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so much for doing this the easy way

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“If you’re a military man, Corporal, you and I both know this isn’t your first experience with bureaucracy. It don’t count until you’ve said it six times and written it down about ten.” Jim wished that was an exaggeration, but it got worse all the time. Computers hadn’t helped, either. If he heard the word ‘paperless’ one more time that might be when he really lost it, mostly because all those ‘paperless’ upgrades came with a whole new stack of…papers. Every damn time. “So go through it with me one more time. From the top. And I’ll try to get you out of here.”

Flash leaned back in his seat with a huff. “i just want to go home,” he said, folding his arms over his chest. He sighed. “It was around 9 p.m. and I was leaving the VA over on Sheffield after work. I didn’t see anything when I was leaving, but when I got out onto the street, I heard a gunshot and saw someone running south on Sheffield. When I went to find out what happened I found a dead body.” He dropped his hands into his lap. “I don’t remember exactly what the shooter was wearing, but he was about 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, and I think he was white. He was wearing a hat for sure, though, so it’s hard to know.”

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“Wow, my feelings are so hurt,” MJ deadpanned, barely batting an eye. She’d heard worse over the years from her very own father. “If it makes you feel better to sit there and insult someone who actually gives a shit about you, go for it.  That’s what I’m here for.”

“Why? Why do you give a shit? Why are you just shoving your way in? I mean, Jesus, you can’t be this desperate for a fucking friend.” Flash shook his head. “I’m not worth the trouble and I think you should go.” 

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Most witnesses were never exactly happy at the prospect of having to get involved but it was only more difficult when dealing with a witness who didn’t wanna get involved and appeared (to him anyway) to be on the edge of some damn tricky personal issues. “Yea, see the thing is, key witnesses are helpful by default, it’s their thing.” Foggy said with a small shrug, “And what you saw can make this case; mutant ‘crimes’ are already so unfairly dealt with so if we can use your testimony to get this poor kid off a bogus charge we can get him outta here and someplace safe.” he paused, more than willing to let the severity of that settle in, “Don’t you wanna be a part of that?”

Flash scoffed. “I know how trials work. I’m telling you that you picked the wrong guy to pin your hopes on.” Flash shifted uncomfortably, looking away from Foggy. “I’m just trying to live every damn day out here, man, I don’t have time to focus on anyone else.” Venom’s influence was clear to those who knew about it, with the dark circles around Flash’s eyes and the gaunt look to his features. The drinking on top of that only made him seem like he had just recently suffered a breakdown or was on the verge of a massive one. 

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Flash had gotten himself tangled up in too much stuff with the SCPD. Apparently, he counted as a “key witness” for some bullshit case and it had gotten kicked up the line until the bigwigs were involved. “Look, the reason I was at the VA is that I’m Corporal Flash Thompson, I’m a job placement counselor there,” he said, leaning forward against the table to explain the same thing to yet another cop. “I stayed late to get some work done. When I was leaving, I heard a gunshot and saw someone running, that’s it.” When the door opened, Flash looked up and leaned back in his chair with a scoff. “I’m going to have to explain all this again?” 

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“That’s what friends do, asshat.” Unperturbed, MJ kicked off her heels and grimaced, bending over so she could stretch her toes. “Last chance. What do you want? I’m not kidding about you being stuck with pineapple. You know how much I love that Hawaiian shit.”

“You’re acting a lot more like some neighborhood brat,” he pointed out, lifting himself into a seat in the kitchen. “Doesn’t matter. I’m not going to eat anything anyway, knock yourself out with your gross pizza.” 

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Flash stumbled into the back of the car, practically falling in and dragging his legs in after him. “Sorry, man,” he said, his words slurred slightly as he got situated. “It’s my legs, dude, my legs are fucked and...” He groaned softly as he finally got himself situated and pulled the door shut. A slightly drunken smile spread across his features. “Hey. What’s up. Let’s go.” 

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Flash shifted uncomfortably where he was sitting, the room swimming around him. He was getting into mild stages of withdrawal at this point, wanting nothing more than to get another drink. He was on a long, hard fall towards rock bottom and he didn’t know how he was going to deal with it when he finally hit that bottom, but he wasn’t ready to give it up just yet. So, he swayed slightly where he sat before finally resting his chin on his palm, his arm propped up against the chair. “I know I’m a key witness or whatever, but I don’t think I’m going to be that helpful.” 

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Flash had been avoiding everyone since he had fallen off the wagon, knowing that if people saw him, then they would be able to figure him out too quickly. He had almost been successful at it, barely scraping by seeing MJ and purposefully avoiding everyone else from New York. It couldn’t work forever, however, and he knew that—so instead of trying to fight it, he just put himself together the best he could every day and prayed no one could get a good look at him. That’s why he wasn’t surprised when he ran into Peter, though he was quickly looking for an exist plan. He rubbed his nose with the back of one hand. “Yeah, you know, I’m just livin’, I guess, dude.” 

