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What is your favorite daydream, and why?
My favorite daydream is simple enough. There are many variations on it, but the ending is largely the same every time.
A new military leader rises in the Empire. Sometimes it's Grand Admiral Thrawn, or a clone of his. Sometimes it isn't. But with my guidance he, or she, unites the Imperial Remnant, reacquires or destroys any remaining fringe elements, prepares... and then launches a first attack, a fresh campaign against the usurpers of the Rebellion.
Even in daydreams, it's a difficult campaign. But in the end, we win. Coruscant becomes Imperial Center once more, and if Rebel forces and leadership aren't reduced to a shell and fleeing, they are destroyed. My leader graciously accepts the surrender of someone of rank - Mon Mothma, perhaps, or Leia Organa Solo - and the galaxy settles under the rule of a new, more benevolent Empire.
And I -
Most of the time I die at some point in the process. When I do, it's either a sacrifice or due to my being assassinated by Rebel agents. Either way, it's inspiring to my leader, but I don't get all that much credit. An academy dedicated to my name, at most. I'm comfortable with being a footnote.
But there have been a few times when I... survive. It's a bit of a trial just to speak of it. I survive, and I am free. He's gone. I can serve the Empire in some other capacity. Teacher, sometimes. Sometimes, without him, I connect with someone and... settle down. That's the phrase. I see what normal is like.
It's a waste of time, of course. These daydreams. Imagining the future, without knowing what these others would do - he is here, but I'm not him, and I can't predict these things.
My favorite daydream is simple enough. There are many variations on it, but the ending is largely the same every time.
A new military leader rises in the Empire. Sometimes it's Grand Admiral Thrawn, or a clone of his. Sometimes it isn't. But with my guidance he, or she, unites the Imperial Remnant, reacquires or destroys any remaining fringe elements, prepares... and then launches a first attack, a fresh campaign against the usurpers of the Rebellion.
Even in daydreams, it's a difficult campaign. But in the end, we win. Coruscant becomes Imperial Center once more, and if Rebel forces and leadership aren't reduced to a shell and fleeing, they are destroyed. My leader graciously accepts the surrender of someone of rank - Mon Mothma, perhaps, or Leia Organa Solo - and the galaxy settles under the rule of a new, more benevolent Empire.
And I -
Most of the time I die at some point in the process. When I do, it's either a sacrifice or due to my being assassinated by Rebel agents. Either way, it's inspiring to my leader, but I don't get all that much credit. An academy dedicated to my name, at most. I'm comfortable with being a footnote.
But there have been a few times when I... survive. It's a bit of a trial just to speak of it. I survive, and I am free. He's gone. I can serve the Empire in some other capacity. Teacher, sometimes. Sometimes, without him, I connect with someone and... settle down. That's the phrase. I see what normal is like.
It's a waste of time, of course. These daydreams. Imagining the future, without knowing what these others would do - he is here, but I'm not him, and I can't predict these things.