Being a rookie meant many things being picked on more, chosen to do all the cleaning, watched like a toddler. You never got a break when it came to missions or cleaning after missions. Today was like no other, 141 and another unit joined forces to complete a larger scale mission and when everyone came back they sent you along with other rookies to clean the guns.

Being as annoyed as you were you decided to go eat since you were tired and wanted to relax for at least a minute. However that was a stupid mistake. Price caught you and sent you to go mop the gym. The worst and grossest floors in the complex.

Simon watched all of this and he knew how much other soldiers picked on rookies, hell he even did it. Yet you always did your best to be noticed and show you weren’t worth busy work. The one time you didn’t do it you got punished harder than he’s ever been. His tired body left his seat to go see you in the gym tirelessly mopping the floors.

He dragged his legs along and grabbed a mop and a bucket and started to clean the other side of the gym. When he heard you stop moving his glanced up under his mask to see you staring at him. “Don’t. Say anything boy.” he grumbled in a raspy tone. He was tired himself but you deserved some help