diff --git a/src/Kernel.cc b/src/Kernel.cc
index c7241fa..438783d 100644
--- a/src/Kernel.cc
+++ b/src/Kernel.cc
@@ -31,11 +31,28 @@ Kernel::systemKernel()
  * Public
  */
 
+Kernel::Kernel()
+    : mConsole()
+{ }
+
+
+void
+Kernel::initialize()
+{
+    mConsole.clear(kernel::Console::Color::Blue);
+    mConsole.printString("Loading Polka...\n");
+}
+
+
 void
 Kernel::panic(const char* msg,
               ...)
 {
-
+    mConsole.clear(Console::Color::Magenta);
+    mConsole.printString("PANIC! PANIC! PANIC! :-(\n");
+    mConsole.printString(msg);
+    // TODO: Dump registers.
+    halt();
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/src/Kernel.hh b/src/Kernel.hh
index 38e1120..4925817 100644
--- a/src/Kernel.hh
+++ b/src/Kernel.hh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 #define __KERNEL_HH__
 
 #include "Attributes.hh"
+#include "Console.hh"
 
 
 namespace kernel {
@@ -18,9 +19,16 @@ struct Kernel
 {
     static Kernel& systemKernel();
 
+    Kernel();
+
+    void initialize();
+
     void panic(const char* msg, ...);
 
     void halt() NORETURN;
+
+private:
+    Console mConsole;
 };
 
 } /* namespace kernel */
diff --git a/src/Main.cc b/src/Main.cc
index e269584..b73a87a 100644
--- a/src/Main.cc
+++ b/src/Main.cc
@@ -44,11 +44,7 @@ kmain(multiboot::Information *information)
     multiboot::Information::setInformation(information);
     auto info = multiboot::Information::information();
 
-    // Reinitialize the system console now that we have global static objects.
-    auto& console = kernel::Console::systemConsole();
-    console.clear(kernel::Console::Color::Blue);
-
-    console.printString("Loading Polka ...\n");
+    kernel::Kernel::systemKernel().initialize();
 
     console.printFormat("Command line: \"%s\"\n", info->commandLine());