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'''Expiration Date''' is a [[movies|movie]] that was released on the 17th of June 2014 to promote the [[Love and War Update]].  
 
'''Expiration Date''' is a [[movies|movie]] that was released on the 17th of June 2014 to promote the [[Love and War Update]].  
  
== Video Description ==
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== Video description ==
[[Engineer]] and [[Medic]] make an unsettling new discovery while experimenting with the [[teleporter]]. Meanwhile, [[Scout]] stops insulting [[Spy]] long enough to ask him an embarrassing favor; the [[Administrator]]'s clerical assistant/cleaner/murder expert [[Miss Pauling]] races to bury some incriminating bodies; and [[Soldier]] makes a new metal friend.
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[[Engineer]] and [[Medic]] make an unsettling new discovery while experimenting with the [[Teleporters|teleporter]]. Meanwhile, [[Scout]] stops insulting [[Spy]] long enough to ask him an embarrassing favor; the [[Administrator]]'s clerical assistant/cleaner/murder expert [[Miss Pauling]] races to bury some incriminating bodies; and [[Soldier]] makes a new metal friend.
 
 
  
 
== Movie ==
 
== Movie ==
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==Video Transcript==
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== Video transcript ==
 
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! class="header" | Transcript
 
! class="header" | Transcript
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'''Miss Pauling''': Scout, it's Pauling. Tell me you got the briefcase.
 
'''Miss Pauling''': Scout, it's Pauling. Tell me you got the briefcase.
  
'''Scout''': Yeah sure.
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'''Scout''': Yeah, sure.
  
 
'''Miss Pauling''': And ''nobody'' saw you?
 
'''Miss Pauling''': And ''nobody'' saw you?
  
'''Scout''': Ehhh. [''He raises his hands and shrugs his shoulders''] ''Basically'' nobody.
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'''Scout''': Ehhh. [''He raises his hands and shrugs his shoulders''] ''Basically'' nobody-
  
'''Miss Pauling''': [''Her expression darkens''] Scout, I'm here right now.
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'''Miss Pauling''': [''Her expression darkens as she cuts Scout off''] Scout, I'm here right now.
  
 
'''Scout''': Well that's a funny story...
 
'''Scout''': Well that's a funny story...
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[''The cab's rear door abruptly opens and the Soldier steps out, and with his right hand, hastily pushes Scout's face into his seat. The Scout throws up his hands, the Heavy is startled and momentarily loses control of the van, and the Soldier takes over the monitor.'']
 
[''The cab's rear door abruptly opens and the Soldier steps out, and with his right hand, hastily pushes Scout's face into his seat. The Scout throws up his hands, the Heavy is startled and momentarily loses control of the van, and the Soldier takes over the monitor.'']
  
'''Soldier''': [''brightly''] Hello, Miss Pauling! We ''killed'' everyone and took a ''briefcase''!
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'''Soldier''': [''Brightly''] Hello, Miss Pauling! We ''killed'' everybody and took a ''briefcase''!
  
[''He brandishes a BLU briefcase '']
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[''He brandishes a BLU briefcase'']
  
 
'''Miss Pauling''': Not ''everybody'', Soldier. You left seven witnesses, guys.
 
'''Miss Pauling''': Not ''everybody'', Soldier. You left seven witnesses, guys.
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[''Side shot of the van rolling down a ramp and pulling into a garage. The rear bumper falls off.'']
 
[''Side shot of the van rolling down a ramp and pulling into a garage. The rear bumper falls off.'']
  
'''Miss Pauling''': Have a good weekend guys.
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'''Miss Pauling''': Have a good weekend, guys.
  
 
[''Front shot of the van pulling into the garage. A BLU Demoman's boot can be seen sticking out from underneath of the hood which has a hood ornament reading "SWORD". The Heavy looks harassed and brings the vehicle to a stop. The dead BLU soldier slides off the roof. The Heavy leaves the keys in the ignition and exits the van.'']
 
[''Front shot of the van pulling into the garage. A BLU Demoman's boot can be seen sticking out from underneath of the hood which has a hood ornament reading "SWORD". The Heavy looks harassed and brings the vehicle to a stop. The dead BLU soldier slides off the roof. The Heavy leaves the keys in the ignition and exits the van.'']
  
'''Soldier''': [his hand still covering the Scout's face] Goodbye, Miss Pauling! I'm leaving the van now. (Note: captions read "Mrs. Pauling")
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'''Soldier''': [''his hand still covering the Scout's face''] Goodbye, Miss Pauling! I'm leaving the van now. (Note: captions read "Mrs. Pauling")
  
 
[''The Soldier disappears into the rear of the van and the door slides closed behind him. Cut shot to the Scout who looks relieved at the hand being removed from his face. He adjusts his hat and headset with both hands. He looks back at the door.'']
 
[''The Soldier disappears into the rear of the van and the door slides closed behind him. Cut shot to the Scout who looks relieved at the hand being removed from his face. He adjusts his hat and headset with both hands. He looks back at the door.'']
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'''Scout''': [''regains confidence''] You're probably real busy this weekend, right?
 
'''Scout''': [''regains confidence''] You're probably real busy this weekend, right?
  
'''Miss Pauling''': [''finished with dragging body, she stands up and wipes the dirt from her hands''] Funny you should mention that. Um. Looks like I will be... burying bodies all weekend. [''she grabs a Fire Axe and brings her face closer to the camera''] So you don't go to jail.  
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'''Miss Pauling''': [''finished with dragging body, she stands up and wipes the dirt from her hands''] Funny you should mention that. Um. Looks like I will be... burying bodies all weekend. [''she grabs a Fire Axe and brings her face closer to the camera''] So you don't go to jail.
  
 
'''Scout''': [''stammering''] Oh g-good. So...we're both busy.
 
'''Scout''': [''stammering''] Oh g-good. So...we're both busy.
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'''Scout''': Lot of people busy with busyness. (Note: caption reads "business")
 
'''Scout''': Lot of people busy with busyness. (Note: caption reads "business")
  
[''Heavy can be seen in the background, checking the fridge's contents. The Spy walks slowly, passing front of the camera left to right, cigarette in hand.'']
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[''Heavy can be seen in the background, checking the fridge's contents. The Spy walks slowly, passing in front of the camera from left to right, cigarette in hand.'']
  
 
'''Spy''': [''smugly''] Asking out that dial tone again, I see.
 
'''Spy''': [''smugly''] Asking out that dial tone again, I see.
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[''The Medic and the Engineer are discussing something, but turn to Scout when he addresses them. The Scout tosses the keys. They both glare at him, ignoring the keys which clatter to the floor.'']
 
[''The Medic and the Engineer are discussing something, but turn to Scout when he addresses them. The Scout tosses the keys. They both glare at him, ignoring the keys which clatter to the floor.'']
  
'''Scout''': ''Nice catch.''
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'''Scout''': [''sarcastically and worried''] ''Nice catch.''
  
 
[''The Engineer turns to the Medic. He turns to address the Scout while the Medic steps back.'']
 
[''The Engineer turns to the Medic. He turns to address the Scout while the Medic steps back.'']
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'''Scout''': Whoa! What the hell is that?!
 
'''Scout''': Whoa! What the hell is that?!
  
'''Medic''': [''cheerily, gesturing slightly with a half of the throbbing loaf''] Tumors!
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'''Medic''': [''cheerily, gesturing slightly with half of the throbbing loaf''] Tumors!
  
 
[''Cut to the Heavy. He suddenly looks concerned and stops eating his Sandvich. He eyes it worriedly.'']
 
[''Cut to the Heavy. He suddenly looks concerned and stops eating his Sandvich. He eyes it worriedly.'']
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'''Soldier''': Arrghh! We cannot teleport bread anymore!
 
'''Soldier''': Arrghh! We cannot teleport bread anymore!
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'''Scout''': [''choked and strained''] Not my fault..!
  
 
[''He nearly chokes the Scout and raises a hand as if to punch his face. The Heavy still leans nonchalantly on the fridge door. The Engineer intervenes raising his hands.'']
 
[''He nearly chokes the Scout and raises a hand as if to punch his face. The Heavy still leans nonchalantly on the fridge door. The Engineer intervenes raising his hands.'']
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[''Cut to the rest of the team, Scout is still rubbing his sore neck, the Soldier stands stoically, the Heavy still leans on the fridge door, Sandvich now half-eaten, and the Engineer replaces his helmet, backwards as usual. Cut back to the Medic'']
 
[''Cut to the rest of the team, Scout is still rubbing his sore neck, the Soldier stands stoically, the Heavy still leans on the fridge door, Sandvich now half-eaten, and the Engineer replaces his helmet, backwards as usual. Cut back to the Medic'']
  
'''Medic''': Times four years. Minus...ve're not bread. Hmm.
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'''Medic''': Times four years. Minus...ve're not bread. Hmm. ''Three days''.
  
[''He turns abruptly. The Spy is startled'']
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[''The Spy is startled. The Medic turns back abruptly.'']
  
'''Medic''': Three days. Yes.  
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'''Medic''': ''Yes''.
  
 
[''The strings rise to a crescendo while the camera dramatically zooms to the Medic's face. Deep chimes accent the moment'']
 
[''The strings rise to a crescendo while the camera dramatically zooms to the Medic's face. Deep chimes accent the moment'']
  
'''Medic''': We all have ''three days to live''.  
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'''Medic''': We all have ''three days to live''.
  
 
[''The strings slow then stop. Cut back to the team. The Scout and Heavy look worried while the Engineer looks down at the floor. The Soldier, confused, counts off: one, two...'']
 
[''The strings slow then stop. Cut back to the team. The Scout and Heavy look worried while the Engineer looks down at the floor. The Soldier, confused, counts off: one, two...'']
  
'''Demoman''': Whooooooooo!! Woooooo!!  
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'''Demoman''': Whooooooooo!! Woooooo!!
  
