#page 3706

[pesterloglog]

Terezi Pyrope, Dave Strider

Act 5, page 3703-3713

GC: D4V3 G3T UP

TG: no fuck that

TG: im a lie my ass right down here for a while looking slightly less cool than i make myself out to be ordinarily

GC: YOU MUST ST4ND T4LL, ONLY 4 TRU3 H3RO COULD PULL OFF SUCH 4N 4CROB4T1C FUCK1NG P1ROU3TT3 OFF OF TH4T H4NDL3 >:]

TG: that is basically what i just did isnt it

GC: Y3S

TG: thats what im doing here im making a point of makin every little thing take place what was once mentioned in passing no matter how seemingly trivial or pointless

TG: thats how all the best adventures get strung together

TG: you havent heard me bleat like a goat for ironically humorous purposes yet have you

GC: NO!!! >:o

TG: that was something that was mentioned at some point by someone i forget when or why

TG: i bet you are on goddamn pins and needles waiting for that arent you

GC: 4R3 YOU 4BOUT TO BL34T L1K3 4N 34RTH GO4T, D4V3?

TG: no

TG: fuck that

GC: >:[

GC: TH3N W1LL YOU 4T L34ST G3T UP??

TG: no

TG: fuck you

TG: go away

GC: 4UGH

GC: WHY DO 1 DO TH1S TO MYS3LF

TG: what

GC: SUBJ3CT MYS3LF TO TH3 MOODY NONS3NS3 OF CURMUDG3ONLY C4NDY BLOOD3D FOULMOUTHS!

TG: i dunno

TG: why are you even talking to me anyway

TG: aside from the fact that several hours from now you apparently forget i dont need consolation and oughta be left alone

GC: M4YB3 1T JUST SO H4PP3NS TH4T FOR ONC3 TH1S 1SNT 4BOUT YOU!

GC: M4YB3 1 4M TH3 ON3 WHO N33DS SOM3 H3LP, H4S TH4T OCCURR3D TO YOU, MR COOLK1D???

TG: oh

GC: 4NYW4Y, 1 R3M3MB3R NOW

GC: SORRY, 3V3RYON3 W3NT K1ND OF SH1TH1V3 H3R3, 4ND 1 GOT B1TT3N 1 TH1NK, 4ND 1 K1ND OF FORGOT WH3R3 1 L3FT OFF W1TH YOU

TG: bitten

TG: what

GC: BUT 1 R3M3MB3R WH3R3 TH1S 4LL F1TS 1NTO TH3 CHRONOLOGY, YOU W1TH YOUR BRO H3R3

GC: TH1S W4S JUST B3FOR3 YOU B3GG3D M3 TO F1N4LLY SHOW YOU HOW TO R34CH GOD T13R

GC: SO 1 D1D

GC: 4ND TH3N YOU GOT M4D 4T M3

GC: SO YOU D3C1D3D TO GO DO YOUR OWN TH1NG FOR 4 WH1L3

GC: 4ND S1NC3 TH3N 1 H4V3 B33N UP TO MY PO1NTY L1TTL3 NUBS 1N SUSP3NS3, 1NTR1GU3, 4ND B3TR4Y4L!

TG: that sure sounds like a dumb way to say a thing

TG: almost egbertian in elegant stupidity

TG: the t in egbertian is soft like shhhhh

GC: H3H3H3 OH

TG: why would i get mad at you

GC: OH, YOULL S33 >:P

TG: ok

TG: but yeah i guess its about time you showed me whats up with my allegedly futile god tierification

TG: how long ago was it that you did your coin flip thing i dont even remember

TG: i was getting sure you were just bullshitting me and had no intention of ever mentioning it again

GC: UNFORTUN4T3LY, NO!

GC: M4YB3 1 SHOULD T4K3 TH3 OPPORTUN1TY TO 4POLOG1Z3 1N 4DV4NC3 >:[

TG: for what

GC: HMM

GC: 1 DONT TH1NK 1T W1LL B3 CONSTRUCT1V3 TO GO 1NTO 1T B3FOR3 1T H4PP3NS

TG: before what happens

TG: you mean god tiering

TG: does something go wrong

GC: 3V3RYTH1NG GO3S 4CCORD1NG TO PL4N!

GC: BUT TH4T 1S 4LL 1 W1LL S4Y

GC: R3M3MB3R, TH1S CONV3RS4T1ON 1S K1ND OF NOT SUPPOS3D TO B3 4BOUT YOU, 1 KNOW TH3 1D34 1S UNPR3C3D3NT3D

TG: thats practically unthinkable

GC: 1 KNOW >:p

TG: but i mean ok we can talk about your troll problem but this is pretty important here

TG: the god tier thing and whether i can actually do it or not

TG: it might be kind of hard to tell on account of me chilling face down on the pavement and also because downplaying feelings is the chief rule of cool but im pretty pissed about this

TG: which is weird

GC: 1TS W31RD TO F33L M4D?

GC: 4R3 YOU TOO COOL FOR TH4T TOO??

TG: no its not weird to be mad its just weird it feels like im the only one who is

TG: and the only one even contemplating taking jack on

TG: even among your group of irate gnashing shitheads

GC: H3Y!

TG: what

GC: 4CTU4LLY, YOUR3 R1GHT

GC: TURNS OUT W3 R34LLY DO H4V3 4 LOT OF SH1TH34DS H3R3 >:[

GC: 4ND 4LSO 4S 1T H4PP3NS TH3 WORST ON3 1S TH3 ON3 WHO H4PP3NS TO B3 PL4NN1NG TO T4K3 H1M ON!

TG: well ok

TG: and that would be a bitchin line to switch the subject to start talkin about your complicated problems but i kinda wasnt done

GC: F111N3

GC: BUT FOR SOM3ON3 WHO JUST TOLD M3 TO FUCK OFF YOU 4R3 SUR3 B3ND1NG MY 34R SUDD3NLY >:]

TG: but ok i mean isnt that what heroes should be doing

TG: working to take down the bad guy without a whole lot of this fuckin grandiloquence and these huge sweeping plans that got nothin to do with fighting him

TG: like always biding our time and tiptoeing around the unbeatable god boss

TG: johns too nice to get mad

TG: rose spends all her time calculating

TG: too focused on machiavellian ploys of sabotage to try anything drastic

TG: jade is

TG: i dont even know

TG: probably more a liability if she got it in her head to take him down

TG: if anything id bet she just needs protection

GC: WH4T 4R3 YOU S4Y1NG H3R3 D4V3, 1N TH1S CONV3RS4T1ON TH4T 1S ST1LL B31NG 4BOUT YOU

TG: im just wondering

TG: when does someone actually step up

TG: jacks got shit to pay for

GC: 1F TH4T 1S HOW YOU F33L

GC: TH3N 1 TH1NK OUR TWO PROBL3MS 4R3 NOT R34LLY D1FF3R3NT

GC: W3 4R3 BOTH PR3S3NTLY CONC3RN3D W1TH JUST1C3

TG: yeah i guess

TG: i guess it has been on my mind

TG: maybe i am supposed to be a hero and rise to the occasion because there seems to be this little persistent voice in my head nagging me about it

TG: insisting someones gotta pay

TG: and its hard for me to disagree

GC: TH3N 1T COULD M34N ON3 OF TWO TH1NGS

GC: OR BOTH OF TH3 TWO TH1NGS, L1K3 1T D1D FOR M3 >:]

TG: what things

GC: 1T COULD M34N TH4T TH3 4G3NT PR3S3NTLY 1NFLU3NC1NG YOU 1S...

GC: 4 CONSC13NC3

GC: 4ND/OR

GC: 4N 3X1L3

TG: im pretty sure i dont even have an exile

TG: ive never heard any voices or anything

TG: anyway you dont need a voice in your head to tell you this shit is

TG: just like

TG: so completely illegal

GC: >:?

TG: wait

TG: why did i just say that stupid thing i said

GC: D4V3 1 D1D NOT R34L1Z3 YOU H4D SUCH 4 P4SS1ON FOR L4W 3NFORC3M3NT

GC: 1 MUST S4Y TH1S SHOCK1NG D3V3LOPM3NT 1S COM1NG D4NG3ROUSLY CLOS3 TO G1V1NG M3 4 C4S3 OF TH3 V4PORS >:O

TG: no i mean

TG: ok that came out wrong

TG: what were we talking about again

GC: BR1NG1NG J4CK TO JUST1C3?

TG: right

TG: someone has to make him pay

TG: cant let him just go unpunished

TG: if i can figure out how to reach the god tier maybe i can be the one to throw him into the slammer

GC: ...

GC: TH3 SL4MM3R?

TG: slammer means jail

GC: 1 KNOW WH4T TH3 SL4MM3R M34NS!!!

TG: you call it the slammer when youre extra angry at crimes

TG: are you taking notes on this important principle?? jesus get a fucking pen

TG: or some chalk or whatever

GC: 1 TH1NK 1 4M FOLLOW1NG

GC: YOU 4R3 GO1NG TO F1ND J4CK, 4ND PUT H1M 1N J41L?

TG: wait

TG: fuck

TG: what

TG: no

GC: D4V3 1 KNOW YOU 4R3 L1K3LY D1SCOMBOBUL4T3D W1TH GR13F OV3R YOUR F4LL3N M4NBRO LUSUS, BUT TH4T 1S 3XTR3M3LY S1LLY 4ND DO3SNT M4K3 4NY S3NS3

TG: i know it doesnt

TG: im just saying

TG: what am i even saying here

TG: shit

GC: 1M ST1LL NOT SUR3

GC: YOUR3 T4LK1NG 4BOUT THROW1NG J4CK 1N TH3 SL4MM3R 4ND R4MBL1NG 4BOUT JUST1C3 4ND T3LL1NG M3 TO G3T P3NS 4ND SUCH

GC: NOT TH4T 1 4M COMPL41N1NG

TG: ok forget the slammer stuff that was stupid

TG: it is about justice though

TG: and since no one else seems to give a shit about that it apparently falls in my jurisdiction now

TG: not just going after jack

TG: but all the mutinous agents responsible for crimes

GC: 4G3NTS?

TG: holy shit why do i care about THAT suddenly

GC: >8?!

TG: anyway thats more shit that popped into my head just now

TG: so

TG: ok

GC: W3LL

GC: NO1RS CRON13S 4R3 3XPLO1T4BL3

GC: 4R3 YOU S4Y1NG YOU H4V3 4 PL4N TH4T 1NVOLV3S T4RG3T1NG TH3M?

TG: not really

TG: no

TG: anyway

TG: its not like being mad about this and hankering for justice is even the only irrational thing im currently hot and bothered about

TG: i have other duties to attend to

GC: L1K3 WH4T?

TG: ive got to explode this ridiculously illegal edifice oh my god what are these words im saying

GC: YOU H4V3 TO 3XPLOD3 SOM3TH1NG?

TG: never mind

GC: 4R3 YOU R3F3RR1NG TO YOUR PL4N TO BLOW UP TH3 GR33N SUN?

