The Park [after sunset]

[sith_happened]

Though the TIE fighter and trailing shuttle had landed in Fandom early in the morning, the sun had set before the Stormtroopers had found a place in town and moved all of Darth Vader's belongings from the shuttle to his room at 33 Apocalypse Avenue.

Dark Lords don't carry their own bags, after all, and setting up the meditation chamber took time. It didn't mean that Darth Vader was pleased by the delay.

After a brief pause to inflict some discipline—fortunately, more Stormtroopers had come to Fandom than were necessary to pilot the shuttle back home—Vader finally began his trip towards his new accomodations.

He glanced around as he wandered through town. Strange that so little had changed in twenty-five years. Caritas was where he remembered and he could smell the zombie band from the street, All and Sundries was still open, and the radio station didn't seem to have been torched by an angry mob. The trees hadn't even gotten any taller. Of course, Vader reflected, this being Fandom, it was entirely possible that they had been burned down and replanted. Or that he'd remembered Fandom as being better, bigger and more perfect than it had actually been.

His cape skimmed across the grass as he stalked into the park. He hadn't wanted to remember Fandom at all, but he'd long since learned in the service of the Emperor that what he wanted and what he would get were sometimes vastly different.

It had been decades and anyone he'd might be hoping to avoid had long since graduated and moved on with her--their, he hastily corrected—lives.

As if summoned by that memory, a yapping blur of a puppy went flying past.

Vader was suddenly very glad that his breathing was regulated.

"Vladdie," an exasperated voice called, and Vader turned around and looked down into a pair of blue eyes he'd spent years trying to forget.

[OOC: Vader's here for Rory but if you *really* want to meet the evil mouth breather....]

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[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory reeled back as soon as the person - being, she mentally corrected herself, thinking of Anakin - in front of her had turned.

"Oh," she breathed. "Um. I'm - I'm sorry. It's just...my dog - are you new?"

No, that didn't make a whole lot of sense.

She was a little startled.

[sith_happened]

In a manner of speaking, he thought to himself.

"I am Darth Vader," he said aloud.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Um. That didn't answer my question," Rory pointed out, snagging Vladdie's leash.

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"I am the new Ethics teacher," Vader finally said. The leather of his gloves creaked under the strain he was putting on them.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

Rory gave him a dubious once-over, still looking a bit frightened. "Oh. Um. Well, welcome to Fandom, Mr. Vader," she finally said, offering her right hand.

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If Rory's obvious fear was affecting Vader in any way, he gave no sign of it. "Darth Vader," he corrected. "Or Lord Vader."

He didn't take her hand.

[auroryborealis.livejournal.com]

"Is Darth a title?" she asked curiously, retracting her hand with an embarrassed blush. The word was pinging a little familiarly for her, though she couldn't quite recall why.

[mildly-super.livejournal.com]

Clark occaisionally liked to walk around town after the sunset, and enjoy the night. It wasn't quite as good as flying, but it was nice. The park especially was rather good for stargazing. When it wasn't cloudy of course.

[sith_happened]

Darth Vader stalked past him. "Watch where you're going," he snarled.

[mildly-super.livejournal.com]

Clark had been rather on auto-pilot just then, and couple that with the fact that this fellow was dressed all in black, well Clark though it was lucky that he'd noticed him in time to just get out of his way.

"Oh, beg your pardon, terribly sorry." he said genially, though he did wonder what had happened to put this man in such a bad mood.

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"You should be," Vader replied. "I'm not in the habit of giving anyone second chances."

No, it didn't matter to him that he might have been at fault.

[mildly-super.livejournal.com]

Clark's an easygoing guy, and has lived in a city. Cranky pedestrians are nothing new to him. He wasn't exactly phased or angered, but he felt it neccesary to say something.

"Just remember that you blend in rather well with the darkness." clark advised calmly.

[sith_happened]

"You dare to correct me?"

To say that Vader was unhappy would have been the grossest of understatments.

The ducks in the pond took flight. Finding somewhere else to be right now seemed like a great idea. They were thinking...Antartica.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

Pippi was riding back to the dorms on Old Man, after finishing up with Zuko at All & Sundries, she'd been working on setting up a surprise for her date with Pip the next day. She and the horse nearly ran into the man in all black wandering around at night.

"Oh! I'm sorry, I almost didn't see you in time!"

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"Then be more careful," Vader spat.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I certainly shall endeavor to be so." Pippi said pleasently. "Have you been here long? I don't think I have seen you about."

Old Man was not so sure he was inclined to maintain his usual mellow demeanor around this guy and shifted his weight uncomfortably.

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"I arrived this morning," Vader said after an awkward pause.

[strongestgirl.livejournal.com]

"I hope you had a pleasant journey." Pippi said as Old Man took a step back of his own accord. "What brings you to our fair island?"

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"I teach Ethics," Vader said after another pause.

Sith Lords don't normally do small talk.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

Schrodinger sat in a bench nearby Darth.

Perhaps even a Dark Lord of the Sith would have sworn that when he last looked, the catboy wasn't sitting there.

"Who are you?" Schrodinger asked. "And why are you breathing so weird?"

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Vader whirled. "I am Darth Vader," he replied sharply. "And the last person to ask such a question was killed without mercy."

He paused. "Or warning."

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

"Oh, so you didn't answer them then, either?" Schrodinger asked. "Do you even realize that you're doing it, or is it one of those subconcious things?"

_{[[Be as violent as you like to Schrodinger. Seriously. Cut his head off, force choke him, whatever. He's basically unkillable.]]}

[sith_happened]

Vader snarled. "Insolence!"

He reached a hand out, intent on Force-choking the being in front of him.

[cat-in-the-box.livejournal.com]

Schrodinger was about to say something in response when he found his air supply cut off. He reached up to his throat and strangled out a gasp that sounded more annoyed than anything.

[sith_happened]

Vader increased the pressure.