"I'm always more interested in differences," Kylo agrees easily enough. "We won't find anything we can use to improve our position, dwelling on this comforting notion of shared victimhood. Perhaps that's what makes us different. The ability to see past the allure of outrage to find opportunity."

It's not that Kylo is particularly pleased to have been brought here against his will, of course. He's just been batted about by the currents of fate long enough that there's no novelty left to milk out of the experience. His lips twist into a shape slightly more wry than bitter as he continues to watch the warm little gathering playing out in this world of their collective imagination.

"Thinking this group could be brought together with a call for unity in service of a common goal was Ambrose's mistake too."