Yes, Patty really hadn't noticed. All she heard in Deathstroke's words was sincerity.
She was too embarrassed to ask the Justice League's Trinity to make a special trip just to verify whether Deathstroke was telling the truth. When a lie was clearly in her favor, she would rather believe it was true.
Women's reasoning worked differently from men's. If they wanted something, then they truly wanted it.
Besides, the Adjutant had projected images of the finished model home, letting her see what this place would look like in the future. How could she possibly refuse such a huge windfall falling into her lap?
Besides, this was supposedly a gift from the Justice League to Barry. True or not, hadn't her boyfriend remained silent instead of objecting?
He had already accepted the gift, so there was even less reason for her to refuse it.
So she nudged Barry with her elbow. He had his head lowered, staring wide-eyed at the Strangler Sprout on the top of his shoe. Signaling for him to stop zoning out, she smiled and said:
"I understand. There's no need for everyone to make a special trip over this. Since it's everyone's kindness, we'll accept it."
"That's more like it. If it's a gift for you, just take it." Su Ming clapped his hands, settling the matter. "You're much more decisive than Barry. We talked to him for ages before he agreed to accept the gift. It was like he didn't need food, clothes, housing, or transportation, like he wanted to transcend material things and become a god."
"He's just easily embarrassed." Patty wrapped her arms around Barry and kissed his cheek. "Anyway, thank you to everyone in the Justice League for the gift. We love it."
"Good. Then take a look at these virtual projections. My