#c: jaster mereel

[bolithesenate]

okay I'm once again stuck at work with too many ideas NOT related to my day job, so if any of you want to ask me about my latest fic ideas, here's the gist of all of them

bby feemor finding his crystal (and more)

komari/myles/jango dreamteam of absolute chaos

anakin skywalker(i cannot believe i am writing him)/tiplee fixit (because lbr shes the only woman who can fix him)

sifo/dooku/jocasta drunk takeover of serenno (and maybe start of a new mandalorian empire)

nonhuman!dooku teaching nonhuman!bby-wan how to hunt

nonhuman!dooku going alone with younglings on a hunting trip

timetravel cringefail jedi tarre vizsla & equally timetravel nerd historian jaster mereel teamut to save the galaxy

feral sith!sifo gets kidnapped by jocasta who is doing a research project on sith and he is a primary source

really stupid 'manhwa au' where dooku is emperor and jocasta, sy and jaster are in his harem for plot reasons (inspired by yours truly watching one too many c/kdramas)

komari as obi wan's chaos master & they get themselves accidentally mandopted/jedinapped by mandos

tbf these aren't even all of them but those i have actually written stuff for (theres also one provisorically titled "EXTREME PREJUDICE" that i have no memory of and is like 10 sentences or smt)

[reconstructwriter]

Thanks for the tag @charmwasjess

Favorite color: Royal purple

Last song: “Snow, Lots of Snow” – instrumental music from the video game ‘A Short Hike’, the first I’ve played in over a decade and I went feral over it. This tune is by far my favorite: haunting, a little melancholy, a little wistful and a nice soft, song. I’ve been listening to it o and off a fair chunk of this summer. And playing Arctico too. Can’t imagine why

Currently reading: @charmwasjess mentioning vampires reminded me to finish ‘The Black Vampyre’, a short-story/novella written in the early 1800’s. Interesting Vampire lore, cutting wit (near literally sometimes), lots of really old timey references and a blend of the typical Dracula story with the harsh realities of slavery.

Currently watching: The Clone Wars 2008 series. Still. I’m a little ways into the 3rd season and it is very slow-going due mostly to people’s more interesting fanfics dragging my attention away but I WILL finish this series. Eventually.

Currently craving: Hawaiian pizza from my local pizza joint/middle eastern market. It’s the holy trinity of good, cheap and fast pizza and I ate it two days in a row (it’s also nearly as good reheated as it is out of the box) and I still want some more!

Coffee or Tea: Ugh, Coffee – hate the taste, hate the smell, hate all those little granules…but outdated movie references aside my tastebuds can’t stand too much bitter. Even heavily doctored coffee with loads of sugar, chocolate and cream is just too much bitter, so tea is the winner. Helped me through covid last year and my favorite is a good chai sweetened with maple syrup.

Any hobby you’d really like to try: I’d like to give traditional archery hunting a shot. I consumed all the hunting and fishing magazines as a kid and gazed longingly at the recurve bows but no convenient family or family-friend around to teach me. But its never too late.

Any discipline You’ll follow in the Olympics: Not much of an Olympics nerd but I’ll follow the archers for pro-tips.

Any AU you’re plotting for: I’ve got a winged!Force Sensitives AU in the works. I love wingfic just because but this is also for the Most Dangerous Game flavor and falconry vibes. It’s gonna be a Jaster/Feemor pairing because for all my love of the Jedi, its Jaster Mereel who’s one of my very favorite characters!

No pressure tagging @panther-os, @beskad, @ankahikoibaat, @s-c-g-s-c-g, @amuser96, @dragonciphering, @i-have-no-social-skills, @silverstarling21, @shinobicyrus

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[FIC] All Your Rough Edges (Let Me Smooth Them Down) ~ Star Wars ~ Obi-Wan Kenobi/Jaster Mereel ~ Teen

Title: All Your Rough Edges (Let Me Smooth Them Down) Series: JasBen Save a Galaxy Far, Far Away Fandom: Star Wars Author: Batsutousai Rating: Teen Pairing: Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi/Jaster Mereel Warnings: time travel fix-it, Jaster is a little bit of a disaster, courting, Ben has PTSD Summary: Ben has thrown down a challenge, and Jaster is determined to pick it up.

Written for JastObi Week, for the prompt Fluff.

