[It still doesn't make a whole lot of sense to Hux, but he's going to try anyway, just so that he can prove to Ren that he can do this.]

Right. Well, first I must 'empty' myself of all thought. I suppose I'll get to the filtering afterward.

[He stares at Ren's mask, almost trying to read him through that. Sometimes he's able to, but other times it's far more difficult.]

Do you close your eyes underneath that thing to help with your concentration?