[ He actually has a laugh to spare for that, low and wolflike. An old dog softly barking dry air from the pit of his stomach. ]

I've seen enough to know that the world's gonna find new ways to surprise me.

[ When you wake up from a nine-year coma to a hospital on fire and a telekinetic child after your blood, you learn to adapt. That said: ]

My sniper. Got burnt out, came back from the dead. [ He follows suit on his feet, a mess of dirt and dust and splashback. ] She looked at me the same way you did, when I tried to clean her up while she was healing.

[ 'Fuck you' etched in every millimeter of her glare. Venom visibly softens at the memory, and demonstrates with a silent middle finger, pointed at himself. ]