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Sleeper just arched an eye ridge, and started digging through his inherited memories to try and remember if Kaine had been like this when he’d fought Parker before the latter had bonded to his parent or if the random outbursts were new.
Peter and Kaine had only met on a handful of occasions, but they'd been burned deeply into Parker's memories. Each and every single time they'd met. Kaine had always seemed to be in a state of manic desperation, whether he was fighting with Peter or against him; he always laughed and cracked his horrible, horrible jokes at the worst possible moments.

Sleeper is left with Parker's impression of the last thing Kaine had said to him: "You gotta marry this one, Pete. She's a keeper." Mary Jane had just emptied a handgun, that Peter hadn't even known she owned, into Kaine's guts. Kaine's laughter as he disappeared into the night haunted Peter for years afterward.

He seems a little calmer now.

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Sleeper’s head tilted as he considered the question. It was not, strictly speaking, any of Kaine’s business, but on the other hand his parent had not exactly been quiet about their conflict with Parker and he doubted it would hurt to give the other perspective. No one usually asked; most of the superhero community considered Spider-man a friend, and sided with him automatically.

“Imagine for a moment you have one person in the whole world that you know beyond a shadow of a doubt is trustworthy, moral, and good. You’ve been helping them for weeks, fighting side-by-side, trying to live up to their example, assisting them in smaller ways, and every time they tell you how helpful you are, how convenient you’ve made so many things.

Then one day they look at you and finally notice you. And immediately all of that is forgotten. They kick you out, strand you on an alien planet*, sever all ties with you, and leave you to be imprisoned and experimented on.” By the Fantastic Four, no less!** “Nothing you say or do makes any difference. You try and return to them, surely there was some mistake? A misunderstanding? This person is still a paragon of humanity! Caring and selfless and considerate of others! But he calls you a monster, and rejects you over, and over, and over again.”
"Classic Pete, man. I get it. Your dad's right about him."

Kaine turns his attention back to the clean-up crew. "All I need is to get close enough to pick up the trail. Don't care if they see me, just no questions and no pictures. Guys got a plan?"