Difficult to tell if the positions they're offering are legitimate. Just as likely that they're assigning capable imports to vital ranks for easier monitoring.

[ Which sounds paranoid, yes, but he doesn't want to rule out that possibility completely. An ingrained distrust of nebulous organizations and mock-governments? Possibly.

He takes a long inhale of smoke, lets it settle in his lungs. Talking shop is far easier than talking about anything else; it's routine. Like clockwork. ]

—What criteria do you look for when you're looking for 'trustworthy'.

[ Abruptly, Venom turns the question on Adam. Single eye swiveling to fix itself firmly on the man settled a few feet away from him, rendered in sleek synthetic material. ]