A Phone Call to Shield Headquarters
Characters: Colossus, Nick Fury Setting: SHIELD Headquarters Content: Maybe Nick Swearing? It is Nick, after all. Summary: X-Men Field Operations sends one of its representatives to discuss the alien menace.
Piotr stepped out of the van, the vehicle groaning in gratitude to have him depart for the moment. Improved shocks could only do so much, and these days, he was less in the mood to conceal his mutant heritage. He had, after all, registered quite some time ago, and so there was little reason to hide his nature, especially as it was becoming difficult lately to change back...
Stepping up along the pavement towards the Tower that served as SHIELD headquarters, he looked up at the building. She works here now, doesn't she? As soon as the thought was out of his mind, though, it was gone, suppressed like every other occasion. That was the past, and he needed to live in the present. The present had more than enough problems to concern him.
Walking in through the front doors, he approached the receptionist and attempted a small smile. It looked forced, but polite. "If it would please you, miss," he said as soon as he could find a moment to get a word in. "My name is Piotr Rasputin, and I believe that I have an appointment scheduled to meet with General Fury."