Jaster took a careful breath, then turned the 'pad around to show her.

Taalke stared at it for a moment, brow furrowing. "I've seen that image before," she murmured, turning back to her mess of 'pads and picking one up, clearing away the current image and opening a folder. "It's an old one, pre-dates the Dral'Han, but– Ah-ha!" She turned her 'pad to show Jango a wall painting of a Mando'ad, holding a black sword outlined in white, with the Jedi symbol on their right spaulder, indicating it was relevant to them, personally.

"Tarre Vizsla," Jaster realised, staring at the black sword. He'd had no idea that Mand'alor Vizsla had worn the Jedi symbol as their clan mark, but it made a certain amount of sense, since all their surviving records said they'd been raised by the Jedi.

Everything Jaster had ever read or been told, said Clan Vizsla's sigil was meant to be a shriek-hawk in a threat display, but what if it had originally been the Jedi symbol? Changed over the course of a few centuries, and then further changed after the Dral'Han destroyed so much of their history and culture.

Read it on Archive of Our Own!

Please DO reblog this post! Feed your local starving creator!

[izzyovercoffee]

Seeing your discussions on pronouncing Mando'a recently got me wondering: how actually does one pronounce Mereel? Since English is my only language, I just defaulted to mer-EEL. But since there's two vowels, maybe it should be mer-EY-el (elided), or mer-EH'el (glottal stop) or the stress on the last syllable (mer-ey-EL or mer-eh'EL), or even the stress on the first syllable? I have no idea now and I don't know enough about Mando'a to make an educated guess. What is your opinion?

My FAVORITE thing about this question is that it’s something that comes up like every couple months or so. This specific “How do I pronounce Mereel?” question. I’m also like … simultaneously the best and worst person to ask, because my answer is literally “all ways to pronounce Mereel is the correct way,” and I maintain that Mereel would very likely feel the same way, given how he likes to flex words in any way he can.

I feel like one can really express just how they’re feeling @ Mereel simply by how they pronounce his name.

And like … even though I’ve been writing things to do with Mereel directly for quite a long time now, I still don’t pronounce his name in the exact same way every time bc … lmao, of course I don’t.

Personally, on any given day, I’d pronounce his name as either meh’REEL or meh’REY’ehl, or if shortened, then REY’ehl, as opposed to REEL. Pronunciation is entirely contingent on one’s accent and one’s dialect — of which I’ve insisted that mando’a must have multiple dialects, specifically due to the widespread reach of mandalorians during the Mandalorian Wars.

On a more serious note though …

Determining how Mereel’s name is pronounced “correctly” would actually require learning from where his name actually comes from, and its origins. If it’s a loan word from a different language, that generally affects how pronunciation “should” or “could” be. 

Mereel’s name actually comes from a mandalorian clan: clan Mereel, of which Mand’alor Jaster Mereel was apart. The thing is, he’s native to Concord Dawn, located firmly within Mandalorian space, and served as a Journeyman Protector (the group that Fenn Rau belongs to) … but for whatever reason, he was not considered mandalorian until he was formally adopted by a True Mandalorian (faction). 

The tricky thing here is that, at least in Legends, Concord Dawn has its own particular accent and dialect different from “standard” mando’a and main mandalorian space where Sundari is located. Jaster Mereel did not change his name when he was adopted, and so Mereel is technically a Concordian family name. 

Where am I going with this?

Well, Concord Dawn was a predominantly agriculture world — the vast majority of the population who called the planet home were farmers, or part of an agriculture-focused industry of some kind. 

The word that sounds and looks closest to Mereel would be … Neral, which translates to grain. And, it would make sense for a family name of a family native to an agricultural world, to be close to, or similar to, grain.

I feel like this is the closest, most genuine origin of the name. And, if this really is the case, then the “correct” way to pronounce Mereel would be closer to 

mer - EYL / meh - REYL

I mean … aside from neral, there aren’t any close/similar words in mando’a that I can see. Then again, like many other family names, some changes can happen over time — and this isn’t quite taking into account dialectical differences between mando’a spoken by a Sundari mandalorian vs a Concordian.

