"Catching Up"

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Years ago...

Conor: "I'm done!"

Conor turns around and shows a newly made Shotgun Gauntlet in Black and blue with both of his hands. He made his new arm a bit ago, so it was easier for him to finish his real project.

Kyle, York, and Aur'an were awed by Conor's creation.

Kyle: "Hahah! You're a genius, Conor! A gun that's a gauntlet, w-who would've knew!"

York: "That's pretty badass, Conor."

Kyle: "Now now, York, what'd I say about swearing?"

York: "Awe c'mon! It's not even that bad! It's a literal compliment!"

Kyle looked deep in though before sighing.

Kyle: "Alright...I'll let it pass."

Conor: "S-so, what do we do?"

Kyle: "Well, we see how it works."

Conor: "Right!"

Cut to York, Aur'an, Conor, and Kyle outside.

Kyle: "Okay, here are some explosive rounds. You know the rules right?"

Conor: "Of course."

Conor fires the shotgun Gauntlet, and it completely destroyed the concrete.

Conor: "Uh, whoops?"

Kyle laughs and pats him in the back hard.

Kyle: "Hahah! You're fine, kid! I've dealt with worse!"

York: "Wow, that's amazing..."

Aur'an: "Blargh" [Very impressive, Conor.]

Conor: "Thanks guys, you're the best."

Fade back to the present, with the Counselor debriefing Donut.

Counselor: "Private Donut, we want to debrief you now that your tour at Blood Gulch is over."

Donut: "Great! Wait... over?"

Counselor: "I'm just going to ask you some... standard questions to rate your experience, and I will be filling out a form based on your responses. Do you understand?"

Donut: "Yes, sir."

Counselor: "All right, then let's begin. During your employment, you were assigned to the Red Team. Is that correct?"

Donut: "That's right! You can tell by my lightish-red armor."

Counselor: "I'm a bit confused. By "lightish-red"... do you mean "pink"?"

Donut: "No. I mean "lightish-red"."

Brief but awkward silence.

Counselor: "Let's come back to this during the free-form period."

Donut: "Okie-dokie!"

Counselor: "Now, as to your experience in Blood Gulch, would you say it was..."

Words list on the screen as the Counselor says them.

Counselor: "Satisfactory, somewhat satisfactory, or, unsatisfactory?"

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