There was a lot of situations that the large man was well equipped to handle. Leading the charge through a heavily out manned group, going toe to toe with just about any physical based super, or drinking his friends under the table. But when it came to offering emotional support and dealing with situations that required finesse and tact, Bear knew he was out of his depth. It was tough though; because as simplistic as his life may have been, he really did care deeply for those the big guy counted as friends. And Holly was firmly on that list. Seeing them hurt, physically or emotionally, just made him want to act. Made the large man want to protect em, and help his friends feel all better.
However this seemed like one of those situations that he really couldn't make all better. No matter how badly he wished to. So when she patted his arm and spoke up once more bear nodded slowly. That frown still lingered yet he tried to smile when she did...and he offered a soft chuckle at the news that she wasn't a hugger. "If hugs are no good I know that beer, snacks, and movies helps with stress stuff, Holly. Or sex does too. So if you think any of that would help just lemme know, okay?" Unsure of what to say or do he reached out and mirrored her own gesture, gently patting the handler on her upper arm before his smile grew a bit brighter.
"Oh! You can totally shoot me for a bit if you want? That always seemed to make Sin happy!! I won't even move or nothing." As odd as the offer was; which was somehow possibly less odd then the casual way he had just offered her sex only a moment before, Bear was quite serious about getting shot.