<div class="floatleft">(https://i.imgur.com/407apiy.jpg)</div><strong>Character Name/Alias:</strong>Piotr / Colossus<br/><strong>Location:</strong>The New Xavier's School For the Gifted, New York City, Central Park<br/><strong>Current Action(s):</strong>Gym / Watching Election Results<br/><strong>Tagging:</strong>Kitty Pryde, Gambit, Jubilee, Bishop<br/><strong>Mentioned:</strong><br/><strong>Wearing:</strong>As Pictured<br/><br/>Colossus found himself here in the gym more often than not as of the last few weeks, pushing his body harder and harder. A great many things had happened in what felt like a very short period of time and had spiraled out of control. From the Phoenix Force to that having that Demon using him as its Avatar and so much more, he felt pressured even more so than before to get himself ready again as if he had come up short to often and failed those whom he cared for and his friends.  Even though he taught art here at the school he often aided and helped out in the realm of physical development, spending time helping those interested in how to use the equipment properly and form. It helped take his mind off of things and gave him a purpose. He was always easy to smile and help when asked upon, reliable sort and wasn't prone to worrying anyone or bothering anyone with his own personal problems. Not even his best friend who had returned to the school did he confide these thoughts...as Kitty was among them. He didn't quite know how to be around her or even how to approach the situation so he just let things fall right back into that easy friendship.<br/><br/>Then there was the fact Magneto was lurking about, supposedly an ally but Colossus had been on the receiving end of darker days with him at the helm of them to even start trusting him now. It was just another concern and in his mind it wasn't a matter of if he would become an issue, but when. Had to give him a chance though, forgiveness is important and he had to remind himself that anyone can lose their way or get lost fighting for their beliefs. Still, some of those troubles stirred up by him and the damage caused wouldn't disappear so readily and he knew Magneto wasn't a fool by any stretch, so it isn't as if any underhand behavior would be done so openly.<br/><br/>Being, as he would call himself, a simple farmers boy, he instead stuck to that which was not complicated. In these moments when his mind was at rest perhaps he would divine some sort  of answers to these things that plagued him. From machine to machine and then to free weights he went, moving through today's work out like a machine himself, sweat glistening from his large body. Once finished there, he would just grab hold of his bag as he would prepare himself for a run to end the days workout before moving on to stretching. He didn't really have anything else on the agenda for the day and no one had message or called him needing anything, so he would continue to enjoy these moments of peace. Because he knew, that as an X-Man it was only a matter of time before something went off the rails and they would be called into action.<br/><br/>His run, would however be interrupted as he had walked through the living room on his way to the kitchen to grab something to take with him to drink. A few of his fellows had gathered to watch the TV as he stopped near Gambit as he acknowledged his team, nodding politely and saying quietly,<strong>"Greetings comrades."</strong>before just leaning against the wall to watch and saying nothing more. It wasn't long before that, that Kitty had walked into the room. His eyes followed her briefly as he gave her the same polite nod he had for the others before returning to the results. He had heard whom she was dating but beyond that knowledge he paid very little further heed, he wasn't about to stick his nose into business that didn't pertain to him, though even if there might have been a slight jealousy about that fact, it was still good to see her.<br/><br/>The election results didn't surprise him and his position didn't change as he listened to Kitty's words. Only after a moment after did he speak,<strong>"Worry not, for so long as we stand vigil those threats that wish to darken the doorsteps at our school will find themselves being taught a proper lesson, da?"</strong><br/>