Hux has never taken a vacation. Hasn't even used a day off before.
But post-Starkiller -- besieged by Kylo's temper, ludicrous orders from Snoke, FO command breathing down his neck, his crew stopping work to take selfies with Millicent -- he's just done. Done! He's got 8 years of vacation saved up. He's going to use it, and they can all go to hell.
++ Nobody takes him seriously and thinks he'll be back 48 hours, tops +++++ He lasts one day on vacation ++ What he wants is conquest. And mai tais. ++++++++ Starts taking practice runs at building empires: starting up a prominent criminal network (FO gets a discount but business is business, fam), playing politics on planets who were iffy about the FO, scooped up by bounty hunters only to later have them working explicitly for him, convincing NR senators to back the FO, etc. Way more satisfying than pretending to enjoy the wonders of the galaxy or whatever. ++ Confusion and consternation from the Finalizer as they follow him sheepishly around the galaxy, playing the space equivalent of Player's "baby come back" + Does he return, satisfied with his galactic conquest tour? Does the Finalizer stage a kidnapping? Bribed with rumors of Starkiller II? He stops by to pick up more clothes and they won't let him leave? Annoyed by all the spam email Kylo's been signing him up for? Embarrassed by the desperate attempts at luring him back? Has Phasma been texting pictures of an increasingly fat Millicent in degrading outfits? Mitaka's tears?
gen or Hux/any, Hux takes a vacation, starts business ventures
But post-Starkiller -- besieged by Kylo's temper, ludicrous orders from Snoke, FO command breathing down his neck, his crew stopping work to take selfies with Millicent -- he's just done. Done! He's got 8 years of vacation saved up. He's going to use it, and they can all go to hell.
++ Nobody takes him seriously and thinks he'll be back 48 hours, tops
+++++ He lasts one day on vacation
++ What he wants is conquest. And mai tais.
++++++++ Starts taking practice runs at building empires: starting up a prominent criminal network (FO gets a discount but business is business, fam), playing politics on planets who were iffy about the FO, scooped up by bounty hunters only to later have them working explicitly for him, convincing NR senators to back the FO, etc. Way more satisfying than pretending to enjoy the wonders of the galaxy or whatever.
++ Confusion and consternation from the Finalizer as they follow him sheepishly around the galaxy, playing the space equivalent of Player's "baby come back"
+ Does he return, satisfied with his galactic conquest tour? Does the Finalizer stage a kidnapping? Bribed with rumors of Starkiller II? He stops by to pick up more clothes and they won't let him leave? Annoyed by all the spam email Kylo's been signing him up for? Embarrassed by the desperate attempts at luring him back? Has Phasma been texting pictures of an increasingly fat Millicent in degrading outfits? Mitaka's tears?