TG: oh

TG: yeah

TG: thats gotta be what im talking about

TG: probably

TG: i need to shut up now

TG: im sounding like an idiot and my head is starting to hurt

TG: why dont we talk about your thing now

TG: what justice thing do you have to do

GC: YOU M34N 1TS 4CTU4LLY MY TURN TO T4LK?

TG: yes

GC: BUT 1 W4S B3G1NN1NG TO FORG3T MY PROBL3M L1ST3N1NG TO YOUR H1GHLY 3NJOY4BL3 B3FUDDL3M3NT!

TG: just please tell me your justice problem and make me stop saying stuff

TG: farewell

GC: F4R3W3LL??

GC: W41T!!!!!! >:[

TG: no i mean

TG: god damn it im not leaving

TG: farewell is not even a thing i would ever say jesus what am i a victorian poet

TG: can you show me a little respect and assume any time i say something stupid it just means im temporarily being inexplicably retarded

TG: thats what a real friend would do

GC: OK D4V3, 1 W1LL SHOW SOM3 S3NS1T1V1TY 4ND C4ST SUSP1C1ON ON TH3 1NT3LL3CTU4L M3R1T OF 3V3RYTH1NG YOU H4V3 3V3R S41D

TG: thank you

GC: 1 W1LL FURTH3R D3MONSTR4T3 MY FR13NDSH1P BY DOM1N4T1NG TH3 R3ST OF TH1S CONV3RS4T1ON W1TH L3NGTHY 4CCOUNTS OF MY 3MOT1ON4L TR1BUL4T1ONS, L34V1NG NO SP4C3 FOR YOU TO SUBM1T 4NY 4MUS1NG OUTBURSTS

TG: that sounds awesome

GC: QU13T!!! >:O

GC: NOW

GC: WH3R3 W4S 1

TG: justice problems

GC: OH Y3S, OF COURS3

GC: YOU S33, OUR 41MS 4R3 NOT TH4T D1SS1M1L4R

GC: OUR PURSU1TS OF JUST1C3 1 M34N

GC: BUT YOURS 1S MOT1V4T3D BY 4NG3R 1N TH3 H34T OF TH3 MOM3NT

GC: WH1CH 1S BL1ND1NG YOU TO TH3 CONS3QU3NC3S OF 4TT3MPT1NG SOM3TH1NG V3RY FOOL1SH

GC: YOU 4R3 F4R TOO COOL TO SUCCUMB TO 4NYTH1NG L1K3 TH4T

GC: WH1CH 1S WHY YOU W1LL COM3 TO YOUR S3NS3S SHORTLY >:]

GC: MY S1TU4T1ON 1S 4 L1TTL3 MOR3 COMPL1C4T3D

GC: 1TS L3SS P3RSON4L

GC: THOUGH ONC3 1T W4S 4 GRUDG3 WH1CH PROP3LL3D OUR R1V4LRY

GC: NOW 1TS R3SOLUT1ON H4S B3COM3 4 M4TT3R OF PR4CT1C4L1TY

GC: 1F NOT PROF3SS1ON4L1SM

GC: BUS1N3SS L1K3!

GC: TH3 W4Y 4 TRU3 L3G1SL4C3R4TOR CONDUCTS H3R PROS3CUT1ONS

GC: D4V3 D1D YOU KNOW TH4T C3NTUR13S 4GO ON MY PL4N3T, L3G1SL4C3R4TORS W3R3 NOT CONF1N3D TO STUFFY COURTBLOCKS 4RGU1NG C4S3S B3FOR3 H1S HONOR4BL3 TYR4NNY?

TG: oh shit are you fucking serious

GC: Y3S! 4LSO, SHUSH

GC: 1 KNOW YOU 4R3 S4SS1NG M3 DU3 TO MY US3 OF T3RMS UNF4M1L14R TO HUM4NS, BUT 1T 1S TRU3

GC: TH3Y W3R3 D3PLOY3D THROUGHOUT TH3 G4L4XY TO 4PPR3H3ND CR1M1N4LS BY 4NY M34NS N3C3SS4RY

TG: no i got that theyre like your alien death lawyers who were sorta like bounty hunters in olden times pretty simple to decipher through context

GC: 1 THOUGHT 1 TOLD YOU TO B3 QU13T!

GC: 1 4M MONOLOGU1NG H3R3 >:P

GC: 4NYW4Y, TH3Y WOULD NOT R3ST UNT1L TH31R SUSP3CT W4S 1N CUSTODY, ON3 W4Y OR 4NOTH3R

GC: TH3Y WOULD G4TH3R 3V1D3NC3 OV3R TH3 COURS3 OF TH3 1NV3ST1G4T1ON, COMP1L1NG 4 C4S3 TO B3 PR3S3NT3D 4T TH3 TR14L, SHOULD ON3 B3 H3LD B3FOR3 TH3 F1N4L SUBM1SS1ON OF TH3 GU1LTY CORPS3 TO JUD1C14L 4UTHOR1T13S

GC: P3RSON4L F33L1NGS 4ND V3ND3TT4S D1D NOT M4TT3R, NOR D1D 3V3N TH3 N4TUR3 OF TH3 CR1M3

GC: ONLY JUST1C3 D1D!

GC: TH3Y W3R3 S3L3CT3D FOR TH31R CUNN1NG 4ND M4RT14L PROW3SS

GC: 4ND FOR TH31R 4B1L1TY TO UND3RST4ND TH3 M1NDS OF TH3 CR1M1N4LS TH3Y SOUGHT

GC: TH1S 1S WHY TH3 BURD3N H4S TO B3 M1N3 1 TH1NK

GC: 1 4M TH3 ONLY ON3 WHO KNOWS HOW TO H4NDL3 H3R

GC: 4S SUCH, SH3 1S MY R3SPONS1B1L1TY

TG: she

GC: SHOOOOOOOSH!!!!!!!

TG: ok i cant even make little interrogative quips to grease the wheels of your monologue

GC: OH

GC: Y3S TH4TS OK, 1N F4CT 1TS V3RY H3LPFUL

GC: WHO DO YOU TH1NK??

TG: spidertroll

GC: YOU 4R3 CORR3CT

GC: TH3 SP1D3R13ST ON3 OF 4LL

TG: youve decided to take her down then

GC: 1 GU3SS SO

TG: you dont sound that psyched about it

GC: W3LL, 1M H3R3 T4LK1NG TO YOU 4BOUT 1T 1NST34D OF 4CTU4LLY DO1NG 1T, 4R3NT 1?

TG: are you feeling guilty

TG: like second guessing whether she deserves it

GC: NOT 3X4CTLY

TG: hasnt she done enough terrible shit to warrant legislaceration

GC: TH4T 1S NOT 4 TH1NG!

GC: BUT Y3S, TH3 C4S3 4G41NST H3R 1S OV3RWH3LM1NG

GC: MOR3 TH4N YOU 3V3N KNOW!

GC: SH3S COMPL3T3LY OUT OF CONTROL NOW

GC: SH3 H4S MURD3R3D 4T L34ST ON3 OF MY GOOD FR13NDS

GC: 4ND POSS1BLY S3V3R4L OTH3RS, 1 4M NOT SUR3 Y3T

GC: TH3 C1RCUMST4NC3S 4R3 4 L1TTL3 F1SHY, BUT MY 1NV3ST1G4T1ON 1S ONGO1NG

GC: 4DD1T1ON4LLY, 1 H4V3 D1SCOV3R3D SH3 1S COMPL1C1T 1N J4CKS R1S3 TO POW3R

GC: WH3N 1 F1RST L34RN3D H3 C4M3 FROM YOUR S3SS1ON, 1 M1ST4K3NLY BL4M3D YOU 4LL, 4ND TOOK 1T OUT ON 4 H4PL3SS 3GB3RT >:[

GC: BUT 1F 4NYON3 1S TO P4Y FOR R3L34S1NG TH4T D3MON ON BOTH OF OUR GROUPS, 1T 1S H3R

TG: are you sure about that

GC: Y3S

GC: 4ND SH3 KNOWS 1 KNOW

GC: SH3 H4S B33N T4UNT1NG M3, TRY1NG TO ST1R UP OUR OLD R1V4LRY

GC: TH4T 1S WH4T TH1S WHOL3 JOHN VS D4V3 TH1NG H4S B33N 4BOUT

TG: there is no john vs dave thing though

GC: 1 KNOW

GC: NOT R34LLY

GC: 1TS JUST 4 G4M3

GC: BUT TH3 G4M3 1S S3R1OUS BUS1N3SS TO H3R

GC: L1K3 1T W4S DUR1NG OUR ROL3 PL4Y1NG D4YS

GC: 4ND JUST L1K3 TH3N, SH3S RU1N3D 3V3RYTH1NG BY T4K1NG 1T TOO F4R

GC: 4ND 1N SP1T3 OF 4LL H3R P4ST CR1M3S, TH3S3 4R3 NOT 3V3N TH3 MOST 1MPORT4NT R34SONS TO STOP H3R!

GC: SH3 H4S D3C1D3D TO F1GHT J4CK H3RS3LF

GC: WH1CH 1S 4N 3XTR3M3LY D4NG3ROUS 4ND STUP1D TH1NG TO DO!

GC: SOUND F4M1L14R, D4V3?

TG: are you going to stop me too then

TG: hunt me down and lawyerviscerate me for my own good

GC: NO

GC: 1LL JUST L3T YOU TRY TO R34CH TH3 GOD T13R, 4ND TH3N D3C1D3 FOR YOURS3LF >:]

TG: are you saying that i wont make god tier or i wont be strong enough if i do

GC: OBJ3CT1ON!!!

TG: what

GC: W3 4R3 T4LK1NG 4BOUT YOU 4G41N

GC: 1 MOT1ON TH4T 4LL D4V3 C3NTR1C T3ST1MONY B3 STR1CK3N FROM TH3 R3CORD

TG: lame motion overruled the judge wants to see where this is going

GC: NO H3 DO3SNT, YOU KNOW P3RF3CTLY W3LL H3 DO3SNT G1V3 4 SH1T

GC: H3 W1LL CL34R TH1S COURTBLOCK 1F H3 DO3S NOT H4V3 ORD3R, H3 SW34RS TO J3GUS

TG: ok fine

TG: we can keep obsessing over your fucked up kismesister if you want

GC: 1TS NOT L1K3 TH4T! >XO

TG: do you think she stands a chance against him

GC: NO

TG: then whats the big deal

TG: why not let her go get her shit ruined by jack and let justice happen that way

GC: B3C4US3 1 4M QU1T3 SUR3 TH4T 1F SH3 GO3S TO F1ND H1M, 1T W1LL T1P H1M OFF TO OUR LOC4T1ON 1N TH3 V31L

GC: 1 H4V3 S33N 1T 4LR34DY

GC: TH4T 1S WHY TH1S 1S NO S1MPL3 V3ND3TT4

GC: BR1NG1NG H3R TO JUST1C3 1S CR1T1C4L TO OUR SURV1V4L!

