Kylo quietly hummed a thoughtful noise as she listened. What he told her was simple, very simple. The kind of simplicity that was close enough to be a true possibility that some wouldn't question it.
Not that she thought he was lying. Quite the opposite. She doubted he would lie to her, especially after coming from the sort of environment he had. Lies earned punishment in those sorts of worlds and while that might not be exactly what earned those scars he had, she recognized conditioning when she saw it, even if it was of the crude variety. No, she imagined what he was telling her was his truth, what he believed and had been led to. She could find out what he did actually remember of his early years -- if he remembered anything -- but in this instance peering into another's mind felt like it would be a dash of cruelty and clearly the young man had been through enough. Aside from the fact she could just imagine how Hux would react if she put those particular abilities of hers to use, even if she was kind about it.
"Interesting." Which it was, to an extent, and her tone certainly wasn't patronizing. "So you were quite young then, I imagine. If you don't really recall much of what came before you were at the compound."
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Date: 2018-08-31 01:13 am (UTC)Not that she thought he was lying. Quite the opposite. She doubted he would lie to her, especially after coming from the sort of environment he had. Lies earned punishment in those sorts of worlds and while that might not be exactly what earned those scars he had, she recognized conditioning when she saw it, even if it was of the crude variety. No, she imagined what he was telling her was his truth, what he believed and had been led to. She could find out what he did actually remember of his early years -- if he remembered anything -- but in this instance peering into another's mind felt like it would be a dash of cruelty and clearly the young man had been through enough. Aside from the fact she could just imagine how Hux would react if she put those particular abilities of hers to use, even if she was kind about it.
"Interesting." Which it was, to an extent, and her tone certainly wasn't patronizing. "So you were quite young then, I imagine. If you don't really recall much of what came before you were at the compound."