Splash around in the mud long enough, and no one could come away clean.
[ That clarification feels important. The First Order is oily. The Hutts that the First Order apparently sees fit to deal with are oily. She's told Ben too many times that he doesn't belong among them for her to genuinely worry that he thinks she's saying he does, now. But the effect remains --
And it's true for her, too.
No one comes away from Jakku pristine. ]
It's not all bad. In some ways, I think you could stand to be filthy more often. [ She reaches up with her thumb to wipe away stray cream from his lip. Then she sucks at it on her thumb to be rid of it. ]
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[ That clarification feels important. The First Order is oily. The Hutts that the First Order apparently sees fit to deal with are oily. She's told Ben too many times that he doesn't belong among them for her to genuinely worry that he thinks she's saying he does, now. But the effect remains --
And it's true for her, too.
No one comes away from Jakku pristine. ]
It's not all bad. In some ways, I think you could stand to be filthy more often. [ She reaches up with her thumb to wipe away stray cream from his lip. Then she sucks at it on her thumb to be rid of it. ]