[ The minute he sees Finn, Poe feels a wash of guilt. He was so busy inside his own head that he forgot there was a reason people might want to see him. That Finn, specifically, might want to see him.
BB-8 rolls over from the other side of the room, whistling a greeting in tones that are, admittedly, not as enthusiastic as the droid usually manages to be. Who knew that medical emergencies could take a toll on AI.
Poe's fingers still on the ring, but he doesn't let it go. ]
Hey. [ There's no fire in him. He can't be cavalier and reassuring. He's just... tired. ] Sorry, I just--I needed... to think.
[ It's more than that. It's so much vastly more. Kylo Ren cracked him open again, and this time there's no great escape to make it better, no survival on Jakku, no dogfight over Takodana or military strike on Starkiller to give him time and distance. Ren made him suffer, and took something precious from him in the process.
What's worse, somehow, is what Ren gave back.
He couldn't face anyone with those parallel wounds still so raw. He still doesn't want to face anyone. But Finn is a reminder that what he wants doesn't always matter as much as what he needs to do. ]
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BB-8 rolls over from the other side of the room, whistling a greeting in tones that are, admittedly, not as enthusiastic as the droid usually manages to be. Who knew that medical emergencies could take a toll on AI.
Poe's fingers still on the ring, but he doesn't let it go. ]
Hey. [ There's no fire in him. He can't be cavalier and reassuring. He's just... tired. ] Sorry, I just--I needed... to think.
[ It's more than that. It's so much vastly more. Kylo Ren cracked him open again, and this time there's no great escape to make it better, no survival on Jakku, no dogfight over Takodana or military strike on Starkiller to give him time and distance. Ren made him suffer, and took something precious from him in the process.
What's worse, somehow, is what Ren gave back.
He couldn't face anyone with those parallel wounds still so raw. He still doesn't want to face anyone. But Finn is a reminder that what he wants doesn't always matter as much as what he needs to do. ]