[ It’s easier to keep her up than it is to get her up, so while she’s coughing Simon’s already maneuvering around her so that his shoulder is against hers and his arm is supporting her back (in silver-lining news, about as close to a hug from cold bathroom tile as a sick centaur can get). He’s about to get the glass with his free hand when she starts gagging, and then he has to close back in with both arms to hold her up, so she doesn’t choke.
But simultaneously cringes away a little out of instinct, or as much as he can without loosening his grip on her. Despite being arguably the best-equipped Circle member to handle being vomited on, and already pretty gross.
The sad, tiny choke that follows is even worse, though. As if being feverish and pukey wasn’t bad enough, being stuck in a weird, foreign place away from home, the one factor that always makes that exponentially worse? Back to propping Konoha up one-armed, he reaches down to grab the water and offers it to her. ]
Yeah. Good job. You’re almost there.
[ ... sort of “almost” ... Simon grabs one of the remaining glasses of water with his free hand and offers it to her. Konoha said she does have to get up, but it’s not exactly helping just yet, and he can’t help but feel a little guilty. ] Sorry you’re feeling so bad. Where do you wanna go? Kitchen, maybe?
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But simultaneously cringes away a little out of instinct, or as much as he can without loosening his grip on her. Despite being arguably the best-equipped Circle member to handle being vomited on, and already pretty gross.
The sad, tiny choke that follows is even worse, though. As if being feverish and pukey wasn’t bad enough, being stuck in a weird, foreign place away from home, the one factor that always makes that exponentially worse? Back to propping Konoha up one-armed, he reaches down to grab the water and offers it to her. ]
Yeah. Good job. You’re almost there.
[ ... sort of “almost” ... Simon grabs one of the remaining glasses of water with his free hand and offers it to her. Konoha said she does have to get up, but it’s not exactly helping just yet, and he can’t help but feel a little guilty. ] Sorry you’re feeling so bad. Where do you wanna go? Kitchen, maybe?