You taught yourself to fly on a simulator? [he lets himself sound a little impressed, because 1) he is and 2) maybe she'll tell him more!]

A want for power. Hatred deep in their bones. Desperation, on the other side of things. There were those who felt stability under the empire instead of oppression. [it was important to understand the other side's motivation, especially when trying to pull people over towards siding with the alliance instead.]