<div class="floatleft">(http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/images/2011/pauline-nordin-headshot.jpg)</div>Name/Alias: Caroline Sidorov "Colossus"<br/>Location: Dorm Room Commons Area<br/>Tagged: Any in the location<br/><br/><br/>Caroline remained silent when the pizza arrived.  Though the smell was intoxicating she did not reach for a bite.  Her upbringing did not condone simply taking what was convenient but waiting for permission of the owner, waiting her turn to take a bite.  Instead she took a swig of her water, swishing the wetness around in her mouth before taking the swallow.  The demeanor of the dark skinned woman had changed on mention of John.  An odd stirring from one that seemed so controlled this entire day.  Even when confronted with the destruction there had been no sign of condemnation or disapproval.  Storm had welcomed them home as any big sister might to her wayward siblings.  Even the compliment given by the new arrival went unanswered as she absorbed the words of their intrepid student leader.<br/><br/>Only when silence had touched the air did her voice emerge with its soft touch.  A quiet sound so unusual from a woman of her size, stature and power.  She lifted her eyes to look at those gathered as was only polite but also held her head low from a touch of shame in her past.<br/><br/>“When I was home at the farm there was a machine my father used to help harvest the fields.  Big machine with many blades and parts.  He took out a massive loan for the machine, put everything on the line with the hope that this beast of farming equipment would let us bring in more crops.  For a time this did happen and we were all looking forward to the next harvest.  Except one day my sister got stuck out in those same fields, stumbled on a rock or some such thing.  Pa never saw her down there and the machine kept right on coming.”<br/><br/>Another swig of water was taken though the swallow was far slower this time, more deliberate.  “My hand broke the blades.  Sent one flying straight into the upper deck where my Pa was operating the machine and nearly killed him.  My sister was safe, but the machine was destroyed, my father nearly dead and both looking to me with disgust.  Same sort of thing happened today when I nearly brought a helicopter down atop a young boy.  If not for Steve there, he’d have died and I would be wearing that around my neck.”<br/><br/>“Thing is no matter how much we’re here to help, we’re going to hurt others.  This is not a bunch of girl scouts and boy scouts picking up trash on the side of the highway.  Look at the amount of damage we did to the city, look at the lives we endangered.  For what?  Some money that was federally insured?  I know that John embodies those things, but at least he wears that openly.  Part of me wonders if any of us could truly be so innocent.”<br/><br/>There was an absent shrug.  “Just, my two cents and all.  Mind if I have a slice of pizza Steve?”<br/>