[''He appears in a flash from the idle Teleporter. He triumphantly celebrates his arrival with a crate of beer with limes wedged in the necks, his grenades on his vest removed to carry bottles. As his wobbles precariously on the Teleporter as it slows down, we can see that he is also festively clad in a sombrero and novelty Margarita shaped sunglasses while also carrying another beer'']
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[''He appears in a flash from the idle Teleporter. He triumphantly celebrates his arrival with a crate of beer with limes wedged in the necks, his grenades on his vest removed to carry bottles. As he wobbles precariously on the Teleporter as it slows down, we can see that he is also festively clad in a sombrero and novelty Margarita shaped sunglasses while also carrying another beer'']
  
 
'''Demoman''': Woo. [''he looks around at their faces''] What?
 
'''Demoman''': Woo. [''he looks around at their faces''] What?
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'''Spy''': ''This'' is a bucket.
 
'''Spy''': ''This'' is a bucket.
  
[''Cut to a side shot of the mercenaries at the poker table. With the Demoman on the far right in the foreground grasping his bottle, everyone else is arranged counter-clockwise from him: Pyro, Sniper, Heavy, Scout, Soldier, and Spy on the right foreground. Everyone is wearing an odd watch with a large digital display. Half-standing, the Soldier examines the bucket.'']
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[''Cut to a side shot of the mercenaries at the poker table. With the Demoman on the far right in the foreground grasping his bottle, everyone else is arranged clockwise from him: Pyro, Sniper, Heavy, Scout, Soldier, and Spy on the right foreground. Everyone is wearing an odd watch with a large digital display. Half-standing, the Soldier examines the bucket.'']
  
 
'''Soldier''': ''Dear God.''
 
'''Soldier''': ''Dear God.''
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'''Spy''': [''ignoring him''] It contains the dying wish of every man here. [''turns''] Scout. You ''did'' collect everyone's dying wish?
 
'''Spy''': [''ignoring him''] It contains the dying wish of every man here. [''turns''] Scout. You ''did'' collect everyone's dying wish?
  
'''Scout''': Oh, you bet!  
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'''Scout''': Oh, you bet!
  
 
[''He salutes. The Heavy slowly folds his arms.'']
 
[''He salutes. The Heavy slowly folds his arms.'']
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[''The Spy now walks behind the table. The camera pans to a shot showing all the mercenaries gathered around the table intently focusing on his words.'']
 
[''The Spy now walks behind the table. The camera pans to a shot showing all the mercenaries gathered around the table intently focusing on his words.'']
  
'''Spy''': We are ''mercenaries''. We have the resources. ''The will.'' To make these hours ''count''! [''he gestures emphatically with his lit cigarette while the trumpets and drum beats swell'']
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'''Spy''': We are ''mercenaries''. We have the resources. ''The will.'' To make these hours ''count''! [''he gestures emphatically with his lit cigarette while the trumpets and drum beats swell'']
  
'''Spy''': [''sudden close-up while the background music cuts off''] The clock is ticking, gentlemen. Let's begin.  
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'''Spy''': [''sudden close-up while the background music cuts off''] The clock is ticking, gentlemen. Let's begin.
  
 
[''Reverse shot with the bucket in the foreground. The mercenaries' expressions show varying degrees of interest. The Spy draws a note card from the bucket.'']
 
[''Reverse shot with the bucket in the foreground. The mercenaries' expressions show varying degrees of interest. The Spy draws a note card from the bucket.'']
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'''Spy''': [''he peers closer''] I have ''something'' radiating off of me.
 
'''Spy''': [''he peers closer''] I have ''something'' radiating off of me.
  
'''Scout''': Yeah, those are ''stink lines''.  
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'''Scout''': Yeah, those are ''stink lines''.
  
 
[''He turns to the rest of the mercenaries in a mock whisper. The Heavy is mildly amused.'']
 
[''He turns to the rest of the mercenaries in a mock whisper. The Heavy is mildly amused.'']
  
'''Scout''': That's why the car hit him. Cause he ''smells''.
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'''Scout''': That's why the car hit him. Cause he ''smells''.
  
'''Spy''': [''rolling his eyes as he draws another card''] Yes I see. Here you've drawn me having...
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'''Spy''': [''rolling his eyes as he draws another card''] Yes, I see. Here you've drawn me having...
  
 
[''The camera tastefully remains on his face.'']
 
[''The camera tastefully remains on his face.'']
  
'''Spy''': [''somewhat bemused''] ...sexual congress with the Eiffel Tower. [''he tosses it and draws another while the Scout giggles''] The Eiffel Tower having sexual congress with me. [toss and giggle] ''Both'' of us relaxing post-coitus.
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'''Spy''': [''somewhat bemused''] ...sexual congress with the Eiffel Tower. [''he tosses it and draws another while the Scout giggles''] The Eiffel Tower having sexual congress with me. [''toss and giggle''] ''Both'' of us relaxing post-coitus.
  
 
[''The Demoman confusingly mouths "post-coitus" and the Scout is nearly in tears with laughter.'']
 
[''The Demoman confusingly mouths "post-coitus" and the Scout is nearly in tears with laughter.'']
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[''The Heavy and Sniper are slightly amused. The Scout is near breathless with laughter.'']
 
[''The Heavy and Sniper are slightly amused. The Scout is near breathless with laughter.'']
  
'''Scout''': [''giggling''] Oh man, Classic Scout.
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'''Scout''': [''giggling''] Oh man, Classic Scout.
  
 
'''Spy''': [''sighing''] ''Fantastic''. ''This'' was a huge waste of my time.
 
'''Spy''': [''sighing''] ''Fantastic''. ''This'' was a huge waste of my time.
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[''The camera switches to the mercenaries walking down a hallway. The Soldier stops and examines his new bucket next to a sign pointing to the "LAB". Mid-tempo mysterious music plays with rhythmic drums, piano, and plucked strings. The Engineer and Medic walk by pushing Teleporters and piles of bread on two carts to the lab. A loaf of the bread falls off of the pile and Soldier gasps and grabs his bucket more tightly. The camera spotlights the loaf with ominous bass piano notes. A grin appears on his face as he stares at the fallen loaf. The screen cuts to black.'']
 
[''The camera switches to the mercenaries walking down a hallway. The Soldier stops and examines his new bucket next to a sign pointing to the "LAB". Mid-tempo mysterious music plays with rhythmic drums, piano, and plucked strings. The Engineer and Medic walk by pushing Teleporters and piles of bread on two carts to the lab. A loaf of the bread falls off of the pile and Soldier gasps and grabs his bucket more tightly. The camera spotlights the loaf with ominous bass piano notes. A grin appears on his face as he stares at the fallen loaf. The screen cuts to black.'']
  
['''''SPY'S SMOKING ROOM: 58 HOURS TIL DEATH''' Cut to rear shot of the Spy sitting back in his leather arm chair. The room is dimly lit with moonlight and the warm glow of the fireplace. The Spy swirls his cut crystal glass and takes a drink whilst reading "Dapper Cadavar Monthly" magazine, as [[Dapper Cadaver (Soundtrack)|the track of the same name]] plays in the background. Someone knocks on his door.'']
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['''''SPY'S SMOKING ROOM: 58 HOURS TIL DEATH''' Cut to rear shot of the Spy sitting back in his leather arm chair. The room is dimly lit with moonlight and the warm glow of the fireplace. The Spy swirls his cut crystal glass and takes a drink whilst reading "Dapper Cadaver Monthly" magazine, as [[Dapper Cadaver (Soundtrack)|the track of the same name]] plays in the background. Someone knocks on his door.'']
  
 
'''Spy''': Go away.
 
'''Spy''': Go away.
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'''Spy''': Oh, Scout. Please. ''Go [bleep] yourself''.
 
'''Spy''': Oh, Scout. Please. ''Go [bleep] yourself''.
  
'''Scout''': [''nervously''] Yeah. Hey that's, that's funny. Um. Anyway I-
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'''Scout''': [''nervously''] Yeah. Hey that's, that's funny. Um. Anyway, I-
  
 
[''The Spy suddenly lunges towards the door, slamming it shut on Scout's body. He leans on it trying to force Scout out.'']
 
[''The Spy suddenly lunges towards the door, slamming it shut on Scout's body. He leans on it trying to force Scout out.'']
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'''Spy''': [''rolls his eyes and gets off the door, light chimes and strings play''] Make it quick. [''he lights a cigarette'']
 
'''Spy''': [''rolls his eyes and gets off the door, light chimes and strings play''] Make it quick. [''he lights a cigarette'']
  
'''Scout''': [''straightening himself out''] So, I did write down a last wish. [''he brings out a card''] I'd uh. I'd like to go on a date...with Miss Pauling.
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'''Scout''': [''straightening himself out''] So, I did write down a last wish. [''he brings out a card''] I'd uh. I'd like to go on a date... with Miss Pauling.
  
 
'''Spy''': [''turns''] You? You're ''terrible'' with girls.
 
'''Spy''': [''turns''] You? You're ''terrible'' with girls.
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'''Scout''': What, Spy? I ain't gonna...
 
'''Scout''': What, Spy? I ain't gonna...
  
'''Spy''': '''SEDUCE ME!'''.
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'''Spy''': '''SEDUCE ME!'''
  
 
'''Scout''': [''taken aback''] ''Right!'' Right. Okay. [''He looks down at the cart. He immediately picks up the bucket of fried chicken and lets out a quick sigh.''] Okay... [''He walks up to the Spy.''] H-hey there, good-lookin'... I got a bucket of chicken...
 
'''Scout''': [''taken aback''] ''Right!'' Right. Okay. [''He looks down at the cart. He immediately picks up the bucket of fried chicken and lets out a quick sigh.''] Okay... [''He walks up to the Spy.''] H-hey there, good-lookin'... I got a bucket of chicken...
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'''Spy''': [''He slaps the chicken out of Scout's hands.''] I'm not one of your fried chicken tramps! I'm a ''woman''! I like my men dangerous... ''Mysterious''... [''Spy takes the dummy into his arms and starts dancing with it briefly before holding it in front of him.''] You want to be '''my''' lover?! Earn it! ''Seduce me!'' [''He uses the dummy to slap Scout across the face, who looks up at him with a hurt expression in his eyes. Spy simply looks down at him with a smug grin on his face. An [[Seduce Me! (Soundtrack)|upbeat, funky jazz track]] starts playing.'']
 
