#ozzel

Sometimes you have to strip a man to his blacks, run him through a scan, and leave him in a cell until he calms down. Lorth Needa is too well-mannered to kick up the kind of fuss that Piett did, but Shaef Corssin happily translated some of the roughest language that he'd ever heard. Normally a mere captain such as Piett questioning the parentage and circumstances of birth of the entire IHC is not considered a good career tack. Then again, neither is clopping flag officers to the deck, yet here they are.

Ozzel is offended that Piett isn't doing nip-ups to be here.

Piett is offended that Ozzel exists - but then again so is most of the First Fleet and perhaps most of Death Squadron. The general opinion is that Grand Admiral Badgett assigned Ozzel to Death Squadron to get him killed. Needa knows that Ozzel assigned Needa himself to Death Squadron in hopes of the same. However, Needa has tremendous respect for Piett, and ceded the position of Flag Captain as soon as Piett's boots hit the deck. Between the boots on the deck and the boots on the bridge was a long cooling-down period in the aforementioned cell and Veers bringing Piett back to a semblance of reason short of fragging a superior.

Needa take the opportunity to bail... ahem... offer himself for reassignment.

"There is no better man to root out what you want rooted out, my Lord." Needa pointedly does not look at Ozzel, whom he considers something on the order of a repulsive vase gifted by one's wealthy aunt. It must be displayed, but preferably where it can fall and break or be desecrated by rampaging children. "His record is impeccable."

And honestly, anything that gets him out of Vader's habit of killing officers can only be good for his sleep, peace of mind, and career.

Some Imperial officers from my draw-every-character-in-Star-Wars project/

Day 127: Admiral Ozzel

Day 128: Captain Piett

Day 129: Lieutenant Commander Ardan

“Even though the thread that controls me is cut, please don’t go- please don’t go. Stay close to me.”

Slayers Week, Minor Characters: Ozzel (Ozel, Ozer, i can’t spell)