It's extreme, maybe, but the man can't stand to hear his daughter unhappy for even a moment. He sees a bug disgusting her, he reacts without thought. A moment, and his fist descends, thundering onto the pathetic speck with the impact of a vengeful god. His mouth perks into a smile at his daughter's delighted giggle, but then his wife is tutting in his ear.
"Couldn't you have found a cleaner way to get rid of it? Here, give me your hand..."
He offers up his hand, watching as it takes a couple of attempts for his wife to wipe the mashed insect off with swipes of the restaurant napkins. His first attempt merely smudges it further, but then she applies more pressure, picking every last mangled limb free. Balling it up, she sets it on its way to its final resting place in the trash.
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