That's not the answer he was hoping for. He's either pushed her too far, or not far enough- the distinction between the two is fine and difficult to tell, but so, so important. Tycho stares off to the side, thinking. He knows her in the hundreds of over-confidant pilots, but he doesn't know her, and that information would be critical now to telling him whether he should push harder, or lay off.
What do I do?
He rubs at his temple, feeling the beginnings of a headache forming. Wedge, I could use you now he ruefully thinks. He's made a mistake, coming into this without back-up, and now he's boxed himself into an impossible situation. Trapped between the interceptors and the interdictor cruiser. If he lets her go now, she'll feel like she's won, and that will only reinforce her problematic thinking. But if he keeps her, and pushes her too hard, or in the wrong way, she'll close herself off from him, and then getting her to listen will be impossible.
He could take her to the sims, ask her to demonstrate her piloting skills to him, but he's certain he could shoot her down every time, with ease. That's not arrogance, that's just facts. From what he's seen of her so far, that would only make her more upset, defensive and hostile, which would be completely counterproductive.
I have to get past her shields, he thinks. They're too strong, I need to take out their power source. She thinks he is treating her like a child, which he is. Time to show her he can treat her like an adult, by showing her some respect. Time to try some honesty.
"Do you want to know why I have a problem with you piloting?" Tycho asks. "It's not because I don't think you're good. Age has nothing to do with raw skill. Gavin Darklighter, who was only 16, had some of the highest scores of any of the pilots who joined Rogue Squadron at the same time as him."
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What do I do?
He rubs at his temple, feeling the beginnings of a headache forming. Wedge, I could use you now he ruefully thinks. He's made a mistake, coming into this without back-up, and now he's boxed himself into an impossible situation. Trapped between the interceptors and the interdictor cruiser. If he lets her go now, she'll feel like she's won, and that will only reinforce her problematic thinking. But if he keeps her, and pushes her too hard, or in the wrong way, she'll close herself off from him, and then getting her to listen will be impossible.
He could take her to the sims, ask her to demonstrate her piloting skills to him, but he's certain he could shoot her down every time, with ease. That's not arrogance, that's just facts. From what he's seen of her so far, that would only make her more upset, defensive and hostile, which would be completely counterproductive.
I have to get past her shields, he thinks. They're too strong, I need to take out their power source. She thinks he is treating her like a child, which he is. Time to show her he can treat her like an adult, by showing her some respect. Time to try some honesty.
"Do you want to know why I have a problem with you piloting?" Tycho asks. "It's not because I don't think you're good. Age has nothing to do with raw skill. Gavin Darklighter, who was only 16, had some of the highest scores of any of the pilots who joined Rogue Squadron at the same time as him."