TG: so why dont you go do it

GC: B3C4US3

GC: 1M NOT SUR3 1F 1 C4N

TG: you mean you cant beat her in a fight

GC: NO, 1TS NOT TH4T

GC: 1T JUST TH4T WH3N TH3 T1M3 COM3S

GC: 1M NOT SUR3 1F 1 W1LL B3 4BL3 TO K1LL H3R

TG: i thought trolls were all about gratuitous murderings

GC: Y3S 1TS TRU3

GC: W3 4R3 SUPPOS3D TO R3V3L 1N BLOODSH3D 4S W3 GROW UP

GC: 4ND SH3 S33MS TO B3 3MBR4C1NG H3R R1T3 OF P4SS4G3 W1TH R3CKL3SS 4B4NDON, 4S 1 WOULD 3XP3CT

GC: GR4BB1NG TH3 BULL BY TH3 HORNS, SO TO SP34K

GC: 1TS 4 L1TTL3 1NT1M1D4T1NG

GC: B3C4US3 1M NOT SUR3 1F 1M R34DY FOR TH4T

GC: WH1CH 1 GU3SS 1S NORM4L??

TG: are

TG: you asking me to reassure you about that

TG: cause i seriously dont have a clue

GC: 1TS OK D4V3

GC: ST1LL MONOLOGU1NG >:]

GC: 1 GU3SS

GC: 1 4M NOT SO MUCH WORR13D 4BOUT NOT B31NG R34DY

GC: 4S 1 4M TH4T...

GC: 1 M1GHT NOT 4CTU4LLY W4NT TO B3 R34DY

GC: M4YB3 3V3R

GC: M4YB3 TH3R3S SOM3TH1NG WRONG W1TH M3

TG: i dont understand

TG: i thought you were insane kinds of apeshit over the macabre stuff

TG: like being all cutesy about executions and smelling cherry blood and such things contrived to get a guy feeling vaguely uncomfortable

TG: was that all an act

GC: NOT 4N 4CT

GC: JUST FUN!

GC: 1 L1K3 FUN, D4V3, 4ND 1 4LSO L1K3 G4M3S

GC: DONT YOU L1K3 FUN 4ND G4M3S?

TG: of course the fuck not

GC: L14R!!! >:O

TG: didnt you say youve killed people before

GC: TH3R3 1S 4 B1G D1FF3R3NC3 B3TW33N M4N1PUL4T1NG P3OPL3 TO TH31R DOOM W1TH TR1CK3RY, 4ND K1LL1NG SOM3ON3 BY YOUR OWN H4ND

GC: 1T 1S 4 B1T L1K3 H4V1NG TO F4C3 YOUR OWN D34TH...

GC: 4ND D1SCOV3R1NG TH3 D1FF3R3NC3 B3TW33N L34V1NG TH3 R3SPONS1B1L1TY TO SOM3ON3 3LS3, 4ND DO1NG TH3 D1RTY WORK YOURS3LF

GC: M4YB3 YOULL UND3RST4ND SOM3 D4Y >;]

TG: ok

TG: id like to help you out but i dont know what advice i should be giving

TG: to a member of a murderous species whos gunshy on going off to justicemurder a murderhappy murderer whose done lots of murders

TG: it feels pretty weird and inappropriate for me to be the one to tell you fuck yes go for it shes got this huge murder with her name on it anyways and its cruising right at her down comeuppance boulevard

TG: so i dont know

TG: do you want me to tell you to be a better human

TG: or to be a better troll

GC: 1 C4NT T3LL YOU WH4T TO 4DV1S3 M3, CHUMP4SS!

GC: M4YB3 1M NOT 3V3N LOOK1NG FOR 4DV1C3 P3R S3

GC: BUT JUST W4NT TO T4LK TO SOM3ON3 4BOUT 1T

TG: alright well all ill say is

TG: maybe if you kill her at least we can finally stop obsessing over her

GC: *S1111GNNNN*

GC: Y34H, F41R 3NOUGH

TG: why dont you just do what you think you have to do

TG: and ill do the same

TG: speaking of which

GC: OH, R1GHT

GC: YOULL B3 BUGG1NG M3 4BOUT SHOW1NG YOU HOW TO R34CH TH3 GOD T13R SOON

GC: PROMPT3D BY TH1S V3RY CONV3RS4T1ON 1 1M4G1N3, WHOD H4V3 THOUGHT!

TG: these time shenanigans completely blindsided us they practically never even happen

GC: 1 KNOW

TG: so i hang up now with future you and then start pestering present you about it is that how it works

GC: Y3S

TG: and i make sure not to reference anything said here to keep it simple

TG: except like in an offhand way thatll seem retroactively logical to your future self

TG: ie you right now

TG: if for no other reason than itd be boring as hell to rehash it

GC: TH4T SOUNDS 4BOUT R1GHT BUT WH4T DO 1 KNOW

GC: YOUR3 TH3 T1M3 GUY 4FT3R 4LL

GC: LUCK1LY 1 W1LL NOT H4V3 TO P4RT1C1P4T3 1N TH3S3 CH4R4D3S TH1S T1M3 4ROUND

TG: does luck actually matter

GC: >:o

[silver-rings-and-rabbits]

Open Heart - Chapter 14

Hearing Impaired

Matthew dressed and went straight to Edenbrook, without even catching any of his roommates on the way out. He barely paused as he walked through the hospital’s entrance, going straight up to Chief Emery’s office with measured breathing. He only slowed down when he heard the voices inside.

“…can’t allow yourself to be seen as weak or unsure, Aurora. You have a name and so much talent to live up to.”

“But—”

“It’s OK. Just rest and study up and you’ll be better tomorrow.”

There was a brief pause and then the door opened, revealing Aurora looking furious…but the minute she saw Matthew, her face flooded with shame and she ran down the hallway. Matthew hesitated, wondering if he should go after her.

“Is someone there?” Harper called.

It was now or never. Matthew squared his shoulders as he entered the office. Harper raised her eyebrows.

“Dr Valentine…I’m sorry, but if you think a personal appeal is going to change my mind about this investigation—”

“I’m not asking you to change your mind.”

Matthew closed the door and stood in front of Harper’s desk.

“Everyone keeps telling me to keep my head down and keep myself safe, but I need to stand up for what’s right. So yes. I’m the one who administered V-3706 to Mrs Martinez.”

Harper sat back in her chair. She just about managed to keep her face smooth…except for a twitch in her jaw as she fought the urge to drop it open. Matthew stood on the front-line, appearing certain but his heart pounded and he felt a little light-headed.

“You’re…confessing,” Harper murmured. She sighed and looked up at him. “You understand what this means, Dr Valentine?”

“Yes.” Matthew nodded. “But I want the chance to defend my choices and my future at an ethics hearing.”

Harper nodded slowly, pursing her lips. She uncapped a pen and reached for a notebook.

“I admire the courage it must have taken to walk into my office and tell the truth, so I’ll call your hearing. Keep working for now, I’ll be in touch about the next stage.” She paused after writing Matthew’s name at the top of a page. “You know if you lose…and it’s highly possible…you’ll never work in medicine again.”

The possibility broke Matthew’s heart, but continuing to keep this secret from everyone for what seemed an infinite amount of time might have broken him.

“That’s a risk I’m willing to take.”

“You’re crazy.”

It was later that night and Matthew was sat in the living room. His roommates surrounded him, wearing gobsmacked expressions as he told them about that morning. Jackie had broken the silence first.

“Agreed,” Elijah said. “Damn, Matthew…”

“And she’s calling a hearing?” Sienna asked as she cuddled Spooky in her hands. Matthew nodded.

“How are you feeling?” Jackie asked.

“The guilt was killing me. I don’t regret confessing. Whatever happens now, I’ll deserve it.”

“Martyr,” Jackie scowled. “You’re fighting though, right? I’ll help you prepare your arguments if you want.”

“Same.”

“And me.”

“Thanks guys,” Matthew said, smiling slightly. “The thing is, I can’t decide whether or not to tell my mom.”

The other three exchanged glances at that.

“I think you’ll disagree,” Jackie said. “But I wouldn’t, at least not until I had a definite answer.”

“I’d tell my family,” Sienna said.

“What would happen if you didn’t tell her?” Elijah said. “It would still be a secret you’re keeping, and you don’t want her to find out from an outside source. What if the press finds out?”

“At this point I wouldn’t trust the snake to not sell the story if he got the chance,” Jackie said, and Matthew shuddered at the idea of Holly finding out via Landry. “I think I heard that he’s paying another intern to sleep on their couch whilst he’s between apartments.”

“Really? I assumed he was sleeping at the hospital,” Elijah said, as the two of them headed for the kitchen. Elijah went for coffee, Jackie started boiling water for noodles. Matthew sat back to watch Spooky scampering over the floor as he pondered his friends’ advice. He didn’t have to think about it for long; Elijah had been right about the secrets.

He slipped into his room, quietly closing the door, and sat at his desk that was currently cluttered with notes and books. Remy’s ukulele was balanced on a few nails in the wall. Matthew stared at it as he waited for Holly to pick up her phone. A small part of him hoped she wouldn’t pick up, but when she did, the sudden rush of homecoming lifted his spirit a little.

“Matthew!! What a nice surprise!”

She sounded delighted. Matthew felt a tiny bit guilty that he had gone for so long without calling.

“Hey Mom, how are you?”

“Doing good. It’s been busy over here, we got some new riding students with the beginning of the school year, which is great, but now there’s all the admin and juggling their lesson times whilst I’m still working at the café. Still, better than trying to stretch the budget…”

Matthew smiled as he listened. When he’d left for college, Holly and Rob had a handful of kids who were learning to horse ride. By the time he graduated, it had become a full-on riding school.

“How about you, Matthew? How’s Rafael and your friends?”

“Um…Rafael got hurt rescuing people after a subway derailment.” Matthew bit his lip, remembering the surgery. “He’s OK though, he just needs to take some time to recover.” He took a deep breath and cut to the chase. “Mom…there’s something I need to talk to you about.”

“What’s wrong?”

Matthew told her everything that had led to him standing in the chief’s office that morning.

“She’s agreed to call an ethics hearing so I can defend myself, but the final decision comes down to the ethics committee.”

“So if they decide…?”

“They can clear me, or decide to revoke my medical licence.”

Matthew moved from his chair and flopped onto his bed. He was scared, he couldn’t deny it, but worse than the ethics hearing was Holly’s reaction. There was a long pause and then Holly gave a very deep sigh, which really hit Matthew’s guilty conscience.

“Mom, I don’t regret what I did, and Mrs Martinez wanted her freedom more than anything—”

“I’m not mad at you Matthew, you’ve always tried to do what’s best for other people. It’s just, sometimes, I wish you’d think with your head rather than your heart.”

“I know,” Matthew murmured.

“Well, it’s in the past. You’ve just got to face the consequences, whatever they may be,” Holly said. “How do you prepare for this? Will you need testimonies or something?”

“I think so, I’ll have to get residents and attendings on my side.”

“What about Dr Ramsey? He’d be great.”

“Yeah, maybe,” Matthew winced. That was a problem he was not about to get into.

“What if…if it doesn’t go how you want? Will you want to stay in Boston?”

“I think so,” Matthew nodded. “My friends are here, I don’t want to just walk out on them.”

He could hear Holly’s smile in her voice. “I’m glad you found such a close-knit group of friends, you seemed to miss out on that at college. But listen, Matthew, you know that whatever happens, you can always come home for a little while. You’ll always have a place to stay at my house.”

