005 Of Embarrassing Shopping Trips

[teddyalt_man]

[Accidental Audio]

[There's the sound of Teddy's pocket, his hands stuffed into his jeans and his phone in the front pocket of his grey hooded top. Yeah yeah he knows he looks like he'd about to cause trouble for the owners of the supermarket, but honestly he isn't. He's just come down to make a few... purchases. There's just some things he can't

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[notbuiltforthis]

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[...Oh god, this is. Oh dear.]

Teddy, turn off your phone.

[teddyalt_man]

[There's a delay in his reply, because he's obviously heard it beep and then fumbled with it, trying to... recall whatever has just ended up in the network and he's trying to remember what he said. What exactly he said.]

Oh god, Pepper! I'm sorry. I... I didn't realise it was on!

[notbuiltforthis]

I had hoped that was the case.

[teddyalt_man]

I... How much did you hear?

[scientize]

[Oops, someone is about to be flooded with thoroughly embarrassing calls. Normally, Naomi would be more than willing to politely ignore an obvious phone mishap like this and continue on with her daily life, but that name at the end just grabs her attention.

Because how could there possibly be any other Tony in the city that would be attractive enough to catch a teenage boy's attention like this?]

Tony Stark? [Naomi asks sweetly, hoping to not terrify the boy with the surprise that everyone has been listening in.] He's devilishly handsome, isn't he?

[teddyalt_man]

[Teddy already knows that he's managed to let that slip in the network, thanks to Pepper, but he'd hoped that most people would have missed it, busy working or something far away from their phones. Alas, it was not the case.]

I... yes. Tony... Tony's sort of attractive. [He wants to try and hide it, his cheeks almost on fire, but there's no real way to hide it now, is there? He's never, ever, ever going to live this down.] Miles more attractive than Bruce Wayne anyway.

[scientize]

I don't know who this Bruce Wayne fellow is, but I feel confident enough in agreeing with you. [Naomi shoots the kid a dazzling smile.]

So, how did you come across pictures of Tony?

[teddyalt_man]

[Teddy is completely at a loss, floundering and uncertain about how to answer her, if he should explain Bruce Wayne or let it drop but... something in him makes him say it.]

They were online. Taken from a photoshoot he did for some magazine.

[and_idrankit]

[Voice]

[The voice that comes over the line is uncertain, confused.] Jerking off? [Someday, someone should just buy the poor angel a comprehensive dictionary of slang. It would probably clear up a lot of misunderstandings and cause less awkward moments in general.]

[teddyalt_man]

[Teddy has never, ever had to explain himself, or the situation, to anyone before. Ever. Never mind anyone who looks like his mother's accountant.] I... Yeah. Jerk off. I... Er... It's perfectly normal and healthy for teenagers. Anyone, really.

[and_idrankit]

I don't understand. What is perfectly normal and healthy? [Also, who is Bruce Wayne? Cas is getting more questions than answers.]

[teddyalt_man]

Er... Masterbating?

[Ground just do your thing and swallow him up okay?]

[Voice]

[mage_gifted]

You may want to turn the device off before you go much further with that train of thought.

[His tone is a little wry, but not unkind - he was that young once, and he can well imagine how mortified he'd have been to have strangers overhear something so very personal.]

[Voice]

[teddyalt_man]

[Teddy is horrified, absolutely horrified and it's even worse now that strangers are commenting on it.]

Oh God I know I know. I didn't mean to. I didn't know it was on. Honestly.

[Audio]

[morbidmausoleum]

[She was not expecting to hear that, at all. And combine the surprise with her natural awkwardness with dealing with people her own age... her voice, when she speaks, is tiny and laden with pauses.]

Um. You... you might want to turn your phone off. Just... fyi.

[teddyalt_man]

[Oh god. Oh god oh god why won't the ground just swallow him already?]

Yeah. I... yeah. I guess the damage is done now, right? [He tries to laugh, as embarrassed as he is]