As for Starlight, Kevin definitely thought she was nice.
Being one of the few heroines with a conscience in the storyline of The Boys, a girl who from the very beginning to the end wanted to become a true superhero, Kevin naturally had a lot of sympathy for her.
But to say he liked her, it hadn’t reached that level yet.
Madelyn’s question about this slightly surprised Kevin.
He looked at Madelyn and hesitantly replied.
“For a newcomer, Starlight is pretty good.
Is there something wrong with her?” “Nothing much.
Just for the new movie, we might arrange a cameo appearance for Starlight in your picture.
It is also a kind of warm-up for Starlight’s independent storyline.
If you have no objections…” “That is it.
No objections, I definitely have no objections.” Seeing that Madelyn didn’t mean for him to artificially start a romantic relationship with Starlight, Kevin breathed a sigh of relief.
Vought International always put profit first.
If Madelyn believed that a romantic relationship between The Deep and Starlight could bring great benefit to Vought International, then Kevin might genuinely have to be with Starlight in the future.
Even if they were just a fake couple.
Kevin didn’t want to get involved in such troublesome matters.
Because Starlight’s personality was completely different from his.
He was like a old man who just wanted to earn enough money and live a peaceful life, while Starlight was an energetic girl who still dreamed of becoming a superhero.
Their personalities were complete opposites, and besides, Starlight constantly made her own assumptions about Kevin, which made communicating with her even more difficult.
Hearing that the other party simply wanted Starlight to make a cameo appearance in his movie, Kevin naturally made it clear that there was no problem.
Superheroes making cameo appearances in each other’s movies was a common occurrence in Vought International’s superhero films and series.
Just like with the Marvel or DC movie franchises, having superheroes make cameos in solo movies about familiar heroes was very common.
In one episode of Translucent’s ‘Invisible Power’, The Deep made a cameo appearance, and in an episode of ‘The Deep’, Translucent helped The Deep sort out some business.
Starlight was a newcomer, and Vought International was looking to support her, so naturally, they tried every possible way to find opportunities for her.
Now that The Deep was about to shoot a new movie, this was the best opportunity for Starlight to eventually get her own solo film.
Starlight appearing in The Deep’s movie, and then Starlight’s personal storyline developing—and since Starlight had already made a cameo appearance alongside The Deep here, The Deep would probably have to return the favor later.
Kevin didn’t object.
In the entertainment industry, everything is built on personal favors.
They were all artists in the same company, so of course, this wasn’t a problem.
Um…
it seems they weren’t artists, but superheroes…
Whatever, it was all the same.
After discussing the matters regarding the movie, Madelyn dismissed Kevin.
Because Kevin had his own tasks to attend to: shooting environmental protection videos, doing promotional work for the aquarium, and filming water rescue scenes for the ‘show’—all of this was Kevin’s responsibility.
The Seven’s meeting had just ended, and everyone had gone their separate ways to attend to their business.
Even Starlight had been asked by Ashley to discuss the script for her debut episode over the next few days.
Kevin, naturally, couldn’t sit idle either.
Leaving Madelyn’s office, Kevin began preparing for a new workday.
However, whether it was a coincidence or something else, as he stepped into the elevator, he saw a young man in ordinary casual clothes and a jacket, with a nerdy demeanor, standing inside with a backpack.
He looked very nervous.
When Kevin got closer, he could even hear how fast his heart was beating.
‘Wait a minute, this guy…
could it be him?..’ Seeing this young man, Kevin squinted slightly.
If everything went smoothly, this guy who looked like a nerd in front of him would be the protagonist of The Boys, Hughie Campbell.
Unexpectedly, it was such a coincidence that he met him in the elevator.
‘By the way, is he riding the elevator inside The Seven’s building right now?
How did this guy get in here?’ Kevin wondered, initially not wanting to get involved with Hughie, but seeing the keypad in the elevator, he couldn’t help but remind the young man next to him.
“Hey, haven’t you pressed the floor button?
Which floor are you going to?” “Ah?
Ah…
I am sorry, I am so sorry!” Kevin suddenly spoke, and Hughie jumped.
He quickly glanced at the keypad in the elevator and hastily pressed the number 1.
“Pressing it just once is enough.” Kevin watched the number 1 light up and go out, then go out and light up again, and his jaw dropped.
‘No, kid, judging by your behavior, anyone can tell you have something to hide, right?’ Kevin had no intention of interfering in other people’s business, but seeing Hughie’s nervous expression, he couldn’t resist teasing him.
“Are you new?
I haven’t seen you before.
Why are you so nervous, as if you have done something bad?” “?!” That sentence stunned Hughie, and he hastily tried to defend himself.
“No…
no, I am just…
I am just…” Perhaps under pressure, Hughie came up with a witty remark and told The Deep.
“I suddenly saw a member of The Seven, and I got a little excited!” “Excited?
There is no need for that.
Since you can use The Seven’s internal elevator, you will have plenty of opportunities to see members of The Seven in the future.” “Uh…
actually, I am…
actually, I am…
A-Train’s assistant, and he let me leave through this elevator…” Hughie mentioned A-Train, and his initial nervous mood suddenly dissipated, as if he had found an anchor to stabilize his state of mind.
Kevin looked at Hughie in surprise.
“A-Train?” Then, he seemed to have figured something out and realized.
“Oh, I heard A-Train say he was going to deal with the family of the person he ran over and killed.
You are the family of that victim, right?” “Yes, that is me.” Hughie admitted it straightforwardly.
“I apologize for bringing up your sad topic, please accept my condolences.” Kevin became a bit more serious and said to Hughie.
Hughie suddenly looked up, gave Kevin a strange look, and then quickly looked away.
“It is okay, A-Train was saving the world at the time, so there was no other way.” “Even if it is done to save the world, ‘accidentally’ killing a person is not a good thing.” Not to mention that at that moment A-Train was simply under the influence of drugs, which had nothing to do with saving the world.
Kevin finished speaking to Hughie and fell silent.
Before the elevator reached the floor Kevin was heading to, he patted Hughie on the shoulder and said.
“Don’t overthink it, everything will pass, right?” “Yes, that is right, thank you.” Hughie didn’t know if he believed Kevin or not, but he thanked him anyway.
Kevin didn’t say anything else to him.
Having finished his conversation with Hughie, he stepped out of the elevator.
They were just casual acquaintances now, so it wasn’t appropriate to say much, and Kevin had no intention of becoming friends with Hughie.
Just a few words were enough; saying too much would only arouse suspicion.
‘Am I right, Translucent?’ Stepping out of the elevator, Kevin glanced back slightly.
Having gained the ability to manipulate water, Kevin had become relatively sensitive to the water vapor content in the air.
Just now in the elevator, Kevin had smelled the water vapor exhaled by a third person, aside from himself and Hughie.
Without a doubt, it was the perverted voyeur named Translucent.
He probably did the same as in the original story: noticing something off about Hughie, he followed him to see who was behind him.
If the plot developed along these lines, then ultimately, Translucent would probably be blown up by The Boys.
Kevin could have pointed out Translucent’s presence right then and there and told him not to follow him.
‘What does this have to do with me?’ And Kevin had his reasons, too.
He didn’t mention Translucent’s presence out of respect for Translucent’s image in the hearts of his ‘fans’.
What if people found out that Translucent was a pervert who liked to spy while invisible and walk around naked in front of people?
Wouldn’t that ruin Translucent’s reputation?
Kevin was doing this for his teammate!
And so…
When the day passed.
Vought International discovered that Translucent had gone missing.
And that, naturally, had nothing to do with Kevin.
….
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