On top of that, I could be completely off and it’s entirely possible that it’s not a name of Concordian origin but a combination of other words, something perhaps from:

mircin — cage

mhi — us/we

mhor — [rare, archaic] ours

used with some variation of IIL or AAL, or EL, though aal is more likely, as its word would already exist: aalar, to feel … but possibly also from elek, meaning yes

mir’aal — claustrophobic

mhor’el — agreement, accord

I like the idea that Mereel comes from neral, though, and it makes the most sense purely from history, and location, and people.

[skywalker-is-a-nerd-pass-it-on]

Jaster, debating whether to adopt the angry trauma child, despite the literal planet he's busy ruling; to 🤡 or not to 🤡, this is the question

Jango, pointing a blaster at the kyrtsad, despite being a literal 8 year old with no blaster experience cus he's a fucking farm boy; DIEEEEEE

Jaster; . . .

Jaster; 🤡 it is, then.

[mandalorianbrainweasel]

Prompt: people finding a picture of Vau when he was *lana del Rey voice* young and beautiful, and having a Moment(tm) hehehe

I'll put the image that C is talking about, because she battered a website into making it for her, at the bottom. Just so you all know what is going on here.

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“What is this?” Walon hears on of the boys ask. He thinks one of Skirata’s—the inflection is very Fi.

“I feel like the question should be who is this?” another asks.

He frowns and walks out of the kitchen; ah, someone got out the albums. Probably Spar, though that child is nowhere to be seen at the moment. “Oh, those are record keeping from when Jaster was alive,” he says softly.

Six sets of eyes turn up and stare at him. Sev blinks owlishly at him and then looks back at the book.

“So do you know everyone in these snaps?” Fi asks, turning back to the book too.

“Mmm...most everyone. Kal might know more, I didn’t go on many campaigns with Jaster.”

“Why not?” Niner asks.

Walon doesn’t answer. Instead he looks at Fi expectantly with a raised eyebrow.

“Who’s the hottie?” Fi asks flippantly, hauling the book up and over to him.

His only warning is the absolutely horrified look that Sev suddenly gives him, and then he finds Fi pointing to a picture of himself, Jaster, and Jango. Well, specifically, Fi is pointing at him, in it.

“Ah,” he says, somewhat awkwardly.

He considers his options.

“You should probably ask Kal,” he decides, which has the wonderful timing of happening as Kal limps into the room looking about ready to commit homicide, Mij and Spar following behind him and looking exasperated.

“Ask me what?” Kal gripes.

Fi wheels around and trots the book over to him. “Who’s the guy with Mand’alor Mereel and Prime?” he asks, much more politely.

Walon doesn’t know how to feel about that.

Kal looks up and over at Walon with a baffled expression. “You forgot how—?”

“You didn’t hear how he phrased the question to me,” Walon says, clipped.

“Oh no,” Spar mutters, a grin spreading on his face.

Walon covers his face with one hand.

“It’s Walon, when he was, what. Twenty?” Kal asks.

Dead silence.

Spar, the shitstirrer, of course, interjects after a moment. “Yeah, buir could get it.”

Hell breaks loose.

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Pairing: Jaster Mereel x F!Reader Length: 1.1k Rating: Explicit 18+ C/W: Fingering, PIV sex

A/N: This is a little birthday gift for my beautiful friend Dee, @sgtdogmastyle. I hope your day is as bright and wonderful as you are! There’s a little glossary of the Mando’a terms in the endnotes. x

You nearly shoot him.

“Haar’chak, Jaster,” you gasp, clutching your chest as you brace yourself on the door frame.

You don’t know which part is the greater shock; his unexpected appearance in your house, or the comfortable way he leans against the synthstone bench as he watches flames licking around the pot in front of him. Your senses spike as you struggle to comprehend the scene: his buy’ce and beskar’gam piled beside the table, leaving him in his soft-worn tunic and pants. The pleasant hetikles of whatever he’s cooking heats your face from the inside as you gape at him.

“What are you doing back here? I thought you’d still be on Phindar for another month rotation, at least— ”

He crosses the kitchen in two steps, crushing you into his arms as his lips meet yours. You have no time to breathe before being overwhelmed with him; his hands cupping your head, holding you close. When he breaks the kiss, you’re gasping for air.

