Rey was confused for a moment before she realized that Anakin Skywalker must have been Vader's name before he'd fallen to the Dark Side. Though she'd heard whisperings of Darth Vader's name virtually her entire life, years after his death... she'd never heard of Anakin. She wondered if the same would happen to Kylo Ren, with the name Ben Solo being lost somewhere in history.
But Kylo Ren wasn't her concern, not now. Luke was, as was her mission to bring him back. Though really, if she were honest with herself, it was less about the mission at this point and more about making him understand why he was needed, even if he only thought of himself as some dour old man.
"Wanting a holovid to come to life is asking the impossible. I'm not asking you for the impossible. You're a person. And your story means something to these people. Flawed or not, just seeing you stand besides General Organa will be enough to stir something inside of them, something that will keep them fighting. And they need to keep fighting. This isn't about the Jedi or the Sith. This is about the Resistance and the First Order. And we can't continue to resist the tyranny of the First Order if we don't have a reminder of what we're fighting for."
Though she generally wasn't one for hand-holding and usually minimized physical contact whenever possible, Rey actually scooted closer to Luke, giving his hand a quick squeeze as though to emphasize her point. "I have been listening to you. You're a man; no more, and certainly no less. But don't you see that that's part of your influence? You had humble beginnings and stumbled across something far greater than yourself; these people, Leia's people, need to remember that the same can be said for them. Otherwise... we've already lost."
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But Kylo Ren wasn't her concern, not now. Luke was, as was her mission to bring him back. Though really, if she were honest with herself, it was less about the mission at this point and more about making him understand why he was needed, even if he only thought of himself as some dour old man.
"Wanting a holovid to come to life is asking the impossible. I'm not asking you for the impossible. You're a person. And your story means something to these people. Flawed or not, just seeing you stand besides General Organa will be enough to stir something inside of them, something that will keep them fighting. And they need to keep fighting. This isn't about the Jedi or the Sith. This is about the Resistance and the First Order. And we can't continue to resist the tyranny of the First Order if we don't have a reminder of what we're fighting for."
Though she generally wasn't one for hand-holding and usually minimized physical contact whenever possible, Rey actually scooted closer to Luke, giving his hand a quick squeeze as though to emphasize her point. "I have been listening to you. You're a man; no more, and certainly no less. But don't you see that that's part of your influence? You had humble beginnings and stumbled across something far greater than yourself; these people, Leia's people, need to remember that the same can be said for them. Otherwise... we've already lost."