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WHO: Poe Dameron and Rey
WHAT: They're going to have a talk about a certain someone
WHEN: In the afternoon after his encounter with Kylo Ren
WHERE: The Gallows
NOTES: N/A

After encountering Kylo Ren the late morning and hearing something surprising to him. Poe couldn't shake the frustrated feelings away. The Gallows seemed to be the safest bet to linger around. He found a few practice dummies that were padded enough to throw a few punches at along with kicks. Any time he had been frustrated in the past doing these particular exercises helped. He would find himself in the work out area of the base on D’Qar in a similar way. BB-8 was always a good listener when he was in these moods. It helped to clear his mind or put it onto the path he needed to go. Right now, he didn't truly have anyone that could come close. Sometimes he needed to tell everything to someone maybe someday he’ll find the person here. Rey is someone he’s trying to get to know yet. He knows that he can trust her, even if things become complicated. The people he met wouldn't fully understand and he wouldn't bother them with it. If anything he’s hoping he can punch his frustrations out.

His punches hit harder than intended but it’s helping with every connection on the dummy. There’s a round of quick jabs before giving it a sidekick. Poe isn't sure for how long he’s been at it, but all of his focus is on the hits. It’s the same rotation before he changes it up slightly, putting in low hits with a few high ones.

He finally takes a minute to catch his breath after giving the dummy a few more swift kicks. The words of what Kylo Ren told him still echoing. The son of Leia and Han. Poe could only feel that slight doubt forming in the pit of his gut. It wasn't the first time he has felt these things. But the question floating in his mind would not be answered. He would have to continue moving forward. Poe wipes off the building sweat from his forehead before getting back into position in front of the dummy.

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Rey had wanted to seek Poe out right after their altercation the day before, because she wants to make sure things didn't get all muddied between them. Poe is a new friend, but one all the same, and she doesn't want things to be weird between them. Ben had distracted her, however, and then in the morning she'd had some emergency repairs that couldn't wait.

She had felt Ben's anger flaring through their bond at points throughout the morning, but that's nothing particularly unusual, and she ignores it for the most part.

When she's crossing the courtyard in the afternoon to check on something, she sees Poe beating up dummies and pauses, veering off her course to go and speak with him. Now is as good a time as any, and at least he looks like he's kind of tired so maybe they won't be having a fight.

"You beating up someone specific or just getting out energy?"

Poe is about to punch more at the dummy but doesn't when he hears a familiar voice nearby. He turns to face Rey giving a small smirk while giving a side ways nod back towards the object he had been fighting. A hand reaches out to give pat the dummy's shoulder area.

"It's only a dummy. Mostly built up feelings and thoughts. I may be getting a bit twitchy."

There is honesty in words. The dummy could have been a replacement for Kylo Ren. But that wasn't the complete truth as much as he wanted to fight him. Being here and now wasn't exactly the right time for that. Poe wouldn't be the one to throw the first punch.

Rey smiles slightly, her eyes drifting between Poe and the dummy.

"I know that feeling. After I first arrived I spent months waiting for something to happen. It gets easier." It helps that she has people surrounding her, now, too. Not just those from their own universe, but friends she's made here. Hesitating she shifts from one foot to the other, before speaking up again.

"In the interest of making things easier between us, we should talk about Kylo."

Poe looks at Rey while giving an encouraging smile. At least he wasn't kicking crates and tossing chairs. Not that she would really know at the moment.

"I'm used to always being on the move. It's hard to sit on your hands and do nothing. I can't do that very well. But, I can learn to adjust." Adjusting will take sometime though with constantly moving from starship to battlefield. Mission after mission for months to crawling slow pace of a life was different.

He puts a hand on one hip while gesturing with the other.

"What about Kylo Ren?"

She presses her lips together, picking at the skin on the side of one of her fingers as she tries to think of a delicate way to broach the subject of what exactly Poe had walked in on. He knew what he'd seen, of course. Her pushed up on her desk with Ben's mouth on hers. No way of brushing that off as something unimportant, or even something that had happened unwarranted.

She doesn't want to lie, anyway. Not about this.

"You know what. Him and I, being involved with one-another. I don't want you thinking I've turned to the dark side because of him. It's more the opposite."

He watches her keeping his facial expression neutral. Poe wanted to hear what she may have to say about what exactly it was he walked in on. They could have been dating for a while. There truthfully was no real reason to keep them apart. He doesn't exactly approve but he can't control human nature. Things happen and people get together for one reason or another.

Poe let's out a small puff of air as if being relieved over her being honest.

"I'll tell you what I told him. I trust you. My thoughts never went to you going dark side because of what I had seen. If you're involved, what can I do exactly about it?" There's a shrug while his eyes go downward staring at the ground. "I may never need to understand why you both are. We're not back at home. Things are different here."

He lifts his head while looking at her while sucking in his bottom lip a bit. "I don't particularly trust him. But," A small pause as he tilts his head a bit. "What do you mean by the opposite?"

"He's conflicted. There's good in him, and this place... being away from the First Order has been good for him. Being free of Snoke's influence has been good for him." She doesn't know what awaits them in their own world, but she knows that one way or another, him being free of Snoke will be nothing but good for him.

"I think he was starting to turn back towards the light, even back in our own universe. I'm not the one who killed Snoke, despite what the reports said. He killed him and saved my life."

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