( More than content to drift away from subjects and lines of conversation that orbit the topic of his pedigree, Kylo spreads his fingers over the curves of his knees and leans forward so that his shoulders crowd the Dejarik board. Of course, explaining the nature of the game to her at all is, in and of itself, a callback to the person and past he has dutifully distanced himself from, buried under sand and dirt, but it's objective enough to serve a function in passing the time until they reach Hapes, at which point they will have a new world of problems to deal with, no doubt.

It's probably the most that he's said to her in one stretch of time, but Kylo explains the rules to her at face value, indicating her characters on the board and their individual strengths and weaknesses, naming them all with immaculate pronunciation and striking the side of the table once more - with a heavy kick from the toe of his boot as opposed to smashing the bottom of the thing with his knee - when her savrip wanders too close to his molatator in the interest of chewing on one of its haunches. Once he jolts the pieces back into their proper places, the savrip resumes swinging its arms and adjusting its vest. )

They become bored if you take too long to either begin the game or take a turn. ( He explains, with a detached sort of displeasure in his tone, before laying out the moves that each player can make during their designated turn, how the creatures are chosen, and eventually arrives at the inevitable conclusion. ) You want to destroy all of your opponent's pieces before they have the chance to destroy yours. It's very similar to holochess, just more violent and possessing the ability to reach a much broader audience as a result. ( He leans back into the stiff angles of the sofa, once again resetting their pieces where they have drifted in idle discontent. The savrip seems to drag its feet as it trudges back to its spot on the board. Kylo quirks an eyebrow. ) Has Chewbacca coerced you into a game?