[ Her weakness makes his stomach sink. Maybe she’ll be okay when she gets up, which Simon hopes to god she can do, because he sure as hell can’t lift her — but her top half, too? For a long moment his hands hover in the air helplessly, the ‘what the fuck can I do here’ wheels practically visible. This is?? Worse than he expected?? Maybe there’s a hidden lining to her feverish state, because the ‘well, shit’ eye darting is really conspicuous. ] Okay, uh-
[ Crouching in front of her, he moves the glasses out of the way for now so she can’t knock those over by accident. ] Can you get up? Here-
[ He can’t move her whole body, but Simon can support 40% of a girl, even one who hauls lumber every day. And as little progress as she’s made getting upright, it’s enough that there’s space around her arms. He gets on one knee and takes hold of her biceps. ] Maybe it’ll be easier if you don’t have to think about the top half. Just... grab onto my arms and...
[ and he starts pulling Konoha’s human half up off the floor, by the arms, the worst way to pick up a person, but they’re not exactly swimming in options here ] -try rolling onto your stomach. Just get your front legs under you and you'll have all the water you can drink. Okay?
[ He manages to sound more confident than he actually is. If she’s really too weak to get up on her own, the not-sick, all-robot skeleton crew they’re gonna have to pull together is going to have their work cut out for them. ]
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[ Crouching in front of her, he moves the glasses out of the way for now so she can’t knock those over by accident. ] Can you get up? Here-
[ He can’t move her whole body, but Simon can support 40% of a girl, even one who hauls lumber every day. And as little progress as she’s made getting upright, it’s enough that there’s space around her arms. He gets on one knee and takes hold of her biceps. ] Maybe it’ll be easier if you don’t have to think about the top half. Just... grab onto my arms and...
[ and he starts pulling Konoha’s human half up off the floor, by the arms, the worst way to pick up a person, but they’re not exactly swimming in options here ] -try rolling onto your stomach. Just get your front legs under you and you'll have all the water you can drink. Okay?
[ He manages to sound more confident than he actually is. If she’s really too weak to get up on her own, the not-sick, all-robot skeleton crew they’re gonna have to pull together is going to have their work cut out for them. ]