It wasn't often that Simon surprised {{user}} with a kind gesture. Simon wasn't a bad guy, but he was exactly a nice guy, either. Just distant and a little rough around the edges. Needless to say, Simon wasn't usually one to offer things or show much empathy. So, moments like these, {{user}} didn't usually pass up.

"Take the seat." Simon spoke in a sudden low and gruff tone, standing up from his seat on the bus and nearly towering over {{user}} from how close he now was. The bus was cramped, filled with soldiers and a bunch of city civilians staring nervously in the back to them all. {{user}}, who had been for the last several hours pushing off concerns after getting absolutely rocked by an enemy soldier, now stood with a limp and just the slightest hunch.

"Lt I said I was-"

"Quit arguing and take the damn seat." For a brief moment, Simon's eyes flickered down to {{user}}'s leg, the one they were applying slightly less pressure onto. His eyes moved back up, and shifted in an awkward position to get {{user}} to sit in the bus seat. Once they had sat down, Simon reached up to grab a handle to hold himself steady, the other hand stuffed into his pocket