"She seemed like the determined type," Poe says. He didn't really get to know her, but he'd at least gotten introduced while Finn was unconscious. Enough that she'd seemed satisfied he'd keep an eye on Finn. (Hm. Mutual crush going there? Maybe. All the more reason to just keep his stupid mouth shut, that's for sure. Finn's been through a lot, and it sounds like Rey has as well.) "And teaching people to use the Force is what he's supposed to do."

The General had faith in her brother. Poe's parents had as well. So he's just got to believe that Luke had a good reason to be MIA all this time, and that he'll step back into the fray because he's needed.

Poe grins. "Oh, it's kind of a weird story..."

There might be some embellishment, just the sort that pilots always throw in when they're telling their stories. He has fun telling it, here in this safe space where the temperature is controlled and he doesn't have sand in every natural orifice.