“I know.” Matthew grew wistful as he pictured their small house overlooked by a mountain. “Thanks Mom.”

They chatted and caught up for another hour. Holly was outraged when Matthew confirmed it was Landry who ratted him out. She called him a devious little backstabber, which surprised Matthew so much he burst out laughing. It was relaxing for Holly to hear, and she was always happy to hear about the rest of his friends.

“I still can’t believe you haven’t met them.”

“Do you want me to come up for your hearing?”

“No, don’t worry. I know it’s hard for you to get time off on short notice.”

“OK, we’ll keep trying. And you’ll keep me updated with the hearing?”

“Of course.”

Holly wished Matthew luck before saying goodbye. It was nice to hear her voice again, he missed her more than he realised. He might have been approaching twenty-seven, but he could have done with her company.

Over the next few days, Matthew caught up with Rafael, Bryce and Kyra over what was happening. Bryce was as shocked as Jackie had been, Rafael looked at him with admiration, and Kyra called him a bad-ass, making him promise that he would still visit her, no matter what. She’d had an intensive round of chemo, but showed a little progress and was hopeful for a few days discharge over Matthew’s hearing, if they were lucky. And then Matthew got an email that he would have a pre-liminary hearing the next day at 11AM.

He stood in front of the double doors of the conference room – which had suddenly become extremely imposing – with measured breathing, reminding himself of why he was doing this in the first place.

“You sure you don’t want us to go in with you?” Bryce asked.

“I’ll be fine. This part will be over quick.”

“Good luck.” Sienna squeezed him. “We’ll be rooting for you.”

Matthew tried not to think about the room’s precise capacity as he entered and walked to a podium that faced an eight-seated panel. One of the chairs was empty; Dr Banerji’s position had never been refilled. That left Dr Tanaka, Dr Lozoya, Dr Chandra, Dr Wen, Dr Cyrus, Dr Rosario and Chief Emery, who was sat in the middle. Some of them might have once looked at Matthew with respect…but now they looked at him coldly.

A rustle and a cough from a few seats away distracted him, and his eyes darted to the side to see Declan Nash sitting as casually as he might in the cinema, a smug smirk on his face. Matthew gritted his teeth and turned back to the panel.

“Good morning, Dr Valentine, and thank you all for coming to this preliminary hearing,” Chief Emery said. “In three days time, we will hear witness testimony regarding Dr Matthew Valentine’s conduct surrounding the death of Mrs Teresa Martinez, after which the board will vote whether to revoke Dr Valentine’s privileges at Edenbrook. Do you understand, Dr Valentine?”

“I understand, Chief Emery.”

Dr Wen took over. She was the chief lab technician but Matthew had never interacted with her directly. She spoke very sternly.

“Depending on the outcome, the Massachusetts state medical board will then review whether to revoke your licence as well.”

“Do you have an opening statement, Dr Valentine?” Dr Tanaka asked. He had started to recognise Matthew as one of Bryce’s friends and would nod at him when they passed in the hall. There was no amicability on his face now.

“I regret breaking the rules.” Matthew had straightened his arguments the night before. “But I don’t regret helping Mrs Martinez.”

“You’re saying that, given the chance, you’d do this again?”

Matthew had prepared for this question too.

“Yes. She was being let down by greed and cowardice, trapped here when a potential cure for her disease existed.”

Matthew thought he heard a scoff from Nash, but Chief Emery was speaking over it.

“You knew there was a risk the medication would kill a woman of her age.”

“So did she,” Matthew countered. “Mrs Martinez considered her options and chose to live, no matter how briefly, over another decade of loneliness and isolation.”

“So you say, without evidence to support your claim.”

“I care about my patients, Dr Tanaka, and that means their mental well-being as well as their health. I’m fighting for my career and I want that to be a career where the quality of a patient’s life matters.”

“Thank you, Dr Valentine. Your passion is certainly noted,” Chief Emery said. There might have been a note of admiration in her voice, but she banged the gavel and returned to her purely professional manner.

“Dr Valentine, you are hereby suspended from all duties until the conclusion of the hearing. Please hand in your badge and see to your residents about reassigning your cases.”

Matthew remembered how Ines had greeted him on his first day as he removed his badge and handed it to Harper. Still, he tried to think positively as he prepared to leave. Declan Nash caught him on the way out.

“What are you grinning about?” he asked, nastily.

“Trying to stay positive,” Matthew said smoothly, without looking at him.

“Yeah? Well, I’m positive you’re gonna be out on your ass,” Declan snarled, leaning closer to get into Matthew’s face. “In a few days you’ll be going by the way of Ethan Ramsey…unemployed.”

Matthew narrowed his eyes a fraction as Declan pushed past him, letting the door swing shut in Matthew’s face.

As soon as Matthew had received instructions from Zaid and Ines, he was passing off his cases to his fellow interns…but not before sprinting up to Rafael’s room to tell him about the hearing. Rafael wished him luck but looked anxious, and Matthew knew the feeling.

There was only one intern left to track down but no one had seen her. Matthew frowned as he searched the corridors, wondering if she was in Chief Emery’s office, when he heard a sob coming from a nearby supply closet. Fearing Sienna was having another difficult patient, he carefully opened the door, only to find Aurora Emery herself. She was huddled on the floor, bawling her eyes out. Make-up streaked her face.

“Hey, get out!” she shrieked, when she saw him.

That might have been the smart thing to do, but Matthew seemed to be developing a taste for less-smart decisions and shuffled into the closet, closing the door. Aurora glared up at him.

“Go ahead and say it.”

“Say what?”

“That I don’t deserve to be here! That I’m riding the back of my aunt’s success and I don’t deserve top spot. It’s all anyone ever wants to say to me,” she ranted, with another sob.

“Er…are you OK?”

“Do I look OK? I’m crying in a freaking supply closet!” Aurora tipped her head back against the shelves as more tears made their way down her face. Matthew shifted awkwardly on the spot.

“OK….what happened to make you cry in a supply closet?”

“Everything, OK? Everything…I’m just so goddamn tired.”

Matthew bit his lip.

“Why don’t you talk to your aunt about it? Surely she’d help with whatever’s bugging you.”

“My aunt, don’t you get it? She’s the problem!” Aurora cried. Matthew had never seen her like this. “I thought she’d lay off whilst she was busy with your hearing,” Aurora continued. “But she’s pushing me even harder. You all think I have an easy ride just because of her – which is, frankly, insulting – but you have no idea how much she expects of me.”

“Because of the family name?”

“Yeah, that. Also the fact that she hates being an administrator.” Aurora’s eyes narrowed. “Sometimes it feels like she’s trying to live through me because she doesn’t get to practice surgery anymore. She makes Zaid and Ines give me the most complicated cases and then she calls me into her office to talk about them for hours. She just grills and grills until I get to an answer. And then I get a moment to myself and I’m flocked by those…those leeches. It’s like med school all over again.”

Out of breath and miserable, Aurora looked up at Matthew.

“You have no idea what it’s like having all your achievements undermined, and having everyone trying to be your friend just because they want to get in with your family.”

Matthew felt guilty all over again for accusing Aurora of sabotaging him, when he’d had no proof except that she didn’t like him that much. It was bad enough being pressurised everywhere you turn, and then he had gone and snapped at her in the corridor. He might have apologised, but it didn’t excuse it.

He sat down on the floor beside Aurora and she blinked at him, still a tiny bit suspicious.

“I didn’t know you were having such a hard time,” he said, gently. “I’m sorry.”

“Like you care.” Aurora said, wearily. There was no bite to her voice, just that she’d heard it millions of times before. People being rude to her and accusing her of nepotism, then changing tack and sucking up. It would never end.

“Honestly? I had no idea who your aunt was.”

“Seriously? Did you learn medicine in the woods or something?”

“That’s what Jackie said.” Matthew had a half-smile as he remembered.

Aurora wiped her eyes, thinking over her interactions with Matthew. Besides blowing up in the hallway – which she could admit she had provoked a tiny bit – he had been mostly nice. They had come together during the subway crash with no problem…and he had stepped in before Ramsey could chew her out for forgetting to check back on a patient on their first day.

“You…haven’t been the worst,” she said. “It’s just…people in general.”

Matthew hesitantly lay a hand on her shoulder.

“I’m guessing you’ve been let down so much in the past that you’ve kind of given up on giving people a chance?”

Aurora nodded.

“I get that, you don’t want to give your trust to people who will break it. But the thing is, if you never give yourself a chance to be wrong, you’ll never be right either.”

The prospect of Aurora spending her entire career with her current perspective was a lonely one. In Matthew’s quiet company, he wasn’t so bad. And they did seem to make a good team. Maybe she didn’t want him to be fired after all.

Matthew squeezed her shoulder and then handed her his charts.

“I’ve been suspended so you get my best cases.” He paused and looked her in the eye. “You’re their doctor now, not your aunt.”

Suspension officially underway as soon as the last chart left his hand, Matthew stood and left Aurora to it. She watched him, slightly surprised.

Leaving Edenbrook at that time of day felt like falling into the twilight zone. Everything was the same, but something was distinctly out of place. If he left the hospital in the daytime, it was under the weight of exhaustion, but now he walked down the street, looking all around him as people rushed about their lives. So this was how it felt for the office workers, who had freedom to step out the office for an hour’s lunch break. What a novelty.

Matthew had something of a plan in mind: he emailed as many former patients as he could who would be able to testify for him, then stop by the library and find as much as he could on medical law and experimental treatments. He was on edge, but it made for a very productive afternoon. His brain burned with information, to the point where he decided not to set an alarm for the following morning.

He slept right through his roommates preparing for work and finally woke up just before noon, feeling oddly refreshed to wake up naturally. He showered and dressed, pausing at Landry’s room on his way to the kitchen. The bed covers were crisp and smooth having had no one sleeping under them for a few days, and there were odd gaps in the bookshelves where he’d already taken some books with him.

Matthew fried up some sausages for brunch, pondering what to do with the day on his own. It seemed that everyone was in the hospital for one reason or another and it was a little sad to be the only one on the other side of the door.

A loud squeak caught his attention and he glanced down to see Spooky hopping around the kitchen floor. He picked her up and offered his shoulder as a perch.

“Well, Spooky, what do you think we should do with our lives?”

The chinchilla did nothing.

“Good idea. Let’s watch TV.”

Matthew settled onto the couch, Spooky hopped onto his stomach, and he flicked through the daytime channels, wondering if he was going round the bend. He couldn’t just sit and zone out to the TV, it was too unproductive. He’d never really had this much free time since before med school and now he didn’t know what to do with it.

His eyes wandered round the room before settling on the phone he had left on the coffee table. He had emailed Ethan, alongside some other residents, but there had been no answer. Had he been written off as a lost cause, or had something happened with Naveen that was taking all Ethan’s time?

Voices and a key in the lock made him jump, then his roommates, plus Bryce, poured into the living room.

“Surprise!” Sienna sang. “We come bearing brunch!” She was holding carrier bags full of delicious smells.

“Wait, what—”

“We weren’t going to let you sit here and be miserable on your own. That’s a group activity!”

