

The Soldier reveals that he used his cardboard robot costume to sneak into Gray's facility and eavesdrop on their plans. After some shenanigans which involve keeping the Soldier thinking that all of his teammates are American, he mentions the eagles that raised Gray Mann, something that only Miss Pauling and the Administrator should know, thus cluing to Miss Pauling that he may be telling the truth.

When the Soldier claims that he knows the exact time and location, since he supposedly infiltrated Gray Mann's robot base the day before, no one believes him. She tries to figure out which of the many Mann Co. or Saxton Hale, but a fight for their jobs.Īlong with the RED team, Miss Pauling discusses the latest defense job against the robots in a dark room in Coal Town.

Miss Pauling emphasizes to them that it is not just a fight for Mann Co. Although they are not being paid for their work, to their dismay, Pauling reveals that the robots somehow run on piles of money, and that any money left after destroying them belongs to the mercenaries. However, with attack of the robots on Mann Co.'s headquarters, they have been re-hired to fight them. Miss Pauling shows a prerecorded tape of Hale to the mercenaries that informs them that, with the death of the Mann brothers, they are now unemployed. comes under attack by Gray Mann's legion of robots. While Saxton Hale is busy fighting a yeti, Mann Co. The document that contained the information had the word 'INCINERATE' stamped on it. The senators all were shocked by the story, and decided to end their questioning quickly afterwards. The Administrator gave them the undisclosed info, which included talk of her stockpiling Australium for years, and eighteen idiots to help her with it. Miss Pauling, along with Helen and Saxton Hale, were all questioned by several senators about the death of Poopy Joe (whom they launched into space for one dollar), and the disappearance of all the Australium in the world. After the sudden arrival of Old Nick, Miss Pauling orders the Spy to quickly eliminate him, but is horrified to find the Spy's plan involves the help of a young boy instead of simply getting him to safety.ĭeath of Poopy Joe and Loss of Australium She asks the Spy to ensure their problems do not escalate, the Spy assures her as he watches the Soldier punching an angry father. Miss Pauling wants to hear how the Soldier became a public defender, and the Spy dismisses it with a reminder that a magician is the Soldier's roommate. The Director has been missing ever since.Īfter the BLU Scout, Soldier, and Spy are sentenced to community service at a local mall, Miss Pauling is shown on the phone with the Spy who is asking for help being released. This involved luring him to an abandoned mine shaft, where Miss Pauling followed him in with a loaded Big Kill, a Shovel, and a bag of corpse-grade quicklime. After the interviews were finished, the Administrator gives the order to Miss Pauling to give the director an "interview" of his own. She assured the team that the purpose of the interviews was merely a PR stunt to help improve the reputations of the mercenaries to the citizens of Badlands. Miss Pauling felt the surveillance was unnecessary due to the low IQs of the mercenaries, but nevertheless oversaw the interviews. The Administrator hired a Director to record background information about what the RED team members might say if asked questions about their jobs. Just as intended, this quickly destroyed their blossoming friendship and thus beginning the seven day war. She then proceeded to do the same for the Soldier. weapons to Demoman in exchange for agreeing to kill his friend Soldier. Under strict orders, Miss Pauling personally delivered a number of highly volatile custom-order Mann Co. It was during a routine background check that Miss Pauling discovered the RED Demoman and BLU Soldier's friendship, which she then brought to the Administrator's attention. The Administrator considers inter-company friendships a profound breach of trust, forbidden by contract.
