[ There's actually a touch of surprise in her eyes at his remark. As if she'd let herself relax a little, fallen in to the kind of space she occupied when she talked with Rey. Well, back when they were talking and she'd thought Rey... it didn't matter. Not anymore.
Kylo's gaze hardens slightly, her eyes narrowing at the corners. ]
Tact really isn't one of your strong suits, is it?
[ She steps away from him and looks to the door, the Knight stepping in within moments. ] You can take him back now, we're done here.
[ The moment, whatever it was, is gone now. She did what she intended, which was to finally let Poe in on her little plan. All the rest... she would shove down and bury, as she needed to. Pretend like the past didn't bother her and like she didn't yet care about her mother.
She could almost hear Snoke's voice in her head, chastising her for the weakness, and that bothers her the most out of everything. That even now she couldn't get away from that creature. From anything. The past, her past self, anything.
All it took was bringing up her mother for Poe to get out of her things she hadn't spoken about with anyone else. That was unacceptable. She couldn't, wouldn't allow it to happen again. ]
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Kylo's gaze hardens slightly, her eyes narrowing at the corners. ]
Tact really isn't one of your strong suits, is it?
[ She steps away from him and looks to the door, the Knight stepping in within moments. ] You can take him back now, we're done here.
[ The moment, whatever it was, is gone now. She did what she intended, which was to finally let Poe in on her little plan. All the rest... she would shove down and bury, as she needed to. Pretend like the past didn't bother her and like she didn't yet care about her mother.
She could almost hear Snoke's voice in her head, chastising her for the weakness, and that bothers her the most out of everything. That even now she couldn't get away from that creature. From anything. The past, her past self, anything.
All it took was bringing up her mother for Poe to get out of her things she hadn't spoken about with anyone else. That was unacceptable. She couldn't, wouldn't allow it to happen again. ]