“But how—”

“We called in some favours and switched shifts!”

They were all grinning at him.

“You guys didn’t have to do this!”

“Admit it,” Elijah laughed. “If it were any of us, you’d be doing the same thing.”

“Well, yeah, but—”

“No buts!” Bryce said, loudly, settling down beside Matthew. “We’re here and we only slightly regret agreeing to this.”

Spooky sniffed Bryce curiously and he was instantly distracted, having never met her before. He and Sienna fussed over her as Matthew turned to Jackie.

“Are you sure? I mean…the competition. You could still win this thing.”

Jackie, however, shook her head. “They’re keeping up the rankings for now, but with Banerji and Ramsey gone, it’s unlikely there’ll be a team next year anyway.” She rolled her eyes. “Anyway, enough of that. Mimosa time!”

Matthew watched in awe as they set up a spread of cooked foods, pastries, fruit juice, mimosas, and even a pot of coffee with a fancy brand of coffee beans. They had really gone all out, cementing themselves as Matthew’s favourite people.

Spooky had to be closed in her cage, away from the food, where she squeaked at them indignantly and pointedly ignored her own helping of pellets and water. Meanwhile, the roommates dug in to their feast.

“Where did you find these croissants, Sienna?”

“There’s a pop-up bakery in town. Danny recommended it to me.”

“Ooooh, he did, did he?”

“Shut up!” Sienna was blushing and giggling furiously. Bryce turned to Matthew.

“That reminds me, Sienna and I checked in on Rafael before we left. Figured you wouldn’t want him to be abandoned, and he’s still healing really well.”

“Thanks Bryce. That’s great to hear.”

“He’s a cool guy,” Bryce nodded. “He should hang out with us more often.”

“I’m sure I can convince him to do that,” Matthew said, as the doorbell rang. They glanced around at each other before Jackie answered the door warily to reveal Ines and Zaid.

“What are you doing here?” She greeted them.

Zaid put on a creepy smile. “We’re here for mimosa brunch, obvi!”

“Really?”

“No, not really!”

Nevertheless, they invited the residents inside and offered coffee and food. Ines touched Matthew’s shoulder, lightly.

“We wanted to check on you when we could. Who else have you recruited to testify on your behalf so far?”

Zaid took over the explanation: “Since the board is spending these days finding…oh my god, what the hell is that thing?” He had just seen Spooky, who had pressed her nose to the cage, looking directly at Zaid, whiskers twitching.

“That’s Spooky! She’s our chinchilla,” Sienna giggled. “Want to say hello?”

“Absolutely not.” Zaid glared at the cage before turning back to Matthew. “As I was saying, the board will be recruiting witnesses, but you’ll need plenty of people to defend you.”

Matthew thought aloud.

“I’ve emailed my patients…I guess senior physicians will be useful, they carry a lot of weight…”

“No, you need…oh, senior physicians, yes. Sorry, just so used to correcting you.”

Matthew ignored the jab. Ines gave him an encouraging smile.

“I know you don’t know the senior staff that well, but it’s Sunday…and great golfing weather! If you were to head down to King Charles Country Club, it’s a great opportunity to get to know them.”

Matthew’s jaw dropped and he glanced round at his friends, who were just as surprised.

“Why are you helping me?”

“Why do you think?” Zaid scoffed. “You getting kicked out of the program looks bad for us.” He stalked out the door. Ines sighed and turned back to Matthew.

“He’s been worried about you all week. We both have. You might be our interns now, but one day we want you to be our colleague. Good luck,” she added, following Zaid out.

A contemplative silence filled the room for a minute.

“What the hell are we supposed to do at a country club?” Jackie muttered.

“Do any of us even know how to golf?” Sienna asked.

“I can, a little,” Elijah said. “They have these motorised standing carts for disabled players. I’m not great though.”

“Trust me, as long as you look great, nothing else matters,” Bryce insisted. “These doctors probably all suck at golf too. You’d better get changed Matthew, you look like you’ve just tumbled out of bed.”

“You’re just jealous,” Matthew taunted as he stepped into his room to change and brush his hair. He didn’t know what you were supposed to wear at a country club, just that their members tended to be old, rich snobs. He settled on a pale blue shirt, smart white pants and a pale yellow knit that was better suited for spring time weather. He knotted it round his shoulders and hoped he looked like someone who knew what he was doing.

Everyone piled into Bryce’s car – which was on the verge of falling apart – for the hour long drive to the country club that overlooked the sea. A nearby lighthouse stood surrounded by sharp rocks and bits of old shipwreck. Matthew wondered which had come first: the wreck or the lighthouse.

The car rolled down a long pathway leading to a pristine white-painted building, with intricate floor-to-ceiling front windows, surrounded by immaculate flowerbeds. Jackie shuddered.

“So, if I were a very important doctor, where would I be?” Sienna mused as they looked around.

“Well, the heads of oncology and cardiology are over there.” Elijah pointed gleefully to a trio of doctors walking out to the golf course. Matthew gulped as Bryce, oblivious, clapped him on the back.

“That other guy leads cardiothoracic surgery. Jackpot!”

“Wait,” Matthew said quickly, stopping them from running ahead. “How am I supposed to impress them? I’ve never even played golf before.”

“I’ve heard about Myles, she’s all about trial by fire. Apparently she’s gunning for the interns to compete for something every year since it makes us work harder. Yannick’s all about evidence and data, I’ve chatted to him about research before,” Elijah said, with confidence.

“And Calais talks about nothing but golf,” Bryce grinned.

“But, for the love of god, don’t look at his nose hair,” Elijah warned as the girls walked on ahead, calling out to the attendings who looked over in surprise.

“Good morning, young doctors. I wasn’t expecting to see interns here,” Calais said. Elijah had been right about the nose hair. Matthew focused on Calais’s eyes only.

“We were lucky enough to have a day off work together and thought we’d put it to good use,” Bryce said, flicking his hair out of his eyes. “What do you say we challenge you to a round of golf?” He shot a covert wink towards Matthew. Meanwhile the attendings shared a chuckle.

“Well, interns v attendings could be fun,” Yannick said. “Losers buy a round of drinks?”

“That sounds expensive,” Jackie muttered, as Bryce sealed the deal.

The group set off with the caddies towards the first hole, and Matthew found himself fall into step with Dr Myles.

“How are you finding life at Edenbrook?” she asked him.

“Brutally challenging,” Matthew said. He didn’t need to lie about this one as he talked about his first year, breaking the news that a patient might never walk again, or a mother had to choose between her own life or her unborn child. It was one thing to study a theory in med school and practice on cadavers, but having a life in your hands depending on a split-second decision was another thing altogether. Dr Myles lapped it all up.

“I know your first year is a steep learning curve, but it’s so important for your career development that you get thrown in the deep end right away,” she said, as they prepared to tee off.

The attendings made decent shots, with Dr Calais landing closest to the hole, then Sienna made a good swing, to her surprise. Bryce’s golf ball almost sailed over the green.

“A little less gusto next time?” Calais laughed. Bryce grinned sheepishly.

“Guess I don’t know my own strength.”

Elijah and Jackie didn’t make such good swings, and then it was Matthew’s turn. He grasped his club, glanced out over the green, back to the ball, let out a breath, and swung clean and true. His ball sailed through the air and landed near Calais’s. His friends looked surprised, the attendings applauded.

“Splendid shot!” Calais commented. “We should play together more often, Doctor…?”

“…Dr Valentine.”

There was a shocked silence from the attendings. His friends held still with bated breath.

“You’re the intern under investigation for the death of Teresa Martinez,” Myles stated. Matthew confirmed he was.

“Let me guess,” Calais said. “You didn’t come here just to play golf.”

“No, Dr Calais,” Sienna said, suddenly. “We need your help.” Her earnest voice didn’t tremble once.

The attendings exchanged glances and, although they weren’t leaping to Matthew’s side, they weren’t storming away in disgust either.

“You know it’s difficult for us to stand up to the board without knowing you, Dr Valentine,” Yannick warned, as he stepped forward. He was surprisingly short. “I, along with many long-term patients and colleagues, consider myself a close friend of Teresa’s. So, first, tell me why you did it. Why did you give her that dangerous medication?”

Matthew suddenly felt slightly indignant.

“I had enough evidence that it could work,” he said, explaining the long night of research he and his friends had conducted. The data they had gathered was bundled up and sat on the desk in his bedroom. It might have just swayed the stern attending.

“Interesting…will you send that to me?”

“Of course. I’ll have one of my friends bring it to you tomorrow.”

“Fantastic.” Yannick suddenly smiled, and Matthew let himself feel a tiny bit optimistic.

“Well, from what I’ve heard, you seem like a smart doctor, and it sounds like you have a lot of promise,” Myles said. “So I’m happy to speak on your behalf.”

“As am I,” Calais confirmed. Matthew hardly dared to believe it.

“Thank you so much, doctors.”

“Don’t thank us yet,” Calais warned. “We can only convince the board so much…but, for what it’s worth, we’re not alone in wanting to support you.”

“Everyone at the hospital knows you violated the rules,” Myles said. “But when it comes to your punishment, there have been a few…let’s say, ‘friendly disputes’.”

Sienna looked hopeful. “So…other doctors are rooting for Matthew too.”

“Half of them,” Calais nodded. “The other half want to see his privileges revoked.”

“The entire hospital is at war over this.” Yannick said. “Dr Valentine, if I were you, I’d keep preparing a solid argument for your case, the more, the better; every single decision needs to be justified. And we’ll see you on Tuesday.”

The attendings returned to their game after bidding farewell to the interns, as they got back into Bryce’s car.

“That sounds like you’ve still got a fighting chance,” Bryce said, cheerily.

Matthew didn’t disagree, but he wasn’t going to get his hopes up.

“Come on, senior physicians and Ethan Ramsey on your side! That’s a strong army already,” Elijah encouraged as Bryce pulled away, back down the pathway and into the city.

“But I haven’t heard from Ramsey since he quit.”

“What the hell, Matthew? You need to reach out to him!” Jackie protested. “He still has major clout, even if he quit.”

“Seriously. Text him right now.”

Matthew rolled his eyes, but texted Ethan to ask if they could talk about his hearing and whether Ethan could help. A reply came up almost immediately.

“…He says ‘I hate texting’.”

“That checks out,” Jackie snorted, as Matthew read another text saying they’d have to meet in person, followed by an address.

Later that afternoon, Matthew followed Ethan’s directions to a towering apartment block. It took a minute for Ethan to buzz Matthew in. He lived in the top floor penthouse, and Matthew couldn’t help feeling impressed: shiny black leather sofas, a glass topped coffee table, electric fireplace, a book shelf full of thick textbooks. Yet more floor-to-ceiling windows overlooked the city, basking in the golden afternoon. The only thing spoiling the image was the number of empty mugs and liquor bottles scattering the open-plan kitchen, where the man himself stood.

Ethan looked even more dishevelled and sleepless than when Matthew had last seen him. His stubble was almost a beard, and his eyes were red and heavy. He merely greeted Matthew with a nod.

“…Have you heard from Naveen?” Matthew asked cautiously.

“All I know is he isn’t dead.” Ethan’s voice was rough and empty. “I drive by his house sometimes.”

