[ this cavalier dismissal curdles her blood — it's not the guilt she had been feeling before. this is something else. dread? yes. this is recognition of the fact that finn, too, will spot it for what it is, and recognize that poe is too laissez-faire about this whole thing. ]

We're going to build a brighter galaxy. Together.

[ she believes that. her conviction, at least, is powerful. powerful enough that she would strip poe of much of his self to do it. what else would be gone? what else would be different because of what she had done?

there's nothing productive down that road, so rey abandons it as she has always done with fruitless yearning. they have a purpose. that's worth more. ]

My hope was that we could show Poe around and get him comfortable.