'''Spy''': [''He slaps the chicken out of Scout's hands.''] I'm not one of your fried chicken tramps! I'm a ''woman''! I like my men dangerous... ''Mysterious''... [''Spy takes the dummy into his arms and starts dancing with it briefly before holding it in front of him.''] You want to be '''my''' lover?! Earn it! ''Seduce me!'' [''He uses the dummy to slap Scout across the face, who looks up at him with a hurt expression in his eyes. Spy simply looks down at him with a smug grin on his face. An [[Seduce Me! (Soundtrack)|upbeat, funky jazz track]] starts playing.'']
  
[''The camera cuts to a shot of Spy and Scout in a classroom setting. The word '''DINNER''' is written on the chalkboard as Spy says something to the Scout. Later, the Scout can be seen sitting at the head of a long banquet table. At the other end, the Demoman and Sniper can be seen playing the Piano and Saxophone, respectively. Behind him, the Pyro and Spy are holding a bottle of wine and a bucket of chicken. Scout reaches for the bucket of chicken with a grin on his face, but Spy slaps his hand away. The fork flies out of his hand and lands on the Demoman's eyepatch, whose other eye immediately widens.'']
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[''The camera cuts to a shot of Spy and Scout in a classroom setting. The word '''DINNER''' is written on the chalkboard as Spy says something to the Scout. Later, the Scout can be seen sitting at the head of a long banquet table. At the other end, the Demoman and Sniper can be seen playing the Piano and Saxophone, respectively. Behind him, the Pyro and Spy are holding a bottle of wine and a bucket of chicken. Scout tries to take a drumstick from the bucket with a fork in hand a smile on his face, but Spy slaps his hand away. The fork flies out of his hand and lands on the Demoman's eyepatch, whose other eye immediately widens.'']
  
 
[''Cut back to Spy and Scout in the classroom, only this time '''DANCING''' is written on the chalkboard. Back in the previous room, Scout can be seen awkwardly dancing energetically. He points both his fingers at Spy, who merely shakes his head with disgust. The Spy proceeds to show Scout the proper way to dance, while Scout looks on in confusion. He attempts to mimic the Spy's actions, but instead sends the dummy flying into the Reel-to-Reel player behind them.'']
 
[''Cut back to Spy and Scout in the classroom, only this time '''DANCING''' is written on the chalkboard. Back in the previous room, Scout can be seen awkwardly dancing energetically. He points both his fingers at Spy, who merely shakes his head with disgust. The Spy proceeds to show Scout the proper way to dance, while Scout looks on in confusion. He attempts to mimic the Spy's actions, but instead sends the dummy flying into the Reel-to-Reel player behind them.'']
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[''In the classroom, the word '''DEMEANOR''' is now written on the board as the Spy continues to educate Scout, who is busy drawing a picture of Spy being shot in the head. He hits Scout in the face with the pointer, who reels back in pain.'']
 
[''In the classroom, the word '''DEMEANOR''' is now written on the board as the Spy continues to educate Scout, who is busy drawing a picture of Spy being shot in the head. He hits Scout in the face with the pointer, who reels back in pain.'']
  
[''Scout can be seen reading a book titled '''Pick-up Lines for Fast Food Junkies'''. A can of BONK! is set in front of him. Jump cut to the future, and a pile of books has begun to accumulate around Scout, who has a pencil clenched between his teeth. More cans of BONK! can be seen littered around the room, and he is now reading a book titled '''Dating Nice Girls'''. Another jump cut, and the pile of books has been turned into a makeshift throne, which the Scout, who has the Bonk Boy on, reclines in it, a more confident expression on his face.'']
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[''Scout can be seen reading a book titled '''Pick-up Lines for Fast Food Junkies'''. A can of BONK! is set in front of him. Jump cut to the future, and a pile of books has begun to accumulate around Scout, who has a pencil clenched between his teeth. More cans of BONK! can be seen littered around the room, and he is now reading a book titled '''Dating Nice Girls'''. Another jump cut, and the pile of books has been turned into a makeshift throne, which the Scout, who has the [[Bonk Boy]] on, reclines in it, a more confident expression on his face.'']
  
 
[''Cut to the Scout back at the banquet table, and he extends his pinkie out as he holds the chicken. Later, he can be seen gently kissing the hand of the dummy as the Spy watches. The Scout then can be seen dancing around the room with the dummy. He lowers the dummy down, holding onto its back with one hand as he looks up to Spy, who nods his head in approval. The head of the dummy falls off as the music reaches a crescendo, and Spy eyes it with a bemused expression on his face. Cut to black.'']
 
[''Cut to the Scout back at the banquet table, and he extends his pinkie out as he holds the chicken. Later, he can be seen gently kissing the hand of the dummy as the Spy watches. The Scout then can be seen dancing around the room with the dummy. He lowers the dummy down, holding onto its back with one hand as he looks up to Spy, who nods his head in approval. The head of the dummy falls off as the music reaches a crescendo, and Spy eyes it with a bemused expression on his face. Cut to black.'']
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'''Spy''': Final Question... [''Cut to a shot of Spy, who is silhouetted against the floodlights.''] You have a dinner date for seven... what time do you arrive? [''He walks across the ring, awaiting Scout's answer.'']
 
'''Spy''': Final Question... [''Cut to a shot of Spy, who is silhouetted against the floodlights.''] You have a dinner date for seven... what time do you arrive? [''He walks across the ring, awaiting Scout's answer.'']
  
'''Scout''': Seven. A.M. Case the restaurant, run background checks on the staff. Can the cook be trusted? If not, I gotta kill him. [''He makes a gun formation with his right hand. Spy can be seen walking around Scout as the camera rotates around him in the opposite direction.''] Dispose of the body, replace him with my own guy no later than 4:30...
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'''Scout''': Seven. A.M. Case the restaurant, run background checks on the staff. Can the cook be trusted? If not, I gotta kill him. [''He makes a gun formation with his right hand. Spy can be seen walking around Scout as the camera rotates around him in the opposite direction.''] Dispose of the body, replace him with my ''own'' guy no later than 4:30...
  
 
[''Spy looks down at Scout, and after a few seconds of thought, speaks...'']
 
[''Spy looks down at Scout, and after a few seconds of thought, speaks...'']
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'''Spy''': [''grinning''] Yes.
 
'''Spy''': [''grinning''] Yes.
  
'''Scout''': Did I?  
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'''Scout''': Did I?
  
 
'''Spy''': ''Yes''...
 
'''Spy''': ''Yes''...
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'''Medic''': Ooh!  
 
'''Medic''': Ooh!  
  
[''The Medic leans forward with interest. The bread grows teeth and roars at the Medic, who lets out a scream of fear as the bread creature leaps at his throat and latches onto it. The Medic continues to scream as he grabs onto the bread creature and attempts to pry it off.'']
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[''The Medic leans forward with interest. The bread grows teeth and roars at the Medic, who lets out a scream of fear as the bread creature leaps at his shoulder and latches onto it. The Medic continues to scream as he grabs onto the bread creature and attempts to pry it off.'']
  
 
'''Engineer''': Aww hell...
 
'''Engineer''': Aww hell...
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[''Cut to a shot of the room behind them, which is decorated with ribbons, balloons, streamers, and various themed decorations while [[It Hates Me So Much (Soundtrack)|rocking jazz music]] plays. One of Medic's doves can be seen sitting in a birdcage hanging from the ceiling.'']
 
[''Cut to a shot of the room behind them, which is decorated with ribbons, balloons, streamers, and various themed decorations while [[It Hates Me So Much (Soundtrack)|rocking jazz music]] plays. One of Medic's doves can be seen sitting in a birdcage hanging from the ceiling.'']
  
'''Scout''': Yeah. Nah. Yeah-ah. Well the... Yeah, the thing is...
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'''Scout''': Yeah. Nah. Yeah-ah. Well, the... Yeah, the thing is...
  
 
[''Cut to a shot of Soldier, Spy, and Demo watching the monitors. Soldier has a grin on his face, Demo looks concerned, and Spy looks very worried. Suddenly the Engineer bursts in through the door behind them.'']
 
[''Cut to a shot of Soldier, Spy, and Demo watching the monitors. Soldier has a grin on his face, Demo looks concerned, and Spy looks very worried. Suddenly the Engineer bursts in through the door behind them.'']
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'''Engineer''': Guys! Hey fellas, listen! It's just bread that gets tumors!
 
'''Engineer''': Guys! Hey fellas, listen! It's just bread that gets tumors!
  
'''Medic''': [''Appearing behind the Engineer''] It's not even tumors! It's some form of {{botignore|self-aware beauty mark}} that only metastasizes in an environment of pure wheat. Here, watch this.  
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'''Medic''': [''Appearing behind the Engineer''] It's not even tumors! It's some form of {{botignore|self-aware beauty mark}} that only metastasizes in an environment of pure wheat. Here, watch this.
  
 
[''The Medic shakes up the jar he's carrying, which contains the bread creature from earlier. It spins around in the jar and comes to a stop.''] Ooh, look! It hates me so much! [''The bread creature attempts to bite the Medic again as the Soldier leans in for a closer look. The bread creature flips itself in the jar and gnashes its teeth at the bottom of the container, and the Soldier chuckles to himself at its actions. The Engineer walks up to Soldier and Medic and places his arms around their shoulders.'']
 
[''The Medic shakes up the jar he's carrying, which contains the bread creature from earlier. It spins around in the jar and comes to a stop.''] Ooh, look! It hates me so much! [''The bread creature attempts to bite the Medic again as the Soldier leans in for a closer look. The bread creature flips itself in the jar and gnashes its teeth at the bottom of the container, and the Soldier chuckles to himself at its actions. The Engineer walks up to Soldier and Medic and places his arms around their shoulders.'']
  
