ever marching as to war

Dressed in blue and white, Charles could be mistaken as quite the patriot indeed. Having secured his second drink of the day, something that's more liquor than fruit, he picks at a slice of a cake between rounds of conversation, a gregarious smile on his face. Steve's a wonderful man -- the rare one who was truly good -- and the other attendants are just as interesting, in their own way, ex-mutant and current human alike.