you can't go home again

[familiarnightmares]

[ It had been a while since Eddie had been around.  It wasn't really intentional, exactly, but time passed and things got more and more Complicated.  The Umbrella kids got more Heroic even as they started to splinter, and Eddie mostly just stayed the same.  Carved his own way, tried to figure things out on his own, but his particular flavor of Weird wasn't exactly benign.  Venom wanted to eat and destroy, no matter how hard he tried to reign it in, and over time they found middle ground, for better or worse.

That, and his chosen career, put him at odds with Peter, because Eddie wasn't allowed to keep nice things.  After it came to a head, Eddie opted for a change of scenery; not great for public relations when you end up catching the wrong guy.  But it's gotta be better now, right?  Must have blown over, and Venom was getting Nostalgic.  He'd been on friendly terms with at least some of the Umbrella kids once, maybe there was something of it left.

They went on a patrol once they got there, Eddie because he wanted to see what had changed, Venom because...well.  It was hungry.  Like always.  But Venom stayed inside, at least for the moment, kept to a nagging voice in the back of his head.

Granted, an incredibly annoying voice in the back of his head, but still. ]

HUNGRYYYYYY.

We just got here, V.  I'll get you something later, just enjoy being back right now, okay?


ASSHOLE.  WE ARE HUNGRY.

In a minute.

[ For now, he lingers around the Academy.  Waiting for what, he doesn't really know.  Curiosity, maybe? ]

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[n5]

Okay. That's...very cool. [ Congrats Eddie and Venom, it's not every day that Five is left so inarticulate. He shouldn't be, he's known since forever that powers manifest in all sort of ways but this is both freaky and neat. ] Hello, Venom.

[ At the demand of something crunchy, Five gives up completely in his attempt at finishing the sandwich and leaves the peanut -butter jar next to the black blob that is Venom's head.

Attention going to Eddie, Five looked like he had a million questions but the one that finally gets past his lips is just; ] Can you both take any shape?

[familiarnightmares]

[ Venom sniffs at the jar of peanut butter, and leans forward to better investigate, even if it mostly translates to the tendril forming something like a neck stretching out to accommodate. His tongue lolls out to swipe at its contents, alternating between peanut butter and marshmallow, perfectly content for the moment. ]

Just him, I'm stuck permanently human-shaped, unfortunately. He's more of an amorphous blob, so he can do whatever he wants, shape-wise.