Listen, just because he'd probably end up choosing the same things doesn't mean he'd not want the option. Control is his Thing.

Like everything else, he files away her distaste for her fellow students. He's probably already set himself apart from them by revealing he's not anywhere near fond of the Empire, but it won't be that simple.

"So if you're looking to avoid them, this is the place to be?"

The cafeteria is probably more like what he's used to on Yavin, but the further distance he can keep from Imperial cronies the better. He doesn't want his face plastered in their memories. Not while he's being some version of himself, at least.