He didn't like the answer, but it wasn't Finn's fault and he knew it. The words 'officers get priority' got a bit of a snarl, but it wasn't focused at Finn. It just felt like one more thing the First Order was taking from him.

But he also knew he had no damn right to claim Finn as his own, as much as he wanted to.

He took the glass and downed the drink a little too fast, before wiping his his mouth with the back of his sleeve and reaching past Finn to set the glass down.

"Yeah, yeah," He muttered a little dark. "I was almost an officer. You know that? They wanted me to be one. This is the first time I've regretted getting busted back down to pilot."

He leaned back in the chair, his knees spreading as he patted his lap.

"Sit down."