"Sensible, right," Charles chuckled, crossing his arms with a frown. Though his smile never left his lips. This was fun. This was... the most fun he had since years! He could feel his heart rush in his chest, he could feel the music go through him... And while he wasn't entirely fond of the crowd either he was slowly getting used to it. Though with it all, he also noticed something dark and sticky in the pits of his stomach. Something unpleasant and overly familiar.

He agreed with Crystal that they should only cheat about their IDs and not with money, they weren't criminals here. Well, not like that. They were detectives who happened to be... well, appearing underage. No, Charles was not going to think about that.

The shot they took was absolutely horrible. While Charles expected it to be strong, the taste was throwing him off; he struggled not to cough too much and appear like an idiot in front of everybody, especially seeing that Edwin didn't bat an eye sending it down... But despite all that, it was cool. It was hot as it ran down his throat and stuck in his stomach, making his body feel light and heavy at the same time. The beer did not help to wash the bad taste out of his mouth but he wasn't someone who would back down at this point. His next drink was going to be something else... and by the third sip, he didn't even taste the bitterness of it, as a very pleasant buzz got him. And it felt amazing...