just imagine it, xtrevelyan:goldeneye: reloaded has entire floors dedicated to field training, and in the moonraker novel, we know that M always believed in making the environment in the shooting range as close to the real thing as possible —— imagine an ‘abandoned’ warehouse/building being used as a training facility in modern days !! AND THE 00’S DESIGN THE OBSTACLE COURSES EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE when they’re not out saving the world on the field or dying in a ditch falling off the radar. they get androids (to play security guards) only they crank up the bots’ settings/awareness so it’s even harder to sneak by them, and their reaction times are faster than the average man’s — this is when no one gets in without that contraption on their backs mentioned in carte blanche i think it was? whatever. but if they don’t shoot the android before the android shoots them, they get the painful zap to the back that sends them to their knees. AND THE FIRE IS REAL, AND SO ARE THE SPIKES, but those courses are only available to operatives approved by M.
and when 006 and 007 are the only ones there, Q still hacks into the cameras and records it still for training videos – but THEY EVEN HAVE A “KILL” COUNT for how many times they’ve managed to design a course that gets the other killed. they keep track of shooting accuracy and timed run-throughs and everything because it’s one huge fucking competition ok bye.
BUT IT’S ALSO A GREAT TEAM BONDING ACTIVITY shut up i couldn’t think of another word, but they’ve got awards every so often given within their department (to inspire motivation and encourage healthy competition, etc) for best run-throughs, most creative escapes, least expensive damage done, best time improvements (for those who have run through nearly routinely, getting better each time), and etc but probably given out according to each operative level: because we know once you reach 00, the only awards you’ll most likely be getting are “congratulations: you only died 3/7 run-throughs” or “you’ve given the Quartermaster a heart attack yet again with your remarkable disregard for Q Branch equipment”
At the far end a monitor linked them with a camera set high at the front of the engine. When he saw the tank, stationary on the rails ahead as they closed fast, Trevelyan uncharacteristicallysighed, then made a noise which mingled anger with a hint of admiration.“Only James Bond,’ he muttered.
he was a boy and so was HE — can i make it any more obvious? james was a punk, alec liked to play — what more can i say? james wanted him, but he’d never tell; and secretly alec liked james as well. and all of their friends were too blind to see, just how happy they could be.
HE WAS A SAILOR BOY, HE SAID HOW YUU DOIN BOY? THEY WEREN’T TOO STRAIGHT FOR EACH OTHER. JAMES HAD A PRETTY FACE; ALEC LIKED TO BE IN HIS SPACE. THEY NEEDED TO FIND SOME TIME ALONNNNNNNE.
ten years from now, james is at home, recuping from his mission, he’s all alone; he gets a call from M, guess who’s on the run? ALEC TREVELYAN, LOOKIN’ TO BLOW UP ALL LONDON. james wants the mission; M already knows and then james is on a flight out to moscow. he takes a tank, blows up a train, tries not to romance the man he’s there to take ou-youuuuuuuut.
JAMES WAS A SAILOR BOY, HE SAID HOW COULD YOU BOY — WASN’T I GOOD ENOUGH FOR YOU? ALEC HAD LOVELY LAUGH, BUT THAT’S ALL IN THE PAST; NOW HE’S A VILLAIN GUY, BLOWING CITIES SKY HIGH — BUT HE’S GONNA GET WHAT HE DESERVES.
( i’m sorry alec, you missed out; we could have been boyfriends but that’s out now. we were once such good friends, but this is how our story ends. too bad that you couldn’t be, be the sort of agent you used to be; take this chance now, say good bye — i’m gonna throw you off a satellite. )
james was a guy, friends with a guy, who turned out to be a cossack in disguise. they were in love, you might’ve heard — how they rocked each other’s worrrr-yorlllllllld.
JAMES IS A SPY GUY, ALEC IS A DEAD GUY; THEIR ROMANCE WAS DOOMED FROM ‘GO’. NOW ALEC’S GONE OFF AND JAMES IS DRINKING SCOTCH — THAT’S AS FAR AS PEOPLE KNOW.
JAMES WAS A SPY GUY, ALEC WAS A DEAD GUY; THAT’S ALL MI6 WILL EVER KNOW. BUT WHAT’S REALLY GREAT (AND WHAT’S REALLY NICE) IS THAT THOSE BOYS STILL GOT TO LIVE — T W I C E.
