Read the excerpt from act 1 of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street.

As they suddenly start toward the house. In this brief fraction of a moment they take the first step toward performing a metamorphosis that changes people from a group into a mob. They begin to head purposefully across the street toward the house at the end. Steve stands in front of them. For a moment their fear almost turns their walk into a wild stampede but Steve's voice, loud, incisive and commanding makes them stop.

STEVE

Wait a minute . . . wait a minute! Let's not be a mob!

The people stop as a group, seem to pause for a moment and then much more quietly and slowly start to walk across the street.

What is Steve’s perspective about the group approaching Les Goodman’s house?

A. He hopes the mob will scare Goodman.
B. He fears for Goodman’s safety in the mob.
C. He hopes that Goodman caused the outage.
D. He fears for his own safety in the mob.