Chapter 17 | Page 5: When Likes Matter More Than Lives (Patreon)

Captain Heroic is having a rough morning. Just three days after preventing a catastrophic bridge collapse, he learns that the internet is far more interested in a spilled bowl of soup — and the viral romance narrative that followed.

As Yazmine Velour scrolls through a nonstop flood of hearts, hashtags, and hot takes, Cap gets a crash course in modern online fame… and the uncomfortable realization that heroism doesn’t trend nearly as long as shipping does.

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Transcript

[Captain Heroic is looking at Yazmine Velour’s phone, which is belching a steady stream of hearts.]

Captain Heroic: I don’t understand. So a bunch of people put “hearts” on the video. What’s the big deal?Yazmine Velour: The #HotSoupHotSupe hashtag is trending on three platforms!Yazmine Velour: Comments sections across the Web are a maelstrom of theories, opinions and speculation!Yazmine Velour: FeedCrush.com just posted “Why we need Hailey + Cap right now!”Yazmine Velour: Over a hundred reaction videos and remixes have been posted in the last twenty minutes!Captain Heroic: I single-handedly prevented a bridge collapse not three days ago — saving dozens of lives! How many hearts did THAT video get?!Yazmine Velour: ONE of them trended for about a day and a half…

(Inset image: Cap supports a collapsing bridge as a passing motorist moons him.)