"The Fault in Our Aim"

The non-imperial life of two stormtroopers, closely documented by a 15-year old photographer (I mean empire-grade stalker). Follow me on instagram: @the_fault_in_our_aim

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“Equal opposite reaction”

AKA the story of how Xerxes catapulted me into the chandelier and how the household’s giant humanoid residents found my helmet somewhere near the ceiling but the rest of me pitifully on the ground. I hate you, Xerxes. 

—Octavian

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”Somewhere over the rainbow” (partially in honor of Pride Month)

-Xerxes

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Greetings from the galactic empire—

I am XD-5711, a very tiny household adventurer. I used to be a stormtrooper before I realized that eating cookies and playing with washi tape was much better than killing off rebel scum. So I grabbed my pal OT-2336 (he’s the other one you see there in the picture; and yes, we look identical but he has a slightly more flexible arm) and escaped heroically from the imperial lego box where we were previously kept in darkness and solitude, surrounded by severed heads of Hobbits and Ninjago masters alike. We also changed our names to something a little more...tasteful. 

You see, life is slightly more fun when we get to wander around a huge house with huge people. Above are a few favorite photos that our stalker-photographer, a 15-year old Star Wars semi-nerd took for us. Don’t we both look very handsome? 

OT-2336 and I both agreed that our good looks, as well as our travel experiences, need to be known. Therefore, we made the 15-year-old create an account for us on this strange photo-sharing website called Instagram, which is kind of like where everyone shows off how cute their pets are.  You can find all our strange adventures there. We made this Tumblr (another website where artists, conspirators, and dragon-slayers alike are put together in a room unsupervised) to accompany the other account. And we really hope that you’ll enjoy reading about our completely Palpatine-less life. :D

I have to go now—another insane cabinet-climbing adventure is waiting for me. With that, however, I sincerely hope you’ll be back soon to hear more about the simultaneously very large and very small life of Octavian and me. 

Yours truly, 

Xerxes (XD-5711)