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[Erwin clearly looks tired today. Tired and grumpy. There dark smudges under his eyes and he doesn't look to be in very pleasant mood. But that's not the point of this inquiry.

No, the point of his inquiry this early morning is the vacuum cleaner on the floor behind him which had been sliced cleanly in half, laying in two pieces. He clears his throat before speaking.

Val, those new blades work beautifully, by the way.]

It seems our vacuum cleaner has broken.

[His expression doesn't encourage anyone to point out otherwise. He's been woken up in the early hours of the morning by that thing far too often after only a few minutes of sleep. Though, he also knows how someone feels about the vacuum. So here he is, this is almost his way of apologizing to maybe overacting.]

As I am not familiar with all the technology available and the options, I am seeking an alternative which doesn't make as much noise to replace the vacuum cleaner.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Sorry, Levi.]

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It's like a giant trash can, man. Big green metal box. They're all over the place in a city.

[How is that more efficient? Doesn't that make a mess?]

[It's more efficient than being woken up, that's his reasoning at least.]

I believe the pieces will be going to be inspected but thank you, that will be noted for the future.

[Because, it was only a matter of time before something else broke in their house.

You realize that she's three years old, right?

[Seriously why is he the only one who finds that fucked up?]

And given that her work for on our gear has been exceptional after we obtained permission from a guardian, I fail to see the issue.

[You're talking to someone who has 15 year olds under his command here.]

Guardian?? [A moment of stunned silence.] No. What? What guardian?!

[There is about to be an extremely ugly conversation with Peter or Tony in about ten minutes.]

[There is delay because Erwin has paperwork in order which is shown to him, a form he had written out neatly himself.]

I assume you will recognize the signature my Captain obtained before we proceeded. [Once permission had been obtained, he had seen no reason not to authorize her for work on their gear for them.]

You must be the other guardian then.

[You can see the horror creep across his face as he stares at that signature, and it starts to sink in.]

Doctor Doom?! She said Doctor Doom gave her permission?

[What. What. WHAT.]

Oh my god, Val. Ok, one, he's not even here, and we should all be really happy about that. Two...no, two speaks for itself. He's called Doctor Doom.

[The really irritating things is that Tony probably would have signed off on that without fuss and she'd be in the clear. Also that Doctor Doom would totally do that, although Flash is not up to date on the personal life of Doom to know that.]

[Erwin doesn't react, only raising his eyebrows slightly. He had thought the same thing but after Val had assured him the name was German in origin, well, he saw no reason not to let her get to work.

And he can't be angry, if anything he can appreciate her tactics and willingness to do what was necessary. But nonetheless he keeps his expression carefully neutral. He'll be speaking to her and Levi later.]

The character of her guardian wasn't a requirement for signing the form but the fact that he's not present does pose a problem, one I am sure can be rectified in short order with the approval of a guardian who is here.

I will deal with this matter myself but I appreciate you bringing it to my attention.

Look, if you can't appreciate that a three year old getting a psychotic dictator to sign her permission slip- who is not her guardian- is kind of a problem, I don't even know that we're speaking the same language here.

[Flash cannot understand why he apparently is the only one to speak the language of sanity, but evidently that's how it's going down, so that's how it's going down.]

The nature of her guardian was not a matter which came up in discussion previously. [He actually does appreciate it on some level but most likely not in the way that Flash would appreciate. Well, done, Val, well done.]

I will speak to her and Captain Levi to straighten this issue out as soon as possible then. I hope she will be able to continue working with us, her work has been very impressive so far.

[And this is why he and Peter are having a slightly freaked out phone call in the immediate future over what the hell to do with their tiny arms dealer. What a world we live in.]

Given that she should have known better on a lot of levels, I'm not going to make any promises. I'll have to talk to her, er, other guardians about that.

[Because it is weird to think he is one.

But he'll do his best to be a good one damn it.]

[Erwin's gaze is serious when he speaks again, he has no qualms over Val's age given the results she has shown them. He'll wait for the decision from the guardians for now at least.]

Please update Captain Levi or myself when a decision has been made then. Her work has been invaluable to us.

[Tony's the wild card; Flash is pretty sure that Peter will agree with him 100% that this is in no way kosher. And they are two people not known for their capacity to let things go or give up.]

Yeah, we'll be sure to do that.

[Even if it's only with their disapproving silence.]

Much appreciated. [He's not willing to use his own ability to persaude a decision how he wants it, not just yet at least.]

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