The smile that came as a response actually excited Rey. He could hear her! Of course, that could have been more to do with Luke being so skilled than because she'd actually done well in projecting her words over to him, but that didn't matter to her right now. The connection went both ways, and she was actually allowed to enjoy that feeling, unlike when it had been Kylo coming through to her.
She'd never felt this close to a person before. And she'd tried, searching for friends and surrogate family ever since being left on Jakku. She'd felt close to Han, but their time had been brief and, ultimately, very different from this. This was almost...
... intimate.
It wasn't really a word she'd ever used, and even when thinking it, it had rarely ever been in a positive way. But she and Luke were talking like a pair of old friends, using a language more personal than speech could convey. If that wasn't a form of intimacy, she didn't know what was.
I know what you mean.
Contrary to his belief, learning that Luke had been lonely even as a young boy didn't shake her image of him. After all, there was a certain strength that grew out of loneliness. She should know.
I never really had friends before I'd met up with the Resistance. And even then....
She might be biting off more than she could chew, but Rey tried to piece together a detailed image of a small, orange and white BB unit, rolling along the desert sand and beeping happily, emoting more than she'd ever seen a droid emote before. She smiled softly as she shared that image with Luke, thinking he'll appreciate it.
That's BB-8. The one who started all this. I'd still be on Jakku if I hadn't decided to rescue them from a Teedo.
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She'd never felt this close to a person before. And she'd tried, searching for friends and surrogate family ever since being left on Jakku. She'd felt close to Han, but their time had been brief and, ultimately, very different from this. This was almost...
... intimate.
It wasn't really a word she'd ever used, and even when thinking it, it had rarely ever been in a positive way. But she and Luke were talking like a pair of old friends, using a language more personal than speech could convey. If that wasn't a form of intimacy, she didn't know what was.
I know what you mean.
Contrary to his belief, learning that Luke had been lonely even as a young boy didn't shake her image of him. After all, there was a certain strength that grew out of loneliness. She should know.
I never really had friends before I'd met up with the Resistance. And even then....
She might be biting off more than she could chew, but Rey tried to piece together a detailed image of a small, orange and white BB unit, rolling along the desert sand and beeping happily, emoting more than she'd ever seen a droid emote before. She smiled softly as she shared that image with Luke, thinking he'll appreciate it.
That's BB-8. The one who started all this. I'd still be on Jakku if I hadn't decided to rescue them from a Teedo.