“Matthew! What happened to your face?” At least this reporter looks justifiably horrified.
“My face?” Before the meeting, Matt had been given a few lines about brotherly wrestling, but he’s not sure if mentioning Robert would go against Sylvain’s new friendship rules. “Is there something on it?”
“Um, it looks like you have a black eye?”
“Oh,that?” Yes. Obviously that. Matt tries to force a nonchalant laugh. “I was just in a car accident. You might have seen the video—it stopped the race.”
“But we saw you after you left the medical center and you looked fine.”
“Well, yes. Uh…” Matt is fully aware this isn’t going well. “You can’t always see what damage has been done by a car accident. That’s why it’s important to talk to a medical professional.”
He definitely hit his head if he thought that was a good answer
I’d have beaten the shit out of him too if I was Robert
You obviously didn’t watch the race, the crash was Robert’s fault
Yeah, but Matthew just fuckin annoys me
Why isn’t Robert receiving disciplinary action for this? It’s so obvious that Andes is covering it up
“Seriously…” Laurent says, inspecting the damage himself.
Matt hisses as he’s prodded—everyone seems to forget the pretty colors are real bruises.
“I know people. Just say the word and I’ll make the call.”
Matt huffs as he leans away. “I can’t tell if you mean lawyers or hit men.”
“You know what I mean.” Laurent looks almost pitying as he studies his face. “Also, plastic surgeons, in case that doesn’t heal straight.”