'''Engineer''': [''Laughing''] So, we're fine. As long as nobody teleports any bread.  
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'''Engineer''': [''Laughing''] So, we're fine. As long as nobody teleports any bread.
  
 
'''Soldier''': Question.
 
'''Soldier''': Question.
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'''Soldier''': I teleported bread.
 
'''Soldier''': I teleported bread.
  
'''Engineer''': You what?
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'''Engineer''': What?
  
 
'''Soldier''': You told me to.
 
'''Soldier''': You told me to.
  
'''Engineer''': [''Threateningly''] How... much...?  
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'''Engineer''': [''Threateningly''] How... much...?
  
 
'''Soldier''': [''Leaning backwards''] I have done nothing but teleport bread for three days.
 
'''Soldier''': [''Leaning backwards''] I have done nothing but teleport bread for three days.
  
[''The Medic throws the jar containing the bread creature onto the ground. Shattering glass can be heard.']
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[''The Medic throws the jar containing the bread creature onto the ground. Shattering glass can be heard.'']
  
'''Medic''': Where?! [''He grabs the Soldier by his coat.''] Where have you been sending it?!  
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'''Medic''': Where?! [''He grabs the Soldier by his coat.''] Where have you been sending it?!
  
[''An ominous rumble shakes the entire base as the group look up at the ceiling. Cut to Scout and Miss Pauling, who are also looking up at the ceiling].
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[''An ominous rumble shakes the entire base as the group look up at the ceiling. Cut to Scout and Miss Pauling, who are also looking up at the ceiling.'']
  
 
'''Miss Pauling''': Scout... I get one day off ''a year''. And you just wasted it on-- [''She looks around her, pausing mid-sentence.''] --this! Goodbye!
 
'''Miss Pauling''': Scout... I get one day off ''a year''. And you just wasted it on-- [''She looks around her, pausing mid-sentence.''] --this! Goodbye!
  
'''Scout''': Wait! Wait! Wait! Ah... [''Scout walks towards a door labeled '''Dining Area'''.''] Why don't we discuss it over dinner...? (Note: captions read "diner")[''He opens the door to reveal the maw of a giant bread monster, who lets out a loud roar, all while [[Rise of the Living Bread (Soundtrack)|an epic orchestra]] plays.'']
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'''Scout''': Wait! Wait! Wait! Ah... [''Scout walks towards a door labeled '''Dining Area'''.''] Why don't we discuss it over dinner? (Note: captions read "diner")[''He opens the door to reveal the maw of a giant bread monster, who lets out a loud roar, all while [[Rise of the Living Bread (Soundtrack)|an epic orchestra]] plays.'']
  
 
'''Miss Pauling''': [''Yelling''] What the hell is that!?
 
'''Miss Pauling''': [''Yelling''] What the hell is that!?
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'''Heavy''': [''Turning to the Medic''] NOW, DOCTOR!
 
'''Heavy''': [''Turning to the Medic''] NOW, DOCTOR!
  
[''Medic looks at the Heavy, then flips the handle of his Medi Gun. The healing beam latches onto the Heavy, and the Medi Gun crackles with energy as the ÜberCharge is deployed. Heavy revs his mini-gun up and walks towards the bread monster, firing his weapon. The Pyro can also be seen engulfing the monster in flames. It smashes the cliff face with a tentacle, causing rock to come tumbling down on the Heavy, who ducks to avoid it.'']
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[''Medic looks at the Heavy, then flips the handle of his Medi Gun. The healing beam latches onto the Heavy, and the Medi Gun crackles with energy as the ÜberCharge is deployed. Heavy revs his mini-gun up and walks towards the bread monster, firing his weapon. The Pyro can also be seen engulfing the monster in flames. It smashes the cliff face with a tentacle, causing rock to come tumbling down on the Heavy, who endures the debris pounding down on his back.'']
  
 
[''Cut to a shot of Miss Pauling watching the battle. The Pyro can be seen dashing back to the battle, having presumably been knocked back by the bread monster. Miss Pauling steps forward and turns to look at the bomb. The camera zooms in on the top of the bomb where the words '''DANGER: BOMB''' are spray-painted onto it. A look of realization appears on her face.'']
 
[''Cut to a shot of Miss Pauling watching the battle. The Pyro can be seen dashing back to the battle, having presumably been knocked back by the bread monster. Miss Pauling steps forward and turns to look at the bomb. The camera zooms in on the top of the bomb where the words '''DANGER: BOMB''' are spray-painted onto it. A look of realization appears on her face.'']
  
[''Cut back to the battle, and the Pyro stomps on one of the tentacles. The bread monster turns his attention towards the Pyro, and immediately has its mouth filled with fire. It recoils in pain, letting out a loud roar. Scout can be seen dodging the tentacles, jumping onto one and using his makeshift weapon to impale one of the other tentacles. The Engineer smacks his Sentry Gun with his wrench, upgrading it to Level 2, and he motions for Demoman to join the battle as well.'']
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[''Cut back to the battle, and the Pyro stomps on one of the tentacles. The bread monster turns his attention towards the Pyro, and immediately has its mouth filled with fire. It recoils in pain, letting out a loud roar. Scout can be seen dodging the tentacles, jumping onto one and using his makeshift weapon to impale one of the other tentacles. In the background, the Heavy and Medic pushes forward while the Engineer and Demoman stay behind to build up a sentry and lob grenades at the bread monster, respectively. The Engineer smacks his Sentry Gun with his wrench, upgrading it to Level 2, and he motions for Demoman to move up.'']
  
 
[''Miss Pauling has now removed the panel off of the detonation mechanism of the bomb, and can be seen frantically messing with the wires. Scout, meanwhile, runs up to the side of the bread monster and slams his club into it. He then gets grabbed by a tentacle and is yanked into the air. The Sniper arrives at the battle, and after a brief moment of aiming, shoots the tentacle holding Scout, freeing him from its grasp. The monster throws Scout at the Demoman, and they both collapse onto the ground. The Scout scrambles to his feet and rushes forward, but is stopped by an uncloaking Spy.'']
 
[''Miss Pauling has now removed the panel off of the detonation mechanism of the bomb, and can be seen frantically messing with the wires. Scout, meanwhile, runs up to the side of the bread monster and slams his club into it. He then gets grabbed by a tentacle and is yanked into the air. The Sniper arrives at the battle, and after a brief moment of aiming, shoots the tentacle holding Scout, freeing him from its grasp. The monster throws Scout at the Demoman, and they both collapse onto the ground. The Scout scrambles to his feet and rushes forward, but is stopped by an uncloaking Spy.'']
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[''The Scout is interrupted by a scream, and the Soldier flies into the hangar and lands on the ground.'']
 
[''The Scout is interrupted by a scream, and the Soldier flies into the hangar and lands on the ground.'']
  
'''Soldier''': [''proudly''] HA HA HA! I TELEPORTED BREAD!  
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'''Soldier''': [''proudly''] HA HA HA! I TELEPORTED BREAD!
  
[''Soldier is grabbed by a tentacle, dragged over towards the monster, and then thrown into a pile of broken lumber. The Sniper attempts to take another shot at the monster, but instead is lifted into the air by a tentacle that has grabbed a hold of the barrel of the rifle. He gets swung to one side and loses his grip on his gun. The Sniper tumbles through the gravel briefly before getting back to his feet and taking out his Kukri. He's about to rush forward to attack the monster, but pauses as the RED Bomb trundles into view.'']
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[''Soldier is grabbed by a tentacle, dragged over towards the monster, and then thrown into a pile of broken lumber. In the distance, a tentacle knocks over both the Pyro and the Demoman as the Engineer hastily backs up to avoid another tentacle. The Sniper attempts to take another shot at the monster, but instead is lifted into the air by a tentacle that has grabbed a hold of the barrel of the rifle. He gets swung to one side and loses his grip on his gun. The Sniper tumbles through the gravel briefly before getting back to his feet and taking out his Kukri. He's about to rush forward to attack the monster, but pauses as the RED Bomb trundles into view.'']
  
 
'''Scout''': ...so that brings me to the point of this story, which is I like you, and you should probably be sitting for this...
 
'''Scout''': ...so that brings me to the point of this story, which is I like you, and you should probably be sitting for this...
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[''In the background, the Medic hurriedly rushed forward to heal the Pyro, who has been lifted by another tentacle'']
  
 
'''Miss Pauling''': GUYS! CLOSE THE BLAST DOORS! [''She points at the hangar they just exited from.'']
 
'''Miss Pauling''': GUYS! CLOSE THE BLAST DOORS! [''She points at the hangar they just exited from.'']
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[''Engineer looks at her, then abandons his Sentry, which is now Level 3, to rush into the hangar. The Medic runs in front of the camera as it focuses back on Scout and Miss Pauling.'']
 
[''Engineer looks at her, then abandons his Sentry, which is now Level 3, to rush into the hangar. The Medic runs in front of the camera as it focuses back on Scout and Miss Pauling.'']
  
'''Scout''': Miss Pauling. Look, my last few hours I just wanted...  
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'''Scout''': Miss Pauling. Look, my last few hours I just wanted...
  
 
[''The bread monster grabs a hold of the bomb and swings it around in the air. It lets out another roar.'']
 
[''The bread monster grabs a hold of the bomb and swings it around in the air. It lets out another roar.'']
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[''The Heavy lifts up the side of the monster's body, allowing light to flood over Scout and Miss Pauling.'']
 
[''The Heavy lifts up the side of the monster's body, allowing light to flood over Scout and Miss Pauling.'']
  
'''Medic''':''I didn't say that!'' I just said we're not filled with ''tumors''!
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'''Medic''': ''I didn't say that!'' I just said we're not filled with ''tumors''!
  
 
'''Scout''': Oh thank God. [''relaxes and chuckles''] So yeah, Miss Pauling. I guess it's a date.
 
