umbrellajackassery | you can't go home again

[ 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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[ Five finishes his own sandwich, drinks a whole cup of coffee and the serves Eddie his own in a black mug with the logo of a white umbrella in it. The kid has a particular kind of nervous energy to him that has nothing to do with the caffeine he consumes, staying idle it's clearly not something Five enjoys doing unless he's spying on someone. He washes his hands before grabbing the ingredients he needs to make a new sandwich and then eyes Eddie. ]

You're not one of Charlie's ex, are you? [ Because if he is, her sister might not like it and her voice will do the high pitched things it does when she's annoyed.

It's only when the black tendril slides down the countertop that Five notices, eyes widening slightly. He pauses for a second, a slice of bread in one hand and a knife with butter in the other....and then slides a marshmallow in the direction of the tendril to see if something will happen. ]

[ A chuckle slips free at the question, like it's a ridiculous question to ask, but then it's not like Five would know, is it. ]

Nah, we're just friends, never got any further than that.

[ Eddie looks towards the marshmallow, but Venom's more interested in it than he is, especially when it's pretty clearly moved towards it. The tendril reaches further and further, creeping down arm and across the countertop, and when it gets close enough a bulb forms on the end. The bulb grows, large enough to accommodate a pair of eye spots and a large maw that opens, revealing a row of long, sharp teeth and a prehensile tongue that rolls out to scoop up the marshmallow. ]

TASTY. GIVE US MORE.

[ Eddie's words about not being Charlie's ex-register but he gets quickly distracted by the creature spreading out of the man.

To Five's credit, his eyes widen again and he looks taken aback because woah, that's a lot of teeth, but that is the extent of his freak out. Four decades in a post-apocalypse hellscape and some years as a time-traveler hitman left him a little numb when it came to weird things. ]

That's...really impressive. Ben's tentacles never spoke. [ His eyes go to Eddie's face briefly but quickly return to Venom. From the two, it's clear to the boys which one is the most dangerous. He snatches the whole bag of marshmallows and pushes it close to Venom. Not too close, though, he likes all his fingers, ok. ]

Bon appetit. Do you have a name?

WE ARE THE WHOLE, NOT ONLY PART.

[ Another tendril reaches out down the arm from under Eddie's sleeve and tugs the bag within easy reach, starts plucking a few free to eat while Eddie rolls his eyes at the theatrics. ]

THEY NEED CRUNCH. WE ARE VENOM.

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?

[ 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.

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