Calm Response

Despite Tony’s Shocking Remark, I didn’t twitch an eyebrow.

[Test Subject, for someone like that, your Sympathetic Nervous System was momentarily highly activated. Isn’t this symptom usually called 'nervousness'?]

Truthfully, I did flinch a little.

But that was it. I calmed my startled heart and gave a light chuckle, as if I had heard a funny joke.

Getting flustered would only give Tony material to Attack me with.

The key was composure. I absolutely must not show any signs of panic.

“I like Sey?”

“Yeah.”

“I do like her.”

“Uh… huh?”...