[This is... about as close to hospitality as Kylo has gotten in a long time. Even if it's borne out of the desire to be contrary. Somehow he thinks this is a better option than acquiescing and getting her to leave.
Kylo hunches over the table and leans his right elbow against the table, trying to gather his focus enough to actually make progress. He's been adjusting to using the Force to use his disabled arm for delicate things over the past several months, but that doesn't mean it's easy.]
[It's not so much that she's taking Ben up on his offer as it is she's making good on her promise to not leave until he takes care of himself. Either way, Leia studies Ben for just a moment, tilting her head as she watches him, before nodding and then unceremoniously taking a seat right next to him.
She tries watching what he's doing for a while, but her attention slowly drifts back to Ben himself rather than the lightsaber parts on the table. And she can't help but notice the way he leans his elbow against the table, and how it's perhaps not as precise as his other hand would be. She may be stubborn and too thick-headed to give up on getting Ben to admit he's not taking care of himself, but the main reason why she's doing this is because she's concerned about him, and Leia can't ignore something like that.]
[Ren just shoots Leia a dull glance, not understanding what she means. Other than being a bit tired and sick, he's not injured, and it doesn't really occur to him that him moving his arm the way he does is unusual.]
What? [Why does she constantly have to interrupt him with useless questions about his health?]
[Because she is your mother and she will do what she wants, thank you very much, Ben Solo.
Leia gives Ben a pointed look, not entirely sure whether he didn't understand her question or if he just doesn't want to answer. In all honesty, she leans toward the latter, just knowing how contrary Ben likes to be.]
Your arm. You're moving it more slowly than the other one. Did you hurt it?
[Because if he injured it and hasn't received medical help for it, Leia will have many a word with the enforcers and anyone else who will listen.]
[His uncomprehending scowl remains for a few moments before he finally realizes what she's referring to, and the look fades as a different confusion comes to him. He replies with almost a mumble, like he doesn't want the guard nearby from listening in.]
He didn't tell you. [That seems odd, that Han wouldn't share with her everything Kylo told him. Of course he keeps who he is vague, perhaps to be even more infuriating.]
I lost feeling in it months ago. [So it's nothing new, he's dealing with it. He's not concerned.]
[He may be attempting to be vague and infuriating, but it's not hard to tell who Ben means by "he." And she'll be mad at Han about it later, perhaps, but for now she's concerned about Ben and his arm.]
Ben, that's not something you should just accept. Have you even had it looked at?
[Because he's keeping his voice low, she does the same, but it's not hard to notice the concern in her voice despite that. The medical technology here may be centuries behind the technology in their own world, but Leia can't believe there isn't something here they could use to help restore some feeling in his arm.]
[The shadows around them darken almost to black and the air chills quickly as a tired frown comes to his face, and he can't help but take a breath that's almost like a sigh.]
Do you really think something brought on by that thing would be fixed that easily?
[He has no hope about it being fixed, at least as long as he's here. The Reaper's left a permanent mark on him in a few ways.]
[Leia turns to face him fully, reaching out to place her hand on his disabled arm, a further chill blowing in around them. She can't help it, especially after hearing him confirm that his arm's current state is a result of his ordeal with that monster. She still doesn't like his punishment initial punishment, doesn't think he deserved that, and was more than disturbed at what the reaper creature had done to him. She'd want to wrap her arms around him, but she knows that wouldn't go over well with him, and that if she's allowed to comfort him in any way, this is likely as far as he'd allow her to go.]
[If he could feel that arm, he probably would have shaken her off quickly, but as it stands he can't feel her gesture and therefore it doesn't count enough for him to bother. He just continues working.]
It's never been about "deserve."
[Nothing is fair, not in their own galaxy and certainly not here. It's part of why he's determined to work to take control of things himself, so he can make it work the right way.]
