Techie froze and felt ice run through his veins. Why is Kylo Ren, of all people, talking to him?! The blood is pulsing so hard in his ears that he doesn’t even know what the man is saying, and can only stare blankly at him.
“Um, ah,” he says, very intelligently.
And then bolts for the nearest exit.
“Oh. Oh, no, I d-don’t think you are. You’re th-the co-com-mmander of a huge ship and have r-really cool powers. How could an-anyone think you’re a disappointment?”
The doctor cleans Techie’s eyeballs and leans in to put them back in. He swallows hard when the doctor gets too close.
With a hint of humor, Techie added, “And some people *l-like* assholes.”