#tbb samson

Howzer joined after them, but he acts like he's been around the entire time. Nemec let's him, he's not really picky with people pushing him around/bossing him about the place because he's chill like that. He'll pretend for Howzer

Fireball will NOT. Fireball will shoot every order back and pull rank when Howzer argues ("I opened the door for YOU. Nemec and I saved YOUR ass. Go clean my socks peasant") he has no problem making fun of Howzer. He thinks it's funny

Neither of them let Nemec get shoved around by anyone who isn't Rex (and on the occasional, Echo) if someone's taking advantage of Nemec's chill wave riding, they'll answer to Fireball and Howzer. They do not like people pushing their brother around >:(

Also, Nemec is Slightly Afraid of Batcher- when she first came around, he kinda stood far away from her like "🧍what the fuck is that" and when Batcher came up for affection he hid behind Fireball 😭 poor dude was shitting bricks

Fireball doesn't mind Batcher, but like Nemec, he doesn't do well with other creatures. They'll both gravitate towards Howzer when they're on planets with creatures- the bigger they are, the closer they stick to Howzer

(Howzer is just as nervous as they are, sometimes, but he won't ever admit that. He's always brave for his brothers)

Fireball made fun of Howzer's thigh holsters. I'm sorry Howzer girlie's, but I did too 😭 they were so chunky

Fireballs gotten the closest to recreating Gregor's wonderful cooking.

Nemec tried it and nearly burnt the base down. He was screaming, sobbing, calling anyone for help.

Howzer poured the Star Wars equivalent of cooking oil over the fire, and they really did nearly lose the base

Rex banned them from food duty. They're not even allowed wash the dishes. Fireball is POSITIVE it was on purpose to get out of chores.

I'm watching ep6/7 rn and can confirm: Nemec is definitely the younger brother of the group- my evidence?? Rex pushing him down when they were running for the assassin, Fireball covering him as soon as he went down, and Howzer's general attitude after the room went up. That's it, that's the evidence.

Howzer, Nemec and Fireball have taken on a few "shadows" on their own, but let's be real, they have the collective braincell of a powered down mouse droid- Samson is the one who handles it (I imagine he's a gen 2/3 clone) upclose and personal while Howzer rams them with stun bolts

That being said, Samson has absolutely punted a "shadow" across the room. He'd do it again in a heart beat.

While Nemec is great at gathering and sorting intel, Fireball is more experienced with description (cause he's older/got further into training)

^^ Fireball does teach him the ropes!!!!

It's pretty often for any of them to have nightmares about their brothers (namely Howzer) turning around and being a "shadow"- very creppy business.

Howzers a bit... pushy with questioning. With anything, really. He gets a bit wound up, lost in the guilt, he needs redirection sometimes

(Crosshair can't really remember Ryloth and he's genuinely unsure when to mention it 😭 he thinks it'll be Howzer's breaking point at this stage)

While Howzer and Samson are heavy footed and hard hitters, Nemec and Fireball are light on their feet and give weaker jabs in more sore places

Also!!! Cuddle piles with them are sweet. They don't get to do it often, but when they do?? Ough, they get the best sleep

Pairing: Selkie Samson x Jedi Reader

Summary: A stranger, who you recognize, walks into town.

Author’s Note: almost to the finish line. I like to think the storm is Samson’s brothers keeping the empire busy as Samson tries to find you.

Warnings: reference to violence, but that’s it.

Word Count: 514

Prompt: The storm had been gathering on the horizon for three days when the stranger walked into town with a coat of tattered selkie skin and an engraved silver sword.

Prompt 135 by the-cypress-grove.

Rex and Echo found Nemec and Fireball in a bin after they defected. They were homeless, jobless, all the lesses and preparing to sell their limbs for food

Fireball bit Echo because he thought he was a threat. He claims Echo tasted awful all the time. Echo blames living with Hunter and the others on that

But really, Nemec and Fireball weren't doing well at all- they had abandoned their squad, after they defected, and when their brothers didn't join, they were hunted down. They were half dead when Rex and Echo found them in that bin

Fireball hasn't really gotten over it, yet, he's unintentionally aggressive and always keeping them stocked up so they never end up where they used to be

Nemec says he's over it, but he isn't. He's just quicker to put others ahead of himself, because he doesn't want others to go through the things he did. It wasn't fair, and he won't leave another behind

That being said- the rebellion is hard. It's not safe, they're jumping from mission to mission, base to base, they're tired. They're suffering. They find joy where they can

That's why Fireball enjoyed learning from Gregor how to cook. He shadows him whenever he can come around, follows every recipe he leaves for him- when they can afford it, Fireball gives them the best homecooked meals.

They work well together- Nemec looks UP to Rex. Working with him is a dream come true. He tags along with Rex all the time, like a shiny, and even copied some of his older moves once (gave Rex a RIGHT fright. He wasn't ready for Nemec to throw himself off a wall)

Howzer loves his brothers. He misses his squad- but he loves his brothers. He's always making sure they know it, too. He's always shadowing them, hovering- he trusts them, he understands they are trained soldiers, they can handle themselves.

^^ he's always with them. He's always protecting them. He would lay down his life from there.

Nemec and Fireball are among the youngest clones in the rebellion- at least, the youngest allowed to fight- Echo debated hiding them like the shinies who hadn't any real experience and Nemec and Fireball BEGGED. i mean on hands and knees. It freaked him out, honestly

They thought they were ready- they were, kinda.

Freeing Howzer was basically him realising it was just the war all over again. Because that was a child. Why is a child freeing him? (Ignoring he's only like a year older....)

In happier(ish) times, Nemec liked to slide alone cruisers without his shoes on, gliding through the halls in socks because he got around faster

^^ hes crashed into so many things. He once crashed INTO the medbay while going in for a slide-related injury.

Fireball thinks its the best mode of transport- he does it all the time

Howzer thinks its a hazard. They laugh at him and slide away.

Fireball always said he'd get a cool scar like Commander Cody one day, and Nemec often told him he wasn't gonna hold his face together if something like that actually happened.

^^ he would. In a heartbeat.

Nemec only has the one scar from the war- and it wasn't because of any battle. He fell during his scout.... his chin has a scar. Fireball told everyone it was a separatist droid he fistfought

(Howzer didn't believe him....)

Greer is like that one cousin they don't see often, but when they do its to go smoke space weed while Howzer, Rex and Echo plan their next move

(No, he doesn't actually give them the weed... he doesn't think they can handle it)

Samson and Greer are the sound siblings that let the others blast tunes and fuck around when is their turn on watch- they're only responsible when they're on perimeter. Inside patrol?? Crank the radio up. The ones outside will handle things

Samson helped Nemec and Fireball repaint their helmets when they joined to welcome them (and he also punched Nemec because he forgot he was there... that bunk had always been empty, okay?)