[ There's something that could almost be amusement at her disgruntled look, if it weren't faint and tinged too much with curiosity on what the hell this is all about.

His brows furrow in consideration, thinking about that. Honestly, he doesn't think about the symbiote as its own entity all that much. It's something they can change, something they have to figure out how to deal with as best as they can, and at the moment he's okay with his approach. ]

I don't think it's conscious enough to do anything like want. But I guess - it's gotta survive. As long as we aren't killing ourselves or anyone else in the Nest, I don't think it gives a shit what we do. Otherwise it'd be pushing us more towards the brood bonds, you know? I'd be more upset that I don't give a damn about Parker; it wouldn't let me choose who I want to be close to and how much I let them in.