<div class="floatleft">(http://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/6/66/Waljj.jpg) </div><hr/><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="bbc_size" style="font-size: 14pt;"><strong>  Name:</strong> Piotr Nikolaievitch Rasputin<br/>  <strong>Title:</strong> Colossus<br/>  <strong>Affiliation:</strong>  Humanity<br/>  <strong>Location:</strong>  New York <br/>  <strong>Tags:</strong> Spidey, Xavin, Carnage <br/></span></span><hr/>A soft sigh escapes his lips as he stands there upon the sidewalk, his eyes cast down the street. He frowns as he sees what had to have been a once beautiful neighborhood… now a wreck. If it wasn’t the enemy forces, it could have been looters or just degenerates taking advantage of the poor luck of others. So he has to decide where to start… obviously he needs to contact the X-Men. Figure out where he is and how to get back to them.<br/><br/>If this is as bad as his gut tells him, then the X-Men will need the strength of Colossus.<br/><br/>Lightly he pats his jacket’s pocket, ensuring the syringe he had scooped up was still there and still whole. Maybe someone can use it to figure out what all this is. Or it’ll just be an interesting souvenir. Piotr sorely wishes he had his communicator with him. He could then contact his friends… but he has been out of it for so long (nearly 9 months) that the fact he even still has a communicator is secondary on his mind. Today he was just going to a local gallery to support a friend in the business… maybe have lunch with her and then head home to a quiet evening. Maybe reading some Langston Hughes. Who knows. But now… well not so much.<br/><br/>His thoughts are snapped back to reality with the sudden appearance of Carnage. He gasps audibly at the sight of the creature…  he’s never seen anything like this. His eyes then fall on the two… women.. with him. But slowly Piotr’s gaze move back to Carnage himself, actually finding it hard to look the being in the eye. He turns fully to face Carnage and his companions, his resolve strengthening. Piotr has been in ‘the business’ (as Logan calls it) for a long time… and he recognizes evil when he sees it.<br/><br/>Piotr’s brows furrow a little with the question… Woody? Spiders? Not only is it grotesque..  it speaks in riddles. Piotr hates guys like this. But he follows Carnage’s gaze towards the window… and as Carnage did, Piotr spots the very attractive red-head there. Gosh she’s pretty… Piotr’s gaze now snaps back to Carnage, and his intentions are clear. Smoothly Piotr slips out of his ruined jacket, letting it fall gently to the ground behind him as he takes a step forward.<br/><br/>And as he takes that step, the mass of his form seems to suddenly increase. His very skin shifts to something other than flesh, a glistening metallic alloy. His body transforms, with only the same sound as snow falling. His first step is relatively silent, his second step is a heavy metallic clang sound. He speaks in a deep, stern tone as he moves towards Carnage, moving surprisingly fast for something so big. His Russian accent seems heavier as he speaks. “Monster, you will not ignore me to threaten anyone in my presence. All of you will stand down, or know my wrath!”   His hands snap out, intending to grab 2 of the quivering tentacles along Carnage’s body. But as he moves, he is careful to not ignore his female companions. That’s something of a rookie mistake, and could very well cost your life should you fall into it. And while he won’t make that particular rookie mistake.. he doesn’t actually know what this blood red creature is before him. He doesn’t know who Carnage is, persay. Maybe he’s heard the name before, but he has never actually seen the creature.<br/>