That blank stare of hers had the big man genuinely confused for a moment, but when Holly took a breath and clarified what she meant Bear chuckled for a second. There was no sudden look of shame, or even anger at being rejected. If anything he preferred when people were just straight forward with him; since the subtler things tended to elude him. With a warm smile he simply nodded his head, and spoke up again. "That's cool. Love watching movies with friends. Just was confused when you mentioned a mate." It was likely sad that most of what he learned about relationships came from either his friends, or the wild life documentaries that the mountain of a man watch. Yet his handler and the Regiment never really placed must value in properly educating a weapon like Bear. After all if he was content, why risk messing with that?
There was no wounded pride over her disinterest, no soured mood either. He had all kinds of different friends, and it made life easier just knowing what kind of friend they were. Some were just training friends and teammates. Others were drinking friends, or those he ate with. A few were friends he liked to watch movies with, and a couple were friends who enjoyed physical intimacy too. Life was simple that way, knowing where he stood, and what his role was in things. So the clear and concise explanation from Holly suited him perfectly.
When the conversation moved to the co op mission he chuckled again, nodding as she raised the questions. "Even with the sledgehammer I think a minute is good. I mean the extra thirty seconds seems like nothing now, but when those rocket launcher guys show up it'll feel like a lifetime!" Already his mind was racing with thoughts of all the fun they would have. The simulated missions were tough; especially the ones with objectives that required more than just sheer brawn. Still with Holly as his partner the two had always done remarkably well.
When she asked about half an hour he considered it for a second, before finally nodding once more. "Sounds good! I will bring Tina, and some beer, and meet you there!" Most people laughed, or smirked, when he called his sledgehammer Tina. But his teammates stopped laughing long ago. Especially when 'Tina' saved their lives or helped clear the way when the team was deployed in the field.