"Very well." Sebastian shrugged and sipped his drink. "I suppose that will be changing soon enough, won't it?"

New York upper society would've frowned upon Sebastian for being Irish, let alone Marcelo for being black, if they'd had the chance. The key was to have so much power and clout that nobody could say anything about it.

"Sentimentality." Sebastian repeated his word for a moment. "But what, specifically? Surely you must have a goal or a cause."

"Stephanie, of course, wants to make the world a better and safer place for mutants. And for mutant and human coexistence." Sebastian chuckled. "You certainly can't call her a hypocrite on that regard, can you?"