[ the lightsaber comment gets a little snort from him, a half-laugh under his breath. that was one of the things he appreciated about her, in that maternal sort of way — the way she could say things that made everything feel a little less bad.

she was here now. they had each other now. that was the thing to focus on. (maybe it would make new amsterdam and surrounding cities feel a little less unbearable. a little less smothering in their loneliness.) ]

Hopefully. We were trying. [ he can’t figure out a good segue, so he just goes in there with ] I made Finn a general with me. We’re co-generals. And I don’t think we’ll let you down. … You know, if we ever get to go back.