Ezra has a split second of shock when he realizes that Garth'zel is there, that he came looking for Ezra himself. Then he blurts out the first thing that comes to his mouth, not even waiting to hear all of what Garth'zel just said.
"Dad!"
Look, he's good at thinking quickly, just not so good at thinking thoroughly (or coming up with believable lies).
The stormtrooper stands there for a moment, just staring at the kid. Then his head tilts toward Garth'zel, his voice hinting towards wry. "Adopted?" Whether or not he believes the story is another question, but in another moment he straightens up, back to business. "He was accused of stealing fruit from a crate being sold to the Empire. We've been trying to locate his guardians so they can pay the damages."
"I didn't steal!" Ezra says hotly. "I wasn't hungry!" And amazingly enough, that's not a lie.
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Date: 2018-07-30 12:34 pm (UTC)From:"Dad!"
Look, he's good at thinking quickly, just not so good at thinking thoroughly (or coming up with believable lies).
The stormtrooper stands there for a moment, just staring at the kid. Then his head tilts toward Garth'zel, his voice hinting towards wry. "Adopted?" Whether or not he believes the story is another question, but in another moment he straightens up, back to business. "He was accused of stealing fruit from a crate being sold to the Empire. We've been trying to locate his guardians so they can pay the damages."
"I didn't steal!" Ezra says hotly. "I wasn't hungry!" And amazingly enough, that's not a lie.