“I came home early,” he tells you, kissing at the place below your ear. “Was meant to be a surprise.” It is a surprise, you can’t reply. His lips are on yours again as he walks you backward, your thighs bumping the edge of the table in the centre of the room. He curves over you, roughly tilting your head back and groaning. You rest your weight on the edge of the table, leaning closer to him and letting your limbs loosen under his rough hands. His kiss warms you; the steady melting in your stomach gathering into an ache as you sigh into his mouth.

You don’t know how he managed this. He’s barely stopped to sleep in the past few months; the apparent cessation of fighting doing nothing to curb his devotion to his duty. He lives wholly for his people, and though you’re proud of him, you sometimes wish for moments like this one; snatching him away for yourself. This is why you don’t try to temper your enthusiasm as you wriggle up onto the table, skating your hands up under the hem of his tunic to pull him closer.

He obliges, leaning over you and letting you rake your nails along his back. His big hands come down to cup your waist, easing you lower until your hair spreads around your face. The scruff at his jawline is unkempt; he hasn’t had time to clean up since getting home, but it only adds to the air of spontaneity you’re possessed with as you yank at his pants.

He chuckles, helping you loosen the fastenings but reaching down to cup your own heat with his palm. He doesn’t share your clumsiness as he smoothly flicks open the top of your pants, easing his hand down under the fabric to slide between the folds of your cunt. Bucking up into his touch, you’re impatient. You’ve missed him, and now he’s here. Unable to reach up to his lips, you settle for pulling the tunic over his head, tangling him briefly in the neckline before he manages to detach himself and drop it behind him.

Thick fingers dip briefly inside you to gather your quickening wetness, using it to ease the movement of his thumb’s touch against your clit. He knows you blindly now, able to capture your pleasure without hesitation, and it takes him no time to make you writhe under his rhythm. You feel your brows pinching together as he withdraws his fingers, pressing them back in deep and slow. The ridges of his blaster-scarred knuckles curl inside you, catching against that spot. It’s exquisite, but you’re already pushing his hands away, palming at the opened top of his pants.

Sensing your frustration, he cooperates, easing himself out of his pants. Gripping his cock, he strokes himself twice, reaching up with his other hand to catch your own. When he sinks slowly into your heat, you both groan. His fingers entwine with yours, pressing your hand flat beside your head. Stretched around him like this, you let your eyes roll shut. It’s not only the bright pleasure of this; but the familiarity. Feeling known so deeply, held so close. It doesn’t matter what happens outside this moment; which splintered faction next threatens the man inside you.

He has never failed to return.

As he exhales, flexing his hips in long, smooth thrusts, you’re just beginning to settle into the building pressure when he pauses, frowning at you.

The burning aroma of the forgotten food has shifted from the pleasant nose-tingling spice type into the alarming, bitter-charcoal variety. You both realise what’s happened at the same time, and he withdraws, lurching forward. He seizes the pot from the flames and drops it to the side, water droplets from the synthstone bench sizzling angrily under the intrusion of the heated iron.

“Osik,” he mutters, absently refastening his pants with one hand.

“Was that going to be your tiingilar?” The traditional stew is your favourite, and he makes it the way you can never manage to recreate; blisteringly hot with a sweet, sharp aroma that lingers on the tongue. Now, though… it’s a smouldering mess stuck to the pot. You sit up slowly, still a little dazed.

Rueful, he grins at you. “Was, yeah. Sorry. I… wasn’t prepared for you to walk in looking like that. I got carried away.”

You try to stifle your smile. You’re sweaty and filthy; having been busy running errands all day. You know you don’t look your best, though his need for you has always transcended whatever effort you do or don’t put in to your appearance. “Ner cyare. I’m a mess.”

“Nayc,” he tells you, bending to kiss you again, his thumb under your chin. “Gar cuyir mesh'la.”

You snicker into his mouth. “We should probably go to the bedroom. I do plan to eat dinner off this table later, you know.”

He helps you stand up, his hand supporting your weight. But he doesn’t lead you to the bed straight away, bringing you into his arms and holding you close. “Briikase gote'tuur, ner runi,” he murmurs.

He smells like plasma, engine oil and cooking spices. That smell, you think to yourself, is home. Pressing your ear to his chest, he sounds like it, too.

