( As he watches her fingertips move over and through the specific parts and motions of fitting the puzzle pieces of his blade back together, he says nothing in response to her comments, which feel like legitimate criticisms worthy of vocalization but don't necessarily seem as though they require a response on his part. The presence of the lightsaber that she's been using lying next to the dismantled, scored, and, in some cases, improvised pieces of his own make the contrast that she inadvertently builds between the two that much clearer, to say nothing of the way that she handles the pieces, driven by natural instinct as much as they are practice. The differences of their talents and interests could not be more plainly highlighted than they are in the way that Rey breezily configures the parts in proper order while Kylo watches, reminded of the fact that although he's more than capable of holding components together, she's the one with the knack for finding ways of rerouting from disaster. )
Mmm. ( A hum in response is not necessarily indicative of anything more than acknowledgment of having heard her, he reasons, and his mouth makes a soft parting noise in the relative quiet of the room - there are always footsteps or shouting or clanging to be heard somewhere in the distance, the base never at a true standstill - as he opens it to acquiesce. ) If it weren't for the vents, the whole thing probably would have blown by now. ( Almost as if punctuation, Kylo reaches across her body to close his fingers around the hilt of his lightsaber. ) Because of the crack in the crystal. The first time it was turned on, I thought it would explode. I had to modify the design to take some of the strain off.
( Not that it would be permitted, but Rey isn't wrong, and he should get a new one, though not just a new conductive plate. But there is something familiar in the way that the blade itself hums in his hand that he would admittedly miss, in a way, were he to build something more stable. A lightsaber is an extension of the person who wields it, and even if this one is in constant danger of spontaneously combusting, it's still his. Regardless of how much he had - and sometimes still does - wanted the one that Rey carries now. ) It's doubtful that you'll have the same issue when you find your own crystal and build one for yourself.
it isn't weird at all i totally agree. also so sorry for the delay. this weekend was nuts bc work
Mmm. ( A hum in response is not necessarily indicative of anything more than acknowledgment of having heard her, he reasons, and his mouth makes a soft parting noise in the relative quiet of the room - there are always footsteps or shouting or clanging to be heard somewhere in the distance, the base never at a true standstill - as he opens it to acquiesce. ) If it weren't for the vents, the whole thing probably would have blown by now. ( Almost as if punctuation, Kylo reaches across her body to close his fingers around the hilt of his lightsaber. ) Because of the crack in the crystal. The first time it was turned on, I thought it would explode. I had to modify the design to take some of the strain off.
( Not that it would be permitted, but Rey isn't wrong, and he should get a new one, though not just a new conductive plate. But there is something familiar in the way that the blade itself hums in his hand that he would admittedly miss, in a way, were he to build something more stable. A lightsaber is an extension of the person who wields it, and even if this one is in constant danger of spontaneously combusting, it's still his. Regardless of how much he had - and sometimes still does - wanted the one that Rey carries now. ) It's doubtful that you'll have the same issue when you find your own crystal and build one for yourself.