>>6 I'm surprised to see the word love in relation to my stuff but thank you! As for the edits, well, shit happens. Only downside to TF2chan is the inability to edit after posting. I don't think you actually need to add more (though I was curious how the Engineer would get free from his restraints or rather who would find and free him and if anyone else would find out and/or help regarding the Soldier's threat) but if you have an idea for continuing it, by all means do. I'd still enjoy seeing further story development. I didn't know that about broken ribs but it would make sense. It depends on what the bone is impacting on since the bone itself can't feel as much (or anything?) as the flesh around it. I honestly can't say I'm great with accents either. That's why I tend to go with very light accents. The few times I've tried to go heavier didn't work out too well. Not to mention, I tend to prefer making certain the words were understood more than I care about trying to make the words look how they were pronounced. But word choice is always important, IMHO. I'm sorry I didn't reply sooner btw. I had to think awhile with regard to the Engineer. I think most people sympathize with him because he is generally depicted as the most sensible and the friendliest. Under this notion, he's what we all wish to be. He is capable, practical, extremely skilled, creates amazing things, and is very likable. He doesn't actually have to be likable (he is certainly as threatening as the rest of them and I think Loose Cannon is about the only time we really see his true affability, towards the beginning, though it's simple civility really) but I think that most of us, myself included, are drawn to his capacities and therefore we most often see him as such. Not to mention he is quite handsome and manly, visually and audibly (particularly depending on what art or what specific phrases are being heard) so he is generally attractive. That's why I think I've become more attached to him over time; that plus the shortness, the overalls, the Southern accent, the cowboy thing, and the teddy bear. I generally play Soldier when I play (which is rare) but I like Soldier for his silliness. I think I like all of them because they can be horrifying, hilarious, and dead sexy by turns or all at the same time. Soldier's abrasiveness, rambling craziness, obsession, ability to randomly breach and fumble into the unknown, and his military trappings appeal to me especially (plus I love strategy games.) The fact that he has trouble coming to terms with reality sometimes and simply substitutes his own, that he lives in his own little fantasy world, speaks to me on another level. But above all else, I like how many different directions the characters can be taken in, which applies to every class. I think you should try writing Sniper as a true Aussie sometime though. Just because you have an inside knowledge. It could be fun? As for Betas, I think the only way to get one is if someone offers. Or you have somewhere to ask (I'm not sure where to ask around here would be, other than the thread itself and to hope.) I wish you luck on finding one though. Captcha only gives me awesome every now and then.