He'll have to meet her under better circumstances, next time; as it stands, the landscape is far from welcoming, desolate and bare as far as the eye can see. Thunder crashes somewhere behind them, sending tremors along barren rock.

Still, Venom's tone is patient. Calm. He rarely breaks from neutral, and keeps Mei on the right track.

"...We're comrades. He would've done the same for me." A light mm, as he steps over an obstacle and makes sure that Mei doesn't trip on it. "He's been helping you out?"