Entry Number 050603A
"It's just my first day." I said, looking away and towards the crowd. They all seemed like motionless dolls. I knew they were trained by both Brendol and my father to resemble the old troopers, ever since they were old enough to hold a blaster, but this was almost ridiculous. I sensed Armitage's eyes on me as if something was pulling my mind to them, hoping he wold not see the underlying fear of disappointment.
"You should get used to this. I'm taking you out of those light grey uniforms as soon as I can put in files to Supreme Leader Snoke to grant you a place as Lieutenant General." He said, biting on the inside of his cheek and making it hollow out. I thumbed the corner of the paper in my hands, listening to Rose read names from the envelope. "What about her? Is she staying in the same position?" At that, he shook his head only the slightest, rubbing his shoe into the cement. "After all Phasma did for me, I wouldn't leave her daughter hanging. She's a good girl and a great student. She'd make a good Colonel of the fire arm's section." At that, I nodded as well. I could already see Rose dawning a teal uniform and ordering mass weapons to destroy everything on site. It suited her.
"That would be all of the good news. I congratulate all the men who were given a promotion," She gives a coy smile, knowing that the hologramic screens behind her were broadcasting it as 4,000 pixel precision at a second. "And to the men that were downgraded: work better next time. I leave the stage to First Lieutenant Vestar Hux." Rose turned to her left and set the piece of paper she had been reading off of in the envelope, walking down the stairs of the speaking booth and smiling at me.
My father gave me a look, which I could not place, and said, "Do not disappoint." before I left.
I climbed up the stairs and felt the blood rush to my ears as thousands of eyes and ears paid attention to me and the screens behind me. If I had not melted into a puddle of embarrassment before, now was my chance. Whatever did my father mean with that phrase? Did he want me to show sympathy for my late grandfather or did he want e to be the next stoic and heartless Hux in the line? Show them that I have a heart or show them that I have no feeling for the passing of a 'dear' family member?
I opened up the folded paper with shaking hands, looking down to avoid staring in the souless chasms of the eye sockets of the stormtroopers in the first few rows in front of me.
"You should get used to this. I'm taking you out of those light grey uniforms as soon as I can put in files to Supreme Leader Snoke to grant you a place as Lieutenant General." He said, biting on the inside of his cheek and making it hollow out. I thumbed the corner of the paper in my hands, listening to Rose read names from the envelope. "What about her? Is she staying in the same position?" At that, he shook his head only the slightest, rubbing his shoe into the cement. "After all Phasma did for me, I wouldn't leave her daughter hanging. She's a good girl and a great student. She'd make a good Colonel of the fire arm's section." At that, I nodded as well. I could already see Rose dawning a teal uniform and ordering mass weapons to destroy everything on site. It suited her.
"That would be all of the good news. I congratulate all the men who were given a promotion," She gives a coy smile, knowing that the hologramic screens behind her were broadcasting it as 4,000 pixel precision at a second. "And to the men that were downgraded: work better next time. I leave the stage to First Lieutenant Vestar Hux." Rose turned to her left and set the piece of paper she had been reading off of in the envelope, walking down the stairs of the speaking booth and smiling at me.
My father gave me a look, which I could not place, and said, "Do not disappoint." before I left.
I climbed up the stairs and felt the blood rush to my ears as thousands of eyes and ears paid attention to me and the screens behind me. If I had not melted into a puddle of embarrassment before, now was my chance. Whatever did my father mean with that phrase? Did he want me to show sympathy for my late grandfather or did he want e to be the next stoic and heartless Hux in the line? Show them that I have a heart or show them that I have no feeling for the passing of a 'dear' family member?
I opened up the folded paper with shaking hands, looking down to avoid staring in the souless chasms of the eye sockets of the stormtroopers in the first few rows in front of me.