Red vs Blue: Remembrance

Spiral

At Blue Base, Epsilon walks up to Tex and Rho, who are working on Sheila.

Tex: (to Rho) Okay, try it now!

Rho hits a switch, but nothing happens.

Rho: Nothing!

Tex: (muttering) Come on, damn it. (sighs)

Epsilon: Still won't start huh?

Tex: No. But it's getting there.

Epsilon: Did you uhh... try checking the starter?

Tex: (sarcastically) Oh, what a brilliant idea. Next you're gonna' ask me if I tried the keys.

Epsilon: You have keys?

Tex: No.

Rho: (opens the tank hatch) Church, this isn't a fucking Subaru!

Epsilon: Up yours, Rho! (to Tex) How do you know so much about vehicles?

Tex: Well, during the training. We had to learn to care for our equipment. Plus, I've always liked cars.

Epsilon: Uhh... training huh? Was that before...

Tex: Before what? Before I was killed? Before you brought me back as, whatever I am now?

Epsilon: Oh. You know about that?

Tex: Well, of course I do. I know what you know. You made me.

Epsilon: Well...no, not me.

Tex: Whatever. Him.

Epsilon: Why did he do it? I...don't even remember when you first came around, you were just...kinda' there one day. It was like uhh... a training session or something like that.

Tex: (sighs) Yeah, Wyoming and Maine. Big dummies.

Rho: (sits on the front left tread) Hey, didn't Cal kick your ass in that fight?

Tex: That was a draw and you know it!

Rho: (chuckles) I will take that statement of denial as a yes.

Epsilon: Well, why did he bring you back?

Tex: You know what Church, I don't know? You tell me. He didn't exactly ask me what I wanted, I just kinda' came along for the ride, I didn't get a vote.

Rho: Same thing with rest of the AI fragments. (to Church) Including you too, need I point out.

Epsilon: But you were there when Alpha was there. Nobody else was.

Tex: I don't know. What can I say? I guess we were inseparable.

Sheila suddenly activates.

Tex: There you go! Tank's fixed! See what happens when you treat something right?

Epsilon: Yeah. Yeah, as a matter of fact I think I do.

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~Flashback to Freelancer~

Maine carries a white suitcase back to Team A's Warthog.

Carolina: Nice work Maine.

Maine: Thanks.

York: Yeah, subtle as always. Response team is probably on the way.