# The Straight Dope Mercenaries **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 21, 2001, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914 "2001-09-21T00:37:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![Nicklz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nicklz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicklz)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914/161 "2001-09-30T14:06:45Z")
:: **Nicklz** walks out of his bunker with his towel around his waist and his guns pointed at **Gartog** :: As he quickly snaps his head towards **Sterra, Jester** and with an almost annoyed, joking tone says, “what the hell is all this about, somebody has some serious explaining to do, but first would someone tell me whether or not to blow this **Gartog** guy away or not.” “Gesh, you guys intrupted a very relaxing hot tub soaking”, as he glances at **Hardygrrl** with a little smile ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914/162 "2001-09-30T16:34:04Z")
Naw, **Nicklz** , he’s mine. \ I may be a long-range shooter normally, but I’m always a fan of hand-to hand as well. \ Now if y’all will excuse me, I’ll bet that **Tisiphone** has a few “questions” to ask our new guest. Poor bastard. ---
**Author:** ![Gartog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/22d042/32.png) [@Gartog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gartog)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914/163 "2001-09-30T16:39:51Z")
Oh S\*%$ ---
**Author:** ![greenlady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/6f9a4e/32.png) [@greenlady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/greenlady)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914/164 "2001-09-30T19:28:21Z")
Can I make a late character entry here? When you mercenaries enter the compound and begin your covert, investigative activities, you discover… Me, who 9 years earlier, arrived as a college exchange student, never to be heard from again. In actuality, I was kidnapped and made into the slime’s wife #58 where I’ve been barely more than caged up. At some point in the final scenes, **Sue Duhnym** is generous enough to give me some time using her torture devices on the slime… ---
**Author:** ![Nicklz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nicklz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicklz)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914/165 "2001-09-30T19:35:51Z")
Well **Jester** just give him a couple kidney shots for me. _humm, I wonder how the torturers are coming along with the prisoners? I wonder if they’ve broken the prisoners down to the point where they’re telling everything yet?_ ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914/166 "2001-09-30T20:45:53Z")
\*_Mnementh stands, grumbling, still waiting guard in anticipation of watching **tisiphone** do her thing, when **Jester** wanders in with fresh meat._ _mumbles something, with a gleeful look on his face._ _Offers Jester various metal implements of pain and stands by to watch_\* ---
**Author:** ![hardygrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@hardygrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hardygrrl)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2001, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914/167 "2001-09-30T23:03:33Z")
Oh, **Nicklz**? ::hardygrrl puts the safety back on the sawed off twelve gauge she had been pointing at **Gartog** and crooks her finger at **Nicklz** :: Where were we before we were so rudely interrupted? ---
**Author:** ![Nicklz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/8baadc/32.png) [@Nicklz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nicklz)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2001, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914/168 "2001-10-02T00:21:37Z")
**hardygrrl**"maybe we should retrace our steps?..,I think we were in the jacuzzi…and we were about to…" [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-straight-dope-mercenaries/82914.md?page=8)