#tbb mox

Omega: I asked Benni out.

Stak: Oh, I’m sorry.

Omega: Why?

Stak: Well, I assume he said no.

Omega: No, he said yes.

Stak: Really? Then I’m sorry for him.

Omega: You bought a taco?

Benni: Yes.

Omega: From the same truck that hit Mox?!

Benni, with a mouthful of taco: Well, me starving ain't gonna help him.

Omega: That’s a crazy idea. Insane. It doesn’t make sense.

Benni: You’ll do it?

Omega: Of course.

Stak: The only thing keeping me from running away and hiding from society for the rest of my life is spite. I could disappear forever, but there are some morons whose downfalls I have yet to witness, and I wanna be around when that happens.

Omega: That’s why we needed to get a thief.

Benni: Oh, really? Who did you get?

Omega: *stares*

Benni: Oh! Right, that’s me… Yes.

Mox: That's it, you're grounded! Omega, no adventures for you! Deke, no fighting for you! Ben, no stealing for you! And Stak... oh stars, is there anything that you love?

Stak: Revenge.

Mox: No vengeance for you.

Stak: I was going to say "I'll get you for this," but I guess that's off the table.

Omega: If you took a shot for every time you made a bad decision, how drunk would you be?

Deke: Maybe a bit tipsy?

Mox: Drunk.

Benni: Wasted.

Stak: Dead.

Stak: Benni, I know you snuck out to see Omega last night.

Benni: If you tell Mox or Deke, I swear I’ll murder you, and they’ll never find the body.

Stak: Five bucks?

Benni: Fine.

Mox, to Stak: I'm leaving for the weekend, so I hid 100 dollars in your room for food. Clean your room, and you will find it.

Deke: If you get in trouble, I'm gonna be like... a lawyer to you. Ok?

Stak: Okay.

*later*

Mox: Stak! Sit down on the chair, you're in trouble.

Deke, whispering: Deny everything.

Stak, loudly: That isn't a chair.

Omega: Who hurt you?

Benni: *snorting* What, do you want a list?

Omega: ...Yes, actually.

Benni: I don’t need any more friends. I already have four.

Deke: Don’t you mean five?

Benni: *looks directly at Stak*

Benni: No, I’m pretty sure I meant to say four.

Benni: Omega and I got married!!

Stak: Don't share your personal problems with everyone.

Deke: *visiting the squad* Hello, I just came to—

Deke: *sees Benni shoving Stak into the washing machine while Mox records and Omega watches*

Deke: *retreating* Something suddenly came up.

Omega: Surgery is basically just stabbing someone to life.

Stak: Please never become a surgeon.

Mox: Christmas is cancelled.

Benni: You can't cancel a holiday.

Mox: Keep it up, Benni, and you'll lose New Year's too.

Benni: What does that mean?

Mox: Deke, take New Year's away from Benni.

Deke: How do Benni and Omega usually get out of these messes?

Mox: They don't. They just make a bigger mess that cancels the first one out.

Deke: Mint is just cold spicy.

The Squad: ...

Mox: What the actual heck is wrong with you.

Omega: Since we're in a relationship now, your clothes are my clothes too. Don't ask me why I have your shirt on, this is our shirt.

Benni: Fine, but when I come strutting in with your fuzzy socks I don't want to hear it.

Deke: What’s something you guys are better than Stak at?

Mox: Mario Kart.

Benni: Yeah, video games.

Omega: Emotional vulnerability.

Mox: What state do you live in?

Omega: Constant anxiety.

Deke: Denial.

Stak: Perfection.

Benni: PABU, GUYS! WE LIVE IN PABU!

Deke: Plants have feelings too?! What is this? Now I can't have food!

Benni: You can eat a rock.

Omega: Air.

Stak: The fabric of time and space.

Mox: Chugging a bottle of bleach can solve all your problems.

I've finally gotten around to posting this one. At a school camp on Dantooine, Omega's nightmares are as bad as ever. Mox wants to help. How will he go about it?

