[ The problem is, Poe doesn't have previous memories of this place. He has friendly exchanges with Rey, he has their mutual love of and fear for Finn. But on the sliding scale of those with whom Poe is willing to be vulnerable, Rey is solidly on the "protect" side of things. He serves her best as a leader, someone she can trust to hold up no matter how rocky things get.
There's no question that he admires her willingness to be a comforter. There's no question that he believes she can find Luke, take up the mantle of Jedi, help them bring Kylo Ren down. But he's a ranking officer in the Resistance military, and she is, for all intents and purposes, a new recruit. She's his responsibility.
(The idea that there might be more than one of them will come as a strange relief, when and if it comes at all. There are enough people here from different universes, enough people here from parallel universes, that it won't take him too long to consider the idea. Until, then, though. Until then, there's something new to keep him up at night.)
He reaches over the ruffle her hair, back on solid ground for now. ] You want something more substantial than melon?
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There's no question that he admires her willingness to be a comforter. There's no question that he believes she can find Luke, take up the mantle of Jedi, help them bring Kylo Ren down. But he's a ranking officer in the Resistance military, and she is, for all intents and purposes, a new recruit. She's his responsibility.
(The idea that there might be more than one of them will come as a strange relief, when and if it comes at all. There are enough people here from different universes, enough people here from parallel universes, that it won't take him too long to consider the idea. Until, then, though. Until then, there's something new to keep him up at night.)
He reaches over the ruffle her hair, back on solid ground for now. ] You want something more substantial than melon?