Been wanting to write but my muse has been on vacation. I realize it's an old gig but some people are still doing it (and well!) so I decided to ask for prompts. One word, one character (or a combination of two.) No EU (past or present), Rebels, or anything produced by Disney, really... Original Trilogy, Prequels, and Clone Wars only, please.
This prompt was given by the wildly talented Malicean. Girl can write politics like nobody's business, and make it fascinating.
Captain Firmus Piett really wished they'd stop sending brand-new fresh-out-of-the-Academy recruits to the Executor. No one in their right mind wanted to be sent to Darth Vader's ship, after all, but newly-minted and desperate to prove themselves graduates were probably the only ones willing to sign up. Still, the Imperial Military didn't have that notable a problem with conscription. Why couldn't they send veterans who had proved their competence?
In the Captain's very private opinion, not everything that resulted in a summary execution merited such drastic measures. It was, he could admit deadpan, a very effective strategy at weeding out fools. But single harmless mistakes, especially from someone new and untried… it seemed a little harsh. Of course, no one said so. To speak up was to invite a death sentence. But as Captain, he could at least keep an eye on his officers, protect his immediate subordinates… and with the proper attention, choose officers who felt at least somewhat the same way.