring him back someday.
"... And while we're at it, we'll prove that stubborn old fart wrong, that bringing back Overwatch wasn't a mistake."

>>1548005
Like Seeker knows, kinda an asshole thing to say when we never even got to know the guy

>>1548005
How do we know tho?

Accin like we know him

>>1548007
>>1548012
>>1548010
>I'd think it's more he believes overwatch was a mistake
but he doesn't if he did why recommend seeker to Trancer

>>1548013
To not get ourselves killed probably, not to lead/revive overwatch.

>>1548013
Tracer*

damn autocorrect

>>1548013
Only 1 person you linked said that.

>>1547976
>He doesn't believe in himself.
>He's still fighting, in his own way.
>We'll bring him back someday.

>>1548008
As an addendum, spin it like it's the feeling we get from him, not that it's a certainty.

We don't know his thought process, but that's the vibe we get from him. That he doesn't believe in himself, or rather what he used to represent and believe in.

>>1548018
I know but it answered the others questions and statements aswell

>>1548021
This for the love of god this.

>>1547976

"I don't think it's about us," you say. "I mean, it's possible he just thinks we're idiots. But I guess it's more like he doesn't believe in himself. The old Overwatch fell under his leadership, right? Even if it isn't his fault, he probably holds himself partly responsible. I don't actually know the guy. I barely talked to him, just took out some Los Muertes goons alongside him. But that's what I would guess."

You look behind you at the quiet Watchpoint, thinking about how it probably used to be bustling with soldiers and staff. It all came crashing down in such a short time.

It's certainly possible, you admit to yourself, that Morrison believes this is all a shitty idea. But there's not much point in saying that to Genji. Might as well stick with the slightly more optimistic version.

"Despite all that," you continue. "He hasn't given up. He's still fighting, in his own way."

"True. It appears our goals remain the same, even if he chooses not to align with us."

"Maybe we'll bring him back someday, Genji. I don't know for sure. But we'll keep an eye out for him while we're out there."

(Continued)

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>>1548026

In the laboratory, you explain your theoretical concept behind the Magneton Gun to Winston, and show him the schematics you sketched out that morning. You explain that you could never get the concept to work, but with the miniaturized reactor in the Ultimate capacitor, it might be possible. It's a pretty simple idea, from one perspective: pull the trigger and fire a big fucking bang, three times. The science behind it is way more complicated, but that's where your friendly neighborhood gorilla scientist steps in.

Winston nods thoughtfully, looking your plans over, and suggests a few changes that will get the power exchange streamlined and, more importantly, contained -- your initial version looked awfully prone to exploding in your hand. Satisfied on a much safer design, the two of you fill out the details of the plan, then set to work.

Winston hums in his deep bass voice as he works. Most of the science involved here is way beyond you, so you leave the gorilla to handle the equations for electromagnetism and quantum entanglement. With your experience at jury-rigging modifications to your golden age gear, the two of you should be able to pull this off working together.

"We're almost finished, but let's take a quick break," Winston says. "I don't want to damage these circuits from trying to rush things. Haste makes waste, or so my father used to say. Want a banana?"

"Sure," you say. "You know, I've been looking at that space pod thing up there. Is that really the escape pod you came to Earth in?"

"It certainly is," he says. "Overwatch were the ones who retrieved me after splashdown. As you can see, there's almost no damage to the craft. If there's one thing Lucheng can engineer properly, it's their re-entry capsules."

You feel a brief burst of pride, knowing that it was your dad who designed that escape pod. Of course, your family's other involvement in the Horizon colony is hard to feel good about.

You don't ask Winston what happened with the incident that forced him to leave the moon. You already know a lot. More than the official version of events, since your parents were directly involved at the time, and you were a skilled eavesdropper at that age. Hell, you probably know more about what really happened in Horizon than Winston does.

You do say to him, though:

>What was it like up there?
>It must have been tough to adjust to here.
>Earth is pretty cool, though, right?
>The moon must be an amazing place.
>I'd like to visit the place someday.
>Staying on Earth is just fine for me, thanks.

>>1548044
>What was it like up there?
>It must have been tough to adjust to here.

>>1548044
>Got any peanut butter?

