"So you're saying that we go rogue like that traitor 2187 ??? Ren would have us killed in an instant.". After he finished speaking, TX-3176 quickly glanced at the two men sitting on either side of him. He looked around as if he was being watched.
"If this is something kind of thing to test our loyalty then you'll not hear any of us betray The Order..."
The stormtrooper looked again at his two comrades for encouragement, and then all three of them looked sternly across the table at their captain for clarification.
She in turn shook her head "Drop the act. No one is testing you, and we're not being watched. I've been too careful for that" She continued on, her voice low.
"Listen. I'm saying that we're not exactly going to go rogue. No. But I have been thinking about it, for a while now as it happens, and I think we should just start serving ourselves at the same time as serving the First Order is all. No harm in that. Look around. The writing is on the wall." She paused for effect. "Think about it; there's two outcomes and either way we have no long term future."
The other three men looked puzzled, so she elaborated further, "haven't you three clowns ever thought about this ?", disdain clearly evident in her voice as she spoke. Shade looked around at the others but was greeted only with silence, "look", she said, "the first outcome is that the First Order wipes out the resistance scum, that would be the best option of course, but then they won't need as many of us troopers - so what do you think is going to happen to the majority of us ?..." Captain Shade let this hang in the air for a second or two before glancing around the mess hall to make sure no one was paying them any unwanted attention.
She lowered her voice even further "...Or the second outcome is that somehow, however unlikely, the resistance wins - now in that case, and just speaking for myself here, I don't want to be hanging around to see which prison planet they ship us all off to...So to my way of thinking I want to be prepared to disappear quick time regardless of what happens"
She paused once more, looking around again at the off duty workers who were eating near them before leaning closer to the men, "...And besides, what do you think the First Order would do if they ever found out that we five were even thinking for ourselves now ?? That we call ourselves names rather than by our designated numbers ? Do you think we would get medals pinned to our chests ?"
SA-4444 had been silent up until now, but now he laughed ironically. "More likely to end up with blaster burn marks on our chests..."
"Exactly Quads" Captain Shade replied to him, "Which is why we will have to be especially careful if we decide to do this, and we all have to decide together. Which reminds me, where is 9178?"
TX-3176, or Tex as he was known in the group answered, "She had to go to stores, she also said she was just going to head back to her dorm afterwards".
On hearing this Shade's eyes narrowed slightly with anger. She sat in silence. She didnt move. The effect made her team uneasy.
"I told all four of you to meet me here. It wasn't a request...I hand picked you all for this job."
Quads shrugged his shoulders "I'm sorry Captain, we did tell her..."
Shade glowered, deep in thought, and then spoke again "No matter. So. Are you three in ?"
Tex thought about what Shade had said, considering the ramifications before looking around at the three others sat around the table.
They all nodded in agreement.
"Ok", he finally said, "so let's be clear on what we are going to do. Take us through the plan once again".