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@the-lewdest-concubine

They were handed a [ ᴍᴀᴘ ] then sent on their way. Above – the sky was a bright blue. Sun shimmering down with a chilled breeze with the air. A light coat to bring warmth is all Rukia needed. Only a few white clouds crossed the sky. Maybe three or so in her vision. A perfect day to start off the fall season. She was ready to enjoy it [ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ᴘᴀʀᴛɴᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜɪs ᴄʀɪᴍᴇ ]

Having heard from the townsfolk that this attraction was a [ ᴍᴜsᴛ ᴛʀʏ ] Rukia couldn’t hold back her eagerness to go. Rumor has it that this maze was one of the biggest and most complex in the area. Would certainly test their skills in navigation and patience.

Right as they stepped in, they were face to face with a fork in the road.

❅ ┊ ‘ Judging by the map, I say we take a right. ’

#ѕтαятєя cαƖƖ ѕтαятєя #the-lewdest-concubine #Maze.

Ordo couldn’t disobey. Kal’buir had his plans, and this was where Ordo fitted in. He didn’t have to be happy about it, though. He was being handed a soft job, a nursemaid job, the kind he always did when his brothers were racing around the galaxy carrying out anything from assassinations to elaborate financial frauds. Do they resent me? Maybe they pity me.

“ARCs get cranky when they’re cooped up on desk jobs,” Darman said, feeling he had to make excuses for Maze. “They’d all rather be at the front.”

Probably one of the reasons I like Ordo and Maze’s relationship a lot is that they’re both ARCs built from day one to be soldiers, one man armies, honed down to be absolutely efficient killers in the name of the Republic, however, they’re also both spending nearly all of their time at HQ on Coruscant during the war, doing what they perceive to be “soft jobs” and the administrative tasks “with nothing to kill except time”, while their brothers are off fighting. It’s not necessarily that they want to be always seconds from death in battle; it’s just that it’s what they’re built to do, or it dissatisfies them and doesn’t feel right to be sitting around while their brothers daily risk their lives.

I imagine Ordo worries in part because of his anxieties over being seen as the favored son. But, it’s also this whole deal about being a living weapon yet stuck doing the filing. Primed, but having nothing to kill. It’s probably part of why Ordo and Maze are such testy, humorless, knives-edge of men so ready to employ violence with one another.

The two of them are always the man on the comm, receiving and relaying information to their brothers and the commandos and the clone intelligence agents and whoever else. Judging by Omega’s comments to one another about Ordo on Coruscant while the other Nulls are “off saving the galaxy”, yes, he and Maze are objects on pity in this matter.

#Sitrep.#Maze.#Buckets off.#I was looking for quotes on Ordo and pity and this one was interesting.#For Ordo's part this is probably Kal being totally unwilling to let Ordo out of his sight #It's probably because Ordo is the favorite--almost definitely why--but Kal thinks Ordo needs the most help (emotionally; psychologically)#and that's probably why he never sends Ordo too far from his side for long.

Maze slipped into the line next to Ordo and smiled at his brother captain in a way Fi didn’t quite like. As Skirata always told outsiders, the Dha Werda took stamina, timing, and total trust in your comrades. Turn too fast or too late, and you’d get a nasty smack in the face. It was performed without buy'cese. Ordo wasn’t quite as focused as he should have been. Maybe his mind was still on where lovely Besany Wennen might be. Whatever the reason, as Fi turned right, fists clenched, arms at shoulder height, ready to beat the rhythm on Niner’s back plate, he saw and heard Maze’s fist connect with Ordo’s chin. Ordo carried on, blood weeping from his lip, refusing to break the rhythm. You didn’t stop if you got hit. You carried on. The line of commandos turned ninety degrees left, hammering the rhythm, and then right again, and Maze hit Ordo neatly and–Fi had to admit it–elegantly in the mouth again without losing the beat. Blood splashed on Ordo’s pristine white chest plate. Fi waited for the encounter to erupt in a fight, but the chant finished without incident and Ordo simply wiped his mouth on the palm of his glove. “Sorry, ner vod,” Maze said, smiling with genuine amusement. “You know how clumsy we ordinary ARC troopers are. We make lousy dancers.” Fi held his breath. He was ready to back Ordo up against Maze; Ordo was his friend. And Fi also knew that he was utterly unpredictable and totally unafraid of violence. Ordo merely shrugged, held out his arm, and the two ARC captains shook hands and went to the bar.

Republic Commando: Triple Zero

#reliable intel.#Unconquerable soul.#maze.#i just!!! i love ordo and maze's relationship!#this was maze getting back at ordo for punching him twice in the face earlier in the novel.#this!! is!! their!! entire!! relationship!!