>>1548044
>I'd like to visit the place someday.

>>1548044
>>Earth is pretty cool, though, right?
>>The moon must be an amazing place.
>What was it like up there?

>Got any peanut butter?

>>1548044
>>What was it like up there?
>>The moon must be an amazing place.

>>1548044
>What was it like up there?
>I'd like to visit the place someday.

>>1548044
>What was it like up there?

>>1548044
>What was it like up there?
>It must have been tough to adjust to here.

>>1548044
>>What was it like up there?
>>Earth is pretty cool, though, right?
>>I'd like to visit the place someday.

Gun (2): Wings of Light
In gun form in midair, press RMB to glide or hover and gain increased accuracy.

Goddammit, we can hover?!

>>1548066
>20 billion years later
WAIT WE HAVE A GUN?!?!?

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>>1548044

"The moon must be an amazing place," you say. "I'd like to visit it someday. Maybe not Horizon, I know it's still a war zone, but somewhere else up there."

"At the time, I didn't think much of it," Winston says. "A cratered grey wasteland that surrounded the base. We weren't allowed to leave, so it was just drab scenery to us. In retrospect, I understand it a little better."

"What was it like, living up there?"

"It was ..." Winston hestitates, thinking about it. "It was quiet, and lonely. Sound doesn't travel on the moon, you know. No atmosphere. Here, there's always something happening, a background noise, a bird or a car or the wind. People and animals everywhere. On the moon, the base was all there was. Just us, and the scientists, and a handful of staff. Most of the humans stayed aloof from us. But it was all normal to us, while we were young. It was the only life we knew."

"You mean you and the other--" (experiments, you think) "--primates?" you say.

"Yes. Despite that, the Earth was always in our thoughts. Hard to miss that huge blue and green marble in the sky above us. And when we learned what it was, we were amazed. A whole world, four times the size of our own, full of the forests and rivers and cities we'd seen in our books and videos. It was an incredible discovery, knowing that this world awaited us, but ..." The gorilla sighs. "Perhaps that's when things started to go wrong."

Anxious to divert the conversation back to a happier course, you say, "At least Earth turned out to be pretty cool, right? It must have been tough to adjust, but you seem like you're doing all right."

"Earth is "pretty cool", I agree," Winston says. "It was tough at first, you're right. There were so many new things to understand. But I'm a scientist, and I like a challenge. And I never run out of things to do here. Plus," he adds. "I've made some great friends." You see him glance at the wall where he keeps his photo collection.

"Well, I'm glad you came to Earth, big guy," you say. "And I know the team is too. What do you say we get back at that gun of mine? I bet we can finish it off and give it a test run before dinner."

"Let's give it a shot, Seeker. I want to see this magneton blaster of yours in action."

>>1547989
Why is this so hot?

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>>1548092
I'm done for tonight, anons. I'll finish the thread up tomorrow with a test firing of the Magneton Gun, one or two more social scenes, and setup for the next mission, our Singapore Shadowrun. Thanks for playing.

>>1548097
Night Raven

Winston is for hugs ;_;

Pharah kidnapped. Forced to join talon. Because she wasnt recruited or told about overwatch when we spoke to her

>>1548097
thanks for running

>>1548107
How about no, Mr. Edgelord?

>>1548097
G'night man.

Hopefully we can talk to the rest of the team about getting upgrades since Helix and who knows what other groups have tech designed to counter them.

Seeker shouldn't be the only one getting upgrades,after all.

>>1548097
>Shadowrun
yeah, that's pretty much what we do by now

>>1548097
I had a thought about the past of Seeker. What if you made it a flashback adventure or something? A scenario where we don't have Ultimates, sick skillz, or even battle gear, but just our wit and recklessness.

Obviously it's just a suggestion, considering how much stuff you're already juggling.
Anyhow thanks for running.

>>1547989
Hero in never my hide sights

Still waiting for Punished Seeker.

>>1548315
Heroine never my hide sights.

