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She opens her eyes and turns her head.
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Is this a themed room?
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Her eyes go wide.
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Did someone at the con give me a date-rape drug and bring me to a room for weird role-playing? Oh, God, I hope it didn't happen when I was asleep!
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She lurches off the mattress, almost hitting her head, and looks around the small mostly-white room. Suddenly she stops and stares at a small table. Lying on top of a metal tablet is a flashlight-sized object that she immediately recognizes. She grabs it with both hands, then turns it over a few times and fumbles for the best way to hold it.
(It's a lightsaber.)
"It's so realistic!"
(The scene changes to an image of Mark Hamill holding a lightsaber, a determined expression on his face.)
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The lightsaber is the iconic weapon of the Jedi, a noble order of warrior-monks in the Star Wars setting who use an invisible power called the Force to perform seemingly magical feats. A lightsaber is essentially a laser sword that can cut through almost anything. This lightsaber hilt looks like a high-quality replica movie prop. It's definitely not made of plastic.
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The familiar buzzing sound of a lightsaber activating is heard.
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This effect is amazing! It even sounds like the noise is coming from the blade!
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A knock on the door surprises her. There's another loud buzzing and suddenly there's an explosion of sparks and the table is sliced in half. The metal tablet tumbles to the floor and she almost drops the lightsaber before she finally manages to turn it off.
"THIS IS A REAL LIGHTSABER!"
She looks at the door and says "Be right there!" but then she looks back at the lightsaber hilt in her hands. "This is a real lightsaber?"
Her hands are shaking and she squats down on the ground and carefully sets it on the floor as far away from her as she can reach.
The knocking on the door is louder and whoever's on the other side is making muffled concerned noises. There's no handle or anywhere to grab so she starts to poke at the blinking panel next to the doorframe. Suddenly the door slides open and she gasps in surprise and stands up straight.
"Princess, are you alright?"
