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[trainmasters]

Who: everyone
When: Day 35 morning
Where: the lounge car

[This morning, or whenever you wake up, you will find that there are delicious smells wafting from the lounge car. Upon investigation, one will discover a beautiful spread of hot cocoa and tea and coffee and many marshmallow animals, ideal for putting in your drinks or simply eating wholesale. It isn't just cats either, but many animals of a similar quality of marshmallow, whatever kinds you'd like. But you may find the warm fuzzies they impart might be a bit more than internal.

In a conspicuous place is a note in handwriting many of you may find quite familiar at this point:

Thanks for your help.

- Hazel

His signature isn't alone, either. There are a couple of others, though somehow they're far less readable? Some are definitely just little drawings. Weird.]

[[ooc notes: 10% furry event!! many marshmallows have no effect, but those that do will instill temporary animal parts up to a kemonomimi level! enjoy your ears and tails, folks. and your newbies.]]

Comments

[voreaciously]

[????????????????????]

I have done nothing likable.

[she's baffled, honestly.]

[awakenerd]

But... You have? You're strong, you're intelligent, you're there when people need help, you're an amazing cook and you share it. Even if you don't think much of yourself, and yeah, even if your personality can be difficult, you're really reliable.

[voreaciously]

--I am none of those things. [she speaks very quickly after him, as though to cut him off or speak over him. she does not snap, but she is quietly insistent.

her denial is not entirely true, but it is more that he is saying remotely positive things about her and she cannot handle them wholesale and so she completely dismisses them outright]

If ever I approximate any of those qualities, it is for an ulterior motive. That is what I am: self-serving when not in use. But that is not important. [they could go on this way forever



and she also wants the last word if she can have it, so]

[awakenerd]

That's what I mean. I wish there was a way I could encourage you and let you see yourself from my perspective without you feeling the need to deny anything remotely positive about yourself.

It might just be that I'm lacking in the way I express it. I'll try harder.

[voreaciously]

You cannot lack for what is impossible. It is not your fault.

[great now she has to GIVE A SHIT she literally didn't want this.]

I do not want for you to continue your attempts. I am fine, Instructor.

[awakenerd]

[He just smiles a little wistfully. Because clearly he's not trying hard enough yet! He'll just, keep at it.]

Sorry. [For failing and being bad at this.] I'll keep doing my best. In the meantime have you tried the cocoa?

[voreaciously]

Please cease your apologising, you are not responsible for me or how I feel. Rather, that is quite arrogant of you.

[wordlessly, for a moment, she points to her horns]

Yes, I have.

[awakenerd]

Ah... sorry.

[He's just a jerk forever huh?]

I meant just the cocoa. Is it good? I've only tried the coffee so far.

[voreaciously]

Stop, Instructor. You have not done anything wrong. It is good, yes. Full flavoured and sweet.

[awakenerd]

I might give it a try then. What do you like better, coffee, tea or cocoa? I think for me it depends on context.

[voreaciously]

Cocoa and coffee are fine on occasion, but tea reigns supreme for all of them. Why do you ask?

[awakenerd]

Just curious. I think tea's generally my favorite too, goes well at any time. A cup of black tea in the morning, green for the evening. Though you can even mix that up, it's versatile.

[voreaciously]

[ok curiosity is fine she guesses]

Black is fine, but I am far used to drinking different sorts of greens and whites as well.

[awakenerd]

Yeah? I admit I'm always looking for new insights on tea varieties.

[voreaciously]

Black is not a specialty of mine. I often find it too astringent and overpowering to my palate, so my insights are likely lacklustre in that regard. Any insights you desire otherwise could take years to impart, depending on what you desire and your interest. If you are drinking for your health, the simple answer is that matcha will always reign supreme for green overall, but it can be a little more complicated than that. To whit, there are many aspects to appreciate before the water is even poured.

[awakenerd]

You're really an arrist huh? Could you show me how you brew tea yourself some time? I learned to make a decent cup of black tea from... [where did he learn it? The memories exist but beyond his reach.]

Well... I'm still not satisfied with my brewing with green.

[voreaciously]

No, I am still a novice, really. People can and spend their entire lives devoted to the art of tea. I am simply a dilettante.

[on the one hand, she's not that stupid, ut on the other, badly brewed tea offends her sensibilities. she does not have any problem with admitting, if only to herself, that it is admirable that he would like to improve.

think of the sparks, think of the sparks.]

Very well, however, many greens may require special attention or will be brewed differently. It is only matcha that can be safely done the same way every time.

[awakenerd]

Any tips would be appreciated all the same.

[voreaciously]

Perhaps...tea ceremony. When are you available?

[awakenerd]

I don't really have a planned schedule. When's good for you?

[voreaciously]

My activities are all flexible, barring meals when it is my turn. Presently, I have no prior engagements and am available any time.

[well, she does have a lil somethin somethin with crow, but that's a secret]

[awakenerd]

Then, whenever you want.

[Well, he knows when Crow gets it on just not with who.]

[voreaciously]

Is now amenable to you?

[taking that secret to her grave. double grave.]

[awakenerd]

Sure, now would be great.

[bond]

[voreaciously]

Very well. Thankfully, there is tea here. It will serve, for the time being. Come with me.

[80H wanders closer to the table to fetch some things and, ooh there's stuff for matcha too, excellent. She then moves to another table and sets her wares down, expecting Rean to follow all the while.]

Black is more durable, in a way, more forgiving of mistakes, so you will need to forget everything you know of it as you move to green. One must be incredibly mindful of temperature and steep times. In the former case, if the water is too hot, the leaves or powder will scald, resulting in unpleasant bitterness.

Leaving it to steep too long will also result in the same. I do not recommend either. However, not all greens are created equal, be they quality or character. Each will have different needs.