[Grits his teeth at the mention of Norman Osborn, but it fades when he realizes he means Normie. How far into the future was this exactly?] Client? What, are you his lawyer? [He can only guess Normie went into the family business... the thought of which brings him joy. After all, watching the Obsorn family implode (or even better, explode) was one of his favorite pasttimes.

But only for a minute, when he realizes he was taking joy in a small child (well... a grown man, but still Kaine could only picture Normie as a toddler) suffering. Not only that, suffering for the same reasons he did--because Norman Osborn wanted revenge on Peter Parker. It seems no matter how many steps he was taking in the right direction, it was never going to be enough.

Kaine slides his hand into his back pocket and runs his thumb over one of the lenses of his mask that he stuffed back there. Aracely was right, she was always right. The name, the costume, her hoodie... they all had become reminders of his brothers, to be a better man. And right now he needs that reminder.] It's harder than it looks. Then again it always did seem to come naturally for him, I shouldn't be surprised it would come naturally to his kid too. [He wouldn't dream of it... But it's totally obvious.]