Carol - Open
Carol was enjoying the festivities for the evening, trying not to think about her childhood. Not that this was a bad memory or anything, but she remembered being with her family. She missed them. Some of them. Not her father or half of her brothers, but she did miss some of them. She missed the actual good times that the Fourth brought about with everyone.
She did like fireworks a lot, and celebrating someone's birthday was a good thing. It took her mind off all the other stuff. She didn't really have a present for Cap, but she was sure to make it up to him some other way. She wasn't even sure what kind of things that he liked. She ate a bunch of hot dogs, and whatever else food was there, prefering eating to doing a lot of other things. Carol might have even danced a bit with Sam, if he wanted to.
The night brought a cake and a bunch of chorus girls. Wow. She stared a bit, finding it both amusing and a little embarrassing for Steve's sake. Oh man. If someone did that for her birthday, there would have been words. She grabbed a slice of cake and headed over to a familiar face.