( Kylo's eyes follow Rey's to the blown heating unit, which still belches dark clouds of smoke that stinks of melted rubber and overheated metal. It's a distinct, sharp stench that flood his nostrils and clogs the back of his throat. He should try and fix it, he realizes, but he's at the disadvantage of not really knowing how. The attention that Rey spares the destroyed component makes the hair on the back of his neck stand on end at the accusation she doesn't level at him, but the guilt inherent in knowing complicity that he was responsible for something that may have set them back in their trajectory makes him uneasy: a child reacting with anger at having been caught with his hand in a jar of sweets while the jar is also in pieces on the floor and his hand is also bloodied from the broken glass.
The charge never comes, though, and he's left tense and waiting against with one hand gripping the counter hard enough to turn his knuckles bone white and practically warp metal. He doesn't relax until Rey lays out the finer details of her plan and even then it's only by various degrees, letting go of the counter once his vision stops prickling at the sides and he's swallowed most of the blood that fills his mouth. When he speaks, there's a sharp prick of pain where he's bitten through his cheek, but Kylo knows exactly how to draw strength from pain and doesn't see it as a bother. )
As long as you think that the ship can hold together long enough to get to Roche and get through Roche, it's a plan with merit. ( Kylo pushes himself to his full height, casting a sideways glance over at the heating unit, which at least is no longer on fire. ) The real problem comes after, when Snoke realizes that we've changed course and not gone to the Outer Rim territories and systems as he's been led to believe. The Hapes Cluster might be able to shield you from First Order chatter and scouting, but it isn't going to do much to dissuade a Knight.
( That, still, is something that they can discuss when it's upon them, hurtling toward them like a comet rather than burning threateningly like a far off star. Ultimately, though, it comes down to one truth between them: )
You're the pilot of the this bucket. It's your call.
( It's likely the most control he ever has or ever will cede to her, but that doesn't make it any less accurate. He's an adequate pilot in his own right, but her skills are impressive enough that he can put the responsibility of their escape in her hands and not feel slighted by it. It's also as close to a compliment as he's likely to get as well. )
you can cite him your thesis
The charge never comes, though, and he's left tense and waiting against with one hand gripping the counter hard enough to turn his knuckles bone white and practically warp metal. He doesn't relax until Rey lays out the finer details of her plan and even then it's only by various degrees, letting go of the counter once his vision stops prickling at the sides and he's swallowed most of the blood that fills his mouth. When he speaks, there's a sharp prick of pain where he's bitten through his cheek, but Kylo knows exactly how to draw strength from pain and doesn't see it as a bother. )
As long as you think that the ship can hold together long enough to get to Roche and get through Roche, it's a plan with merit. ( Kylo pushes himself to his full height, casting a sideways glance over at the heating unit, which at least is no longer on fire. ) The real problem comes after, when Snoke realizes that we've changed course and not gone to the Outer Rim territories and systems as he's been led to believe. The Hapes Cluster might be able to shield you from First Order chatter and scouting, but it isn't going to do much to dissuade a Knight.
( That, still, is something that they can discuss when it's upon them, hurtling toward them like a comet rather than burning threateningly like a far off star. Ultimately, though, it comes down to one truth between them: )
You're the pilot of the this bucket. It's your call.
( It's likely the most control he ever has or ever will cede to her, but that doesn't make it any less accurate. He's an adequate pilot in his own right, but her skills are impressive enough that he can put the responsibility of their escape in her hands and not feel slighted by it. It's also as close to a compliment as he's likely to get as well. )