[center][b][h1]Sliver and Venom[/h1][/b] [img]https://i.imgur.com/PVN1L81.png[/img][hider=appearance][img]http://orig11.deviantart.net/251b/f/2011/227/f/b/anti_spider_man_by_xashe-d46jxk5.jpg[/img][/hider][/center] [@sly13] Venom reduced the last bit of distance between her and Sliver. The mask was an extension of herself and squinted, as she grunted. [color=f7976a]“No deal. You’re delusional. Shield formed the Avengers. And now gives them free range to protect people. They didn’t lock them away, they didn’t experiment on them. Everybody knows that. But maybe you watch too many conspiracy videos. Or maybe ... just maybe, you’re not quite yourself, big guy. Maybe you are letting something influence you. Like the Symbiote in you.”[/color] For every word Venom said, there was a force inside her that nodded. James inched himself closer towards Venom right when she closed the distance between them After listening to her James then says plainly, [color=lightblue]"Well it might be a bit of conspiracy or not. One did not too long ago shot me in the back so forgive me for jumping to the conspiracy's band wagons. Could be one of the others caused shield to shoot anyone on sight but I really don't like getting shot. It hurts you know?"[/color] James leans in closer to Venom. Then says in a playful more quieter tone, [color=lightblue]"Seems you know a bit about what my better half is. You talk about an influence, I can't help but wonder who is being influenced more. You or I?"[/color] [color=f7976a]“That's not…!”[/color] She stopped herself, swallowed, a felt razor sharp teeth wherever she moved her tongue. A mouth had appeared on the mask like a bear ripping through cloth. [i]No, not mask. My face. This… is my face now. [/i] Venom glanced at the claws she had almost swung at him, tiny and cat-like, and use the moment to retract them and let the demon-mouth disappear. All logic said that the people in front of her were criminals. But a few seconds ago, logic told her to claw someone’s eyes out. Someone, who didn’t seem to wish for a fight. Logic was starting to speak with a pretty thick Symbiote accent. With all the willpower in her, Venom calmed herself and was surprised that she was starting to believe this guy. [color=f7976a]“I do …”[/color] she said, [color=f7976a]“… know quit a bit about your better half. It’s a fragment of my worse half. A Symbiote; a living organism.”[/color] She pointed at him. [color=f7976a]"Slither, right? I’m Venom.”[/color] [b]“No, we are,”[/b] the tumor in her head said to her, but she ignored it. [color=lightblue]"We prefer Sliver. Nice to meet you Ms Venom"[/color] James said politely correcting Venom. He had looked at her hand when she looked like she was going to claw him. James resisted the urge to make a cat comment about the claws. James doesnt back away he found the outburst and reactions of Venom amusing. James then says almost teasingly, [color=lightblue]"Those primal urges are rough arent they? I remember when I first bonded with mine. A rough time adjusting although yours seems a bit more aggressive than mine it seems."[/color] [color=orange][i]Let us fight we must prove we are great[/i][/color], the symbiote yells in James's mind. James ignores it for the time being. For a moment James glances back at Finnlay thinking about the others then looks back at Venom he then says, [color=lightblue]"So as much as our other halves would like to try and rip each other apart. I rather let my new friends get out of here before either they or anymore shield agents get hurt. So..."[/color] James leans in again and talks quieter to Venom, [color=lightblue]"So are you are going let them go? We can fight, talk or whatever after they and Shield are out of the way. We can continue this now and get interrupted by Shield or the others if you prefer that."[/color] The last part ending a bit more sarcastic as James said it in his hush tone. Venom snapped her fingers a few times, pondering the situation. Around her the dining room was a mess, her mess. It stood as a testament to how powerful she had gotten in very little time. Sliver, on the other hand, stood as a peculiar mix of experience and inexperience. Clearly, he was a layman with no scientific knowledge of the force he wielded. But while little Gwen inside the Symbiote could name enough facts about it to write a book, Sliver had a lot more hands-on experience: How it affected him, maybe even his own limits. [b]“You are making a mistake,”[/b] the Symbiote told her, and she would be lying if she said, she completely dismissed that claim. [b]“His overconfidence is his weakness, just like I said, remember? That is what’s gonna make him fall twice as hard when we consume this mere reflection of me.”[/b] Venom shook off the words in her head. Wasn’t even sure how much she could trust them. Even if a pure Symbiote was superior to a tainted one, she wasn’t sure Gwen was superior to a grown man wielding it. [color=f7976a]“Show me you’re still human.”[/color] She looked up at Sliver. [color=f7976a]“Show me your face … please. Show it to me, introduce me to the band and I’ll play ball. I think,” [/color]she added, now in much more of her normal voice. James almost laughed when Venom asked for him to show that he is still human. James then looks around and says, [color=lightblue]"Well if there isn't any shield agents around. I guess it couldn't hurt if I did that little favor."[/color] As James said those words his symbiote acted up in his head rather agitated, [color=orange][i]Don't do it, we don't have to do this. We need not to prove anything.[/i][/color] James forced those thoughts out of his head. He then says in a teasing way, [color=lightblue]"Alright, I'll show you mine if you show me yours."[/color] [color=f7976a][color=f7976a]“Right, like I didn’t see that line coming from a mile away.”[/color][/color] Venom shook her head in disapproval. [color=f7976a]“Go fuck yourself, creep. Just take me to the band then.”[/color] James chuckled a bit from Venom's answer to his reply to her question about showing her his face., [color=lightblue]"Yeah sorry couldn't resist. Alright then to the group then! Once we get everyone out of here though I wouldn't mind a further conversation about our other halves."[/color] James then turns his back to Venom and says to Finnlay, [color=lightblue]"Alright now that this is all settled how about we all get out of here. Where is Jocelyn and the others? Have any of them made it out yet?"[/color] James taking Venom's words at face value. Believing that Venom might help them get out even though she never actually said out loud fully she would help [color=orange][i]We should have fought instead of teasing them.[/i][/color] The symbiote complains to James and he thinks back rather sternly, [color=lightblue][i]And how are we suppose to fight her? We have reached our limit with our webby goo stuff. At least hopefully we found an ally in this Venom...[/i][/color] The symbiote interrupts those thoughts, [color=orange][i]We don't need Venom.[/i][/color] James almost chuckles again from his symbiotes thoughts, [color=lightblue][i]Jealous of the other symbiote might get to help? Don't worry I wont tell them what you are worried about.[/i][/color] He quickly adds, [color=lightblue]"I got Ava out already, so just need to get the guy that attacked Ava, Slingy, the robot lady and Jocelyn out of here."[/color] James completely forgetting that he hasn't introduced himself to Finnlay while in his symbiote suit form. Either way James approached the situation as if he knew Finnlay. Even though he had only met him just a little while ago.