[ he's okay. bb-8 is okay. he lets all that anger (and fear) wash away for a split second, replaces by relief. it's not long before the wave comes crashing back. but still. bb-8 is okay. ]
He's not — of course he would be. If he knew.
[ bb-8 was like a child. naive in some ways, but always curious. always clever. (sometimes too clever.)
but, he knew ... even if droids couldn't express emotions like grief, they could still feel them. the last time they saw each other, they were being carted off to their own separate gruesome ends. besides that, bb-8 would be able to look at whatever message kylo and the first order uploaded into him. he knew poe wasn't going to come back this time.
the thought of that made his heart hurt. but he'd rather his droid be hurting than wiped blank or broken into scrap metal. ]
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He's not — of course he would be. If he knew.
[ bb-8 was like a child. naive in some ways, but always curious. always clever. (sometimes too clever.)
but, he knew ... even if droids couldn't express emotions like grief, they could still feel them. the last time they saw each other, they were being carted off to their own separate gruesome ends. besides that, bb-8 would be able to look at whatever message kylo and the first order uploaded into him. he knew poe wasn't going to come back this time.
the thought of that made his heart hurt. but he'd rather his droid be hurting than wiped blank or broken into scrap metal. ]