Three days without food. He's gotten used to the gnawing in his stomach.
He's done this before, he tells himself.
It's better than Kamino.
Nothing could be worse than Kamino.
—
"No speaking unless spoken to."
"No speaking unless spoken to."
"There are no questions. There are no answers."
"There are no questions. There are no answers."
"There is no escape. Escape is death."
"There is no escape. Escape is death."
"Without the cause, there is no purpose."
"Without the cause, there is no purpose."
—
There's a commando marching up and down the line of clone assassin recruits.
"You are here because you failed your Empire. You failed your purpose. And you failed your duty. You were never a good soldier.
"But now, you have the chance to start over."
—
Videos, sounds, words.
Pain, hunger, despair.
—
Today, one of the clones in Crosshair's group breaks during training.
He makes the mistake of showing compassion; a simple hand to the shoulder.
Now, it's a day without food, and Hemlock knows he cares.
A weakness to be exploited.
From now on, any insubordination means depriving the others of food. Water. Refresher privileges.
Noncompliance means a slap across the face—not for him, but for the others that are so quickly growing weary.
The clone who had the mental break disappears and is never seen again.
—
Electro torture. The light room. Isolation.
Sleep deprivation. Starvation. Dehydration.
—
"No speaking unless spoken to."
"No speaking unless spoken to."
"There are no questions. There are no answers."
"There are no questions. There are no answers."
"There is no escape. Escape is death."
"There is no escape. Escape is death."
"Without the cause, there is no purpose."
"Without the cause, there is no purpose."
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Crosshair-Ghosts of Tantiss
Short StoryPOSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR SEASON 3 OF THE BAD BATCH! I let brainrot take over and write my version of why Crosshair refuses to talk about his time on Mount Tantiss. Figured I'd publish it before The Harbinger premieres tonight so in case any of this is...
