Ned was trying to console Peter but it wasn't working. Penelope was doing a better job at consoling Elliot. Mj was being mj and sketching in her notebook of people in crisis.
"Peter, what are we gonna do?" Elliot said with the utmost sorrow.
"I don't know, Mr. Herrington said he emailed the permission slips just after lunch. May has for sure seen it by now. She isn't going to let me skip this" Peter said, already going through the 5 stages of grief.
"Yea no, Tony probably already called a meeting, making plans on how to humiliate us." She said as they finally made it out the door.
They exchanged goodbyes so Ned and Penny left. Peter and Elliot got in Happy's car without saying a word.
"Hey kids, how was school?" Happy asked like always. If he knew about the field trip he was hiding it for some reason.
"Just peachy" Elliot said with a groan
"Aw, what happened at school?" Happy asked with a sliver of concern.
"Oh, trust me you'll find out" Peter said, sinking into his seat further.
"Look I know I may not show it often but I care about you 2. I see you guys are upset so why don't we stop by subway to get sandwiches?"
That made Peter and Elliot crack open a smile "yea sure I am hungry" Peter said putting his hands on his stomach.
"Your always hungry" Elliot said elbowing him
"You guys order ahead. By the time we get there we can just pick up the sandwiches and leave." Happy said, offering them his phone.
Peter and Elliot looked at each other in shock. "US… EAT IN HAPPY HOGAN'S CAR?!" Peter started. "HAPPY ARE YOU ALRIGHT?! ARE YOU SICK OR SOMETHING" Elliot continued patting on Happy's forehead and Happy swatted her hand away.
"Yea yea this is a one time thing. I mean you guys are high schoolers. Can you not eat without making a mess?" Happy asked, looking at them through the mirror.
"Yes sir," Elliot said, giving him a flimsy salute. "We will not make a mess in your car" Peter said, mirroring Elliot.
"Alright you 2 get ordering then. I'm hungry too"
After ordering and getting the sandwiches Happy drove to Peter's apartment to drop him off. They drove in silence on their way to the tower making a bit of small talk but she enjoyed it this way anyways.
"Alright kid this is your stop" Happy said, jolting Elliot out of her thoughts.
"Oh right, thank you for the ride happy," she said, remembering what waits for her in the tower she groans.
"Hey no problem kid, it's, quite literally, my job" Happy said, moving away to park the car.
Sighing Elliot moved over and pressed the elevator button.
"Hello Elliot how was school today" the AI Friday asked
"Oh pretty good Friday. Seen anything interesting?"
"No it's been pretty quiet here in the tower. Though the boss did ask to speak with you"
Elliot let out a deep sigh "it's gonna be a long week huh Fri."
"I'm sure it won't be that bad" great even the AI was giving her pity.