[ The words tumble awkwardly from her mouth, as though they're a muscle she has not had the opportunity to flex often; she doesn't know what else to say. ]
I'm sure he was like family to you.
[ All things considered, he essentially was. He was to Rey as well, though she didn't fully understand the literal nature of that assumption at the time. Now, though, she's left in the lolling awkwardness of trying to find the words to console the mother that left her on a desert planet that raised her up without the ability to properly console anyone for a death that she had witnessed, that had ripped her apart. It would be a lie to claim she wasn't at least somewhat chagrined by that turn. ]
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[ The words tumble awkwardly from her mouth, as though they're a muscle she has not had the opportunity to flex often; she doesn't know what else to say. ]
I'm sure he was like family to you.
[ All things considered, he essentially was. He was to Rey as well, though she didn't fully understand the literal nature of that assumption at the time. Now, though, she's left in the lolling awkwardness of trying to find the words to console the mother that left her on a desert planet that raised her up without the ability to properly console anyone for a death that she had witnessed, that had ripped her apart. It would be a lie to claim she wasn't at least somewhat chagrined by that turn. ]