'''Scout''': Oh thank God. [''relaxes and chuckles''] So yeah, Miss Pauling. I guess it's a date.
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'''Miss Pauling''': Oh, but you can ride along with me on some jobs. [brings out a flip notebook]
 
'''Miss Pauling''': Oh, but you can ride along with me on some jobs. [brings out a flip notebook]
  
[''The camera slowly pulls back to reveal the body of the monster, which now lays motionless. Engineer and Medic are seen at the bottom of the shot discussing something. Spy flicks open his disguise kit, plucks a cigarette out of it, then snaps it closed again. Heavy grabs one of the detached tentacles and heaves it off to one side, then walks over to the Demoman, who is carrying a case of beer under his arm. The Sniper is on the backside of the monster, cleaning his Kukri. As the camera pulls back farther, the Pyro can be seen coming into the shot, who has the small bread monster darting around his legs like a puppy as he tries to keep track of it.'']
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[''The camera slowly pulls back to reveal the body of the monster, which now lays motionless. Engineer and Medic are seen at the bottom of the shot discussing something. Spy flicks open his disguise kit, plucks a cigarette out of it, then snaps it closed again. Heavy grabs one of the detached tentacles and heaves it off to one side, then walks over to the Demoman, who is carrying a case of beer under his arm. The Sniper is on the backside of the monster, cleaning his Kukri. As the camera pulls back farther, the Pyro can be seen coming into the shot, who has the small bread monster darting around his legs like a puppy as they try to keep track of it.'']
  
'''Miss Pauling''': Tomorrow...I'm belt sanding the fingerprints off a pile of corpses.  
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'''Miss Pauling''': Tomorrow...I'm belt sanding the fingerprints off a pile of corpses.
  
 
'''Scout''': Ah, no.
 
'''Scout''': Ah, no.
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'''Miss Pauling''': You're already going to be at that one.
 
'''Miss Pauling''': You're already going to be at that one.
  
[''The screen then cuts to a text with the Team Fortress 2: Free to Play logo with the sharp tolling of a bell. Another ring comes with the appearance of the text "www.teamfortress.com". The bell rings a third time and the screen blacks out again'']
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[''The screen then cuts to a text with the Team Fortress 2: Free to Play logo with the sharp tolling of a bell. Another ring comes with the appearance of the text "www.teamfortress.com". The bell rings a third time and the screen blacks out again.'']
 
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==Plot summary==
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== Plot summary ==
 
As the Heavy, Scout, and Soldier return from a mission to capture a briefcase, Miss Pauling video calls them to ask how the mission went. She is slightly irritated that they left witnesses that she has to take care of for them. After arriving back at the base, Scout tries to ask her out, but he is unable to think of anything to say to her.
 
As the Heavy, Scout, and Soldier return from a mission to capture a briefcase, Miss Pauling video calls them to ask how the mission went. She is slightly irritated that they left witnesses that she has to take care of for them. After arriving back at the base, Scout tries to ask her out, but he is unable to think of anything to say to her.
  
 
At the base, they hear bad news from Engineer and Medic: teleporting bread results in large green tumors inside, leading them to conclude that the mercenaries have the tumors as well, and will all die. The Medic estimates that each team member has about three days left to live. Engineer provides each team member with a wristwatch that will count down to the time of the mercenaries' demises.
 
At the base, they hear bad news from Engineer and Medic: teleporting bread results in large green tumors inside, leading them to conclude that the mercenaries have the tumors as well, and will all die. The Medic estimates that each team member has about three days left to live. Engineer provides each team member with a wristwatch that will count down to the time of the mercenaries' demises.
  
In face of this news, Spy decides to collect a [[w:bucket list|bucket list]] in a literal bucket. Spy delegated the task of collecting wishes to Scout, who has filled it with drawings of the Spy being hit by a car and having a romantic relationship with the [[w:Eiffel Tower|Eiffel Tower]]. Spy remarks that his time has been wasted, and angrily bids the team farewell, after giving the Soldier the bucket. The Soldier then takes his bucket and picks up a loaf of bread dropped by the Medic.  
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In face of this news, Spy decides to collect a [[w:bucket list|bucket list]] in a literal bucket. Spy delegated the task of collecting wishes to Scout, who has filled it with drawings of the Spy being hit by a car and having a romantic relationship with the [[w:Eiffel Tower|Eiffel Tower]]. Spy remarks that his time has been wasted, and angrily bids the team farewell, after giving the Soldier the bucket. The Soldier then takes his bucket and picks up a loaf of bread dropped by the Medic.
  
 
Afterwards, Scout comes to Spy's smoking room to apologize and seek his help. He confides that he did have a real wish for the bucket list: a date with [[Miss Pauling]]. Scout admits to Spy that while he himself is good with girls (a scene with the Tramp Girl appears), he is vastly outclassed by Spy when it comes to ladies. Scout then admits Spy is better than him, and Spy demands that broadcast around the base as payment for his services.
 
Afterwards, Scout comes to Spy's smoking room to apologize and seek his help. He confides that he did have a real wish for the bucket list: a date with [[Miss Pauling]]. Scout admits to Spy that while he himself is good with girls (a scene with the Tramp Girl appears), he is vastly outclassed by Spy when it comes to ladies. Scout then admits Spy is better than him, and Spy demands that broadcast around the base as payment for his services.
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Spy agrees to coach Scout in how to behave around a lady. While Scout shows some progress, Spy ultimately declares Scout a failure. When Scout retaliates towards Spy's attitude, Scout decides to do things his own way, which appears to have surprised and impressed the Spy.
 
Spy agrees to coach Scout in how to behave around a lady. While Scout shows some progress, Spy ultimately declares Scout a failure. When Scout retaliates towards Spy's attitude, Scout decides to do things his own way, which appears to have surprised and impressed the Spy.
  
With two hours left on his death watch, Scout decides to take things into his own hands. He calls Miss Pauling to the base by pressing the alarm button for the briefcase being stolen. She hurriedly arrives on the scene, but is infuriated upon learning that the briefcase is actually secure. While trying to talk to Pauling, the Soldier, Spy and Demoman spectate from another room. Spy is surprised that Scout is doing surprisingly well.
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With two hours left on his death watch, Scout decides to take things into his own hands. He calls Miss Pauling to the base by pressing the alarm button for the briefcase being stolen. She hurriedly arrives on the scene, but is infuriated upon learning that the briefcase is actually secure. While Scout tries to talk to Pauling, Soldier, Spy, and Demoman spectate from another room through a security camera. Spy is surprised that Scout is doing surprisingly well.
  
 
Meanwhile, through experimentation, Medic and Engineer have come to the conclusion that the growths in the bread are, in fact, not tumors at all, but a self-aware birthmark that can only thrive in pure wheat. This means none of the mercenaries have tumors, and thus are not going to die. They enter the room that Soldier, Spy and Demoman are in and inform them that they are fine as long as no more bread is teleported. To their horror, though, it seems that Soldier's last wish has been to do nothing but teleport bread for the past three days.
 
Meanwhile, through experimentation, Medic and Engineer have come to the conclusion that the growths in the bread are, in fact, not tumors at all, but a self-aware birthmark that can only thrive in pure wheat. This means none of the mercenaries have tumors, and thus are not going to die. They enter the room that Soldier, Spy and Demoman are in and inform them that they are fine as long as no more bread is teleported. To their horror, though, it seems that Soldier's last wish has been to do nothing but teleport bread for the past three days.
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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
* Ashly Burch, the voice of [[Miss Pauling]], also helped write some of the short.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/reverendanthony/statuses/479055347315798016|author=Anthony Burch|title=Ash helped write the latest TF2 short and she voices Miss Pauling.|date=2014-06-17|retrieved=2014-06-17}}</ref>
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* [[Ashly Burch]], the voice of [[Miss Pauling]], also helped write some of the short.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/reverendanthony/statuses/479055347315798016|author=Anthony Burch|title=Ash helped write the latest TF2 short and she voices Miss Pauling.|date=2014-06-17|retrieved=2014-06-17}}</ref>
 
* This is the first Valve-made TF2 short to feature Miss Pauling, and the second to feature characters apart from the RED and BLU team (the first being the [[Second Annual Saxxy Awards (video)|Second Annual Saxxy Awards trailer]].)
 
* This is the first Valve-made TF2 short to feature Miss Pauling, and the second to feature characters apart from the RED and BLU team (the first being the [[Second Annual Saxxy Awards (video)|Second Annual Saxxy Awards trailer]].)
* Nolan North voices the [[Engineer]]'s new lines, as the original voice actor, Grant Goodeve, was unavailable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nolan_north/status/479147569084637184|author=Nolan North|title=all of 'em|date=2014-06-17|retrieved=2014-06-17}}</ref>
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* [[Nolan North]] voices the [[Engineer]]'s new lines, as the original voice actor, [[Grant Goodeve]], was unavailable.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/nolan_north/status/479147569084637184|author=Nolan North|title=all of 'em|date=2014-06-17|retrieved=2014-06-17}}</ref>
** However, some of the Engineer's lines are extracted sound files from Grant Goodeve. An example being "Y'all ready?" (9:00) and "Aww, hell!" (9:14)
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** However, some of the Engineer's lines are extracted sound files from Grant Goodeve. An example being [[Media:Engineer mvm ask ready02.wav|"Y'all ready?"]] (9:00) and [[Media:Engineer_negativevocalization06.wav|"Awww. Hell."]] (9:14)
* The team responsible for the [[Third Annual Saxxy Awards|2013 Best Overall Saxxy award]]-winning short, Lil' Guardian Pyro, helped animate a small section of Expiration Date. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8EfWv9IveA Working on a Part of the short]</ref> <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzFQS05WFRY LGP Mocap session at Valve]</ref>
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* The team responsible for the [[Third Annual Saxxy Awards|2013 Best Overall Saxxy award]]-winning short, Lil' Guardian Pyro, helped animate a small section of Expiration Date.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8EfWv9IveA Working on a Part of the short]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzFQS05WFRY LGP Mocap session at Valve]</ref>
* Nathan Vetterlein said he worked very closely with Ashly Burch during the short's creation.{{cite}}.
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* This is the final Team Fortress video to feature [[Rick May]] before his death in 2020.
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* Some of the witness corpses that Miss Pauling gathers are that of a Spy, a Soldier, and a Medic without a jacket.
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* [[Nathan Vetterlein]] said he worked very closely with Ashly Burch during the short's creation.{{cite}}.
 
