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“Alderaan” by lsusr


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Obi-Wan Kenobi bought passage from a scumbag with a confusing name. Luke couldn't tell whether Han's name was pronounced /hɑːn/ /hæn/? Fortunately this story is in prose, not film, and the pronuncuation of "Han"'s name is not plot relevant, so I can just write "Han" and leave the choice of pronunciation up to you. Whatever pronunciation you pick, they emerged from hyperspace in the Alderaan system. Han briefed his passengers on the their upcoming landing.

"Thank you for flying with us. We have received clearance to land and have begun our descent onto the surface of Alderaan. Please do not leave any contraband on this ship. Unless it's valuable. Then by all means leave it here, but let me know where it is," said Han.

"Grawr," said Chewbacca.

"You're right," Luke sighed, "I guess deep down I wish I lived in an exciting isekai universe full [...]

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First published:

February 2nd, 2025

Source:

https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/vxHsfWcHNYAxzpN3m/alderaan

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Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

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