[ she seems to be in a much better mood talking about this, and cassian finds he doesn't feel anything sad bringing up lighter things about his mother. it's not like he talks about her much anyway, and he doesn't mind doing so with jyn. it doesn't feel dangerous, like he's giving away any weaknesses - more like just parts of him he wants to share, for once. ]

It is a very useful skill! You would - or maybe you would not - be surprised by how many people I encountered in all my years who could not sew.

I remember she always insisted I try to repair my own clothes first, once she taught me the basics, but she still went through and fixed them after. [ there's a pause, because does he actually remember that? ] She must have. I was terrible at it until I was probably about ten.