[What Cisco was saying made sense. Back-up plan, just in case something happens. A precaution in case she wasn't there to help. He didn't doubt her abilities, he continued to believe in her. What he was doing wasn't because of any weakness on her part. It was just a way to contain Ben. In case he went on a rampage and she wasn't around, or she needed additional help.
It's clear he's thought about this many times. That's just who Cisco is. Ever prepared for something to happen. Better to prepare for a worse case scenario than to only hope for the best. Something else they had in common; always having one back up plan after another. Because things could always get much worse before they even got better.
There was a slow nod from her, casting her gaze downward.]
You have to do what you can to protect the others here, I understand.
[It doesn't make the sinking feeling in her stomach any lighter, or better. The most sensible and logical reason wasn't always the most popular. It didn't always go with how one would feel in the moment.
Her hold on Cisco tightens, thinking more about him and his feelings on what happened rather than her own. The parallels were striking. Both of them hurt by someone they defended, someone they cared about and thought higher of. How those feelings were crushed into stardust at the moment of betrayal. How they didn't listen to their friends and then faced the consequences...]
How did you fix things with your friends? Did they...understand your point of view on things? Or did they merely brush it aside and forgive you?
[Rey isn't sure if she just wants forgiveness for her actions, or if she wanted Poe and Finn to understand it. Both was what she wanted, but more of an understanding, to empathize with her rather than be sympathetic. Maybe Finn and Poe would never understand, and that was something she would have to grapple and come to terms with.]
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It's clear he's thought about this many times. That's just who Cisco is. Ever prepared for something to happen. Better to prepare for a worse case scenario than to only hope for the best. Something else they had in common; always having one back up plan after another. Because things could always get much worse before they even got better.
There was a slow nod from her, casting her gaze downward.]
You have to do what you can to protect the others here, I understand.
[It doesn't make the sinking feeling in her stomach any lighter, or better. The most sensible and logical reason wasn't always the most popular. It didn't always go with how one would feel in the moment.
Her hold on Cisco tightens, thinking more about him and his feelings on what happened rather than her own. The parallels were striking. Both of them hurt by someone they defended, someone they cared about and thought higher of. How those feelings were crushed into stardust at the moment of betrayal. How they didn't listen to their friends and then faced the consequences...]
How did you fix things with your friends? Did they...understand your point of view on things? Or did they merely brush it aside and forgive you?
[Rey isn't sure if she just wants forgiveness for her actions, or if she wanted Poe and Finn to understand it. Both was what she wanted, but more of an understanding, to empathize with her rather than be sympathetic. Maybe Finn and Poe would never understand, and that was something she would have to grapple and come to terms with.]