[ Honestly? Finn kind of appreciates the to-the-point condensed version. Not that he couldn't or wouldn't gladly listen to Rey talk about probably anything at length, but-- well, the whole Kylo Ren topic bears a certain sense of urgency right now.
As far as things lining up well enough and making sense go, Finn can admit (a little reluctantly) that everything he's heard about their old setup so far makes it sound like something that means putting personal agendas from home on the back burner. Sort of like being here. Whether or not the war is forging on without him back home, he can't be sure, but he does know that he's not here to win it. He's here to try to make sure the galaxy lives to see the end of that war through.
If he went looking for Kylo Ren to PVP him, not only would it not have any real impact on what's happening back home, and not only would it probably be breaking whatever terms Rey and Poe have with the guy (which has kept Finn from gunning it thus far): it would cause trouble for him here. Possibly enough to interfere with what he's here trying to do. Basic strategy.
He guesses if he thinks about it, Kylo Ren would have learned a lot of the same ways of looking at things as he did. Finn opts not to think about it if he can help it. ]
I wouldn't exactly call Ren Jedi material, either. [ Says Finn, who has only known the Force is a real thing for maybe a week and who only ever learned that the Jedi got wiped out of existence. He's still salty about a few things. Sometimes time is the only fix, if there's even a fix to be had. He thinks about Rey, standing in the light and holding up all but half of a mountainside. He thinks he can't see a world where Kylo Ren could be tied into anything light or beautiful or impossibly good.
But. If he keeps on his trend of not thinking too much about Kylo Ren, he can at least empathize with Rey's end of things. The idea, anyway, not the specifics. The feeling of being alone. Being different, not quite right. ]
So you, uh. You thought about it. When you thought it was too late. [ When she thought she was alone. With something she couldn't really understand. Maybe for months? Finn's trying to keep the timeline on the mental table as much as he can. Everything changed in a couple of days back home, right? There has to be something to be said for years.
And he thinks he can even follow the line of thought she's laid out, up to a point. Before Jakku, if someone had told him they could show him how to do what he had to do to be a real stormtrooper, to follow his orders no matter what they were--
Likely as anything, he wouldn't be here right now. ]
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As far as things lining up well enough and making sense go, Finn can admit (a little reluctantly) that everything he's heard about their old setup so far makes it sound like something that means putting personal agendas from home on the back burner. Sort of like being here. Whether or not the war is forging on without him back home, he can't be sure, but he does know that he's not here to win it. He's here to try to make sure the galaxy lives to see the end of that war through.
If he went looking for Kylo Ren to PVP him, not only would it not have any real impact on what's happening back home, and not only would it probably be breaking whatever terms Rey and Poe have with the guy (which has kept Finn from gunning it thus far): it would cause trouble for him here. Possibly enough to interfere with what he's here trying to do. Basic strategy.
He guesses if he thinks about it, Kylo Ren would have learned a lot of the same ways of looking at things as he did. Finn opts not to think about it if he can help it. ]
I wouldn't exactly call Ren Jedi material, either. [ Says Finn, who has only known the Force is a real thing for maybe a week and who only ever learned that the Jedi got wiped out of existence. He's still salty about a few things. Sometimes time is the only fix, if there's even a fix to be had. He thinks about Rey, standing in the light and holding up all but half of a mountainside. He thinks he can't see a world where Kylo Ren could be tied into anything light or beautiful or impossibly good.
But. If he keeps on his trend of not thinking too much about Kylo Ren, he can at least empathize with Rey's end of things. The idea, anyway, not the specifics. The feeling of being alone. Being different, not quite right. ]
So you, uh. You thought about it. When you thought it was too late. [ When she thought she was alone. With something she couldn't really understand. Maybe for months? Finn's trying to keep the timeline on the mental table as much as he can. Everything changed in a couple of days back home, right? There has to be something to be said for years.
And he thinks he can even follow the line of thought she's laid out, up to a point. Before Jakku, if someone had told him they could show him how to do what he had to do to be a real stormtrooper, to follow his orders no matter what they were--
Likely as anything, he wouldn't be here right now. ]
And what, you changed your mind?