Clockwork
HP:1 Condition: Fine
Clockwork said nothing as Behemoth shoved them into the pod. It was logical for Behemoth to stay behind. He was too big to fit into the escape capsule with the other two and his time was nearing an end. Additionally, the man was more emotional than logical. He would likely be unable to convey the tactically significant information the team had acquired. He failed to see why Behemoth's brother would need to be informed of Behemoth's demise or what his emotional state was at the time. The calculations were obvious given the limits of Behemoth's resistance to Va Shaak weaponry. He would be destroyed within 5.47 minutes with an additional 37 seconds if the explosive decompression of the escape pods egress drove back the assailants. It was perplexing why the man would wish for his brother to be told that Behemoth loved him. Given the standard family dynamic of siblings growing in close proximity, the level of familiarity and reciprocal concern typically referred to as love would be a strong statistical likelihood. He pondered the oddity of the statement until Artemis's declaration caught his attention. He turned to his comrade and said,"His personnel file contains complete information on his family. Family history is a standard part of the considerations for the Process."
He assumed that finished their conversation and turned back to conduct a diagnostic on his SAW. Of 27 shots fired, 21 had been used to eliminate Va Shaak soldiers. Three had failed to penetrate the armor of the elite guard troopers, requiring recalibration to focus on structural weakpoints. Those were easily dismissed as a chance to update his data on the Va Shaak. Less forgivable were those that simply failed to hit the target due to operator error. Two failures to adapt to the varying situation. Clockwork would have to improve. He considered the final shot. The Va Shaak physiology differed from humans in notable respects but they had essential systems. Clockwork considered the utter dedication of the other Gladitori to eliminating the Va Shaak officer. They apparently were unable or unwilling to consider that reprisal was a near certainty. The elimination of the officer and the collateral damage done to his subordinates aboard the ship would lead to thousands of human deaths. Clockwork predicted they would have felt crushing guilt if they considered it in strictly numerical terms. Therefore it was only logical that the direct responsibility went to Clockwork. A single magnetized gauss round could be seen as the singular cause of what was certain to follow. Action required understanding and therefore the logical choice was for Clockwork to deliver the lethal action.
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