fandomhigh | Conspiracy Theories - Period 2, Wednesday

"Today we're going to discuss the 'faked' moon landings," Washington informed the class once they were seated. "Because an entire government agency, Russia, and Hollywood could keep that a secret if it were true."

They could not. They so could not.

"The theory has several variations depending on who is to blame for the supposed hoax. Some say just the first landing was fake, but some of the others were real. Some that Stanley Kubrik directed all the ladings on a Disney sound stage at the behest of the government. Which sounds like they just pulled things out of a hat and went with it," he added. "Nearly all the complaints about the landings have been debunked by this point in history, so just think of this one as a quaint bit of stupidity. Besides, everyone knows the real faked landing was on Mars."

Thanks, space marine from the future. Thanks.

"We also have another presentation from the class, this time from Face." And Wash would regret ever allowing this to happen. At least Anders' hadn't been ridiculous like Lottie's.

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"First of all 'Death Star' is a terrible name for anything other than a heavy metal band," Wash said. "And second, it's not a conspiracy if you're right here."

"The Empire doesn't do subtle well." Would Wash like Face to play the clip of his death scene from Win or Die as proof? Or he could act it out, you don't forget lines like that.

"It's artistic licence," he said. "Dark Jedi powers and a quest for justice sounds more dramatic than some stormtroopers kriffed up and shot the hostage."

No, but playing it anyway would just make him more annoyed. Which is why it ought to happen.

Wash just had to sigh. "Stormtroopers?"

His expression said everything about that name. It was nowhere near as cool as Freelancer.

Freelancers could probably aim better too. Well, they couldn't aim worse.

"Like I said, they don't do subtle well." He cued up the clip. "See?"

So the whole class got to see tiny Face's character get shot in the back by his father, then spent an unrealistically long time dying tragically in the Emperor's arms while begging him not to let his death be in vain. It was all very poignant. Just not because of the writing.

Yes, he really should have bled out before the end of that monologue. Then again, movies.

"Remind me to never go where you're from."

And not just because people might think he was a Mandalorian. He didn't even know what that was.

Given how many takes it took for the director to be happy, Face had almost been wishing he'd bled out by the end of it.

"There are good holos there, just not ones where the Empire had to approve the script."

It would have been a mercy, that's true.

"I'll keep that in mind."

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