Entry 01: Clone Lieutenant (CT-800-1984) (146 Days ABG (After the Battle of Geonosis)

Disposable droids, formidable commanders. Hypori and Muunilinst are perfect examples of this. In both cases we tore through the droids, only to be met by a formidable opponent we couldn't defeat alone. On Muunilinst it was the bounty hunter Durge, who I'm sure is somehow still alive even after General Kenobi and Fordo blew his guts out. On Hypori, it was that new droid General Grievous, and my back still aches when I twist the wrong way. Difference is, we lost on Hypori. On Muunilinst, we won.

Anyways, pardon my bluntness. I'm Lieutenant CT-800-1984. My friends call me Splinter, after what I did to my instructor's arm when we sparred some time ago. Or because my squadmates think I'm a pain in the foot, one of those two options. Yeah, I know that makes me sound dark, I know because my friend Fortitude told me, he's great with perception. I didn't pick my name, it just caught on. Well, that, and I liked it.

One of the buddies I made recovering at Khalida Shoals Medical Station, CL-65-1018, suggested I keep a log of my missions, as he does. We're both quiet folk by nature, and I think this is a good way to sort out what I'm thinking.

I have just requested a transfer from the Muunilinst 10, the ARC squad led by my good friend Alpha-77 (I'm sorry) Fordo, and be assigned to the 525th Battalion in a Special Ops capacity.

The unit's commander, Alpha-42, or Fortitude if you prefer his nickname, is my best friend. He was once an ARC Trooper, but was one of four reassigned when it was discovered they had an aptitude for strategy which, coupled with his training in improvisation and analysis, makes him a formidable commander rivaling the best of those who were trained from birth. His casualty rates in the simulations were close to none by the end.

I was a lieutenant in his battalion, before I was reassigned to special ops. The last couple of months fighting in the Muunilinst 10 have been quite grueling.

I've been planning this transfer for weeks now. Something's wrong with Fortitude. There has been an increase in casualty rates since Geonosis, his tactics have grown more...I don't understand, we were designed to withstand stress in combat, why he would suddenly start slipping like this...I wouldn't even be questioning it if my commanding officer hadn't brought it to my attention before Muunilinst. Anakin Skywalker's surprisingly interactive, enjoying conversation with his clone troopers, even attempting to give all of us names. We don't need them, we're soldiers, nothing else. The Republic handles our needs, and we serve our purpose. Until we die, hopefully fulfilling our mission.

I'm surprised I drifted there. Every clone knows their duty. Anyways, I have just filled my request to my commanding officer. [Sigh] I will hope that he accepts it. End Log.