>>5968250>>5968217>>5967990>>5967948>Smile and nod along, till everyone calls it a night and you can race back home.Honestly if it weren't for the group of people you're with and your friends, you would have already dashed off to find the bastard and whoop his ass. And not even so much for enjoying yourself on the night out with everyone, but simply because it would probably be rather suspicious if you suddenly up and had to leave, and then shortly afterward Stretch Goals shows up to fight the hero for all to see. He wants to broadcast to the whole city and insult you like that, worst of all get your name wrong and propagate the media lie? That's a personal affront and you'd be happy to ruin something of his in return.
Hell, it may even be worse, people across the country finding out. As others in the group said, this is kind of a big deal and heroes versus villains hasn't been a thing for a long time, to now potentially be happening again? It makes you angry that you want to break something even if it isn't his face, and you have to catch yourself from elastically deforming your face from clenching your teeth so hard. Absolutely fuming, it's a good thing you have company to watch out for you.
<span class="mu-g">"You trying to break the table Carrie? Your hands are going white."</span>
<span class="mu-b">"-no! No... it's... it's fine, I'm fine... it's nothing..."</span>
Already aware of your reaction to the video, Travis notices your anger sitting next to you and unfastens your grip on the table with his own hands. More than being friendly, just a caring or rather worried gesture, which helps a lot in... well, trying to calm down at least. Able to breathe deeply (but not so deep that your chest distends) and easing up a little, letting go of some of that anger before it makes you do something stupid. Feeling his hand to yours and helping to steady your heart.
Of course you're not going to just ignore this and you're still angry, but at least you're more level-headed to be able to act normally again. The key word being act, as you pretend to enjoy yourself as you were and pass by the rest of the evening with a smile. Until eventually everyone calls it a night later on, and after giving a ride home to Millie and Davonne, you can rush home yourself. Practically throwing open the kitchen door and startling your dad who was sitting in the living room.
<span class="mu-g">"That you hun?"</span>
<span class="mu-b">"No dad, I'm an arsonist."</span>
<span class="mu-g">"That's nice... you enjoy yourself?"</span>
Stomping around the kitchen in a maddening mix of anger and fear, you don't have to worry about keeping up appearances or driving angry and getting in a wreck, now that you're home. You even punch the countertop and annoy yourself for it not hurting and elastically rebounding, throwing you off balance.