Not too certain about these numbers, but from what I could tell with a lot of squinting is:

Mox: 57843

Stak: 53911

Deke: 52289

My theory is that, being a younger generation of clone cadets, these are their CT numbers. It makes sense for the four-digit CT numbers to run out eventually and younger gen clones to be assigned longer CT numbers instead. (do note my knowledge on clone culture is particularly limited)

On the other hand, these are, presumably, the outfits they wore as prisoners and test subjects on the former Imperial Lab on Setron, so it could be identification numbers assigned to them as prisoners instead of their CT numbers.

Either way, I find it peculiar how neither Crosshair nor Omega - as a matter of fact, none of the test subjects on Tantiss Base had numbers of any kind on their white outfits, clone or otherwise. By otherwise, I mean the children in the Vault - Omega's outfit is originally that of a scientist with the familiar Kaminoan patch on her sleeves, but the second time she's taken to Tantiss is as another test subject and her outfit is the same as any other prisoner there.

Of course, there's always the possibility of a hidden easter egg in these numbers, and given how the Bad Batch is chockfull of them, I wouldn't be too surprised.

I love the dynamic between Tech and Omega in S2. They spend a lot of time together- both intentionally and by being thrown together during the chaos of their missions. The entire time, Tech is invested in teaching her as much as possible. He takes this role seriously and is often an adorable stick in the mud about her “unscheduled study breaks”. He wants her to learn as much as possible because I believe he is the most pragmatic about knowing, one way or another, their time with Omega will be relatively short.

Knowing this about him, I’m legit crying at the idea of him being the one to continue lessons and studying with Deke, Mox, and Stak on Pabu 😭. I like to think they didn’t even ask him- that Tech just started giving them Omega’s “homework” one day and they just keep coming back. He takes them all up in the Marauder for flight lessons, teaches them the “Tech Turn”. Each Batch member also starts to participate, teaching the boys what they know about explosives, sharpshooting, hand to hand combat.

They teach them these things not to make them soldiers- as hopefully they never have to fight- but it’s what the batch can give them. They can at least try to pass on the knowledge to survive in the galaxy.

Tech would have loved being a teacher 😭

Emerie, turning to Stak: Not a "bruh moment."

Emerie, turning to Mox: Not "artistic inspiration."

Emerie, turning to Omega: And DEFINITELY not an "oof LMAO."

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Hi! This is the first in what I'm hoping is a series of character sheets for the Havoc Squadron.

First up, Mox.

From his Pabu/Casual fit, to Rebellion wear, to what I think he would look like, full clone armor/no Order 66 AU, his appearance is very much a homage to his mentor, Sergeant Hunter.

The undisputed second-in-command of the Havoc Squadron, Mox is cool under pressure, the argument settler, and tends to search out all the evidence before coming to a decision. These traits tend to be the reason some incorrectly assume he is the leader. He has his squad's back and is the strong right hand that his commander can lean on for support.

Also I'm guessing 4 of the WIPs are Omega centric, though I can't be sure.

Anyway, I hope you have an amazing day!

Thank you so much!

War Games is gonna be, hopefully, the next chapter in my Modern Bad Batch Slice of Life AU: Tales from Marauder Lane.

After Episode 11 (moment of silence), I saw like, the barest hint of interaction between Omega and the Cadet Trio and I thought, "I need more" so I've been wracking my brain for ideas.

The best I've come up with thus far is where Omega and the Cadet Trio go to some wholesome family paintballing because in my fic, Omega is nationally ranked in archery and those boys are from Mandalore, so combat is in their blood.

So they're like, all scary good and take it way too seriously, but it's the same energy that scene from Avatar: The Last Airbender where Azula takes that volleyball game way too seriously and goes "Well, that was fun!"

They go for ice cream afterwards.

I just need Mox, Stak, and Deke to spend time with their sister!!! They've all earned it!!!