* At 4:16, the Scout line, "Classic Scout", was improvised by voice actor Nathan Vetterlein as detailed in his Twitch Stream.{{cite}}
 
* At 4:16, the Scout line, "Classic Scout", was improvised by voice actor Nathan Vetterlein as detailed in his Twitch Stream.{{cite}}
 
* While the entire film was planned a year in advance, actual production of the short took about six months.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO4ZnUdcvQ8&google_comment_id=z120zz44yvayhxybi04cjt5rusyoitdjhnw0k Harry101UK, who attended Valve for winning the 2013 Saxxies]</ref><br />
 
* While the entire film was planned a year in advance, actual production of the short took about six months.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO4ZnUdcvQ8&google_comment_id=z120zz44yvayhxybi04cjt5rusyoitdjhnw0k Harry101UK, who attended Valve for winning the 2013 Saxxies]</ref><br />
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* During the climax, Miss Pauling is holding a derringer that hasn't made an appearance in any other TF2 media to date. It uses the same firing sound as the [[Revolver]].
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** This gun heavily resembles the real-world [https://www.imfdb.org/wiki/American_Derringer_Model_1 American Derringer Model 1], albeit scaled up in size.
  
 
* References to the general culture and the Team Fortress universe are made in the movie:
 
* References to the general culture and the Team Fortress universe are made in the movie:
 
** The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the "Meet the Team" videos. The cards in the bucket also read "LOL."
 
** The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the "Meet the Team" videos. The cards in the bucket also read "LOL."
** The location of the RED Base is in an edited version of the map [[Hydro]].
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** The location of the RED Base is in an edited version of the map [[Hydro]], while the arena with the Bread Monster incorporates small elements from [[Badwater Basin]].
 
** The RED Bread van's hood ornament reads 'Sword'. This is a reference to the "Sword Van" comic from KC Green's "Custom Comix".<ref>[http://kcgreendotcom.com/CC/comics/cc-tf2.gif KC Green's Custom Comix]</ref>
 
** The RED Bread van's hood ornament reads 'Sword'. This is a reference to the "Sword Van" comic from KC Green's "Custom Comix".<ref>[http://kcgreendotcom.com/CC/comics/cc-tf2.gif KC Green's Custom Comix]</ref>
** At 0:40, the sound of Miss Pauling's {{botignore|pistol}} is identical to the sound of the [[Cleaner's Carbine]], the Pistol also appears to be a [[Pretty Boy's Pocket Pistol]] with a silencer attached, but at 1:21 sounds identical to the [[Revolver]]
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** At 1:21, when Miss Pauling goes off camera, the firing sound of the Revolver can be heard. Miss Pauling is shown using the Revolver in the comics, and later in the video she wields a derringer with an identical firing sound.
** At 0:53, the keypad on the door to the back of the van is clearly shown, and has a worn out "1" key, in reference to ''Meet the Spy'' where the Intelligence room keypad has an identical worn key. Apparently the RED team's passcodes are the same as the BLU team.
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** At 0:53, the keypad on the door to the back of the van is clearly shown, and has a worn out "1" key, in reference to ''[[Meet the Spy]]'' where the Intelligence room keypad has an identical worn key. Apparently the RED team's passcodes are the same as the BLU team.
** At 1:57, when Medic breaks the loaf of bread to reveal tumors, Scout recoils in disgust, holding his hands up as if to defend himself and hunching over to the left. This is identical to Scout's recoil in [[Meet the Spy]] at 2:24.
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** At 1:57, when Medic breaks the loaf of bread to reveal tumors, Scout recoils in disgust, holding his hands up as if to defend himself and hunching over to the left. This is identical to Scout's recoil in ''Meet the Spy'' at 2:24.
** At 2:43, when Demo comes back through the teleporter with the beer, he does the same animation as the [[Oblooterated]] taunt the demo does in game. The taunt was added in game a day after this video was released.
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** At 2:43, when the [[Demoman]] comes back through the teleporter with the beer, he does the same animation as the [[Oblooterated]] taunt the Demo does in game. The taunt was added in game a day after this video was released.
 
** At 3:26, there is a pinball machine depicted by a [[Payload]] Cart with the words "Payload Pinball", a reference to the [[Payload]] Game Mode.  
 
** At 3:26, there is a pinball machine depicted by a [[Payload]] Cart with the words "Payload Pinball", a reference to the [[Payload]] Game Mode.  
 
** At 3:51, the drawing of the Spy being hit by a car is a very similar drawing to one found in the Source Filmmaker Beta files.
 
** At 3:51, the drawing of the Spy being hit by a car is a very similar drawing to one found in the Source Filmmaker Beta files.
 
** At 5:55, a painting of a bowl of fruit with a knife in the apple is seen behind the Spy. This painting is a parody of [[w:Still Life with Fruit (Caravaggio)|Still Life with Fruit]], a painting by [[w:Caravaggio|Caravaggio]].
 
** At 5:55, a painting of a bowl of fruit with a knife in the apple is seen behind the Spy. This painting is a parody of [[w:Still Life with Fruit (Caravaggio)|Still Life with Fruit]], a painting by [[w:Caravaggio|Caravaggio]].
 
** At 6:04, a painting can be seen behind the Spy of him riding a horse. This painting is a parody of [[w:Napoleon Crossing the Alps|Napoleon Crossing the Alps]], a painting by [[w:Jacques-Louis David|Jacques-Louis David]] originally featuring [[w:Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]].
 
** At 6:04, a painting can be seen behind the Spy of him riding a horse. This painting is a parody of [[w:Napoleon Crossing the Alps|Napoleon Crossing the Alps]], a painting by [[w:Jacques-Louis David|Jacques-Louis David]] originally featuring [[w:Napoleon|Napoleon Bonaparte]].
** At 6:22, the Pyro ''appears'' to be reading "MAN MAN", a comic which features the RED Spy and Scout on the cover and has [[The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper]] on the back cover, last seen in [[Meet the Medic]].
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** At 6:22, the Pyro ''appears'' to be reading "MAN MAN", a comic which features the RED Spy and Scout on the cover and has [[The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper]] on the back cover, last seen in ''[[Meet the Medic]]''.
 
** At 6:25, the Soldier is carrying several loaves of bread.
 
** At 6:25, the Soldier is carrying several loaves of bread.
** At 7:28, when learning to dance, the Scout first performs the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRZBa4cKWA dance move] from [[Tom Jones]]' song "It's Not Unusual".  
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** At 7:28, when learning to dance, the Scout first performs the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGRZBa4cKWA dance move] from [[Tom Jones]]' song "It's Not Unusual".
** During the dancing scene, a recorder is visible that looks like the Red-Tape Recorder.  
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*** This was later added to the game as the [[Carlton]] taunt in 2016.
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** At 9:47, Hydro's Introduction video can be seen playing on the smaller monitors.
 
** Miss Pauling tells Scout that she gets one day off a year. This is first hinted at in the [[:File:Halloween 2012 Teufort Reader.png|Wizardcon secret page]] from the [[Spectral Halloween Special]] update.
 
** Miss Pauling tells Scout that she gets one day off a year. This is first hinted at in the [[:File:Halloween 2012 Teufort Reader.png|Wizardcon secret page]] from the [[Spectral Halloween Special]] update.
 
** When the Soldier tells the Engineer he has a question, he does not actually ask a ''question.'' Instead he makes a ''statement.'' This is probably a reference to the Soldier's low intelligence.
 
** When the Soldier tells the Engineer he has a question, he does not actually ask a ''question.'' Instead he makes a ''statement.'' This is probably a reference to the Soldier's low intelligence.
** At 12:58 - 13:30, Miss Pauling is holding a [http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=5293 community created] Revolver called the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ps-8J0AbGkw Double agent]
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** At 10:36, angered at Soldier's teleportation of bread, Medic smashes the Specimen #384 jar, freeing the juvenile Bread monster seen playing with Pyro at 14:42.
 
** As Scout and Pauling run towards the Bread Monster, they perform a short dance routine. The dance scene is interpreted within the action/fight scene. <br />
 
** As Scout and Pauling run towards the Bread Monster, they perform a short dance routine. The dance scene is interpreted within the action/fight scene. <br />
  
 
* ''Expiration Date'' featured multiple [[cosmetic items]] before their official release:
 
* ''Expiration Date'' featured multiple [[cosmetic items]] before their official release:
 
** The cosmetic item for the Engineer "[[Tools of the Trade]]" at 1:36-2:51.
 
** The cosmetic item for the Engineer "[[Tools of the Trade]]" at 1:36-2:51.
** The [[item set]] for the Demoman "[[South of the Border]]" at 2:45.
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** The [[Item sets|item set]] for the Demoman "[[South of the Border]]" at 2:45.
 
** The item set for the Scout "[[Retro Rebel]]", at 9:43 (the [[Argyle Ace]] can be seen at 11:45).
 
** The item set for the Scout "[[Retro Rebel]]", at 9:43 (the [[Argyle Ace]] can be seen at 11:45).
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* Matthew Russell, a former animator at Valve, released an animation demo reel that features scenes from ''Expiration Date''.<ref>[https://vimeo.com/263231185 Matthew Russell Animation Demo Reel]</ref> A few of these scenes are different compared to the final product:
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** When the Soldier slams Scout on the table and strangles him, Scout chokes out "Not... my fault." before the Engineer interrupts them. The camera angle is also slightly higher up than in the final video.
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** Miss Pauling has a different appearance, wearing a purple T-Shirt and having a slightly different face.
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** Miss Pauling's arrival at the RED Base is at daytime, and her scooter has a different, red-colored model.
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** A scene not present in the final video has Miss Pauling be seated at a candle-lit dinner table by the Heavy, who also takes off her helmet.
 
