Jaq In His Box is a short story written by fan fiction author and Star Wars Fanon Wiki administrator Sean “Goodwood” Nash. Published to the wiki on July 15, 2011, it is a one-shot story that takes place during the closing weeks of the Jedi Civil War. It is Nash's first completed work that is not a part of or related to his signature Tales from the Corps series.
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| Source: Jaq In His Box | Attribution: Sean Nash |
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Jaq was heading for his work chamber, which he affectionately called his "box," to receive and digest a report on one of his latest efforts. Upon passing beneath one such lamp the brown haired, pale-skinned Human was met by a Twi'lek, whose flesh was a rust-red hue and who wore the same dour-looking gray tunic and trousers with a black hooded cloak as he did. The two exchanged comradely nods, the latter with the ghost of a grin tickling at the corner of his mouth. "Lord Malak sends his compliments, Jaq," he said in Huttese. "His emissary has also provided another sample; recently captured, and stuffed neatly into your box." "Well, it's about damn time," Jaq replied in Basic, speaking with just the slightest hint of a lisp as a chortle escaped his lips. "Just when I was about to get bored and see about taking a vacation." “She was a feisty one, too,” the Twi'lek remarked with a chuckle of his own. “You will have to earn your pay with her.” “I always earn my pay,” Jaq declared with mock scorn, then grinned. “Besides, the more they struggle, the more fun I have.” | |
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In the closing weeks of the Jedi Civil War, a captured Jedi is brought to a hidden Sith facility. Once there, she is to be converted to the dark side by any means necessary, by a torturer who heartily enjoys his work. Despite his confidence, he ends up facing more than he ever thought possible.
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The story for Jaq In His Box was inspired by a conversation which takes place between Atton Rand and the Jedi Exile, in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords after the Exile learns that there is more to him than meets the eye. The work's author, Sean "Goodwood" Nash, first came up with the idea early on July 14, completing the first draft by early evening, figuring that, to him, the story practically wrote itself.
Part of the impetus for writing the story came from Nash's desire for three things: to flesh out a main canonical character from the Knights of the Old Republic era, to explore the darker side of the Jedi Civil War and the Force itself, and to try his hand at writing something that was not related to his work within his Tales from the Corps series of novels, novellas, and short stories. The work's title is a play on words, comparing Atton's nickname with a jack-in-the-box.