[HARD CONTACT] Chapter 4: Sergeant holding their hands from the distance

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 || Republic Commando: Hard Contact || 2004 || Book series || Military, Sci-Fi || 18+ for violence and harrowing themes || 

It’s okay to be scared.
It’s okay to be scared as long as you …
… as long as you use it.

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This scene was where the Weeqays almost found Darman but I especially love how Sergeant Skirata is HERE with the commandos yet again.


And I instantly thought about this scene where Kal taught the Nulls about fear and adrenaline: 

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“Are you scared?” asked Skirata.

“Yes, Kal,” said Ordo. “Is that wrong?”

“No, son. Not at all.” It was as good a time to teach them as any. No lesson would ever be wasted on them. “Being afraid is okay. It's your body's way of getting you ready to defend yourself, and all you have to do is use it and not let it use you. Do you understand that?”

“No,” Ordo said.

“Okay, think about being scared. What's it like?”

Ordo defocused slightly as if he were looking at something on a HUD he didn't have. “Cold.”

“Cold?”

A'den and Kom'rk chimed in. “And spiky.”

“Okay … okay.” Skirata tried to imagine what they meant. Ah. They were describing the feeling of adrenaline flooding their bodies. “That's fine. You just have to remember that it's your alarm system, and you need to take notice of it.” They were the same age as city kids on Coruscant who struggled to scrawl crude letters on flimsi. And here he was, teaching them battle psychology. His mouth felt oddly dry. “So you tell yourself, okay, I can handle this. My body's now ready to run faster and fight harder, and I'll be seeing and hearing only the most important things I need to know to stay alive.”
(Triple Zero, Chapter 1)

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