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** At 2:45, when the Demoman returns from the Teleporter exit he can be seen levitating above the actual Teleporter.
 
** At 2:45, when the Demoman returns from the Teleporter exit he can be seen levitating above the actual Teleporter.
 
** At 3:02, the animation when Scout smiles and looks at Soldier is recycled seconds later at 3:05.
 
** At 3:02, the animation when Scout smiles and looks at Soldier is recycled seconds later at 3:05.
*** The Scout is wearing his backpack during this scene, but it's absent in all other scenes.
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*** The Scout is wearing his backpack during this scene, but it is absent in all other scenes.
 
** At 3:11, and several times during the scene, the Pyro's grenades appear sideways.
 
** At 3:11, and several times during the scene, the Pyro's grenades appear sideways.
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*** During this scene, the Heavy appears to wearing his watch, but with no strap.
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*** In subsequent shots, the Heavy's death watch seems to be missing, until 3:42.
 
** At 4:16, the Sniper's watch floats in front of his waist instead of being strapped to his left wrist. This is most likely a mistake in model posing.
 
** At 4:16, the Sniper's watch floats in front of his waist instead of being strapped to his left wrist. This is most likely a mistake in model posing.
** At 4:56, Scout's headset is missing from his hat.
 
*** It later reappears at 6:31
 
 
** At 5:01, Spy's model does not sync with the censored word (F***)
 
** At 5:01, Spy's model does not sync with the censored word (F***)
 
** At 6:05, Spy's microphone is not visible but later appears before he pushes the button at 6:15.
 
** At 6:05, Spy's microphone is not visible but later appears before he pushes the button at 6:15.
 
** At 6:08 when Spy is pouring a drink, the liquid flowing out of the bottle is black but becomes a translucent amber color as it fills the glass.
 
** At 6:08 when Spy is pouring a drink, the liquid flowing out of the bottle is black but becomes a translucent amber color as it fills the glass.
 
*** This is likely a modeling error, where there is no texture for the flowing liquid and appears black because of the lighting.
 
*** This is likely a modeling error, where there is no texture for the flowing liquid and appears black because of the lighting.
** At 6:23, a lighter is floating under the comic the Pyro is holding, presumably originally intended to be in his hand, to try and light the comic on fire with. This is a reference to "[[Meet The Medic]]", in which the Pyro is also attempting to light a comic he's reading.
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** At 6:23, a lighter is floating under the comic the Pyro is holding, presumably originally intended to be in his hand, to try and light the comic on fire with. This is a reference to ''Meet The Medic'', in which the Pyro is also attempting to light a comic he's reading.
 
** At 8:17, the Spy produces a beverage from behind his back in his left hand, even though his left hand can be seen holding nothing behind his back at 8:06.
 
** At 8:17, the Spy produces a beverage from behind his back in his left hand, even though his left hand can be seen holding nothing behind his back at 8:06.
** At 10:22, just as the Engineer comes to rest his arms on the shoulder's of the Soldier and the Medic, The Engineer's right arm clips through Medic's backpack.
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** At 10:22, just as the Engineer comes to rest his arms on the shoulders of the Soldier and the Medic, the Engineer's right arm clips through Medic's backpack.
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** At 11:14, the right side of Ms. Pauling's glasses are slant down. Yet in the next shot at 11:17, the left side of her glasses is slanted.
 
** At 11:29 when the Medic ÜberCharges the Heavy, it does not affect the Medic.
 
** At 11:29 when the Medic ÜberCharges the Heavy, it does not affect the Medic.
** At 11:14 We see the right side of Ms. Pauling's glasses slant down. Yet in the next shot at 11:17, the left side of her glasses is slanted.
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** At 11:30, Pyro is seen on by the left side of the monster, but at 11:36 he is seen running past the bomb and Ms. Pauling.
**At 11:48 Engineer is seen upgrading his level one sentry to a level 2 far away from the monster, but at 12:31 he is seen hitting a level one sentry right next to the monster, and then at 12:42 he is seen next to a level 3 sentry where his level 2 was.
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** At 11:31, Scout's right arm clips through Soldier's torso.
** At 11:30 Pyro is seen on by the left side of the monster, but at 11:36 he is seen running past the bomb and Ms. Pauling.
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** At 11:48, Engineer is seen upgrading his level one [[Sentry Gun]] to a level 2 far away from the monster, but at 12:31 he is seen hitting a level one Sentry right next to the monster, and then at 12:42 he is seen next to a level 3 Sentry where his level 2 was.
 
** At 11:55, the Scout's weapon clips through the side of the bread monster after he hits it.
 
** At 11:55, the Scout's weapon clips through the side of the bread monster after he hits it.
** At 11:59 the Sniper Rifle uses the same firing sound as the [[AWPer Hand]] instead of its default firing sound.
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** At 11:59, the Sniper Rifle uses the same firing sound as the [[AWPer Hand]] instead of its default firing sound.
 
** At 12:03-12:37, the Heavy's default Minigun firing sound changes to the [[Tomislav]]'s firing sound instead. Then changes back to its default firing sound at 12:38.
 
** At 12:03-12:37, the Heavy's default Minigun firing sound changes to the [[Tomislav]]'s firing sound instead. Then changes back to its default firing sound at 12:38.
 
** At 12:16, Miss Pauling's model does not sync the last word of her sentence ("press").
 
** At 12:16, Miss Pauling's model does not sync the last word of her sentence ("press").
 
** At 12:23, the [[Direct Hit]] can be heard firing, but Soldier was not carrying any weapon when seen at 12:25.
 
** At 12:23, the [[Direct Hit]] can be heard firing, but Soldier was not carrying any weapon when seen at 12:25.
 
** At 12:41, the Heavy can be seen falling back from the monster, right next to Ms. Pauling. But in 12:43, he is rapidly firing his Minigun next to the Engineer (which is the direction Ms. Pauling is shouting at).
 
** At 12:41, the Heavy can be seen falling back from the monster, right next to Ms. Pauling. But in 12:43, he is rapidly firing his Minigun next to the Engineer (which is the direction Ms. Pauling is shouting at).
**At 12:43, the Engineer's [[Sentry Gun]] is clicking as if trying to fire without ammo, but the barrels are not spinning.
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** At 12:43, the Engineer's Sentry Gun is clicking as if trying to fire without ammo, but the barrels are not spinning.
  
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Expiration Date
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Video Info
Released: June 17, 2014
Run time: 14:58

Expiration Date is a movie that was released on the 17th of June 2014 to promote the Love and War Update.

Video description

Engineer and Medic make an unsettling new discovery while experimenting with the teleporter. Meanwhile, Scout stops insulting Spy long enough to ask him an embarrassing favor; the Administrator's clerical assistant/cleaner/murder expert Miss Pauling races to bury some incriminating bodies; and Soldier makes a new metal friend.

Movie

Video transcript

Plot summary

As the Heavy, Scout, and Soldier return from a mission to capture a briefcase, Miss Pauling video calls them to ask how the mission went. She is slightly irritated that they left witnesses that she has to take care of for them. After arriving back at the base, Scout tries to ask her out, but he is unable to think of anything to say to her.

At the base, they hear bad news from Engineer and Medic: teleporting bread results in large green tumors inside, leading them to conclude that the mercenaries have the tumors as well, and will all die. The Medic estimates that each team member has about three days left to live. Engineer provides each team member with a wristwatch that will count down to the time of the mercenaries' demises.

In face of this news, Spy decides to collect a bucket list in a literal bucket. Spy delegated the task of collecting wishes to Scout, who has filled it with drawings of the Spy being hit by a car and having a romantic relationship with the Eiffel Tower. Spy remarks that his time has been wasted, and angrily bids the team farewell, after giving the Soldier the bucket. The Soldier then takes his bucket and picks up a loaf of bread dropped by the Medic.

Afterwards, Scout comes to Spy's smoking room to apologize and seek his help. He confides that he did have a real wish for the bucket list: a date with Miss Pauling. Scout admits to Spy that while he himself is good with girls (a scene with the Tramp Girl appears), he is vastly outclassed by Spy when it comes to ladies. Scout then admits Spy is better than him, and Spy demands that broadcast around the base as payment for his services.

Spy agrees to coach Scout in how to behave around a lady. While Scout shows some progress, Spy ultimately declares Scout a failure. When Scout retaliates towards Spy's attitude, Scout decides to do things his own way, which appears to have surprised and impressed the Spy.

With two hours left on his death watch, Scout decides to take things into his own hands. He calls Miss Pauling to the base by pressing the alarm button for the briefcase being stolen. She hurriedly arrives on the scene, but is infuriated upon learning that the briefcase is actually secure. While Scout tries to talk to Pauling, Soldier, Spy, and Demoman spectate from another room through a security camera. Spy is surprised that Scout is doing surprisingly well.

Meanwhile, through experimentation, Medic and Engineer have come to the conclusion that the growths in the bread are, in fact, not tumors at all, but a self-aware birthmark that can only thrive in pure wheat. This means none of the mercenaries have tumors, and thus are not going to die. They enter the room that Soldier, Spy and Demoman are in and inform them that they are fine as long as no more bread is teleported. To their horror, though, it seems that Soldier's last wish has been to do nothing but teleport bread for the past three days.

Upset at Scout for wasting her “one day off a year”, Miss Pauling begins to leave. As Scout attempts to get her to stay, he opens a door, only to be confronted by a giant Bread Monster. A fight breaks out, with the other mercenaries rushing to their aid. One of the Medic's pet doves ends up eaten by the monster.

During the fight, Miss Pauling attempts to blow up the Bread Monster by using a Payload cart, strapping the Scout's death watch to it to serve as a timer. As Scout attempts to help her, she and Scout end up trapped on the wrong side of the blast doors as the bomb is about to blow up. The two notice that the dove that the Bread Monster ate is flying harmlessly out of the mouth of the monster. They wordlessly agree to jump into the mouth of the Bread Monster, which they proceed to do in the nick of time. The Payload cart subsequently blows up, killing the Bread Monster.

