[Gene accepts the water, although the bottle it comes in gets a confused look, and then Steve gets one, too, but he still twists off the top and takes a drink without hesitating and- oh. It's clean, and it's cold, and it's the best thing he's ever tasted for exactly those reasons, and it definitely shows in his expression for a moment.
... Actually, that's easily the happiest he's really looked since Steve found him on deck, even if he hasn't exactly been disengaged from their conversation. Clean water isn't going to change what happened, but it feels good going down his throat and it takes a lot to not just guzzle the whole thing down in one go. He stops reluctantly and wipes at his mouth with his wrist, barely flinching as he upsets a sore with the motion.
Further hesitation is definitely to be blamed on that stubborn pride, that he's a marine and marines make do with what they have because they're tough and don't need hand outs, but...]
If you're sure he won't mind. [A shower sounds way too good to be true.]
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... Actually, that's easily the happiest he's really looked since Steve found him on deck, even if he hasn't exactly been disengaged from their conversation. Clean water isn't going to change what happened, but it feels good going down his throat and it takes a lot to not just guzzle the whole thing down in one go. He stops reluctantly and wipes at his mouth with his wrist, barely flinching as he upsets a sore with the motion.
Further hesitation is definitely to be blamed on that stubborn pride, that he's a marine and marines make do with what they have because they're tough and don't need hand outs, but...]
If you're sure he won't mind. [A shower sounds way too good to be true.]