A: Whoa, calm down, chief! You want him alive, remember? Find your happy place! Find your happy place!
(Vader severs Luke's hand.)
V: Found it!
V: (aloud) There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you.
(Luke begins crawling backward along the gantry, away from him.)
A: Oh, man. It's all fun and games until someone loses an appendage.
V: No, that's when the fun and games start. Besides, once he joins me, I can always take him out to get a new hand. Maybe a nice gold number like that arm I used to sport.
A: That flashy, useless thing?
V: Oh, c'mon! A brutha's gotta have a little bling-bling.
A: A little what? What does that even mean?
V: I don't know. It sounds cool, though, doesn't it?
V: (aloud) Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.
A: Wow, when you put it like that it almost sounds reasonable.
V: Almost?
A: Well, the homicidal rampages kind of undercut your credibility.
LUKE: I'll never join you!
A: See?
V: (aloud) If you only knew the power of the dark side...Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.
LUKE: He told me enough. He told me you killed him.
A: Why, that lying sack of-
(Luke recoils in horror.)
A: I don't think he's buying it, dude.
LUKE: No! that's not true! That's impossible!
V: (aloud) Search your feelings; you know it to be true.
LUKE: Noooooo! Nooooooooo!
V: (aloud) Luke, you can destroy the Emperor. He has foreseen this. It is your destiny. Join me, and together we can rule the galaxy as father and son!
A: He's going to jump. Better hold onto your hat.
V: He is not going to jump. That "Skywalker" thing isn't literal, you know.
A: He is totally going to jump. And I'm not kidding about holding onto your hat; the way that helmet's wriggling around in the wind, it looks like your head's about to go airborne...
V: Ten credits says that he doesn't do it.
A: You're on.
A: Eh. You'll float me a loan, right?
(pause)
A: Buddy?
(pause)
A: Pal?
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