Stunned by the blast, Miss Pauling and Scout painfully but quickly recover inside the bread monster. Once she recovers, Miss Pauling admits that the experience was fun. Scout tells her about the death prognosis just as the two are helped out of the remains of the gigantic Bread Monster by the rest of the team. The Medic informs them that only bread mutates, and that they will all be fine (after the Soldier mistakenly states that they will live forever), while the Pyro starts playfully chasing down the remaining small Bread Monster.

The story ends with Scout trying to get another date, but Miss Pauling having to decline due to already having spent her one day of vacation this year. She does, however, offer to have Scout to come along at work, though he declines each task Pauling lists until she comes to the task of killing the one who pulled the briefcase alarm, which she says that Scout will already be at.

Notes

  • Ashly Burch, the voice of Miss Pauling, also helped write some of the short.[1]
  • This is the first Valve-made TF2 short to feature Miss Pauling, and the second to feature characters apart from the RED and BLU team (the first being the Second Annual Saxxy Awards trailer.)
  • Nolan North voices the Engineer's new lines, as the original voice actor, Grant Goodeve, was unavailable.[2]
    • However, some of the Engineer's lines are extracted sound files from Grant Goodeve. An example being "Y'all ready?" (9:00) and "Awww. Hell." (9:14)
  • The team responsible for the 2013 Best Overall Saxxy award-winning short, Lil' Guardian Pyro, helped animate a small section of Expiration Date.[3][4]
  • This is the final Team Fortress video to feature Rick May before his death in 2020.
  • Some of the witness corpses that Miss Pauling gathers are that of a Spy, a Soldier, and a Medic without a jacket.
  • Nathan Vetterlein said he worked very closely with Ashly Burch during the short's creation.[citation needed].
  • At 4:16, the Scout line, "Classic Scout", was improvised by voice actor Nathan Vetterlein as detailed in his Twitch Stream.[citation needed]
  • While the entire film was planned a year in advance, actual production of the short took about six months.[5]
  • During the climax, Miss Pauling is holding a derringer that hasn't made an appearance in any other TF2 media to date. It uses the same firing sound as the Revolver.
  • References to the general culture and the Team Fortress universe are made in the movie:
    • The title card displays "COPYRIGHT LOLOLOL" on the bottom right corner, a recurring joke throughout the "Meet the Team" videos. The cards in the bucket also read "LOL."
    • The location of the RED Base is in an edited version of the map Hydro, while the arena with the Bread Monster incorporates small elements from Badwater Basin.
    • The RED Bread van's hood ornament reads 'Sword'. This is a reference to the "Sword Van" comic from KC Green's "Custom Comix".[6]
    • At 1:21, when Miss Pauling goes off camera, the firing sound of the Revolver can be heard. Miss Pauling is shown using the Revolver in the comics, and later in the video she wields a derringer with an identical firing sound.
    • At 0:53, the keypad on the door to the back of the van is clearly shown, and has a worn out "1" key, in reference to Meet the Spy where the Intelligence room keypad has an identical worn key. Apparently the RED team's passcodes are the same as the BLU team.
    • At 1:57, when Medic breaks the loaf of bread to reveal tumors, Scout recoils in disgust, holding his hands up as if to defend himself and hunching over to the left. This is identical to Scout's recoil in Meet the Spy at 2:24.
    • At 2:43, when the Demoman comes back through the teleporter with the beer, he does the same animation as the Oblooterated taunt the Demo does in game. The taunt was added in game a day after this video was released.
    • At 3:26, there is a pinball machine depicted by a Payload Cart with the words "Payload Pinball", a reference to the Payload Game Mode.
    • At 3:51, the drawing of the Spy being hit by a car is a very similar drawing to one found in the Source Filmmaker Beta files.
    • At 5:55, a painting of a bowl of fruit with a knife in the apple is seen behind the Spy. This painting is a parody of Still Life with Fruit, a painting by Caravaggio.
    • At 6:04, a painting can be seen behind the Spy of him riding a horse. This painting is a parody of Napoleon Crossing the Alps, a painting by Jacques-Louis David originally featuring Napoleon Bonaparte.
    • At 6:22, the Pyro appears to be reading "MAN MAN", a comic which features the RED Spy and Scout on the cover and has The Insult That Made a "Jarate Master" Out of Sniper on the back cover, last seen in Meet the Medic.
    • At 6:25, the Soldier is carrying several loaves of bread.
    • At 7:28, when learning to dance, the Scout first performs the dance move from Tom Jones' song "It's Not Unusual".
      • This was later added to the game as the Carlton taunt in 2016.
    • At 9:47, Hydro's Introduction video can be seen playing on the smaller monitors.
    • Miss Pauling tells Scout that she gets one day off a year. This is first hinted at in the Wizardcon secret page from the Spectral Halloween Special update.
    • When the Soldier tells the Engineer he has a question, he does not actually ask a question. Instead he makes a statement. This is probably a reference to the Soldier's low intelligence.
    • At 10:36, angered at Soldier's teleportation of bread, Medic smashes the Specimen #384 jar, freeing the juvenile Bread monster seen playing with Pyro at 14:42.
    • As Scout and Pauling run towards the Bread Monster, they perform a short dance routine. The dance scene is interpreted within the action/fight scene.
  • Matthew Russell, a former animator at Valve, released an animation demo reel that features scenes from Expiration Date.[7] A few of these scenes are different compared to the final product:
    • When the Soldier slams Scout on the table and strangles him, Scout chokes out "Not... my fault." before the Engineer interrupts them. The camera angle is also slightly higher up than in the final video.
    • Miss Pauling has a different appearance, wearing a purple T-Shirt and having a slightly different face.
    • Miss Pauling's arrival at the RED Base is at daytime, and her scooter has a different, red-colored model.
    • A scene not present in the final video has Miss Pauling be seated at a candle-lit dinner table by the Heavy, who also takes off her helmet.


  • Some mistakes and inconsistencies are present in the short film:
    • The BLU Soldier is missing from the roof of the van during the opening scene, and only appears once the van approaches the base. This could be an Easter Egg and may not be an error.
    • At 1:35, the Medic's left hand clips with his backpack.
      • In all subsequent shots, the Medic's backpack is missing.
    • At 2:34, the tool rack behind the Ciggy Stop is missing. It reappears at 2:45.
    • At 2:45, when the Demoman returns from the Teleporter exit he can be seen levitating above the actual Teleporter.
    • At 3:02, the animation when Scout smiles and looks at Soldier is recycled seconds later at 3:05.
      • The Scout is wearing his backpack during this scene, but it is absent in all other scenes.
    • At 3:11, and several times during the scene, the Pyro's grenades appear sideways.
      • During this scene, the Heavy appears to wearing his watch, but with no strap.
      • In subsequent shots, the Heavy's death watch seems to be missing, until 3:42.
    • At 4:16, the Sniper's watch floats in front of his waist instead of being strapped to his left wrist. This is most likely a mistake in model posing.
    • At 5:01, Spy's model does not sync with the censored word (F***)
    • At 6:05, Spy's microphone is not visible but later appears before he pushes the button at 6:15.
    • At 6:08 when Spy is pouring a drink, the liquid flowing out of the bottle is black but becomes a translucent amber color as it fills the glass.
      • This is likely a modeling error, where there is no texture for the flowing liquid and appears black because of the lighting.
    • At 6:23, a lighter is floating under the comic the Pyro is holding, presumably originally intended to be in his hand, to try and light the comic on fire with. This is a reference to Meet The Medic, in which the Pyro is also attempting to light a comic he's reading.
    • At 8:17, the Spy produces a beverage from behind his back in his left hand, even though his left hand can be seen holding nothing behind his back at 8:06.
    • At 10:22, just as the Engineer comes to rest his arms on the shoulders of the Soldier and the Medic, the Engineer's right arm clips through Medic's backpack.
    • At 11:14, the right side of Ms. Pauling's glasses are slant down. Yet in the next shot at 11:17, the left side of her glasses is slanted.
    • At 11:29 when the Medic ÜberCharges the Heavy, it does not affect the Medic.
    • At 11:30, Pyro is seen on by the left side of the monster, but at 11:36 he is seen running past the bomb and Ms. Pauling.
    • At 11:31, Scout's right arm clips through Soldier's torso.
    • At 11:48, Engineer is seen upgrading his level one Sentry Gun to a level 2 far away from the monster, but at 12:31 he is seen hitting a level one Sentry right next to the monster, and then at 12:42 he is seen next to a level 3 Sentry where his level 2 was.
    • At 11:55, the Scout's weapon clips through the side of the bread monster after he hits it.
    • At 11:59, the Sniper Rifle uses the same firing sound as the AWPer Hand instead of its default firing sound.
    • At 12:03-12:37, the Heavy's default Minigun firing sound changes to the Tomislav's firing sound instead. Then changes back to its default firing sound at 12:38.
    • At 12:16, Miss Pauling's model does not sync the last word of her sentence ("press").
    • At 12:23, the Direct Hit can be heard firing, but Soldier was not carrying any weapon when seen at 12:25.
    • At 12:41, the Heavy can be seen falling back from the monster, right next to Ms. Pauling. But in 12:43, he is rapidly firing his Minigun next to the Engineer (which is the direction Ms. Pauling is shouting at).
    • At 12:43, the Engineer's Sentry Gun is clicking as if trying to fire without ammo, but the barrels are not spinning.

References

  1. Anthony Burch,   "Ash helped write the latest TF2 short and she voices Miss Pauling.".      Published   June 17, 2014.      Retrieved   June 17, 2014.
  2. Nolan North,   "all of 'em".      Published   June 17, 2014.      Retrieved   June 17, 2014.
  3. Working on a Part of the short
  4. LGP Mocap session at Valve
  5. Harry101UK, who attended Valve for winning the 2013 Saxxies
  6. KC Green's Custom Comix
  7. Matthew Russell Animation Demo Reel