better together

Hattori nodded, a slight jostle as to not disturb Venom more than he had to. Old habits died hard, he supposed. It had to be a good thing, that he hadn't changed in his entirety whilst he was away. That the man Venom knew and trusted was still here...if not a little more rough around the edges. But would she still want him, when he felt as though he barely even knew himself anymore?  It was...a lot to deal with, certainly for a man who was so out of touch with such delicate affairs.

"Good." He was glad to hear, to know it as undeniable fact."We have much to speak of...." But even Hattori had the sense to know now was not the time. "Tell me when you are ready. I know...you have-" He stopped there, for now.