merc reactions to getting a new recruit but finding out they’re only in their mid-teens ? gender neutral please-
A / N - Ay, it's here. Somehow I managed to finish this faster than I expected. Hope you like it, dear anon!
Also, half of the photos are kind of meme-y, but you know what? It works...Please tell me if it works, I am losing my mind trying to find a good quality comic cut out, but only find those.
Mercs with a recruit in their mid-teens
TW. Ask to tag.
Scout
- he's not much excited, in fact he's a bit scared you might take his place,
- but after he finds out you're younger than him...he's so happy!
- he will teach you so many things,
- how to play basketball, how to get along with the older men, even how to deal with your first crush,
- since he is barely a few years older than you, he feels like as an young adult it's his priority to make sure you know all this stuff,
- he's got seven older brothers, all the lessons are probably from them,
- he really feels like you're just his younger sibling,
Soldier
- Jane thinks it's his duty to make sure you know the rules of war,
- he will show you how to use weapons, maybe even let you touch his own weapons,
- " But only for a few seconds, I don't want your young, inexperienced civil hands to spoil them! ",
- he will sit you down in the meeting room of the base, and tell you stories,
- half of those stories aren't real, but you don't want to make him sad, so you just listen,
- on the battlefield, he will follow you around to make sure you don't hurt yourself...or use your weapons incorrectly,
- also..." You do know basic history of your beloved country, don't you, hippie? ",
Pyro
- this Phoenix adores you,
- will invite you to tea parties,
- you will also get a plushie or two from their collection,
- you're the only person other than Engineer who takes them seriously, that's why they like you so much,
- their childish personality helps you cope with the fact you've been sorted out as a mercenary at such a young age,
- always there when you're feeling down,
Demoman
- in all honesty, he has mixed feelings about you,
- he can't invite you to the drinking nights with the other guys, you're just always left behind,
- in recompense, he tries to teach you how to use the sword in the meantime,
- you might never use that skill in the battlefield, but at least you have a thing that takes your mind off of the gravel wars,
- when you're down, you both watch soap operas together, because he's the only one in the whole team who likes them,
Heavy
- Misha just avoids you,
- at first, you think he's just a big, tough guy who dislikes teenagers to look more " deranged ",
- but finally, one of the men, possibly Medic, explains to you why he dislikes being around you so much,
- you remind him of his younger self and his sisters. The way he had to fight to protect them, the awful place they lived in for a while...everything comes back to him when he sees young face,
- you try approaching him about it, but he still remains silent,
- deep inside, on every mission he keeps a close eye on you, making sure you're safe,
Engineer
- Dell is now your step-dad, that's how it works,
- he needs a few energetic bones to help him with his projects, so you will often stand around and hand him tools when he asks for them,
- while he's working, he will tell you different stories about the other mercenaries,
- you ask him to adjust your weapon's, because they're a bit too big for you to handle freely,
- on warm days, he will take you out for a short walk to make sure you won't go insane,
- he assures you that you can tell him about anything, and he will help,
- he does in fact help, especially when it goes with your emotions,
- he's always there to cheer you up when you're sad, or share a smile with you when you're happy,
Medic
- he's so happy with you! I mean, such a fresh canvas to test on,
- every week he asks you to replace your heart with an Uber-handling one, and every week you refuse,
- but when he's not in his mad scientist mood, he's always ready to help you with some of the downsides of growing up,
- he's also very helpful when you're feeling insecure about your body ( all teenagers do that, right? Not only me, right? ),
- " Oh, don't vorry, zhis vill go away. Zhe average of healthy patients your age look zhe same as you ",
Sniper
- you never knew his first reaction, because he's rather quiet about it,
- but after a bit, you learn that he's actually very trustworthy, and big hearted,
- when you're down or one of the other mercenaries, you go to his camper,
- you both play board games there,
- he will most likely take you out fishing or camping during long weekends,
- you like listening to him talk about his adventures from the bush, but he will leave out the gorey details out,
- at some point, he just feels like an older, wiser, quiet brother to you,
Spy
- he's mad. Not at you, at the Administrator for even thinking about hiring you at this age,
- he doesn't see the reason why there must be a new mercenary, so he mostly avoids you,
- until during one of the missions, you save him for getting headshoot point blank,
- he does acknowledge you a bit more after that,
- you're not allowed in his room though, it smells too much like cigarettes in there,
- maybe he seems cold on the outside, but when he sees you struggling with your work, he will always help,
- helping you however makes him remember he couldn’t see this stage of his son’s life…that makes him feel miserable.
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please feel free to ask him questions or interact with him!! a little more about him i didn't list:
this is soldier from the comics and shorts, just my headcanoned version of him.
his lieutenant bites is a racoon plushie
he collects music boxes
he's in a relationship with his team's spy and engineer
he's transferred back and forth between RED and BLU occasionally
he knows nothing about actual politics and kind of just says whatever. he's an anarchist if anything else
he has two guinea pigs named Smith and Wesson, both are girls and he loves them with his whole heart
relations:
arthur/spybot sys (nephews) @emotionally-anxious-spybot - arthur calls him "Jamison"
anne/bloodhound (best friend) @spiritually-stupid-bloodhound - tries to make him a hippie
kolten and hans (colleagues, in-character account manager) @emotionally-inept-medics - keep him under wraps
dr.humboldt (friend, confidant) @physically-vampiric-medic - comforting
illusionist (friend) @emotionally-helpful-illusionist - also very comforting
dexx (friend) @emotionally-creative-rogue - also incites chaos
otto (nephew) @physically-robotic-medic - calls him "Janie"
dell (colleague) @emotionally-enervated-conagher - romantic partner
spy (colleague) @emotionally-composed-spy - rather... close
demo (colleague and best friend) @emotionally-explosive-demoman - a bond thicker than any soup money can buy
talking tag: #soldier's radio
asks tag: #incoming signal
in-character reblog tag: #teleported bread
admin tag: #box's lockbox
arc tags: #zoldier arc, #an old debt, #tacitus traumas arc
here's his references!
info about admin:
hi!! my name is box. i'm 20 years old, nonbinary (they/them), and i've been in the tf2 fandom for six years now. this soldier interpretation is very much based on myself, as i do kin him, and he's very near and dear to my heart!
i ask that you please do not do any ship content with him as i and a few rp partners are working on a relationship between our muses.
my asks and dms are always open though i ask that you please keep the topic relating to this blog or tf2 in general
text in italics and with proper grammar indicates my traditional roleplaying style, anything otherwise is supposed to be in-character as if soldier himself were posting it.
welcome to my little blog, i hope to get along!
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