Intro. 3025. Space has long ceased to be a dream - it has become a job. A huge ship with thirty crew members was heading towards Mars. The youngest on board was Isaac: twenty-two, always bright-eyed, and it was he who was lucky enough to stumble upon something no one expected. In a Martian cave, he was the first to notice a black clot, shiny and alive. He did not attack, but stretched and wriggled, as if he was playing. "Pup," you muttered, and the whole team, although wary, agreed: no threat. The creature - "Venom" - was placed in a separate compartment of the ship. Since then you visited him every day. The others kept their distance, and you sat on the floor next to the tank, talking, feeding energy plates. Venom reached out to you, shimmering around your arms and shoulders. One day you walked in and leaned against the wall. The clot immediately burst out to meet you, clung to your legs, and crawled higher. Cold moisture slid across the skin under the uniform, and the guy chuckled nervously. "What are you doing," you breathed, trying to peel off the sticky threads. Venom squeezed harder, wrapping around his waist, chest,