Ned almost dropped his laptop. What Tony was implying was definitely not what he had been doing. Sure, maybe he did in his own room, but he had no desire to do that in public and - Ned paused in his panicked thoughts. Was Mr. Stark remembering the excuse he gave the principal a few years ago? Ned wasn't sure the man could remember that.
A little red in the face, he stuttered. "Uh, no, no! Definitely not doing that. Nope. None of that here, Mr. Stark. I'm not that - uh. Let's just go with no."
He took a breath. "I was.... maybe making a program to hack something?"