Crash and Burn
A conversation in a bar with Wedge Antilles
Overheard by Ben Flaster
Wedge:Hey there.
Girl: Umm…. Hi. Do I know you?
Wedge: Maybe you’ve heard of me, Wedge Antilles?
Girl: No… no, sorry. What do you do?
Wedge: I’m a pilot for the Rebellion.
Girl: Oh, do you fly a carrier?
Wedge: No, I’m a fighter pilot. Y’know, Snow speeders, X-Wings...
Girl: Oh, do you know Luke Skywalker?!?!
Wedge: Yeah, actually, I’ve flown with him a bunch of times. At Yavin, I
was his wingman flying down the main trench.
Girl: And you didn’t get shot down?
Wedge: Actually, funny thing, my fighter got hit, but it just took out an
engine, so I had to drop back and return to base.
Girl: Uh-huh.
Wedge: Yeah, and then on Hoth, when Luke’s harpoon jammed, I had to use
mine to take out an AT-AT. I wrapped my tow line around its legs, and when
it fell over, we shot it in its exposed areas.
Girl: You took out an AT-AT?
Wedge: Yep.
Girl: With a Snow Speeder?
Wedge: Pretty impressive, don’t you think?
Girl: I don’t know, that doesn’t sound possible. I know Luke took one out
on foot, but he’s a Jedi, y’know?
Wedge: Yes. Yes, I know, he’s a Jedi.
(Girl turns back to bar.)
Wedge: Well, did you hear how I led the battle against the New Death Star,
and I took out it’s core?
Girl: There was another Death Star?
Wedge: Oh yeah, it was still under construction, but we destroyed it
before it was completed.
Girl: That doesn’t seem too hard, blowing up something under construction...
Wedge: Hey, that thing was operational!
Girl: Yeah, I kinda remember now hearing about that, but didn’t the
Millenium Falcon blow up the core?
Wedge: Well… yeah, but I took out the force field generator, because I was
the first one in there...
Girl: Yeah, sure you were.
Wedge: I was Red Leader on that mission!!
Girl: Yeah, nice try creep. (Turning to Friend) Why do these jerks always
try these lines? Why is it so hard to find an honest, hard-working guy?
Wedge: Hello...? Hey, could I maybe buy you a drink?
(Girl ignores him)
Wedge: Damnit.