[ Venom's line of work requires a degree of attention to detail and subtlety. The fact that Carl has seen police dogs as puppies is a giveaway to the fact that he had some sort of access to service-related facilities, which makes sense: the kid is sharp. Disciplined.
The latter bit of Carl's statement is more of a mystery than the rest, though, and Venom reacts to it with a sidelong glance, a hint of inquisitiveness coloring his single eye. ]
Why not?
[ 'Before' implies that something happened to... wipe out police dogs? That doesn't sound promising, no matter how blithe Carl's delivery of that fact is. ]
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The latter bit of Carl's statement is more of a mystery than the rest, though, and Venom reacts to it with a sidelong glance, a hint of inquisitiveness coloring his single eye. ]
Why not?
[ 'Before' implies that something happened to... wipe out police dogs? That doesn't sound promising, no matter how blithe Carl's delivery of that fact is. ]