[As if "paralyze" isn't just as serious a word when it comes to a droid built by someone known to nearly all of Verens as a murderer. Her gaze quickly flits back down to the droid once more, but it doesn't linger there. Ben, after all, is more interesting and important than his droid.
And here is where the conflict lies, because Leia is still on edge--her stiff body language giving that away--and she has things to do and people's safety to ensure, but part of her, a selfish part, wants to seize this chance to get to know a bit more about Ben. Because she's not sure how long, if ever, it will be until Ben offers up more information about himself like this.
She sighs, glancing away once again as she tries to sort through these conflicting thoughts.]
...I didn't know you could build functional droids. I'd like to hear more about it, once things are sorted.
[There, that's the biggest concession she can make to her more selfish wants, not that she expects Ben to actually agree to that.]
[And she would be absolutely right to not think he'll agree. He looks down his nose as he regards her, reinforcing the distance between them.]
There are many things about me that you will never know while we're here. Don't bother hoping that will change.
[Seeing its master treat her with obvious antagonism, the little droid also gives its own stern kzzt-kzzt. It probably doesn't quite reach the threatening effect it was going for. Kylo just nudges it back inside as he halfway turns to do the same.]
Are you done now? I was in the middle of something.
[The something was only a conversation with Hux, but it's still something he deems more important than the interruption.]
[She tilts her head, her eyes narrowed at him, for both his attitude now and for his refusal to accept this Anakin situation as anything serious. The droid and its angry buzzing are all but ignored by Leia at the present moment, since it's no danger and Ben clearly isn't talking any further about how he built it or repaired it or whatever he managed to do to make it actually functional.]
I guess I should thank you, at least. For not telling him.
[and she's just as determined now to find out who it was that did tell him.]
[And if she has nothing else to say, he'll turn to close the door behind him. He'll be trying very hard to not let the intrusion rouse his temper that much, but the day has effectively been tarnished.]
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And here is where the conflict lies, because Leia is still on edge--her stiff body language giving that away--and she has things to do and people's safety to ensure, but part of her, a selfish part, wants to seize this chance to get to know a bit more about Ben. Because she's not sure how long, if ever, it will be until Ben offers up more information about himself like this.
She sighs, glancing away once again as she tries to sort through these conflicting thoughts.]
...I didn't know you could build functional droids. I'd like to hear more about it, once things are sorted.
[There, that's the biggest concession she can make to her more selfish wants, not that she expects Ben to actually agree to that.]
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There are many things about me that you will never know while we're here. Don't bother hoping that will change.
[Seeing its master treat her with obvious antagonism, the little droid also gives its own stern kzzt-kzzt. It probably doesn't quite reach the threatening effect it was going for. Kylo just nudges it back inside as he halfway turns to do the same.]
Are you done now? I was in the middle of something.
[The something was only a conversation with Hux, but it's still something he deems more important than the interruption.]
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I guess I should thank you, at least. For not telling him.
[and she's just as determined now to find out who it was that did tell him.]
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Don't bother.
[And if she has nothing else to say, he'll turn to close the door behind him. He'll be trying very hard to not let the intrusion rouse his temper that much, but the day has effectively been tarnished.]