[Ren sniffs, grabbing a metal piece to fit it onto the edge of the one he was working on and a different tool to make that happen. He does, however, have an expression on his face that implies Leia has asked a stupid question.]
[If things were fair, Alderaan wouldn't have been destroyed, Ben wouldn't have killed Han, and Ben wouldn't have gone to the dark side in the first place. Not to mention everything else that happened in between all that, or the fact that she got to live on Alderaan in the first place, while Luke was stuck on Tatooine of all places.]
That doesn't mean I'm not allowed to express sympathy for you, and it doesn't mean that you deserved that barbaric punishment they put you through.
[Still frustrated, he decides to put his annoyance into completing the parts for his saber, and resolves to ignore Leia as best as he can. ... after another comment.]
And I'm telling you that "what I deserve" and your sympathy mean nothing to me.
[Or put in more simple terms, since she seems to have a hard time understanding:]
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[This is... about as close to hospitality as Kylo has gotten in a long time. Even if it's borne out of the desire to be contrary. Somehow he thinks this is a better option than acquiescing and getting her to leave.
Kylo hunches over the table and leans his right elbow against the table, trying to gather his focus enough to actually make progress. He's been adjusting to using the Force to use his disabled arm for delicate things over the past several months, but that doesn't mean it's easy.]
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She tries watching what he's doing for a while, but her attention slowly drifts back to Ben himself rather than the lightsaber parts on the table. And she can't help but notice the way he leans his elbow against the table, and how it's perhaps not as precise as his other hand would be. She may be stubborn and too thick-headed to give up on getting Ben to admit he's not taking care of himself, but the main reason why she's doing this is because she's concerned about him, and Leia can't ignore something like that.]
Did you injure your arm, too?
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What? [Why does she constantly have to interrupt him with useless questions about his health?]
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Leia gives Ben a pointed look, not entirely sure whether he didn't understand her question or if he just doesn't want to answer. In all honesty, she leans toward the latter, just knowing how contrary Ben likes to be.]
Your arm. You're moving it more slowly than the other one. Did you hurt it?
[Because if he injured it and hasn't received medical help for it, Leia will have many a word with the enforcers and anyone else who will listen.]
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He didn't tell you. [That seems odd, that Han wouldn't share with her everything Kylo told him. Of course he keeps who he is vague, perhaps to be even more infuriating.]
I lost feeling in it months ago. [So it's nothing new, he's dealing with it. He's not concerned.]
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Ben, that's not something you should just accept. Have you even had it looked at?
[Because he's keeping his voice low, she does the same, but it's not hard to notice the concern in her voice despite that. The medical technology here may be centuries behind the technology in their own world, but Leia can't believe there isn't something here they could use to help restore some feeling in his arm.]
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Do you really think something brought on by that thing would be fixed that easily?
[He has no hope about it being fixed, at least as long as he's here. The Reaper's left a permanent mark on him in a few ways.]
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I'm sorry. You don't deserve that.
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It's never been about "deserve."
[Nothing is fair, not in their own galaxy and certainly not here. It's part of why he's determined to work to take control of things himself, so he can make it work the right way.]
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Then what is it about?
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The Force works in strange ways if left alone.
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And what do you mean by that?
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Do you want a lesson on the philosophy of the universe?
[He doesn't really want to talk about that right now. He's got something concrete in his hands and he'd like to focus on that.]
Things aren't fair. That's it.
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[If things were fair, Alderaan wouldn't have been destroyed, Ben wouldn't have killed Han, and Ben wouldn't have gone to the dark side in the first place. Not to mention everything else that happened in between all that, or the fact that she got to live on Alderaan in the first place, while Luke was stuck on Tatooine of all places.]
That doesn't mean I'm not allowed to express sympathy for you, and it doesn't mean that you deserved that barbaric punishment they put you through.
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And I'm telling you that "what I deserve" and your sympathy mean nothing to me.
[Or put in more simple terms, since she seems to have a hard time understanding:]
I don't care.