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Who: Clovers and visitors
When: Day 9 afternoon
Where: Clover carriage

[Well some of us have status effects to deal with and some of us are just grumpy but Jusis is putting a full fancy high tea together in the main room. Little dumb sandwiches and finger foods and sweets and of course, aromatic, perfectly rewed, steaming hot tea. There's more than enough for everyone on Clover and even potential visitors.

He's sitting on a pink armchair sipping from a delicate bit of china with rainbows and sparkles on it.]

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[STILL CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING. . . . . . but at least he's no longer bleeding from his palm! either way, Akira is drawn in by the scent of tea, and the sight of that fancy sparkling china draws an amused snort from him]

You're looking particularly fancy today.

[a beat and, a little less humorously]

Do we have coffee?

[Oh. You're one of THOSE.]

I did not purchase any.

[he is one of THOSE]

[also. pauses and just. taps his ear, like. still can't hear, buddy]

I'll start yelling again.

[Ugh whatever just fucking texting Akira on his chain.]

No

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[thumbs up as he pulls his chain from his pocket and reads the message. there ya go, buddy]

Tea it is, then. I’ll buy us some coffee later.

[for now he’s just going to help himself]

[considers...]

Maybe I should call you Mocha. That's one of those coffee beverages is it not?

[a soft snort. and, as he pours himself some tea:]

I already have a name, you know.

[seems more amused than opposed to the idea]

You’re right, though. Mocha, a famous port in Yemen known for exporting high-quality coffee. One-half of the popular blend mocha java.

[a beat]

Or if we’re talking about the latte, coffee with milk and chocolate.

I understood one part of that.

Congratulations.

[AMUSED. . .]

It took me months to understand any of it.

I understood the part about how to make the beverage. The rest was gibberish.

[hhhhhaa]

Probably because you’re more of a tea person.

No. I'm sure I would have heard of a famous coffee port but I don't know what or where Yemen might be.

[. . . blinks slowly, glancing up from his chain with brows furrowed]

I'm pretty sure it's located in Western Asia?

[it has not yet occurred to him that Jusis may not be from Earth]

I've never heard of Western Asia.

[uh]

[blinks a few more times, before taking a seat and running his finger across the edges of his teacup]

Hoooow about "Earth?"

As in dirt?

As in the planet.

Covered in dirt, incidentally.

One would hope your planet is covered in dirt and not say, acid.

I'm from the Empire of Erebonia on the continent of Zemuria. I suspect that's equally alien to you?

You never know. Maybe I'm from a super rare species that lives in acid and breathes in ammonia.

[a dry snort]

Mmm, you're right, though. I've never heard of those places at all.

That doesn't surprise me. Many people here exhibit strange knowledge or abilities I cannot account for.

[taps his fingers against the side of his teacup]

Because we're all from different places. Different "worlds," so to speak.

Huh.

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