Roomba
One moment, everyone was half awake while watching a movie at Aunt May's house while the woman was out. The next, everyone was wide awake as a very loud gun shot echoed through the house.
"What the hell was that?!" Peter B. whispered, already pulling his Spider-Man mask over his face. "Why didn't our Spidey-Sense warn us?"
Miles looked around for Noir, trying to see how the black and white man- who obviously did not like loud noises- was doing, only to find he was nowhere to be found.
Slowly, Porker, Gwen, Peter B., Peni, and Miles crept into the kitchen, which is where the sound originated from. However, instead of finding some sort of dangerous criminal who had broken into the house, they found Noir lightly poking at a smoking Roomba with his boot. His gun was still held tightly in his hand, and the way his shoulders were angled forwards showed his distress.
But of course, Gwen did not understand that. "What the hell did you do that for?" She leveled Noir with a look of both confusion an annoyance. Out of all of the Spiders, she tended to react the most defensively when things in Aunt May's house were broken. It was understandable, at times.
Noir flinched and turned towards his friends. Apparently, he hadn't noticed them entering the room. "It moved, and I had assumed it was a spy of some sort." The detective's gaze returned back to the destroyed Roomba.
"That was a Roomba, bud. All it does is clean," Porker said, giving the broken appliance a sympathetic look.
"....Oh.." Noir quietly put his gun away and stepped back as he nervously shoved his hands into his trench coat pockets.
Peni crouched down next to the Roomba, already checking it over to see how much damage had been done while Miles walked over to Noir.
"Hey, it's no big deal. We probably should have warned you about it," The kid said as he leaned against Noir's side. "Don't worry about it."
Gwen let out a sigh and made her way over as well. "Sorry for yelling. I was just.. startled, is all."
Noir stayed quiet, already feeling shame bubble up in his chest. It was at times like these when he was thankful his face was hidden underneath a mask.
"Noir?" Miles looked up at the taller man with a small frown.
"Hm?"
"Seriously, don't worry about it. I'm sure Aunt May will understand. Besides, with Peni and Peter working together, I'm sure they can fix it." He gestured towards the two Spiders who were busy pulling the bullet out of the Roomba.
"I should have realized that it wasn't a threat," Noir said with a sigh. "Sorry for making a ruckus, fellas."
At some point, Ham had apparently scaled Noir and was now sitting on his shoulder. "Naah, don't worry 'bout it, Casanova. We needed a little excitement, anyhow."
Miles and Gwen nodded their agreement.
"Just make sure you don't shoot the toaster, got it?"
Noir snorted at that. "I know what a toaster is, Porker. This one may be a bit more advanced than I'm used to, but it's still a toaster."
"Okay, but what color is the toaster?" Ham grinned sarcastically.
"Oh, shut up."
At least Miles and Gwen seemed amused enough by the banter.
Maybe things would be okay. Peter and Peni could fix the Roomba, and Aunt May would never have to know.