Colossus was thrilled she'd said yes, and contentedly walked with her. "You have seen our many accomplishments, no doubt? The other Phoenixes and I? We have made gardens of the desert. Fed the hungry. Clothed the naked. We have eradicated warfare from the face of the Earth. Anything we dream, we can accomplish. Yet there is one thing missing. You, Katya."

He paused. "We're just talking," he added.