[ He doesn't exactly startle; startling would imply he hadn't been aware of her, and Venom makes very sure that Eddie's aware of a hell of a lot. Constantly. Whether or not he wants to be. Venom had known Charlie was approaching them before Eddie did, muttered about it before she got close enough, but nevertheless "startled" is still mostly how he comes across when she addresses him.
Things had been pretty shitty when he left. Between all of them. He wouldn't have blamed her if she just kept walking, honestly. ]
Oh. Hey! Yeah.
[ He rubs the back of his neck awkwardly as he turns to face her, sheepish over being caught, or...whatever other reason of the moment. ]
A while, I guess. V's good, you know. The usual. Uh. You?
TRUE.
Things had been pretty shitty when he left. Between all of them. He wouldn't have blamed her if she just kept walking, honestly. ]
Oh. Hey! Yeah.
[ He rubs the back of his neck awkwardly as he turns to face her, sheepish over being caught, or...whatever other reason of the moment. ]
A while, I guess. V's good, you know. The usual. Uh. You?