Fic where Steve's dad finds out about the Russian torture but not the upside down because Steve 'don't talk to cops without a lawyer' Harrington and Robin 'be honest, what really happened to JFK?' Buckley won't tell the FBI what happened to them without a lawyer despite the fact that-
"You're not being arrested," The agent in front of them repeats for the hundredth time. "You're not being interrogated. This isn't an interrogation. It's an interview. We're gathering information on what happened tonight."
"That's what I'd say if I was interrogating someone," Steve shrugs. He turns to Robin and says, "That's how they get you."
"We're not trying to 'get you,' we-"
"They want to frame up for the mall burning down," Robin accuses. "You think you're so smart with your mind tricks. Well, we solved a Russian code with-"
"Robin."
"Oh," She's stops. Narrows her eyes. "Tricky."
"You already told us about the - what did you call it? The Mind Flayer."
"The flesh monster."
"Yes."
"We signed an NDA about upside down bullshit already so we talked about it. This is different. Duh."
Robin echoes, "Duh."
"Okay," The agent says. "Just tell up what happened when you were underground and-"
"Not without a lawyer."
The agent sighs.
The agent thinks they should've went to nursing school like their mother wanted.
The agent thinks the lord above that Mr Harrington and Miss Buckley's lawyer - Mr Harrington (father) - finally finished filling out his paperwork.
Steve's father looks pissed right up until he sees his son beaten half to hell. He opens his mouth to ask what the fuck happened when Steve turns to the agent.
"My dad-lawyer is here," He announces. "We can tell you about the torture now.."
Steve: Can I say something?
Lawyer Dad: Are you going to incriminate yourself?
Steve:
Steve:
Steve:
Steve: No.
Lawyer Dad: Fine. Go ahead.
Steve: Oh my god, you guys are so bad at your jobs! Do you monitor anything?!? Like, what the fuck???
