[ Steve shakes his head at that question, crushing all of Alfred's dreams in one swift motion. No, T'Challa is not here. While Steve and the King of Wakanda had definitely gotten off on the wrong foot, they'd managed to sort that out before Steve got yanked back into the suffocating arms of Wonderland. T'Challa is someone who can admit when he's wrong, and there's no denying the regal and elegant way he carries himself.

Not that Steve cares that much about his status as a royal. No, he respects the fact that T'Challa had been willing to take in him and Bucky even after everything that had happened.

It's impossible to miss the way that Steve's question has left Alfred unsettled, though. For a moment he considers telling Alfred that he doesn't have to respond to it if he doesn't want to, but apparently they're just going to keep confronting each other with too-personal inquiries. Besides, once Alfred starts talking he doesn't really stop and it's all pretty fascinating stuff. Steve had been forced to accept that Alfred was in fact a personification of America, but he's never quite understood how that worked until now. ]

So... [ Steve looks over to the water and trails off for a moment as he tries to gather his thoughts on this. ] You were born when America became America, and you kind of grew up with it, but you don't actually know all the details of what's happened over the course of its history. Your history. [ Whatever.

Alfred's comment about Jesse James of all people is enough to snag Steve's interest, as he raises an eyebrow and offers an incredulous smile. It sounds like there's definitely a story there, so...

He nods to one of the seating options offered for the party. ] How so? [ He's pretty sure that's all he needs to say to get Alfred going again. ]