Ben is visibly startled, and his ears flush red when Rey finds him. He hadn't expected to be approached by the person he was talking about, but he's pleased. He's been working on research in the Library, and he thinks there's been progress made. There's still work to be done but there's a start.

Going home doesn't seem impossible anymore, and that's brightened his mood considerably. Ben Solo has always been a creature split in two - two sides of the Force, two sides, two minds, two worlds. It's a strange irony that's cropped up throughout his life.

She might see his throat twitch with an anxious gulp before he talks. Clearly he's been thinking over this for a while.

"I was thinking of going out to eat sometime. Your choice of place."