So before the movie came out, I invested in a classy Princess Leia shirt with a vintage look and a phrase that is much more appealing to me than the others that just say “I love you” with her silohette. Needless to say, I’m very glad I did because I meant I got to meet one of the smallest and cutest little Star Wars fans today.
I was wearing this shirt at work, because my job is cool with us wearing whatever, and a mother with a young girl perhaps in the 4-6 age range came up to my register. While I go through the usual small talk with the mother, her daughter pipes up.
“Mom look! It’s Leia. It says not to call her a princess, because although she is one she’s a General now. For the Resistance.”
Her mom smiles and agrees. “That’s right.”
The girl then looks at me and goes “Have you seen General Leia in the new movie?”
I tell her that yes, I’ve seen the movie. Her eyes brighten in the way that every child’s do when they realize that an “adult” understands and appreciates something they also care about.
“Wasn’t she so cool in it? And Rey! I’m gonna be Rey for Halloween. And my Birthday. I get to have googles and a light saber!”
Mom, obviously enjoying it but needing to be on their way, lets the girl know they need to go. I tell her to have fun with her Rey costume. And waving as she goes, the girl just yells back. “Don’t worry about the bad guy, I’ll take care of it with my force powers!”
I tell her what I would tell any Jedi in that situation. “May the Force be with you.”
Needless to say, I think the galaxy is a little bit safer with this young padawan looking out for us all.
I am the terror that flaps in the night, I am the plot twist in the second reel 