Mando’a translations:

Haar’chak: Damn it Buy’ce: Helmet Beskar’gam: Armour Hetikles: Literally ‘noseburn’; used to describe the desirable tingling feeling in your nose from extremely spicy food Osik: Shit Tiingilar: Traditional Mandalorian stew Ner cyare: My love Nayc: No Gar cuyir mesh’la: You are beautiful Briikase gote’tuur: Happy Birthday Ner runi: My soul

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If you're looking for the best Star Wars action figures to collect, you've come to the right place. Here are some of the most iconic figures, and why you should pick them up. First, let's talk about the Yak Face action figure, which Kenner discontinued in 1985. The figure's condition is excellent and is still in its original packaging. The figure, which costs $4,199, is a near-mint condition and comes in the box that was originally enclosed in it. Kenner discontinued the Yak Face action figure in 1985The Yak Face action figure was produced by Kenner in the 1980s. It was originally a double-telescoping action figure but was later changed to a single-telescoping design. A single-telescoping version can now fetch over $2,000 in mint condition. Although Kenner discontinued the Yak Face in 1985, a few of the later versions remain in the market today. If you are looking for an excellent, affordable toy to collect, you can consider buying a Yak Face toy. Darth VaderIn my opinion, Darth Vader is one of the best action figures in the Star Wars universe, and this is reflected by the fact that his figure is so accurate to the film. While Hasbro's Darth Vader figure is excellent, its helmet sculpt is poor and it is a little hard to pose. Despite the nice detailing inside the helmet, this Darth Vader figure falls short in a few key areas, such as being too short and having an inaccurate helmet sculpt. C-3POCollectors of Star Wars can't go wrong with C-3PO. This iconic droid comes in a variety of sculpts and sizes. The C-3PO figure is the most detailed of all. He has a fake beard and is vac metalized. The bandolier that he wears is removable. This action figure also comes with an optional hand part that allows for even more articulation. Jango FettIf you are looking for the best Star Wars action figures to collect, then Jango Fett is probably a good choice. Fett was a former Jedi, who was taught by his father, Mandalorian Jaster Mereel. Together, they served as Journeyman Protectors on the planet Concord Dawn. The rumors of Fett's origins were never dispelled, and they even served as his mentor and support system. ThrawnIf you love Star Wars, then you know that one of the best Starwars action figures to collect is Thrawn. Although Thrawn was erased from the history of the galaxy, he was brought back in 2016 and he has been one of the best-selling action figures ever. This figure is incredibly detailed and comes with multiple points of articulation. This figure also comes with several accessories, including a lightsaber, helmet, and Jedi Temple Guard mask. AmanamanThe Kenner Last 17 Amanaman Starwars Action Figure is the most improbable alien figure to date. The 4.5" tall figure is totally bare, unlike Chewbacca, who is fully clothed in his pouch and bandolier. While Sy Snotles and Droopy McCool sport clothing as well, Joh Yowza is completely bare--and furry! Perhaps it's best not to compare this alien to his human counterparts, because Jabba's Palace seems to have quite liberal dress codes. Vinyl-caped JawaWhile the first wave of Jawa action figures were released with a thin vinyl cape similar to that worn by Darth Vader and Obi-Wan Kenobi, the second wave changed that to a sewn cloth robe. This move was likely made because Kenner feared that vinyl-caped Jawa figures would be unattractive to collectors. In response to this, the manufacturers added the cloth robe in an effort to make the figure seem more expensive.

[reconstructwriter]

Twenty Fanfic Writer Questions

Thank you @charmwasjess for tagging me, I feel so loved - spreading the love @panther-os, @s-c-g-s-c-g, @ankahikoibaat

1. How many works do you have on Ao3? 

Twenty four. Huh. I need to import more of my stuff from fanfiction.net

2. What’s your total Ao3 word count? 

How do I find this out… ohh statistics sounds handy. 265k

3. What fandoms do you write for? 

Currently Star Wars, I've also written for Order of the Stick, Percy Jackson, Final Fantasy 7 and Danny Phantom

4. What are your top five fics by kudos?

Underestimated, Standing Above the Blood, May the Force be Taxed, A Supreme Chancellor to Kill, A Phantom Christmas Carol.

