Text [User: South.of.Nowhere]

[whosthemonsternow]

Just curious who my other guards are, specifically on the S&R and Surveyor guards.

Like to know who's on my team.

Comments

[whosthemonsternow]

Maybe not lucky, but still unstoppable.

[chaosvessel]

If you're unstoppable, why do you need the reports?

[whosthemonsternow]

Cause I'm unstoppable, not stupid. It'll be quicker and easier to have an idea of what to expect out there, don't you think?

[chaosvessel]

Yes. That's the reason we normally operate in teams.

[whosthemonsternow]

I'm fine without a team- but do the teams need help?

[chaosvessel]

[He'd learned something of teamwork back home, and he doesn't respond immediately.]

This community thrives on teamwork. No one should shoulder the burden alone.

[whosthemonsternow]

But does it count as a burden if it's easy for you to shoulder? I mean. I have pretty strong shoulders

[chaosvessel]

As do we all.

Why were you concerned about the identity of your teammates if you can do this alone?

[whosthemonsternow]

Cause that's one of the first things you do. Even if you don't want to work with a team, you gotta at least know who your allies are and who you're likely to run into while out there.

[chaosvessel]

Is it?

[Has it really been so long since he's worked with a team beyond those who forcefully woke him up and told him of all the evil things his greatest mistake was doing to the world that he didn't even think of teaming up with anyone else?]

It's...been a while since I've had a job like this.

[whosthemonsternow]

Well. Yeah. It is.

So does that mean someone's gotta keep an eye on you, or you just can't manage teams well?

[chaosvessel]

Neither. I'm just not used to teams.

[There's a pause before the next line appears.]

I was a bodyguard for a top secret research project. Teams weren't advised.

[whosthemonsternow]

Really? You'd think they'd want a team to cover all the bases with something like that.

[chaosvessel]

Secrecy was more important. Even I wasn't allowed to know what it was they were doing.

When it fell apart, there were fewer mouths to silence.

[whosthemonsternow]

Secret shit, silencing lose ends, program falling apart
Yeah
I can relate to that
Was your project full of deception and torture too?

[chaosvessel]

[That seems to be a common thread many of them share.]

Yes. Though the torture came later.

[whosthemonsternow]

Get to spend any time on the run from them, the law, and former teammates?

[chaosvessel]

After being locked in a coffin for three decades, yes.

[whosthemonsternow]

Oh yea, that sounds fun.
Sarcasm, if you couldn't tell

People usually live that long where you're from, or are you like, a vampire or something?