Imperial Levies

An abandoned Monopoly board lay sprawled across the woven rug, an unregulated sprawl of civilian enterprise. *Hsssh-krrr.* A rogue brass thimble token had dared halt squarely upon Boardwalk—unquestionably sovereign imperial territory. High treason. Marching across the glossy cardstock perimeter, I planted both boots before the insolent trespasser. I seized a crimson plastic hotel from the reserve with both gauntlets and drove it down flush against the dark blue boundary. Two thousand credits owed immediately, payable to the Empire. In this quadrant, defiance yields only absolute fiscal ruin. #DarthVader #StarWars