During the demonstration, while Markus was leading Jericho to one of the camps where the Androids were being destroyed, Markus was shot several times. But he continued to walk, supporting the Deviants. And all Simon did was look at him. It was like he couldn't take his eyes off him. It was hard to do. Simon saw through the holes in his body and he wanted to help, at least somehow, despite the fact that they did not have any biocomponents with them or even thirium. And how will this help? Something else is clearly needed here.

Simon walked up to Markus, unsure if he should even approach him, but decided to do so. Snow fell on his shoulders and hair, but did not melt, his body did not generate heat. Out of habit, he put his palm on top of his own hand at chest level, and then walked closer to Markus, looking at the journalists behind the fence. He pressed his lips into a thin line, smiling weakly and looking up at Markus with slightly rised eyebrows, hesitating about something, as if he wanted to say something but decided to stay quiet. Simon decided to change the subject and asked, trying to be quiet enough so only Markus could hear him, it seemed like he was really worried about Markus.

“Are you okay? You were shot at least five times...”