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253rd: Kamino: Interim
"From the personal logs of Protector Class ARC Trooper 018 "Galaar"..."
" It was 0200 and three days until our deployment to Geonosis when Mandalorian Cuy'val Dar member Vhonte Tervho, my mentor and training Sergeant summoned my squad to a nearby classroom. She hadn't specified why, nor was it my place to ask, but that didn't stop me from being curious. The barracks gossip from other squads described Mandalorian Sergeants putting their troopers through pre-battle "rituals" the previous night. That couldn't be it though, sure Sergeant Tervho followed the Mandalorian Resol'nare, but hazing her troops just nights prior to their first battle wasn't her style. Maybe she had one last lesson for us, one critical piece of advice that would carry us through what was to come, that seemed more likely. I entered the classroom along with several of my brothers, we had all trained under Vhonte, and had all been tasked with the destruction of a Techno Union tank foundry during the coming battle. The Mandalorian Sergeant stood behind a small holotable in the far corner of the classroom speaking with another Mandalorian in a hushed voice, I didn't recognize him, sure he could be Cuy'val Dar from one of the other facilities, but something about him was off, his armor was dirty caked in a thin red dust. The Mandalorians of the Cuy'val Dar cleaned their armor regularly in order to maintain a dress appearance while here on Kamino. Keeping my curiously to myself I lined up with the other troopers, a hodgepodge of armor, and garrison uniforms and waited. Eventually she turned away from the unknow Mandalorian and addressed us.
"Troopers it's been an honor being your mentor over these last couple years, before you go off to battle in three days I have one last lesson and one gift to give you. Preparation is everything, with proper preparation you will always be able to take down any mark and accomplish any task. The leadership of this army has neglected to prepare you for this battle and have decided to send you in blind. This will not do, I won't have my soldiers march blindly onto an unknow battlefield to be slaughtered, especially over some Jedi. This here is a colleague of mine from Mandalore, he owed me a favor and was kind enough to recon the factory which you've been tasked with destroying. Take notes troopers, this information will serve you well. You will be the best soldiers this galaxy has seen in a long time and will be the pride of not only the Republic, but of us few who had the honor of raising you, I know you are ready for what's to come. Oya Mando'ade, Oya.
And with that she stepped back and the other Mandalorian stepped forward and activated the holotable. The table displayed a detailed schematic of the tank factory on Geonosis, our target. I did my best to commit every inch of that factory to memory as the Mandalorian briefed us, some of the information wasn't even mission critical, but as Sergeant Tervho had said, it pays to be prepared. The briefing ended several hours later, just in time for morning mess and before we left Sergeant Tervho once again told us just how proud of us she was and that we were more than ready to tackle anything the Geonosians could throw at us. I left the room beaming with pride, feeling invincible, Geonosis felt like it would be a cake walk, nothing more than just another one of the thousands of simulations we had drilled during training. Victory felt guaranteed, well at least up until I made it to the mess hall and saw what they were serving."
END LOG
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Coming off of a pretty rough period of builders block, so I'm hopping that I can pump out another build or two before I leave for a month due to work. As for this build, it's defiantly nothing special, or very good, but necessary to advance Galaar's story within the 253rd. Let me know what you guys think, an d I promise not to take a week to write the story.
As always, thanks for stopping by!
- Tommy
253rd: Kamino: Interim
"From the personal logs of Protector Class ARC Trooper 018 "Galaar"..."
" It was 0200 and three days until our deployment to Geonosis when Mandalorian Cuy'val Dar member Vhonte Tervho, my mentor and training Sergeant summoned my squad to a nearby classroom. She hadn't specified why, nor was it my place to ask, but that didn't stop me from being curious. The barracks gossip from other squads described Mandalorian Sergeants putting their troopers through pre-battle "rituals" the previous night. That couldn't be it though, sure Sergeant Tervho followed the Mandalorian Resol'nare, but hazing her troops just nights prior to their first battle wasn't her style. Maybe she had one last lesson for us, one critical piece of advice that would carry us through what was to come, that seemed more likely. I entered the classroom along with several of my brothers, we had all trained under Vhonte, and had all been tasked with the destruction of a Techno Union tank foundry during the coming battle. The Mandalorian Sergeant stood behind a small holotable in the far corner of the classroom speaking with another Mandalorian in a hushed voice, I didn't recognize him, sure he could be Cuy'val Dar from one of the other facilities, but something about him was off, his armor was dirty caked in a thin red dust. The Mandalorians of the Cuy'val Dar cleaned their armor regularly in order to maintain a dress appearance while here on Kamino. Keeping my curiously to myself I lined up with the other troopers, a hodgepodge of armor, and garrison uniforms and waited. Eventually she turned away from the unknow Mandalorian and addressed us.
"Troopers it's been an honor being your mentor over these last couple years, before you go off to battle in three days I have one last lesson and one gift to give you. Preparation is everything, with proper preparation you will always be able to take down any mark and accomplish any task. The leadership of this army has neglected to prepare you for this battle and have decided to send you in blind. This will not do, I won't have my soldiers march blindly onto an unknow battlefield to be slaughtered, especially over some Jedi. This here is a colleague of mine from Mandalore, he owed me a favor and was kind enough to recon the factory which you've been tasked with destroying. Take notes troopers, this information will serve you well. You will be the best soldiers this galaxy has seen in a long time and will be the pride of not only the Republic, but of us few who had the honor of raising you, I know you are ready for what's to come. Oya Mando'ade, Oya.
And with that she stepped back and the other Mandalorian stepped forward and activated the holotable. The table displayed a detailed schematic of the tank factory on Geonosis, our target. I did my best to commit every inch of that factory to memory as the Mandalorian briefed us, some of the information wasn't even mission critical, but as Sergeant Tervho had said, it pays to be prepared. The briefing ended several hours later, just in time for morning mess and before we left Sergeant Tervho once again told us just how proud of us she was and that we were more than ready to tackle anything the Geonosians could throw at us. I left the room beaming with pride, feeling invincible, Geonosis felt like it would be a cake walk, nothing more than just another one of the thousands of simulations we had drilled during training. Victory felt guaranteed, well at least up until I made it to the mess hall and saw what they were serving."
END LOG
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Coming off of a pretty rough period of builders block, so I'm hopping that I can pump out another build or two before I leave for a month due to work. As for this build, it's defiantly nothing special, or very good, but necessary to advance Galaar's story within the 253rd. Let me know what you guys think, an d I promise not to take a week to write the story.
As always, thanks for stopping by!
- Tommy