>>1548305
Yes. Yes on so many different levels

>>1548107
I don't think that would work, mabey a hostage situation, but this is still overwatch a paramillitery freak show who kill on a daily basis. there is not forcing of anything unless the other options are worse by hundreds of shades of shit

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>>1548107

>Implying Pharah can be captured by Talon right now, surrounded by Helix security
>implying this plan wasn't stupid in the first place

C'mon kid

>>1548607
>Implying talon doesn't have moles in helix.

>>1549421
>The helix commander was a mole
>We electromagnetize a widow bullet right into his leg.

I'm game.

ETA raven resume?

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>>1548097

With the crack of lightning and the boom of thunder, you fire the first test shot of the Thunderbolt. Even with your helmet's sound dampeners kicking in, the blast is incredibly loud.

The Tesla core in your gun flares from soft blue to a harsh brilliance. A streak of blue and violet lightning surges through your gun's circuitry, between the electromagnetic guidance rails, and into the air. It twists and curves like an electric snake lashing out, and strikes into the training bot in the center of three. The beam coils itself up and bounds to the next bot, then to the third.

The energy dies out, and you survey the damage. It didn't take out any of the bots out in one shot, but all three of them are in a bad way, sparking and malfunctioning as their circuits go into overdrive, their armor scorched.

"That's great!" Winston says, taking off his earmuffs. "It worked just like we hoped."

"This is good stuff," you say, looking down at your reconfigured weapon. "I was having problems dealing with any decent-sized group of enemies. I got lucky by just shield dashing straight into them and slashing away, but who knows how long that would've lasted? Now I've got something to deal with numbers at range."

"Why don't you try it a few more times?" Winston suggests. "Build up enough energy to try out the Magneton function."

"I'm still a little confused as to how this works," you admit, turning your gun over to examine the capacitor relays embedded in each side. "How does shooting the training bots charge my gun more than just shooting into the air--?"

"Believe me, you're not the only one it confuses," Winston says. "We're indebted to the golden age scientists who developed it, but I'll be damned if any of us can understand their work. Like many relics of the pre-Crisis era, we can replicate it given the right tools, but not comprehend it."

Over the next few minutes, you try out the gun's new Thunderbolt power a few more times. Better to get used to it now, you think, flinching the first few times at the bang and flash, but getting more accustomed to it.

(Continued)

>>1550721

The icon in the bottom center of your helmet's HUD flashes blue to indicate your Ultimate is charged. Your weapon's capacitors crackle with an intense violet energy. "All right, let's do this," you mutter to yourself. You raise the gun, sight, and pull the trigger.

BOOM. A intense burst of violet light blasts the training bot into pieces. The recoil feels like almost breaks your arm. You steady yourself, forcing yourself to relax and not overgrip.

BOOM. The second bot blows apart, metal fragments flying.

BOOM. The third bot joins its brothers in oblivion.

"Holy shit," you say. Your gun hisses as it vents pale smoke, the non-toxic cesium used for containment gas.

Winston adjusts his safety googles. "I don't know if the bots' self-repair mechanisms will suffice after that. A most impressive weapon."

"Couldn't have made it without you, Winston." You look down at your weapon with its new capabilities. "I can't wait to try this bad boy out on ..."

>Some Talon punks.
>One of those Phalanx mechs that busted my shield.
>Reaper, once he gets a new mask.
>Those Helix assholes who shot Tracer.
>Actually, I'm just looking forward to a vacation.

>>1550770
>>Actually, I'm just looking forward to a vacation.

>>1550770
>>Reaper, once he gets a new mask.

>>1550770
>Those Helix assholes who shot Tracer.
Fuckers.

>>1550770
>Some Talon punks.
>Reaper, once he gets a new mask.

>>1550775

>Guys doing their literal job and nothing more

>assholes

C'mon anon, it's like you don't even Knight Errant.

>>1550770
>Actually, I'm just looking forward to a vacation.

>>1550770
>Actually, I'm just looking forward to a vacation.

>>1550770
>Reaper, once he gets a new mask.

>>1550770
>>Some Talon punks.

>>1550770
>Reaper, once he gets a new mask.

>>1550770
>One of those Phalanx mechs that busted my shield.

>One of those Phalanx mechs that busted my shield

>>1550770

"... that asshole Reaper. Whenever he gets himself a new mask and comes back for more." Even if he is Reyes, you can't forgive the things he's done since turning his back on the team. Talon has to be stopped.