“Does he know you’re there?”

“I doubt it.”

Ethan picked up a half-empty bottle of scotch that was already open on the counter, offering some to Matthew, who shook his head. Ethan filled a glass and, to Matthew’s alarm, downed it.

“I heard your preliminary hearing didn’t go too well,” he stated.

“Wait, you heard about that?”

“Obviously.”

“Right. So…you’ll testify for me?”

“You have friends for that.”

“But they’re not my mentor. The board will be much more likely to listen to you than a bunch of interns.”

“Ah, but I’m not your mentor either.”

“But—”

“I’m not, Valentine. You were one intern of many, that’s all.”

He had called Matthew ‘Valentine’ and not ‘Rookie’.

“Why are you being so…cold?”

Ethan poured another drink, not looking at him. Irritation flared in Matthew’s head. His career was on the line, and Ethan was not only being less-than-helpful, he was actively disinterested in anything Matthew had to say.

“Come on, you know I’m a good doctor,” he said, not shouting but certainly raising his voice. “You want me to be the best doctor I can be, so help me!”

“I can’t.”

“What’s happened to you? I came to Edenbrook to learn from the Ethan Ramsey—”

Ethan had been taking a drink, but now slammed his glass down on the counter, the dark liquid splashing up over the side.

“This is The Ethan Ramsey!” He exploded at Matthew. “The man who can save anyone except the people he gives a damn about.”

“Wait, one case you can’t solve, and you’re giving up completely? Well, that’s the opposite of what you taught me to do—”

“I already told Harper I wanted to testify for you, alright?” Ethan snapped. “She refused on the grounds that I’m too biased and you know what? She’s goddamned right!” He pinched the bridge of his nose, suddenly looking older and tired. “There’s nothing else I can do now. I don’t work there, and soon, neither will you.”

Before coming to Edenbrook, Matthew had pictured Dr Ramsey as someone who worked tirelessly night and day, making breakthroughs on the cases everyone else had given up on, because he had the talents to do the most good in the world and saving lives. Ten years into his career and he was still fighting for the system, because insurance companies didn’t take nuances into account, because there was still hope for his patients, and it was never over until it was over.

And yet that man was now stood in the fancy apartment he didn’t care about, with an unkempt beard and greasy hair, bags under his eyes, surrounded by liquor bottles, and no inclination to change. He had given up the fight already. It was extremely disillusioning to think that Matthew had once wanted to be like this man.

“You’re Ethan Ramsey. You could have done more if you wanted,” Matthew snarled. Ethan winced, but Matthew didn’t care anymore. “I’m sorry to have interrupted your drinking, but I need to figure out a way to keep my job. Because someone told me not to give up.”

Matthew slammed the door on the way out.

He didn’t sleep well that night, tossing and turning, waking up to the sound of his three roommates preparing for work. He stayed under the covers until he heard them leave, then quickly dressed to go for a run.

He stopped by the library when he was finished, desperately checking out another medical law book, then decided to grab a take-away coffee and pastry for breakfast. One more day to prepare.

He had just about settled on the apartment couch when Landry walked into the living room and they both yelled in surprise.

“What the hell are you doing here?!”

“I…I sent an email! I was going to pack up the rest of my stuff today whilst everyone was working.”

Matthew didn’t remember the email. Maybe his brain was ignoring Landry’s name.

“Thanks to you, I don’t have anywhere else to be.”

Landry scoffed, pompously.

“I see you still don’t think any of this was your fault.”

“I know what I did,” Matthew spat. “And I’m owning it to the public.”

Landry looked surprised. He really didn’t know much beyond his own conclusions.

“Right. Well. I’m glad. And I hope you don’t get kicked out.”

“That’s really not worth much.”

Matthew glared down at Landry, radiating cold fury, until Landry looked away.

“I’ll, um, finish up and get out of your hair.”

“Better get started then.”

Matthew sat back down and picked up his book. Landry was grunting and huffing as he packed up boxes and hauled them from his old bedroom to the door. Matthew was already in the zone, blocking him out and reading through the pages. He only stopped when he could sense someone looking at him. Landry had finished packing, and they regarded each other coolly.

“Remember when I said I wasn’t going to enter the competition?” Matthew said. He hadn’t realised his friendship would end with a stab in the back. Maybe that was his own shortcomings.

“I remember,” Landry nodded. “I thought Aurora was the threat. I should have realised it was always going to come down to the two of us.”

“It didn’t have to. We could have helped each other.”

“I wish that were the case, I do. But we have the exact same career goal and there was only ever going to be room for one of us at Edenbrook. Until one of us won, it was always going to turn out like this. Tearing everything apart.”

Matthew couldn’t help feeling slightly saddened as the last embers of their friendship died. His friends had been so important to him, but one of them was doomed from the start. Instead of lifting each other up, they had become a battleground.

A battleground…with two sides fighting for the same goal…and sometimes a diagnosis lead to, not one root cause, but multiple causes, all interacting and interfering…Jake Sandberg…Nigel Platt…

“Holy crap…you’ve just helped me figure out what’s killing Dr Banerji.”

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[imagine-knowing-a-name]

The Escape

(The Bartender Part 2)

Summary: As a criminal, it’s best not to befriend the heroes meant to stop you. Yet you do, but they can only be kept separate for so long

Word Count: 3706

Warnings: Swearing just right off the bat, murder

A/N: The Part 2 where everything goes down. It’s kind of the end, but open to more parts, so if anyone has any suggestions just comment or send an ask and I’ll work with that :)

Part 1

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“Oh FUCK” you repeated, louder. There was no need to pretend Alexei was in charge anymore. You groaned, tilting your head back so you faced the ceiling, until you turned on Ralph. “You dumbass! you recognise her, right? And you didn’t think to tell her before you brought her here? Come. On. Ralph!” you exhaled slowly, running your hands over your face. This complicated things a lot.

“Superheroes and crime bosses don’t exactly get along, so what am I meant to do with her?”. Looking the Avenger up and down, your eyes focused in on her cuffed hands, and the small pin she had clasped between them. Alexei eyed you nervously as you reached forward and snatched it from her.

“She knows too much now, you can’t let her go and expect her not to bring SHIELD down on our asses”, the man contemplated, “there’s only one option to not get all of us beaten up and thrown in jail for life”

“She’s- she was my friend. Alexei” you emphasised, “we’re not killing her”

“Then what? We all hand ourselves over?”

You perched on the edge of the desk, groaning in frustration. As far as you could tell, there weren’t many options. Plus she was a world renowned spy for a reason, you doubted a small pin was the only trick she had up her sleeve. Keeping her captive wasn’t going to work for long.

“Alexei, can you guard the room please. Ralph, go back to your patrol, but bring anyone else to the cells, not here”. They nodded, and soon it was just you and the red-head in the office. You leant back against the desk, hands either side of your torso to support you as you stared down the Avenger.

“So this was your mission?” you asked, breaking the silence. A nod. “Did you know? That it was me?”

She shook her head, “I knew it was related to the bar, but I didn’t- didn’t think you’d be a part of this. Assumed you were just some innocent party who happened to work at the front of all this”, she couldn’t indicate with her hands, so she rolled her head instead.

“I’m not so innocent” you shrugged,

“Clearly”

“So what was the actual mission?” you probed,

“It’s still classified” she answered with a smirk

“And I’m part of the classification now, so you can tell me”

“That’s not how it works”

“It is in my books. And I’m not the one who’s all tied up”

She shot a glare after your condescending words, but sighed and relented, “SHIELD got word of your... business. I was supposed to get recruited, find out what I could about what this place did, who works here, all that stuff. Then call in SHIELD so they could come in and make some arrests.”

“Now that wasn’t so hard” you teased, pushing yourself up to a standing position. A plan was beginning to form in your mind as you took a seat behind your desk and pulled the laptop closer.

“You know I did value you as a friend, before you found out about what I do and all” you confessed, keeping her attention slightly distracted from what you were doing, “so I would really like not to have to hurt you”

“I would really like not to have to get hurt” she said drily,

“great, glad to see we’re on the same page. Just sit tight for a few hours and we can keep on it.”

You turned your attention away from the screen, making eye contact for the first time since you sat down. “Have you called them yet?”

“Who?”

“SHIELD, the Avengers, whoever”

“your men took everything I had before they brought me up here. I couldn’t if I wanted to”

You pulled the pin out from your pocket and held it up for her, “they missed this though, didn’t they? And you’re not an Avenger for nothing, you shouldn’t have let me see it unless you had another plan. Making me lower my guard or something?”

“Did you consider that I was off my game because my friend and regular barkeeper turned out to be a crime boss?”

“No, because I think you’re better than that”

“You overestimate me”

“Better than underestimating”

“That’s what my career is based on”

A quick glance at you screen showed that the work was done. “So is mine” you agreed, pulling the USB from the computer and leaving her alone in the room.

“Clean up required?” Alexei asked as soon as the door shut, the soundproofing had prevented him from hearing what happened inside.

“I said we’re not killing her. And even if we did, SHIELD would come for us and the world would be down a hero, what would be the point?”

“So what are we doing?”

You held the USB out for him to take, “fake IDs and house plans” you explained, “I need you to print them out properly and give them out, plus the cash in the basement. It should be enough for everyone who’s identity might be compromised to start a new life, hide from SHIELD.”

“You want us to just go?”

You nodded, “scatter. I promised to protect you all and this is the only way I can now that we’re on SHIELD’s radar. The only solution where we don’t all go to jail.”

“Then this is goodbye?”

“Yeah” you smiled sadly, “I’m going to stall for time so that you can all establish yourselves. Go together at first, you all know the plan to avoid detection, but you might need to help the rookies out. I’ll be fine but... it’ll be too risky for me to ever try to find any of you” your voice broke into a whisper at the last part, and you were unexpectedly having to fight off tears. Your main circle had been a group for over a decade, you’d seen their marriages, you’d seen them have children. You’d worked together and trusted each other in a way that none of you could with others. They were and always would be your family.

Alexei was the one to initiate the hug. “Tell the others goodbye from me, yeah?” you smiled, “ and stay safe”.

He nodded, tears in his own eyes. You turned back to the door, and he ran off towards the printing room. It took a moment for you to compose yourself, to return to a neutral expression before pushing back into the room. You were pleasantly surprised to see Natasha still sat and bound. Sitting back at the desk, you began to work on deleting everything from the system while you could.

Glancing up at the surveillance cameras every now and then, it was clear the message and documents were being spread around the building. You wondered if they thought it was about the opposing group, who had still yet to attack, maybe they were never going to in the first place.

“You looking for someone?” Natasha’s voice broke you out of your thoughts,

“Got a tip someone would attack tonight. Plus now you’re here I have to keep an eye out for SHIELD too”

“I see”

Hours later and the files were gone, but you were still in the room, pacing behind the desk as you built up the courage for the next stage of the plan. Trying to find the right words to not tip Natasha off to what you’d done.

Movement on the cameras caught your eye. The base had been completely emptied already, so it had to be suspicious. A group of 12, all dressed in black and armed with semi-automatic rifles, were attempting to sneak up through the basement. It was honestly a pretty rubbish plan and, had the base not been evacuated, they would have posed no problem at all.

