Tiny Locks 🫶

I’m only on mobile for now, so I’m sorry I can’t super-boop, or I’d give one to everyone 🥺

Peaches!!!

I imagine, when they can, the Batch lands on planets where they can forage for supplies, and Tech teaches Omega all about what they can and can’t eat

I think it’s also very important to consider the other side of this scene:

For us, as the audience, it’s very hard to extricate ourselves from the context we have of Crosshair’s actions. We know that Crosshair’s being torn between his loyalty to the Empire and his loyalty to his brothers. We know that Crosshair is having to make a choice for himself without considering how it will affect his squad. And we know that this is likely the first time in a long time that Crosshair has had to act on his own.

Hunter doesn’t know these things. What Hunter does know is that he needs to do what is best for the squad: a squad that now has a child with a high-value target painted on her head. A squad who Crosshair has very recently been doggedly hunting down. Hunter has seen Crosshair attempt to kill Jedi, civilians, and has actually seen him kill his own men when they refused his orders.

What Hunter knows is that Crosshair has no qualms killing, and has been after the squad for at least a month if not more. His and the Batch’s reaction to Crosshair raising his rifle towards Hunter is entirely understandable.

And I think that’s the part that hurts most.

Scene analysis

There's something that struck me about this scene – I’ve always had one single interpretation for it, ever since I watched it for the first time but I haven’t seen many people interpret it that way.

The thing is, I don’t think Crosshair was thinking about saving Omega here. At least I don’t think that was at the forefront of his mind. In fact, I don’t think it occurred to him that he was repaying her for saving him until she brought it up on the platform.

What I believe Crosshair was doing in that scene was protecting Hunter. Because Hunter would have jumped after Omega and Crosshair knew it and he had to stop him from doing it. We know the water is crawling with sea monsters and littered with debris, not to mention that Hunter may well drown in his frantic urge to save Omega. He can’t see into the water as well as Crosshair after all.

And I think that’s the case because throughout those two episodes we see numerous instances of Crosshair protecting or attempting to protect his brothers, from trying to convince them that the Empire is safer to killing his own squad and helping them fight the simulation droids (in that scene he sends a bolt flying above Hunter’s shoulder to dispatch the droid he’s fighting, proving that he’s not just fighting in self-defense).

That’s why I think his brothers’ rejection hurts so much afterwards. Why he huddles down in the pod looking hurt and he’s definitely hurt there. This isn’t about the Empire anymore this is about them. They’re telling him they don’t trust him anymore even after he’s repeatedly proven he won’t hurt them now that he hasn’t got his chip. Where they once let him use their shoulders as a rifle rest without a second thought (in TCW with Tech), they now turn their weapons on him just because the barrel of his gun got near Hunter.

(To be clear the angle makes it hard to tell just how close he was to aiming at him but I if you look closely you’ll see that he’s aiming over Hunter’s shoulder and Hunter only gets in the way once he turns around.)

I also think that’s the moment it starts to click - when Hunter turns to glare at him with suspicion we see Crosshair hesitate:

The camera lingers and something in his expression shifts, as if he's finally realizing what's going on.

So yeah, to me that’s what this scene is about. Hunter goes to jump and Crosshair’s knee jerk response is to stop him somehow. It’s not about Omega, it’s not about a life debt, it’s a simple response that’s been ingrained into him over the years.

Only now it's being rejected.

‘HELP HIM!’

Realizing I never posted this here. The Outpost was probably my favorite episode of Season 2 and I’m really looking forward to Season 3

your discord pfp and your tumblr pfp are locked in a room together. what happens?

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Leave it to Imperial Tech to make vivisection sound sexy 🤣

I just want you to know I'm in love with you. That is all.

How considerate. Nothing else about you tipped me off.

I have fallen in love with @would-btw’s dukedom au over on the bird website. I wanted to see Simon feeling more comfortable during his pregnancy, safe and loved.

I had a ton of fun working on this, but don’t ever ask me to do a patterned fabric again XD

All the flowers on Simon’s dress have meanings, btw :)

Oooh! Conspiracy and Espionage! Now there’s a very interesting implication! Tell me, do you have any idea what I might have to gain from interfering with government operations half a universe away from me? Seems like an awful long distance for someone to cause any trouble over…

And as for “highly classified”, if you know anything about the folks this side of the wormhole, you’d know that just makes most of us more desperate to find out what’s going on. Conspiracy goes both ways, after all! Have you considered that I may just be a nosey outsider that doesn’t know how to take “no” for an answer when it comes to knowledge? Or maybe you’re right to be suspicious after all, and I really am attempting to interfere in the Commander’s research. Could it be that the Commander Tech was never my target in the first place, assuming I am an enemy agent, as you say? You’ve opened a broad spectrum of possibilities where I was simply curious about the Commander’s research. I do hope you don’t waste too much time on little, ole me, sir.

Out of curiosity, do you have any theories on what it is about being an Imperial that makes you so much more attractive to people? The Rogue Clone Tech doesn’t seem to have half as many thirsty people following him around, but nearly every one of your asks involves something. I suppose it could be that the non-imperial Tech has just as many and doesn’t respond to them all. I don’t know what his ask-box looks like. But you also flirt back far more often, which I suspects helps to fuel it. Any thoughts?

Do you not think any iteration of my exceptional self would attract as many loyal followers? @exceptionally-minded is just as capable of drawing attention, though he chooses to do so by playing do-gooder while frolicking around the galaxy Riot Racing and interfering with Imperial operations.

I am of a different mindset. This mindset also requires the use of a disclaimer on the HoloNet so as to insure nosey younglings below eighteen years of age are not tempted to embrace the dark side before it is permissible. You will find that @imperial-sniper, @imperial-strategist, @imperial-demolition-expert, and @imperial-tracker do the same.

Our differences are what makes us both unique. Perhaps my abundant magnetism and my affinity for what some may consider atrocious or perverse has something to do with it. Human beings are known to have a tendency to be fascinated with that which both frightens and excites them.

But do take a moment to reflect. What seems like flirting to you may very well be the fine art of coercion in practice. Affecting someone's mind without them being aware of it - and filling said person with the supposition that their thoughts and feelings are indeed their own - is a tactic that is easily employed in part because they so desire to be subverted willingly.

Food for thought: It is not I you should be questioning, but those who wish to grovel at my feet.

“Crosshair wasn’t expecting that. He doesn’t know what it is she’s proud of, he’s just the same as he’s always been: ornery, cruel, fearful. He is not a good man. But if this little girl says she’s found something to love in him, maybe… maybe there is hope for him after all.”

A friend of mine and I were messing around, and this idea struck me