Vesper nodded eagerly when Teddy talked about bringing the dogs to a park to play together. “Hannah’s a little older now so she probably won’t run as much but I like to bring her out and play with her, I feel like she didn’t get to do a lot of that when she was younger because she was just my service dog,” Vesper explained, wincing a little at how easily he could talk about his brother in the same context of not being able to do a lot because he had Vesper to take care of. He nodded and smiled when Teddy seemed to take interest in his tortoise. “Bonny is a lot like a hamster, really… Clyde is fun to feed. Sometimes I tie a balloon to his shell and let him walk around the house, and yknow, sometimes we paint, that’s pretty fun. I play with Bonny a lot more, though. They’re active at night and are very social and all,” Vesper said as he rubbed Teddy’s dog’s tummy. He grinned when Teddy told him his dog’s name. “Is that just Cap the Corgi or Cap for Captain America? You’re a real big fan of that stuff, aren’t you,” he teased, reaching over to poke the other boy’s knee. He laughed again when Teddy mentioned getting a bigger dog. “Lucky the Pizza Dog? Why does it need a title? If you had to name me, what would it be? Vesper the what?” Vesper blinked a little, his brain finally processing and going back to other things Teddy had said. “Oh, but would that be ok? I don’t want to get hot chocolate on your comic books or anything. But speaking of or something, I don’t cook a lot, right, but I use my microwave plenty, and I know a lot of those, like, cooking in your mug recipes. They’re not fantastic but I like them. Like brownies or cheesecake in a mug and stuff like that, it’s quick and tasty enough… I love having a big dog. I think it’s ok to have big dogs in a small place as long as you give them adequate outside and exercise time.” He winced and rubbed his head a little. “Sorry, I don’t always talk in the right order…” He trailed off, hoping Teddy would understand and not judge him too much for it.
“Aw, well, I’m sure she appreciates it either way,” he said, “Playtime transcends actual time for dogs. Plus, I think company is enough to make most dogs more than happy, at least for the dogs I’ve met.” Teddy continued stroking Cap’s snout absentmindedly while listening to Vesper talk about Bonny and Clyde. “Ooh, how do you feed him? Is there special tortoise food, or can he sometimes eat like... bread, and stuff? I don’t think I’ve ever met a hedgehog in person, is she tiny like a hamster is too? Or does she kinda just act like one? I’ve only met one hamster in my whole life so far and he bit me, it was all bad,” he said, pressing his lips together into a thin line at the memory. “That’s sweet, though, how do you play with her?”
He ducked his head bashfully, smiling. “It’s Cap... for Captain America.” He laughed and peeked back up Vesper, wrinkling his nose a bit. “I am, I am a really big fan. It’s super lame, I know. But I thought it would be really cool to call Cap out around the apartment.” Teddy grinned and covered his face with his hands, his answer muffled through his fingers, “Okay, so it gets even more lame... Lucky the Pizza Dog is the name of Hawkeye’s dog in the comics.” He let his hands fall into his lap next to where Cap was still sitting and pressed his lips together again, this time in thought. “Hm... well, if I had to name you, based on what I know about you so far... it would probably be Vesper the... Kind. Or Tall. Kind because that’s the most important thing I’ve learned about you since we met and tall because that was the first thing I noticed about you,” he answered, nodding.
“Yeah, of course. A lot of them are pretty beat up from wear and tear, anyway. Plus I have copies of a bunch of the really important ones, some of ‘em I haven’t even opened yet. I mostly read them on my laptop or on my phone now, though, because it’s easier.” He raised his eyebrows at the mention of mug recipes. “Really, you do? I think I saw something on BuzzFeed a few days ago about cheesecake in a mug. We could do one of those instead of hot chocolate, if you want?” he asked. “Yeah, you’re right. I’d probably have to make sure I take them out at least twice a day.” Teddy shook his head at the apology. “Hey, don’t worry about it. I don’t mind at all. I still get what you’re saying and that’s all that matters, yeah?” he said, nudging Vesper lightly. “Let’s go to the kitchen, though, so we can use these mugs. Are you hungry or thirsty or anything?”
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