On one hand, Pidge's persona was barely different from herself. She can think of Matt, and the Galaxy Garrison, and the Galra, and their subjugation of the universe. All those emotions can swirl around in her head and her heart and they're exactly what she needs to bluff her way through this. The Legion probably based their personas around their own real-life backgrounds, though she can't know that for sure about her assigned partner. It certainly would have been the smart thing to do.
On the other hand, Pidge has never been known for her ability to keep her emotions in check. These guys want nihilism, which is absolutely at odds with Pidge's default state of fiery hopeful determination. There's no denying to herself that keeping control over her emotions and not lashing out in rage at the cult will be a trial. So while she lets Thad talk, she tries to focus on the Galra empire, the sheer overwhelming size of their fleet, the number of races who have been brought to heel or joined just to avoid the worse fate, and the secret fear of the Paladins, floated in private moments, that the Galra are just too big for five of them to ever stop before they subjugate the universe.
Much more reliable than trying to picture herself killing her brother.
"We tried. We both tried as hard as we could to make people listen to our plight but it seemed like nothing was enough. Even trying to make them see how easily it could have been them...They just wanted to sweep it all under the rug. And if they see our suffering as not worth anything then...then no suffering is worth everything."
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On the other hand, Pidge has never been known for her ability to keep her emotions in check. These guys want nihilism, which is absolutely at odds with Pidge's default state of fiery hopeful determination. There's no denying to herself that keeping control over her emotions and not lashing out in rage at the cult will be a trial. So while she lets Thad talk, she tries to focus on the Galra empire, the sheer overwhelming size of their fleet, the number of races who have been brought to heel or joined just to avoid the worse fate, and the secret fear of the Paladins, floated in private moments, that the Galra are just too big for five of them to ever stop before they subjugate the universe.
Much more reliable than trying to picture herself killing her brother.
"We tried. We both tried as hard as we could to make people listen to our plight but it seemed like nothing was enough. Even trying to make them see how easily it could have been them...They just wanted to sweep it all under the rug. And if they see our suffering as not worth anything then...then no suffering is worth everything."