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MJ was used to handling difficult men. From directors to bitchy best friends (Quentin. Not that she was naming names), she’d certainly seen her fair share of bad attitudes. Flash’s response didn’t deter her, though she did give him a look as she took in the scene. “The way I see it, you have two choices. You either tell me what’s going on and I order pizza, or you sit here in silence and I order pizza. Either way, I’m getting pineapples on them. And extra cheese.”

Flash scowled at her. “Who told you that you have the right shoehorn your way into my shit, MJ?” he snapped. He shuffled over on his palms to the kitchen, stumbling slightly around the corner of the table before taking out a glass and shakily filling it up with water. Maybe he was more drunk than he thought. 

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felinfetale‌:

    Her breath halted in her throat when she heard his follow up words. Oh. If that was what she thought she meant, he was doing worse than her ; no one should be doing worse than her. “I was, the price on my head got so big, I needed to move. They targetted my home and they were talking about tracking down the people in my life..one of them was you.” Arms moved in front of her chest as she sighed. “How long have you been declining?”

“Sounds about right,” he replied, looking back up at her after too long not meeting her gaze, his hands folded in his lap. He shrugged. “It doesn’t matter,” he said, shaking his head. “Wouldn’t be the first people on my ass, anyway.” He raised a hand and rubbed his jaw lightly, shrugging. “That doesn’t matter either,” he added in response to her question. “None of it does.”

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“What am I doing here?” MJ repeated, incredulous, but she went inside and made sure the door was closed before tossing her purse up on his counter. “Why do you think? I came to see you, you doofus.” Her gaze scanned the apartment before landing on him and she frowned. “What’s going on? Why haven’t you been answering my texts?” Something was wrong and she knew it. And instead of giving him space, like most friends might, she’d come right over to check things out herself. Flash wasn’t someone who needed to be left to his own devices if he were going through something serious. 

Flash shrugged. “It’s a valid question.” He shuffled over on his palms before dragging himself into a chair in the kitchen. “I don’t know. Didn’t feel like it,” he replied, leaning back in his seat and folding his arms over his chest. “I didn’t realize I was obligated.” He knew he was being bitter, but he couldn’t help it. He was jonesing for another drink. He just wanted to wallow, but he knew that he couldn’t. He wanted to be all alone, even if he knew that being alone was the worst thing for him. 

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   She didn’t know what to feel. Annoyance? Happiness? This mystery emotion mixed with the adrenaline from moments before made her feel sick. Gripping her wig, she smiled slightly at his words before moving to put her wig and mask into her backpack. “You would be surprised on how many people think I’m just cosplaying.” Gone was the mask of Cat, it was just Felicia. “Well, you’re doing better than me.”

Flash shrugged. “I wouldn’t be so sure about that,” he replied. He pressed his lips together for a moment, thoughtful before he spoke again. “When did you get here? I thought you were still in New York.” Then again, Flash hadn’t really been keeping close tabs. He had lost track of almost everyone he knew from back home, and now that he was slipping back into bad habits, he didn’t have the energy or the inclination. 

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   Green eyes found him as she was running from a job, breath still heavy ; as she didn’t know how to feel. Things were left on rocky terms with them and now he was here. Of course, he fucking was. Tugging the wig from her head, she dropped down, shaking her hair free. “Hi. This is a bad time to do a catch-up. I’m doing Cat things.” She mumbled, peeling the mask from her face. He knew who she was, no need to hide. “How are you?”

Flash shrugged. “I figured. With the whole—” he gestured vaguely at his own head. “Thing.” He pressed his lips together for a moment, thoughtful as he tried to formulate a response to her question that wouldn’t sound like an outright lie. “I’ve been better,” he replied. “I’ve also been worse.” At least he wasn’t in the full throes of his addiction at this point, not yet—but he was sure it was coming. 

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Flash stopped short in his wheelchair as he heard the familiar voice calling from above. He closed his eyes for a moment, letting out a deep sigh of some mixture of annoyance and frustration before he tilted his head to look up at the source of the sound. “Long time, no see, huh?” The last time he had seen her, he was fairly certain he had all four limbs. He shook his head to himself. Flash definitely didn’t want to think about that. 

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Flash hadn’t gone to work in a few days, and he hadn’t been in contact with any of his friends for the past week, so he was sure someone would come by sooner or later to check on him. That was why he had been careful to hide the liquor bottles, hide his shame, hide everything that he shouldn’t have been doing. He was afraid of what they would say. He hated being this person. He hated himself. When he opened the door to see MJ there, he walked backwards on his hands to let her in, knowing that she wouldn’t accept it if he tried to push her away. “What’s up?” His brow furrowed. “What are you doing here?”