[locked] Hockey games, medical claims, police reports, terrible grades

[symbionic]

WHO: Flash Thompson, Peter Parker, and Valeria Richards
WHERE: Residence #11
WHEN: 6/29?
WHAT: Val gets off house arrest.
WARNINGS: Discussions of responsibility, a la the Spider-Man code. Secret identities still unknown. Three year old sass.

[Grounding Valeria Richards seemed kind of inadequate, for what she'd done.

It didn't help that it was hard for Flash to really conceptualize what she'd actually done, in the sense that a three year old could actually do something like that. But she had, and he'd done the only thing he could think to do, which was tell her actual Guardian, Peter, and then team up to at least try to administer an appropriate punishment. Which mostly just meant they grounded her. What else were they going to do, really? It's not like Flash had a better idea.

Well, not right away, anyway.

But knowing Val a little bit better, it's time to let her off for...well, what counts as good behavior for Valeria Richards, tiny supergenius with a dubious conscience. With caveats attached, of course.]

I really hoped this worked. [He mutters under his breath, to Peter.] 'Cause I really don't want to have to ground her again.

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[shutterbugged]

[Peter is making a valiant effort to hide how hilarious he finds this butting of heads -- battle of the blondes? -- with mixed success.]

It's happening, Val, whether you like it or not. Consider it a condition of your release.

[smarterthandad]

Then I'll stay grounded, thanks.

[What facade of contrition she was managing to keep in place is rapidly wearing away under this barrage of unreasonable expectations from the adults.]

[symbionic]

That's not an option.

[And it's not surprising that she tries to pull it, either. Peter had warned him this would be a tough sell. But if there's one thing that Flash Thompson is good at, it is stubbornly and pointlessly defending a position no matter how stupid it is.]

[shutterbugged]

As a matter of fact, there's no reason we can't get started right now. We don't have a bike for you yet, but how about a game of catch?

[He's only been parenting for a few months and he's already figured out that "question which is not actually a question" tone of voice.]

[smarterthandad]

I'm not clear why you decided to lead with telling me I was getting time off for good behavior.

[This is not cool.

Val is very much starting to resemble a wet cat, radiating that same air of resigned betrayal by a cruel world and the people therein.]