With anyone else, Jyn would have lied, or at least fallen back on sarcasm. With Cassian, she didn't want to go that route. Being dishonest with him felt inherently wrong, and it had practically from the beginning of their acquaintance with each other. Maybe not quite at first, when feeling so seen made her defiant and terse, but as soon as she realized she could trust him, the rest fell into place.
Now, it was only difficult to answer with the truth because of their current circumstances. She didn't want to force them back into a heavier subject when she could feel him finally beginning to settle down; she didn't want to mention the prospect of her own death when he'd just had a nightmare about killing her.
She settled on what she hoped wouldn't be too morbid a way of putting it. "I don't know what peace would have looked like," she replied. "Honestly, I... Before this place, I never really thought I'd see peace. And I'm still not very good at it. Peace, I mean. So, no, I definitely never imagined this sort of life for myself."
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Date: 2025-06-02 04:24 am (UTC)Now, it was only difficult to answer with the truth because of their current circumstances. She didn't want to force them back into a heavier subject when she could feel him finally beginning to settle down; she didn't want to mention the prospect of her own death when he'd just had a nightmare about killing her.
She settled on what she hoped wouldn't be too morbid a way of putting it. "I don't know what peace would have looked like," she replied. "Honestly, I... Before this place, I never really thought I'd see peace. And I'm still not very good at it. Peace, I mean. So, no, I definitely never imagined this sort of life for myself."