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`"Hey, uh... this is Dylan. You got my voicemail. Leave a message or shoot me a text."`

Beep!

Why was he lonely? Didn't he have, uh, Venom?

Yeah, but Venom's just one guy. I think... he really thrives on community. I mean, you remember the barbecue, right? And my birthday.

Eddie wants to take care of people, not just the symbiote. And community's made up of all kinds. Not just friends, but family too.

[ that makes sense. for ripley, having one person, one person at all was huge. because he had no one for so long. ]

Yeah. That's probably how it should be.

Things in Central sound worse than here. You know where to find me if you need to be smuggled out.

thanks. i appreciate it.

[ How much does he want to say about the situation? ]

right now I think it'd be safer for everyone if we stuck to the quarantine. last thing you need is to get infected yourself when trying to mount a rescue.

I promise I will not break quarantine unless I have a truly excellent reason.

Are you alright? Do you need anything? I can still send things over.

i just need this mess to be over.

did you do extractions back home, too? like was this a regular thing for you?

I don't know if I'd say regular, but I'm no stranger to them, no.

[Right after this conversation Jason sends a group text to Dylan and Sleeper before heading back to the penthouse]

Diana's here. She's different from the one you two knew but it's definitely a version of her