5. Do you respond to comments? 

ohh yes, responding to comments is a reward, one I let myself have once I've gotten the next chapter of the story ready. This motivates me to get a chapter ready for posting faster!

but I usually write out my thoughts first in anticipation of getting to post them

6. What is the fic you wrote with the angstiest ending? 

So far: ‘Yet Each Man Kills the Thing He Loves’. A suicide fic starring a Sith Apprentice who has a Dooku-inspired Sith Master so its toxic relationships: the Fic. I went with non-romantic flower disease in this for extra toxicity plot and while the ending isn’t totally tragic because its implied (1) person lives that’s it.

However ‘Will the Wolf Survive’ may well outstrip it if I go with my knife-twister!

7. What’s the fic you wrote with the happiest ending? 

Probably Palpatine’s Jedi Holiday. It starts and ends with a holiday and Palpatine is exposed as a Sith in one of the more humiliating ways possible.

8. Do you get hate on fics? 

Yes, the Anakin/Consequences fics I’ve written involving the Tusken Massacre have gotten a certain subset of fans whining about Anakin being characterized as a whiny asshole and/or defending his genocide of an entire tribe down to the babes in arms and their Space-puppies.

I’m salty about it but I’ve managed to hammer out a few chapters running purely on spite.

9. Do you write smut? If so, what kind? 

Eh, I’m ace/aro and on the indifferent/repulsed side of the spectrum so in the rare case when I’m writing romance that leads to sexytimes I tend to dance around the actual physical acts, generally going for M rated instead of E rated.

10. Do you write crossovers? What’s the craziest one you’ve written? 

I’ve read them more than written them but I love crossovers. My craziest published one is over on fanfiction.net: Dresden Files x Predator Series featuring the titular protagonist facing off against a Predator out to hunt down the mythical ‘human wizard’.

12. Have you ever had a fic translated? 

Nope, though that’s a Writer Goal ™

13. Have you ever co-written a fic before? 

Nope, though I might not mind later on.

14. What’s your all-time favorite ship? 

This is cruel making me pick just one. I tend to go for vibes on a ship more than specific pairings – foe-yay + hurt/comfort – so if the pairing fits the vibes I’m fine with just about any if at least one is a blorbo. Hypothetically Jaster Mereel/Ferus Olin pairing with those vibes would probably be my greatest wish. Rex/A’Sharad Hett and Jaster/Feemor are very close runners up.

15. What’s a WIP you want to finish but doubt you ever will? 

My strength is finishing posted WIPs. I’ve yet to post anything and later abandoning it (yet). However on the flip-side my hard drive is stuffed with WIPs from many a fandom where my interest has waned. They will likely never see the light of day.

16. What are your writing strengths? 

Sheer determination. I can consistently word vomit thousands of words/a dozen pages of work every day (don't tell corporate) and usually have at least a finished rough draft of a story before I post. If not, come hell or high water I will finish my posted WIPs.

17. What are your writing weaknesses?

Focus. Often those thousands of words are on an unrelated project or ten. Also sometimes what I mean in writing is perfectly obvious to me but not to the reader, resulting in occasional misunderstandings.

18. Thoughts on writing dialogue in another language in fic? 

I'm also gonna go with: does sign language count? I find it interesting and I read this post about this one show with lots of characters who sign and how their signing shows their characterization – I grabbed ahold of that idea and ran with it!

19. First fandom you wrote for?

Justice League, Back in the olden days when the animated series was out and my biggest obsession and I hadn’t found fanfiction.net or ao3. Was ao3 around?

20. Favourite fic you’ve written? 

of all time…that’s hard but narrowly May the Force be Taxed! I actually got to do the thing where I use my real-world work knowledge and experience for a realistic fanfic. I based the Galactic Republic Tax Law on US Tax Law, Palpatine’s move to change tax law in the middle of tax season is based on President Biden doing the same thing (though of course Palpatine’s decision was considerably more assholish for all parties involved), etc.

It was such fun to write and so relieving – since I wrote this during tax season I got to take out a lot of stress from irl clientele, co-workers and stupid politicians/bankers who really should know better and insert it in this fic. Qui Gon being a terrible record-keeper, Darth Sidious having not nearly enough clues about how taxes worked and the IRS auditors were definitely not my co-workers…

Plus I got to give Palpatine and the Sith in general a fitting fate in the form of a tax bill with nigh-unending zeros that they and anyone else in any way affiliated with the Sith is charged with. The Sith Order Dies because no one is willing to get near the Galaxy’s largest tax bill!