"You know... you should consider working here" Robin turned to me as we finished up the sundaes and floats per Erica's request.
"Are you serious?" I laughed
"You have a talent for ice cream scooping! And look on the bright side, you'd get paid to hang out with me and Steve" She chirped
"Lucky for you I'd spend time with you without getting paid" I looked up with a smile as I placed the final cherry on the sundae
"Are you guys gonna hurry up with my order or what?" Erica shouted from across the parlour
We laid out all of the ice cream and floats on to the table for Erica and squeezed into the booth next to her.
"More fudge please" Erica monotoned sliding the sundae back towards us
"I'll get it" I drawled
"It's ok I got it" Steve stood up walking away with the sundae
"Alright. You see this? This is the route you're gonna take. Then we just wait till the last delivery goes out tonight. Then you know down the grate, jump down, open the door." Robin explained to Erica
"Then you find out what's in those boxes?" Erica asked twiddling her spoon in her sundae
"Exactly" confirmed Robin
"And you say this guard is armed?" Erica questioned
"Yes, but he won't be there." Dustin assured
"And booby traps?" Erica asked
"Booby traps?"
"Lasers, spikes in the wall?" Erica suggested
"It's Hawkins, Erica, not the set of the next indiana Jones movie" I deadpanned
"If its Russians you say we're dealing with then it's possible. You know what this half-baked plan of yours sounds like to me? Child endangerment" Erica sassed
"We'll be in radio contact with you the whole time--
"Ah, ah, ah! Child endangerment!" Erica emphasised
"You're not... scared...are you?" I teased hoping to bruise her ego enough to convince her to agree.
I acknowledge manipulating children isn't particularly ethical nor am I proud of it but desperate times call for desperate measures and we were running out of options.
"What? No! I'm not scared of anything!" Erica snapped
"Hmm... interesting" I leaned back into the booth thoughtfully trying to get under her skin.
"Are you sure? Why are you holding back? Seems like something a fearless person would have no problem with?" I smiled evily.
"I'm just not convinced you nerds aren't gonna kill me in the hunt to find some dumb Russians" she informed me in-between mouthfuls of ice cream.
"Erica? Uh... hi. We think these Russians want to do harm to our country. Great harm. Don't you love your country?" Dustin asked
"You can't spell 'America' without 'Erica'" she slurped loudly on her float
"Uh, yeah, yeah. Oddly, that's totally true. So, so, don't do this for us. Do it for your country. Do it for your fellow man. Do this for America... Erica" Dustin monologued
"Ooh! I just got the chills. Oh yeah, from this float, not your speech. Know what I love most about this country? Capitalism. Do you know what capitalism is?" Erica asked patronisingly
"Yeah" we confirmed in unison
"It means, this is a free market system. Which means people get paid for their services, depending on how valuable their contributions are. And it seems to me, my ability to fit into that little vent is very, very valuable to you all. So, you want my help? This USS butterscotch better be the first of many. And I'm talking, free ice cream for life" Erica pronounced.
Erica knew exactly how much we needed her and how much she could benefit from it. Credit to the kid, she's smart.
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"So we're really going ahead with this huh?" I muttered quietly to Robin watching Dustin strap a flashlight to Erica's helmet.
"I guess so. What other choice do we have?" Robin asked rhetorically
"She better not die in there or I'll never get if off my conscience" I chuckled lightly
"She'll be fine, she's a tough kid" Robin reassured me
"Okay, we need to get into positions. We'll stay on radio the whole time. You ready?" Dustin turned to Erica
"I'm always ready" Erica retorted
What the fuck am I doing? I'm about to send a child into an air vent to access a secret Russian base. Not the typical summer you could say.
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A/N - Hi guys!! Hope you're enjoying it so far!! Hopefully the next few chapters will have some more Robin and Heather interaction It's my favourite thing to write. Let me know what you'd like to see I'm very open to suggestions. Have a great day!! :))
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