You swivelled the screen around, showing it to Natasha, “are these your people?”. It crossed your mind that it wasn’t the best idea to show your hostage the floorplan and camera positions of the whole building, but then again, you wouldn’t be using it for much longer.

“They’re not SHIELD” she confirmed,

“And they’re not dressed in gaudy costumes, so it’s clearly not the Avengers” you muttered quietly, earning a glare from the assassin. “I’m not wrong, you and Clint are the only ones who wear black, and that’s just cos you’re SHIELD too”

You watched as the group crowded outside your door. Clearly they’d gotten enough information from their insiders to know their way around.

“I’ve been thinking” you began, “I can’t keep you captive”

The door opened. The room was purposefully designed that the door blocked you from view; they had to be in the room before they could see you and shoot. You shot first, a bullet to the head taking the first person down.

“And I definitely can’t kill you”

Another infiltrator, another dead body in your doorway. You dragged Natasha’s chair behind the desk, shielding her from any shots they might fire. By the fourth shooter they’d begun to aim wherever your last shot came from. You moved every time, walking silently until you were facing the open doorway. A pistol in each hand, you fired before they could even register where in the room you were.

“So I’m handing myself over” you finished, nudging the twelve corpses with your shoe to ensure none of them were faking death.

“You’re what?!” Natasha exclaimed

“You heard me, I’m handing myself over, what other choice do I have?”

“Run away? You could easily get away before I break free”

“But for how long? You just watched me kill a dozen people, I don’t think SHIELD will just let me walk away with my life... a life in prison isn’t that appealing if I’m being honest, but I can’t run forever.”

You didn’t actually have the keys for Natasha’s handcuffs, so you had to kneel behind her and pick it yourself. “I don’t really understand you” she questioned

“I meant what I said, that I did consider you all as my friends” you explained, “so I’d rather not waste your time searching for me. And I would rather let you capture me than a bunch of random SHIELD guys. I don’t want to boost their egos like that”

“Yeah”

Natasha stretched her wrists once the cuffs fell off, then turned around and pinned your hands behind your back, snapping the metal on.

“Your name is actually Y/N Y/L/N, right?”

“You used your real name?”

“It’s just a lot simpler. I mean, it’s not like my name was my downfall, was it?”

“Still quite a risky move”

“I’ll keep that in mind for jail”

“But in that case. Y/N Y/L/N, you are officially under arrest”

—————————————————

You were handcuffed to a desk in an interrogation room. Not like your version, but an actual legal one where they’re not meant to hurt you. Natasha walked in, taking the seat opposite you,

“You know I hadn’t actually called anyone” she sighed, “nor did I have a plan to escape. You could have run and SHIELD wouldn’t have come after you until at least tomorrow evening.”

“Well I guess I misjudged you” you frowned, “I don’t suppose there’s time for you to let me free and I can get to running away”

“Not today Y/L/N”

“Oh, so later then?” you joked and she smirked.

“You handing yourself in did get you some benefits, but you’re still going to be in a SHIELD cell for several lifetimes”

“It’s what happens when you’re in charge of a group that steals countless unique artefacts and murders anyone who so much as looks at them the wrong way”

“...we also sell drugs”

“oh my god”

“Look, it’s not like I’m pretending to be good. I admit to plenty of wrongdoings.”

“but...?”

“No, that’s it”

She sighed, pinching the bridge of her nose, “you’re still my friend, the same person who I taught self-defence to, even though it’s clear to me now that you already knew it-”

“Yeah I did”

“-so if you answer our questions I’ll do my best to cut you a deal. You’re clearly skilled at fighting, and you managed to fool me, along with the whole Avengers team, into thinking you were innocent. You’d be a great asset to SHIELD, maybe even the Avengers if they can trust you enough”

You let the idea dwell, before asking hesitantly, “and if I don’t want to answer the questions?”

“Then it’s a life behind bars”

“Sounds inviting... what are the questions?”

“Any information you can give on your co-workers”

The smirk washed off of your face. “I don’t know where they’ve gone and I wouldn’t rat them out even if I did” you answered seriously, “so I’ll take the cell thank you Romanoff.”

“I just want to help you, you’d do great” she pleaded, but you shook your head,

“If you were captured by the enemy, they asked you to sell out the Avengers for some favours, would you do it?”

“We’re not the enemy though Y/N”

You looked obviously down at the handcuffs, then back up at her, raising an eyebrow and shrugging.

“Sure you’re not”

“We’re really not” she urged, getting frustrated when you leant back and shrugged. “You trusted us when we invited you over to the tower, told you all about our weeks every time we came to the bar, to get served... by you.

“I trusted you all, yeah. But I trust my family more and I wouldn’t betray the trust they have in me”

“What if I told you we found one of your friends. And he was more than happy to sell you out.”

She got up silently and walked out of the room, door slamming behind her. Unconcerned, you rested your head on the table, hoping that even with the awkward position you could get some sleep. It had been a while.

“I’d say you were bluffing” you replied in an instant, “you didn’t catch anyone or you wouldn’t be so set on getting a deal with me”

The slight pause after your words told on her. You’d called her bluff and been successful.

Unfortunately that was not to be, a group of agents bursting into the room a few minutes later to move you. Escorting you through numerous corridors, into a can, through more corridors, until eventually you were pushed into another cell.

Your bed wasn’t the comfiest, but it was still a bed, and you weren’t sharing a cell. Not yet at least. So you got your rest while you could, woken up the next morning by your cell door opening.

He loitered by the door as you sat up, rubbing the sleep from your eyes.

“Captain” you greeted, he nodded in return. The room was silent for a minute until he spoke. “I really trusted you”. He sounded hurt.

You looked down, playing with your hands. “I know you did” you whispered, the joking tone you had used with Natasha gone from your voice. You coughed, “so are you here to offer me a deal too?”

“No. Natasha reckons nothing we say will make you sell anyone out, and I’m inclined to believe her”

“So why are you in my cell?”

“To ask why”

“Why I won’t sell out my team? I think that’s obvious”

“No” he said softly, “why you befriended us when you knew who we were... and who you are. Was it a trick? So we’d take pity when this eventually happened?”

You lay back down, Steve cautiously moved to perch on the chair in the corner. “It was never a trick Steve, there was no plan, or reason, or anything. You all just came in one day and were just genuinely nice and fun to be with... Plus I truly thought I wouldn’t get caught.” You added the last part with a smirk, deflecting from the emotions you hadn’t meant to show. He saw through it though, of course he did, he lived with Natasha.

“It’s almost a shame you thought wrong then”, you shrugged and he sighed, standing up to leave. “I’ll see you around then Y/N”

“You know where I’ll be” you answered with a thumbs up.

Tony visited later that day. Clint and Wanda the day after. Steve did come again, a few days after his first visit, to ask why you’d gone into crime in the first place.

“Is this a conversation just to keep me company, or is that a serious question?”

“It’s a serious question. You always looked like you were a good person, and yet you kill and steal and break so many laws.”

You tilted your head, “you’re famously a good person, no? Weren’t you on the run from the government a couple of years ago? Bringing down the helicarriers was a serious case of destruction of public property”

“If I hadn’t done that billions of people would have died. I break laws for the good of people.”

“And the money I make goes straight towards supporting my team. I donate a lot of it to charities too. That’s for the good of the people”

“It’s not the same thing. And you kill people”

“My morals may be a little fuzzier than yours, but they’re still there. You kill HYDRA soldiers, aliens, anyone you consider a threat. So do I, just a smaller scale; abusers, murderers.”

Steve stilled, thinking your words over, then nodded rigidly. “I’ll talk to Fury. I don’t think you’re a threat to us and neither does Nat, so you might as well have free range of the compound rather than just this cell.”

You smiled softly and thanked him. You stiffened when he pulled you into a hug, but later relaxed into it, he was a nice guy, and you missed being part of the Avengers’ friend group. The hug, however did remind you of your team, and your parting hug with Alexei. Steve noticed the change in atmosphere when you pulled away, frowning as he analysed the saddened look on your face. 

“Isn’t that meant to be a good thing? Leaving this room?”

You schooled your features quickly before replying, “oh it definitely is, just miss my family is all”

“And by family, you mean...”

“I mean my co-workers yes, whose locations I don’t even know anymore” you admitted

“We haven’t found any of them, you know. I reckon they’re all safe” Steve comforted, unwittingly giving you the information necessary for the next part of your plan.

“And I hope they can stay that way”

“If they stay out of trouble then they probably will”

“Thank you Steve, for everything. For the talk, and just generally being friendly and all, I missed it”

“Anytime. I’ll come check on you tomorrow, let you know what the higher ups say” and with that he walked out, leaving you alone with your thoughts once more. Steve’s offer put you in a predicament; you already had a plan to escape. 24 hours max and you’d be totally free, but then on the run from SHIELD, having to move constantly to avoid detection. Whereas it was possible that you could do it a legal way, slowly work yourself into more trust, until eventually you’re allowed to just live a normal life again. It would take time, but once you were free you would truly be free.

The decision ran through your mind all night, but as soon as you saw Steve the next day, the choice was made for you. His expression shouted that it would be bad news before he could even tell you verbally. 

“He said we can’t show special treatment. Just because we knew you before, we’re can’t let it influence our trust.” You nodded mutely, and he left after a much shorter conversation than the previous day. Escape it was then.

Towards midnight you stood up, heading for the bathroom in the corner. You knew there was a camera inside, they didn’t trust you enough for there not to be, but it was at least still a separate room. Which meant there would be a split second where they would have to switch which camera they were watching. And in that split second, you activated your powers, disappearing completely from sight while you doubled back towards the door. You really hoped the cameras weren’t infra-red. 

Shouts from the corridor. Yep, it had definitely worked. A moment later the cell door was swung open, a trio of guards entering the tiny space to search for you, as if they couldn’t see the whole room from the doorway, protocol you guessed. Either way, it helped you, and you managed to rush through the door as it shut, the blaring alarms hiding any sound you might make.

You didn’t know your way through the compound, but getting caught wasn’t much of a worry. Following the various guards and workers who were scuttling around allowed you to get through every doorway, until eventually you happened upon what seemed to be the main entrance for the building. 

“What do you mean she’s gone?” a familiar voice asked, making you snap your head up. You’d been stood at the door for at least ten minutes, and no-one had come or gone. Through the glass you could see Natasha stalking in, pointedly glaring up at Steve.

“I don’t know, the guards said she just vanished”

“We’ll look at the tapes, they must have made a mistake. She can’t have gone. I trusted her”

“So did I” Steve sighed, as the pair of them swung the doors wide open, perfect for you. But still, guilt ate through you at their disappointed tone; you knew Steve’s trust was hard to get after SHIELD, and Natasha’s even harder, so betraying it was the last thing you wanted to do.

“I’m sorry” you muttered softly, sprinting between the closing doors. One side caught you ever so slightly, but you were still out of the building and running before anyone could catch you.

“She’s enhanced” Steve realised, staring at the place he was sure he’d just heard your voice come from. Natasha, however, kept her eyes on the door.

“And she’s gone.”

