[ He huffs. Well, that's certainly true. If he hadn't been able to stop the bullets in time, Dameron likely would have killed him right there in the street. And that would have been it; he would have slain the monster. Nobody would look at him sideways, because he would only be doing what heroes do.
The same as if Luke Skywalker had killed him, those years ago. ]
The legal consequences wouldn't be worth the temporary satisfaction.
[ He knows that he's not above the law here, not like in his own galaxy. For that reason alone, he tries to keep his impulses at bay.
There was another reason, too, before the canister. Rey, and her demands that he'd leave her comrades alone, if he wanted her to train with him. After everything that's happened, with new memories of connection and then rejection, his hopes for that have dashed.
So, really, for now it's just a desire to avoid arrest or persecution that keeps him from killing Poe and the others.
He's about ready to nod and let the advice pass without much comment, until... it's the last thing Leonard says that really catches his attention.
No, not the command to drink his "OJ."
The second to the last thing.
It causes Ren to give something of a double take, his brow lifting with confusion. ]
You and yours?
[ So it looks like this particular stray isn't too different from any other. Just some food, shelter, and acceptance, and here we are. ]
no subject
The same as if Luke Skywalker had killed him, those years ago. ]
The legal consequences wouldn't be worth the temporary satisfaction.
[ He knows that he's not above the law here, not like in his own galaxy. For that reason alone, he tries to keep his impulses at bay.
There was another reason, too, before the canister. Rey, and her demands that he'd leave her comrades alone, if he wanted her to train with him. After everything that's happened, with new memories of connection and then rejection, his hopes for that have dashed.
So, really, for now it's just a desire to avoid arrest or persecution that keeps him from killing Poe and the others.
He's about ready to nod and let the advice pass without much comment, until... it's the last thing Leonard says that really catches his attention.
No, not the command to drink his "OJ."
The second to the last thing.
It causes Ren to give something of a double take, his brow lifting with confusion. ]
You and yours?
[ So it looks like this particular stray isn't too different from any other. Just some food, shelter, and acceptance, and here we are. ]