The words were defensive, perhaps, but no less true, and it was important that she made Luke aware of that. It was bad enough that she'd seen and felt things that she hadn't been meant to see or feel; it would have been another thing entirely if she'd been trying to alter his mind. He'd never trust her again, and she wouldn't blame him. She'd lose all trust in herself, too.
"The only time I've ever done anything like that was to get away from a Storm Trooper, and I wasn't even sure I could do it." And yet she'd known, somehow. Known what to say, how to say it. It had taken her a few tries, but something instinctive had eventually come over her, and she'd known to speak calmly and confidently and he would do as she'd asked, dropping his weapon and leaving her alone.
She'd never seen anyone do anything like that before, and so she had no idea how she'd known it would work. So she wondered, now, if she'd always known she'd be able to reach out and connect with someone, had known just how to do it and just what it would feel like, and she'd only stumbled now because she'd thought Luke would be further away from her than he had been.
"I just... wanted to talk," she concluded weakly, even though it was the truth. "That is possible, isn't it? To use the Force to talk over long distances? I just thought I'd give it a try."
If it's a common enough occurrence that Luke would agree that it was possible, then Rey could let this whole thing drop. All she'd wanted to do was disprove any supposed connection between her and Kylo Ren. Beyond that, actually being able to tap into the ability to communicate with other Force users at will in the same way wasn't actually something she cared to do. If she wanted to talk to Luke, she had no issue with finding him somewhere on the island and starting a conversation with him the normal way. Considering how much of a novelty "normal" was, she'd wager to say that that was even better than using the Force.
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The words were defensive, perhaps, but no less true, and it was important that she made Luke aware of that. It was bad enough that she'd seen and felt things that she hadn't been meant to see or feel; it would have been another thing entirely if she'd been trying to alter his mind. He'd never trust her again, and she wouldn't blame him. She'd lose all trust in herself, too.
"The only time I've ever done anything like that was to get away from a Storm Trooper, and I wasn't even sure I could do it." And yet she'd known, somehow. Known what to say, how to say it. It had taken her a few tries, but something instinctive had eventually come over her, and she'd known to speak calmly and confidently and he would do as she'd asked, dropping his weapon and leaving her alone.
She'd never seen anyone do anything like that before, and so she had no idea how she'd known it would work. So she wondered, now, if she'd always known she'd be able to reach out and connect with someone, had known just how to do it and just what it would feel like, and she'd only stumbled now because she'd thought Luke would be further away from her than he had been.
"I just... wanted to talk," she concluded weakly, even though it was the truth. "That is possible, isn't it? To use the Force to talk over long distances? I just thought I'd give it a try."
If it's a common enough occurrence that Luke would agree that it was possible, then Rey could let this whole thing drop. All she'd wanted to do was disprove any supposed connection between her and Kylo Ren. Beyond that, actually being able to tap into the ability to communicate with other Force users at will in the same way wasn't actually something she cared to do. If she wanted to talk to Luke, she had no issue with finding him somewhere on the island and starting a conversation with him the normal way. Considering how much of a novelty "normal" was, she'd wager to say that that was even better than using the Force.