That and you might be secretly hoping for another opportunity to play hotshot and take him on yourself for another highlight reel.

Athena's soft ping sounds over the training room speaker. "What's up, Athena?" you ask.

"Dinner time, agents," the AI tells you. "Mercy and Tracer invite you to the mess hall for a fusion of Swiss and British cuisine."

"All right, tell them we'll be there soon." You check your weapon over, reading the diagonistics on your helmet HUD. Everything seems to be in working order. "I think we can call this test a success, big guy. Let's go eat."

"Hmmm." Winston seems troubled as he knuckle-walks alongside you out of the training room.

"I didn't know Tracer could cook," you say.

"That's what worries me," he says in his bass rumble. "She can't."

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>>1550833

"You can't cook?" you ask Tracer over the counter separating the busy kitchen from the crowded mess hall.

"Not a bit. Went straight into air force trainin' after high school, and one of the few benefits was three square meals a day in the canteen. When I was on me own, I'd just order pizza."

"What about before then? Didn't pick up anything as a kid?"

Tracer grins impishly. "Nah, I was too busy runnin' around outside gettin' skinned knees and grass stains to learn anything like that. But it's orright. Mercy knows what she's doing, and I'm here to help her out. Between the two of us, we've got this!" She gives you a big thumbs-up.

"Lena," calls Mercy. "Did you check the temperature on those pots?"

"You betcha," Tracer says confidently. "Don't worry, Angie. I have this under control." She sniffs the air. "D'you smell something a bit odd?"

The stench of burnt cheese fills the air as smoke rises from one of the pots on the stove. A high-pitched beeping begins as the temperature alert goes off.

"Oh, bloody hell--" Vwoomp! Tracer blinks to the stove, pulls on a pair of pink oven mitts, and picks up the pot of burning cheese sauce. "Yuck." A sudden contemplative look crosses her face. "Hmm. Maybe if I just--"

You realize what she's about to try an instant before she does it. "Tracer, don't--!"

Tracer disappears in a flash of blue light, reappearing where she stood three seconds earlier.

The pot stays where it was. For a brief moment, that is, before gravity takes hold. It crashes to the ground with a loud metallic clang, splattering hot cheese sauce over the kitchen floor. The pot lands on its side, and begins to roll, further dripping a trail of cheese as it rolls.

Mercy wipes a spot of cheese sauce off her apron. Her face is as implacable as a stone idol demanding sacrifice.

"Ahehehe ... hehe ..." A blush rises on Tracer's cheeks as she looks down at the ground. "Athena, could you maybe send over the cleaning drones ...?"

>>1550833
>Tracer can't cook
She seemed like a take out kind of girl

>>1550847
tracer is adorable.

>>1550854

like a retarded puppy that just falls down stairs

>>1550857
Do you enjoy being a dick?

>>1550873

Yes

>>1550847
upset Mercy is a cute Mercy.

Shame Tracer is out of the running for me now. A woman who can't cook isn't a good house wife anymore.

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>>1550881

But anon, the ass is fat

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>>1550847

You keep a humiliated Tracer company during her banishment from the kitchen, while a coldly furious Mercy finishes the rest with help from the drones.

The food, when it does arrive, is excellent despite the mishap. Crisp flat patties of chopped potato, nut-filled pastries, and cheese fondue of half a dozen varieties. There's even a raclette, a cheese wheel where the melted interior is scraped out of the still-unmelted exterior onto the plate.

You load up your plate in delicious anticipation, then head to a table. McCree is gesturing with a cigar as he discusses something with the Shimada brothers. Mei is laughing at something Brigitte said. Reinhardt and Torbjorn are arguing, which is starting to be a familiar sight.

You sit with:

>McCree, Genji and Hanzo
>Mei and Brigitte
>Reinhardt and Torbjorn
>Nobody. You need some time to think.

>>1550881
She is not! She's adorable a-and Seeker can cook.
>>1550878
Well power to you I suppose.

>>1550894
>>McCree, Genji and Hanzo
Bro time.

>>1550894
>Nobody. You need some time to think.