<div align="center"><strong><em><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">Fading into the Background</span></em></strong></div><br/><hr/><br/><strong>Name / Code Name:</strong>Gamoran / Gamoran<br/><strong>Origin:</strong>Alien<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Avenger Dorm Common Room<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Ororo, Caroline, Carol, Johnny and Steve<br/><br/><hr/><br/>Gamoran noted the entrance of the blonde haired newcomer and wondered who he was... he saw the Avengers symbol on his uniform's chest and so he could only assume that he was a teammate that he hadn't met yet.  In truth Caroline... Colossus was the only one he had really had the chance to work with.  They had worked well enough together in the encounter with the monstrous Abomination but not since then.  He wondered what exactly the young blonde man was talking about and noted the reactions he got from the others.<br/><br/>As Carol exited the area and Ororo, Caroline and Steve continued their conversation, he listened intently but did not say anything just yet.  Ororo was so passionate about her beliefs... he frowned a touch as the topic turned to morals.  He wondered if any of them, especially Ororo would look at him the same way if they knew that he was so accomplished an assassin... how many lives he had taken.  He fidgeted a bit and sighed inwardly.  Could he keep such a thing a secret from them?  From her?  Perhaps he should tell her... but now was not the time.  For now he listened.  He did offer a small wave to Johnny.<br/><br/><strong>"Greetings."</strong><br/><br/><div align="center"><strong>******</strong></div><br/><div align="center"><strong><em><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 12pt;">The Torch Gets Burned</span></em></strong></div><br/><hr/><br/><div class="floatleft">(http://i180.photobucket.com/albums/x158/Punstarr/JohnnyThumb.jpg)</div><br/><strong>Name / Code Name:</strong>Johnny Storm / The Human Torch<br/><strong>Origin:</strong>Altered Human<br/><strong>Location:</strong>Avenger Dorm Common Room<br/><strong>Tagged:</strong>Ororo, Gamoran, Caroline, Carol and Steve<br/><br/><br/><hr/><br/>His grin faded ever so slightly as Ororo and Caroline all but ignored his entrance and Carol burned him like a matchstick on a hot summer day.  He quickly recovered, though, chuckling a bit at her words and entering the common area fully.<br/><strong><br/>"That wasn't a pick up line, cute stuff.  That was just a compliment.  One you should take and run with"...</strong><br/><br/>He watched as she moved quickly out of the area and down one of the halls.  He raised a brow.<br/><br/><strong>..."er yeah, just like that."</strong><br/><br/>He shrugged a bit.<br/><br/><strong>"Ah well.  If my pride was hurt that easily I wouldn't be much of a socializer.  My name is Johnny Storm, otherwise known as the Human Torch.  It's great to meet you all."</strong><br/><br/>He offered a smile to each of them, sliding to have a seat on one of the couches.<br/><strong><br/>"I hope you don't mind but I couldn't help but hear the tail end of your conversation... if I may offer my own point of view on the matter, it's like a friend of mine once said.  With great power comes great responsibility.  If we weren't here to handle some of the super powered threats, no one could.  I saw the news report about your escapades in the city just now.  You can look at it in terms of how much property damage you caused to stop those jerks from stealing some money, or you can look at it like this... those villains are now in SHIELD custody.  That means that you not only stopped them from robbing that bank, but also from whatever future crimes they would have committed had they been allowed to get away.  Who knows how many people you just saved from being hurt or even killed by those guys... and you did it all in a positive way with no one being hurt.  Sure the Bugle and some of the biased networks may try and put a negative spin on it, but I look at what happened as a positive."</strong>