[ he could definitely see that, if nothing else. from what he'd seen, finn was great at ... well basically everything. not just the best person but also pretty good at combat things. (remember the time he blew up a lot of shit in the tie fighter ths first time??? pepperidge farm remembers. aka poe. finn being like DID YOU SEE THAT when he's like yeah chill i'm already in love with you.) not that poe's biased or anything.]

I think you're still the best. [fuckin gay.] But sometimes ... [he remembers that he might have a Relatable Story.] You know I left the New Republic? It wasn't that I left so much as I narrowly avoided being discharged. Sometimes following orders isn't worth it if you know that they're wrong.

[sometimes following orders isn't worth it if you know that they're wrong: the title of poe's autobiography]