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Enter Luke, Han, and Leia, in Revan Tower.

Leia. For weeks, you carry around that text. You practically sleep with it. And yet you have no desire to find out who the Ghost of Tatooine is?

Luke. I didn't say I wasn't curious. And I don't sleep with it.

Han. But it's true. I like a nice chat before going to bed. Now, all you do is read that kriffing text. It's like being with Leia.

Leia. Well, I was curious. So I went to . . .

Both. The Archives.

Luke. And?

Leia. And nothing. There's no reference to the Ghost of Tatooine anywhere.

Luke. Good. That settles it, then.

Exit Leia.

Luke and Han return to their dormitories that night. While Han sleeps, Luke stays awake to peruse Vader's text.

[aside] Han was right. But the Ghost of Tatooine's text hardly qualifies as a textbook. The more I peruse the text, the more I realize how much is in there. Not only the handy hints and shortcuts on potions that's earning me such a glowing reputation with Car'das, but also the imaginative little Force powers scribbled in the margins, which I'm sure the Ghost invented himself. I've already attempted a few of the Ghost's self-invented Force tricks. There was a power that caused toenails to grow alarmingly fast, a power that glues the tongue to the roof of the mouth, and, perhaps most useful of all, the disruption bubble generator, a power that fills the ears of anyone nearby with an unidentifiable buzzing, so that lengthy conversations can be held in class without being overheard. The only being who does not find this amusing is Leia, who maintains a rigidly disapproving expression throughout and refuses to talk at all if I use the disruption bubble generator on anyone in the vicinity.

Testing one of Vader's powers, Luke uses telekinesis to levitate Han in the air by his ankles.

Han. Aaaarrrghhh!

Wedge, Lando, and Nien Nunb awake; Wedge falls out of bed.

Luke. Sorry.

Luke sets Han back in his bed, as Lando and Nien Nunb laugh.

Han. Tomorrow, I'd rather you set the alarm chrono.

Luke and Han dress and head back down to the common room.

Enter Leia.

Han. [relays what happened] And then there was another flash of light, and I landed on the bed again.

Leia. Was this power, by any chance, another one from that textbook of yours?

Luke. [frowns] Always jump to the worst conclusion, don't you?

Leia. Was it?

Luke. Well, yeah, it was. But so what?

Leia. So, you just decided to try out an unknown, handwritten Force power and see what would happen?

Luke. Why does it matter if it's handwritten?

Leia. Because it probably doesn't have Senate approval. And because I'm starting to think this Ghost was a bit of a suspicious character.

Han. It was a laugh. Just a laugh, Leia. That's all.

Leia. Dangling beings upside down by their ankle? Who puts their time and energy into making up Force tricks like that?

Han. [shrugs] Phanan and Face. It's their kind of thing. And, er . . .

Luke. My father.

Both. What?

Luke. My father used it. I . . . Qui-Gon told me.

Leia. Maybe your father did use it, Luke. But he's not the only one. We've seen a whole bunch of beings use it, in case you've forgotten. Dangling beings in the air, making them float along, asleep, helpless . . .

Han. That was different. They were abusing it. Luke and his father were just having a laugh. You don't like the Ghost, Leia, because he's better than you at Potions . . .

Leia. It's got nothing to do with that. I just think it's very irresponsible to start performing Force powers when you don't even know what they're for. And stop talking about the "Ghost" as if it's his title. I bet it's just a stupid nickname. And it doesn't seem as though he was a very nice being to me.

Luke. I don't see where you get that from. If he'd been a budding Sith Lord, he wouldn't have been boasting about being from Tatooine, would he? That's a mundane world.

Leia. The Sith can't all be Purebloods. There aren't enough Purebloods left. I expect most of them are near-humans pretending to be Purebloods. It's only mundane-born they hate. They would be quite happy to let you and Han join up.

Han. [indignant] There's no way they would let me be a Sith Lord. My whole family are blood traitors. That's as bad as mundane-borns to the Sith.

Luke. [sarcastic] And they'd love to have me. We'd be best pals if they didn't keep trying to kill me.

Han laughs, and Leia smiles.

Enter Mara.

Mara. Luke. I'm supposed to give you this.

Luke accepts the roll of durasheet and reads it.

Luke. Thanks, Mara. It's Yoda's next lesson, Primeday evening. Want to join us in CoCo Town, Mara?

Mara. I'm going with Lando. I might see you there.

Exit Mara.