[Venom's thankful that Pess is sort of distracting him from the awkwardness of the question he's about to ask.]
You encouraged me to speak to Phoenix, yet you harbor feelings for him as well. Why?
[It's true that Venom could have easily let Miles die so he could have Phoenix to himself. But wouldn't be able to live with himself. He wasn't the grudge-holding teenage leader anymore. Still, it made little sense to him that Miles would allow this.]
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You encouraged me to speak to Phoenix, yet you harbor feelings for him as well. Why?
[It's true that Venom could have easily let Miles die so he could have Phoenix to himself. But wouldn't be able to live with himself. He wasn't the grudge-holding teenage leader anymore. Still, it made little sense to him that Miles would allow this.]