[there's a lightness to his tone.] The Alliance relied on a great number of stolen ships. I could not tell you how many I've flown that were not mine. [even the last one he ever flew in was stolen! :'D]

[HE ALWAYS HAS TIME TO SHITTALK THE EMPIRE.] Fanatical belief can be weaponized, just like the bodies. I have seen the Empire raze planets without a thought for the people on them, even when they were devoted to the Imperial cause.

[strangely, the story of her defector friend is a hopeful one. it reminds him so much of bodhi, and his chest hurts. maybe they died, but the future looks brighter if people can still make good choices.] My friend, the pilot, believed similarly. He listened to what was in his heart, decided to make things right. He was not a stormtrooper, but there are many out there who will always be swayed by the right thing to do.

[belatedly, he realizes he called bodhi his friend, and that makes his chest hurt even more.]