Just a heads-up, there's a depiction of a fictional molester menacing a fictional Stormtrooper in the context of a television drama. It's not too graphic and it's more "MUAHAHAHAHAHA LOOK HOW EVIL I AM TO MAKE A POINT" than anything else, but if that bothers you I apologize.
Most of the time, Finn did not miss working for the First Order. The Resistance were much better bosses than he’d ever expected- maybe things still happened in private, but he’d never seen anyone get shot just for asking a question, and General Organa didn’t destroy expensive equipment when she was feeling cranky (unlike someone else he could name…). He actually had friends here, not just squadmates, and he was finally free to act like a normal human being and not just part of a machine.
But there was one thing he missed. The First Order didn’t entirely cut off the troops from any form of entertainment. There were plenty of holodramas produced to keep up troop morale and teach everyone about the inquities of the New Republic, and even worse, the Resistance. And the drama he’d been following closely before he defected had ended on one hell of a cliffhanger that week. The beautiful, pure, innocent, and unwaveringly loyal Stormtrooper UL-5993 had been captured by the loathsome Resistance, and the show had ended with the perverted, leering X-wing pilot who’d captured her and killed the rest of her squad injecting her with some horrifying drug while telling her exactly what he was going to do her body until she spilled secrets of the First Order. Even worse, he’d shoved a ring-gag in her mouth, preventing her from biting her tongue off and choking on her blood- any good Stormtrooper would rather commit suicide than allow themselves to be degraded that way. UL-5993 had struggled mightily, begged the pilot to just shove her out the airlock, tried to kill him with a knife she’d hidden between her breasts, but ultimately she had been subdued. The show had faded to black just as the pilot had cackled like a maniac and told her, “Well, my dear, since you’re not going to tell me, normally I’d just torture you to death, but maybe I’ll have some fun first… you’re rather pretty for a Stormtrooper!”
The episode had been the talk of the base that week.
“They’re not going to show anything,” JB-007 scoffed. “They wouldn’t go that far, it would terrify everyone!”
“I don’t know, man,” FN-2199 had replied. “They’ve shown sex scenes before, and there was that episode with the tentacle monster.”
“But the tentacle monster only attacked Resistance members,” JB-007 argued back. “And they liked it! There’s no way they’ll show poor UL-5993… you know… it would send a bad message. That it’s acceptable to have sex with Resistance members!”
“Don’t be stupid,” Nines had rolled his eyes. “She’s being tortured! And it’s really just to make a point. After all, the First Order treats people like that gross pilot as traitors and executes them. I’ve seen it before! It will really make an impact if just before he does something absolutely unforgivable Captain Rockon charges in and saves her, killing the Resistance guy in the process! It will really show the glory of the First Order!”
Finn hadn’t participated in the argument, although he’d been just as fascinated. Surely, surely the producers wouldn’t go so far? But he couldn’t wait for the next episode.
And then came the raid on Jakku, his decision to defect, and his spiriting away of Poe Dameron. Who, now that he thought of it, bore a truly remarkable resemblance to the villainous Resistance pilot on the holodrama.
Even if he was part of the Resistance now, Finn really wanted to see what happened next on his show. Would UL-5993 escape? Would she bravely endure the predations of the horrifying Resistance pervert? Or would she die in a desperate attempt to prevent being violated? He just had to know the fate of his show’s heroine.
FILL: Propaganda [1/?]
Most of the time, Finn did not miss working for the First Order. The Resistance were much better bosses than he’d ever expected- maybe things still happened in private, but he’d never seen anyone get shot just for asking a question, and General Organa didn’t destroy expensive equipment when she was feeling cranky (unlike someone else he could name…). He actually had friends here, not just squadmates, and he was finally free to act like a normal human being and not just part of a machine.
But there was one thing he missed. The First Order didn’t entirely cut off the troops from any form of entertainment. There were plenty of holodramas produced to keep up troop morale and teach everyone about the inquities of the New Republic, and even worse, the Resistance. And the drama he’d been following closely before he defected had ended on one hell of a cliffhanger that week. The beautiful, pure, innocent, and unwaveringly loyal Stormtrooper UL-5993 had been captured by the loathsome Resistance, and the show had ended with the perverted, leering X-wing pilot who’d captured her and killed the rest of her squad injecting her with some horrifying drug while telling her exactly what he was going to do her body until she spilled secrets of the First Order. Even worse, he’d shoved a ring-gag in her mouth, preventing her from biting her tongue off and choking on her blood- any good Stormtrooper would rather commit suicide than allow themselves to be degraded that way. UL-5993 had struggled mightily, begged the pilot to just shove her out the airlock, tried to kill him with a knife she’d hidden between her breasts, but ultimately she had been subdued. The show had faded to black just as the pilot had cackled like a maniac and told her, “Well, my dear, since you’re not going to tell me, normally I’d just torture you to death, but maybe I’ll have some fun first… you’re rather pretty for a Stormtrooper!”
The episode had been the talk of the base that week.
“They’re not going to show anything,” JB-007 scoffed. “They wouldn’t go that far, it would terrify everyone!”
“I don’t know, man,” FN-2199 had replied. “They’ve shown sex scenes before, and there was that episode with the tentacle monster.”
“But the tentacle monster only attacked Resistance members,” JB-007 argued back. “And they liked it! There’s no way they’ll show poor UL-5993… you know… it would send a bad message. That it’s acceptable to have sex with Resistance members!”
“Don’t be stupid,” Nines had rolled his eyes. “She’s being tortured! And it’s really just to make a point. After all, the First Order treats people like that gross pilot as traitors and executes them. I’ve seen it before! It will really make an impact if just before he does something absolutely unforgivable Captain Rockon charges in and saves her, killing the Resistance guy in the process! It will really show the glory of the First Order!”
Finn hadn’t participated in the argument, although he’d been just as fascinated. Surely, surely the producers wouldn’t go so far? But he couldn’t wait for the next episode.
And then came the raid on Jakku, his decision to defect, and his spiriting away of Poe Dameron. Who, now that he thought of it, bore a truly remarkable resemblance to the villainous Resistance pilot on the holodrama.
Even if he was part of the Resistance now, Finn really wanted to see what happened next on his show. Would UL-5993 escape? Would she bravely endure the predations of the horrifying Resistance pervert? Or would she die in a desperate attempt to prevent being violated? He just had to know the fate of his show’s heroine.