[ his mouth opens to say something angrily — but nothing comes out. calling a person a "broken thing" sits very squarely wrong with him, but he can't make a retort come. (possibly because the prodding takes him by surprise.)
it only makes him more mad that someone was completely broken like that for no reason. not even for information. just as a warning. or punishment for someone not even aware. ]
It won't.
[ they won't run out of places to hide. well, he can hope. he knows there are things that leia hadn't disclosed to him or bb-8. more hiding places. he can only hope they're going to them.
"it won't" was directed not only at that, but at the idea of the resistance coming out of hiding for him. they wouldn't. leia knew how to weigh the many over the one. he was a lost cause. it wasn't something he took a lot of joy in knowing, but he'd still rather have the resistance licking its wounds somewhere safe than go on a fool's errand rescuing him.
(was it a fool's errand? no. it was just unnecessary. he can do it himself. eventually, the time will be just right and he'll be able to escape. it'll all line up. he has to believe that.) ]
You're wasting your time.
[ his body tenses when she's touches him again. or comes close enough to. he's still bracing for it, the moment when she decides to stab him or worse. ]
no subject
it only makes him more mad that someone was completely broken like that for no reason. not even for information. just as a warning. or punishment for someone not even aware. ]
It won't.
[ they won't run out of places to hide. well, he can hope. he knows there are things that leia hadn't disclosed to him or bb-8. more hiding places. he can only hope they're going to them.
"it won't" was directed not only at that, but at the idea of the resistance coming out of hiding for him. they wouldn't. leia knew how to weigh the many over the one. he was a lost cause. it wasn't something he took a lot of joy in knowing, but he'd still rather have the resistance licking its wounds somewhere safe than go on a fool's errand rescuing him.
(was it a fool's errand? no. it was just unnecessary. he can do it himself. eventually, the time will be just right and he'll be able to escape. it'll all line up. he has to believe that.) ]
You're wasting your time.
[ his body tenses when she's touches him again. or comes close enough to. he's still bracing for it, the moment when she decides to stab him or worse. ]