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Aftermath, chapter 2 (revised with tags and fixed spacing because it looked cramped on my phone; let me know if the larger spacing looks bad)

Description: Possessed with envy, Landry takes his sabotage a step further.

My MC is named Olivia House.

Trigger warnings: Rape/violence. The scene itself probably won’t be shown, but it will be strongly mentioned throughout the story.

Previous chapter

Going to work the next morning didn’t bring the same excitement it always did. Instead of walking in with her head held high, Olivia wordlessly checked in and collected her charts for the day.

As she made her way upstairs to check on her patients, she passed Landry in the hallway. Flushing, she looked ahead and walked past him without a word.

Her new patient was in Room 210. Olivia knocked on the door before she opened it. A middle-aged man sat on the bed, waiting with a cross expression.

“How long do you have to wait to see a doctor in this damn place?”

“I’m sorry, Sir. I only received your chart a few minutes ago.” Olivia opened the file. “The file says you’ve been experiencing headaches and dizziness. Jacob Thompson, is it?”

He nodded, but annoyance remained plastered on his face. “So you can read. What can you do for me?”

Olivia bit back a sharp breath, remembering her last difficult patient. “I need to know more about your headaches before I can decide if we need to run tests.”

“What do you need to know?”

“How long have these headaches been happening?”

“About a month.”

Are there any other symptoms? Problems with hearing or vision, dizziness…?”

“All of that.”

Olivia made a note in the file. “How would you describe the vision problems?”

Jacob’s scowl deepened. “You’re supposed to be the doctor, aren’t you?”

“Yes, but different effects on your vision could mean different things,” she insisted firmly. “Is is blurred vision? Sensitivity to light?”

“Both. Comes and goes.”

She made another note in the file. “Okay. Tell me more about the hearing problems.”

Jacob frowned again. “Can’t we quit with the chit-chat and get these damn headaches fixed?” Curious, he put a hand on her arm, lowering it so he could see the file.

Startled when he touched the spot where Landry had grabbed her, Olivia quickly pulled back. Frowning sharply, she put more distance between herself and her patient.

Jacob glowered. “Since when can’t I see my own file?”

“All you need to do is ask,” she chided firmly. Her heart raced, even when she reminded herself that she was fine. This was nothing more than a patient with a lack of boundaries. Still, her heart pounded violently as she resumed her questions.

“The hearing problems. Is it difficulty understanding, or is it ringing?”

“Mostly ringing.”

“Okay.” Olivia added it to his chart. “And how long has this been occuring?”

“What are you, incompetent? You already asked that. I told you a month.”

Inhaling shakily, Olivia nodded. “Right. I’m sorry. Mr. Thompson, I’m going to order an MRI and a CT scan. And I’m going to be honest with you. Your symptoms are indicative of a brain tumor.”

For the first time, the scowl left his face. “Don’t those kill people?”

“If it’s malignant, it could be fatal. But benign tumors often cause the same problems. If we see a tumor, we can do a biopsy to determine if it’s benign or malignant.”

“Alright…”

Olivia closed the folder. “I’ll go schedule your scans.” She left the room, closing the door behind her. A sigh she didn’t know she was holding escaped her. She leaned against the wall, taking a deep breath.

Normally she wasn’t a jumpy or touchy person. She touched her arm, where the patient had grabbed her. He hadn’t gripped her hard enough to worsen the bruise that was already there, but still her stomach churned nervously.

You’re fine, she thought, trying to calm her nerves. She went downstairs to schedule her patient’s scans. On her way out of the lab, her pager chirped, paging her to Dr. Emery’s office.

Undoubtedly this had something to do with her ethics hearing. Olivia took another deep breath in an attempt to regain her composure before she knocked on Dr. Emery’s door.

When Harper called her in, Olivia entered and sat in one of the visitor chairs. “Dr. House.”

Olivia nodded. “Dr. Emery. Is this about my hearing next week?”

“Yes.” The look in Harper’s eyes told Olivia that it wasn’t good news. “Mrs. Martinez’s family is saying that they’ve received new evidence in the case.”

The younger doctor frowned. “What evidence would that be?”

“They’re insisting that Mrs. Martinez did not consent to the drug. Their claim is that the drug she received is not the one she agreed to on the consent form. When the board pulled the file, they checked the form. They’re alleging that Mrs. Martinez consented to a cortisol injection, and her signature was then forged onto the form for the injection you gave her.”

The color drained from Olivia’s face. “No… she… she consented to the V-3706. I discussed all the risks with her, I…”

Harper interrupted her with a subtle hand gesture. “We can re-examine the consent forms. And you will still have your ethics hearing. I just need you to know that with this new accusation, the charges will be much more severe if this does not work out for you.”

Olivia’s throat closed at that. “I… I know, Dr. Emery…”

“What you did was done out of kindness, Olivia. But… this situation isn’t looking good.”

She nodded again. “I know…” When Harper nodded to dismiss her, Olivia briskly left the room. Her chest tightened, making her gasp. Looking down, she rushed down the hall and ducked into a supply closet, slamming the door behind her.

Leaning against the wall, she slid down to the floor. Her breaths escaped in short gasps as she made fruitless attempts to calm down. A hard lump formed in her throat, making it impossible to tell herself everything would be okay.

She kept her eyes squeezed shut for fear that she would find the walls closing around her. She didn’t have to think twice to know that Landry was responsible for the alleged evidence against her.

She couldn’t let him win.

(Author’s note: There’s a shitstorm on the forecast for MC. Also, we get to see Dr. Bae I mean Ethan in the next chapter.)

Chapter 3

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hi! did something just happen to supernatural/destiel (again)? I have the feeling something did happen and I missed it?

Yes it did nonny! I only just caught up myself since I was at work at the time. There’s a con going on, idk where. But Destiel must clearly be off the do not ask list. Because Misha is FEEDING us. Not fully let off his leash, but giving more details about like Castiel being in denial of his feeling for so long, and how freeing the confession was. But the Destiel of note was Misha saying how important it was that Dean, this macho man’s man, didn’t reject Cas. That Cas “saw love in his eyes.” Scroll through my page, I’ve reblogged Twitter threads and a video @minxyone93 sent me of the panel.

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Since you’re going up on your roof anyway to do work, clean the gutters while you’re there. Sometimes a leak can actually be the result of backed-up gutters. Try cleaning them out and then hose down the roof — if the leak doesn’t reappear, you may have actually solved the problem.

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If you’re looking into getting insurance on your roof, make sure replacement is covered along with repairs. You don’t want to be stuck paying for a new roof out of pocket. Repair coverage is a great thing to have, but you also want to be covered for the worst case scenario.

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Never allow someone to work on your roof without then furnishing a written contract. If they do work that is subpar and you end up having issues with them, it will be hard to prove what they were contracted to do if you don’t have any paperwork. If your contractor gives you a hard time about this, it would probably be best to find someone else.

It is very common for a roofer to require you to pay a deposit before they start the job, but never pay them in full until completion. It may end up being very difficult to get a refund if you are not satisfied with their work, so seek out a contractor that requires no more than 25% up front.

Consider the type of roofing materials used on other homes in your neighborhood. It is best to blend in and avoid standing out as too different. You home will seem more attractive to a prospective buyer when it looks as if it fits into the neighborhood in which it is located.

Consider trying architectural shingles when you replace your roof. These shingles are more attractive than regular shingles, and have a longer lifespan. Additionally, they will increase your home’s value because they are highly sought after.

Always make sure your roofing contractor carries the proper insurance. Roofing can be dangerous work, and you want to make sure your contractor is covered in case of an emergency. If he is not, the cost could fall on you or your homeowners insurance. Ask to see the policy, and don’t just take his word for it.

If you have a hard time getting debris out of your gutter, you may want to bring in some new tools. Try fastening a metal angle on the end of a long board, then move the material towards you with a raking motion. Afterwards, clear out extra debris with a wire brush.

Find a roofing contractor that you can trust. Instead of opening up the yellow pages and picking the first roofer you see, get recommendations from friends, the Internet or from local referral services. This will help make sure your roof is good quality and the job gets done the correct way.

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The Pursuit of Sol By Skoll

Their chase will only end with Ragnarok. #dailyprompt #amwriting

The horses of heaven never grew tired, but Sol still dreaded the time when they would slow. When stardust or some evil charm would catch a leg and snap the bone, and her chariot would slow, and Skoll would be upon her. “I am alone,” cried she, day after day, as the branches spread beneath her, streaming past forevermore. Where was her father, her mother? Where were the Aesir? In their fine houses…

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Democrats Ratchet Up Pressure on Facebook Over Unanswered Privacy Questions

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Democrats Ratchet Up Pressure on Facebook Over Unanswered Privacy Questions

Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., speaks during a hearing of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, May 8, 2018 in Washington.

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House Democrats are working to keep a flame to Facebook’s feet ahead of the company’s anticipated responses to lingering concerns over the handling of user data, as well its ongoing efforts to weed out foreign-bought political ads targeting American voters.

“The midterm elections get closer with each passing day, and Facebook has many important questions to answer—without further delay—about how its platform impacts our democratic process,” said Rep. John Sarbanes, Democrat of Maryland. “We need answers in short order.”

Facebook is still rounding up answers to thousands of questions stemming from exchanges with lawmakers this spring; many of which were submitted in direct response to CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s April testimony before the House Energy and Commerce Committee.

But Hill staffers also point to other questions raised by lawmakers of which Facebook executives learned in advance; at a late-March bipartisan briefing, for example. The principal subject of that closed-door discussion, Gizmodo learned, was whether Facebook was actively monitoring third-party apps to detect Cambridge-Analytica-like abuse and whether Facebook could provide specific details of internal audits designed to detect it.

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House Democrats say that, while the bulk of Facebook’s responses are not due until the end of the month (June 29), they had expected Zuckerberg to proactively follow-up before then; specifically to questions posed, but not adequately addressed, during his April 11 testimony. (See Gizmodo’s list here.)

“Mr. Zuckerberg has thus far failed to ‘follow-up’ on the many questions he couldn’t answer during the hearing, and Facebook has not yet responded to many other questions staff asked at a briefing held two weeks prior to the public Committee hearing,” New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., ranking Democrat on Energy & Commerce, said in statement.

Calling on Zuckerberg to “keep [his] word,” Pallone added: “Facebook’s refusal to respond is disappointing and frustrating, especially since some of our questions seem to have been partially answered in the press.”

“We are working right now to provide substantive answers to the over 2,000 questions we received coming out of the April hearings,” a Facebook spokesperson told Gizmodo. “We shared responses to the Senate questions last week and look forward to sharing responses with the House by the June 29 committee-imposed deadline.”

Facebook provided answers to questions from the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation earlier this week; an aide to Republican Sen. John Thune, chairman of the latter committee, said the chairman was still in the process of examining Facebook’s responses “as we continue to probe Facebook’s data collection and efforts to protect online privacy.”

The Senate committees’ other leaders—Senators Bill Nelson, Chuck Grassley, and Dianne Feinstein—did not respond to a request for comment regarding Facebook’s more than 450 pages of answers, many of which—such as responses to numerous questions about Facebook’s controversial VPN service, Onavo—were entirely duplicative.

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