On Venom #17...

[likeapoison]

Ohhh, man. Ohhh, man. Hey mun, I know you're big on hoping for good outcomes with us, but this doesn't look good. I have a red text bubble. That's Carnage's color, right?

Shouldn't you be a little more concerned about something besides text bubbles, Tox? Like where I am?

I dunno, pops, but it probably ain't good. Maybe you should try the happy thoughts, like the mun. But I'm pretty sure me looking and talking like Carnage ain't a real good sign.

And you should stop thinking about this. Mun? Just quit refreshing the fanpages for discussion for a day or so. They'll eventually get the background to all...this filled in. I hope.

Oh, yeah. 'Cause being off the radar for a couple years then coming back worked out real well for Hybrid and Scream.

Be quiet, Toxin. You're not helping.

Comments

[nobodysbishie]

Red text bubble, huh? So why are your comments blue?

'Sides, just think how your family started out. You got some hope of turnin' out alright.

[likeapoison]

Because I'm still attached to pops here. ...For right now. Hey, Pat, you think the mun might-

I hope not. I want to be able to keep an eye on you.

And I thought we got over the trust issues stuff...

And I wish he'd just dropped out of the sky. It would've beat having both Venom and Carnage trying to gut me. So do you run into symbiotes much?

And he's canon, too!

[nobodysbishie]

Makes fair enough sense. Symbiotes can be a tricky set to deal with, short leash seems like a good idea...

An' me? I'm a mutant cop from an alternate future who works a New York beat. I've seen everything.

Alas, my only exposure was through the X-Men cartoon...

[likeapoison]

I'm right here.

And you're still learning. You get enough 'playtime' as it is.

New York, huh? I'm ex-NYPD, so...good to meet you. How's it alternate?

Oh, that gloriously horrible bandanna-outfit.

[nobodysbishie]

Listen to your host, kid; he's the one who knows how to do things.

Heh, nice. Name's Bishop, I generally handle District X. An' it's the kinda alternate where there's nuclear strikes, Sentinels taking over humanity, an' mutant concentration camps.

[He took a moment to touch the 'M' that was branded over one eye, remembering.]

So yeah, you can understand why I made damn sure that future became 'alternate.'

It was the 90s. Mistakes were made.

[likeapoison]

[That just cued an annoyed sort of huff out of Toxin.]

...Yeah, that's a good reason to change things. Glad you were able to do it.

I'm Pat, he's Toxin. We're just from New York.

Yeah, which makes me real curious about why I was in a tube in Vegas.

You, me, and the mun together, kid.

[arach_nerd]

Yeah, that's never a good sign.

[likeapoison]

[And there went Toxin. Rrrrrrrrrr.]

Tox, settle.

Sorry, he's...edgier than usual right now.