[She arrives not too long after the last response. She wasn't kidding that she was almost there. Part of her almost expected Ben to be waiting outside so that he wouldn't have to have her inside, but he isn't, so when she tries the door and finds it unlocked, Leia lets herself in.
As she enters the room, her gaze lingers first on the scar on his face, now that she knows the story behind it, and then on his arm. She can't help it, wondering if his arm has recovered any movement or feeling at all. But that's not what she's here for, and she doubts he'd share much about it anyway. Not with her.]
Your droid isn't here?
[An observation, and also not what she's here for. And there's no way to not make it awkward, so she decides to just jump into it. A gentle-ish jump, but a jump nonetheless.]
I saw you at the festival.
[The "with Hux" is unsaid, for now, but heavily implied.]
So, was your father correct when he called him your boyfriend?
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As she enters the room, her gaze lingers first on the scar on his face, now that she knows the story behind it, and then on his arm. She can't help it, wondering if his arm has recovered any movement or feeling at all. But that's not what she's here for, and she doubts he'd share much about it anyway. Not with her.]
Your droid isn't here?
[An observation, and also not what she's here for. And there's no way to not make it awkward, so she decides to just jump into it. A gentle-ish jump, but a jump nonetheless.]
I saw you at the festival.
[The "with Hux" is unsaid, for now, but heavily implied.]
So, was your father correct when he called him your boyfriend?