[ It isn't okay. Nothing feels okay, including the comfort he extends to her when it should be the reverse. Rather than dwell on it, she steps forward and into the oppressive heat of the bathroom, a spooked animal consoled by his invitation.
Ben is a fuzzy outline behind the shower door, casting a broad shadow. Rey averts her gaze from even that, crouching in order to seat herself against the door in question, spine pressed to the glass's hard surface. ]
We can't stay long, [ she says, for lack of anything else to offer while she picks at invisible lint on her trousers. Of course the First Order's uniforms would be too pristine and pressed to collect lint. More than that, if she turns her attention to the half-baked plan she's begun to form, she can lend him some hope that there's an end in sight. An escape. A safe haven he can turn to. ] I knocked out one of their officers. They'll know I'm on-board soon enough.
[ But there's no telling if his shaky legs can support his own weight, let alone walk. On second thought, she hasn't thought this entirely through, but — she'll find a way to overcome the obstacles in front of them. ]
or lecture her about a half-assed plan
Ben is a fuzzy outline behind the shower door, casting a broad shadow. Rey averts her gaze from even that, crouching in order to seat herself against the door in question, spine pressed to the glass's hard surface. ]
We can't stay long, [ she says, for lack of anything else to offer while she picks at invisible lint on her trousers. Of course the First Order's uniforms would be too pristine and pressed to collect lint. More than that, if she turns her attention to the half-baked plan she's begun to form, she can lend him some hope that there's an end in sight. An escape. A safe haven he can turn to. ] I knocked out one of their officers. They'll know I'm on-board soon enough.
[ But there's no telling if his shaky legs can support his own weight, let alone walk. On second thought, she hasn't thought this entirely through, but — she'll find a way to overcome the obstacles in front of them. ]