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[invisibilitea]

Ship - Tranquility - I have a bit of a crisis-

So I need everyone to stop a moment and think very hard, and I mean incredibly hard, about this, because forget the bloody temperature and the mess with all that and everything else because, well.

...I've run out of tea.

Proper tea, not the space tea that tastes like the stuff you get from the blank boxes that they sell at the Co-op. Or worse, the off-stuff from Tescos.

Does anyone have real tea?

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[nightblogs]

... I think that's the most British thing I've ever heard.

[invisibilitea]

I'm sorry, do you think this is a joke?

[nightblogs]

It is kinda funny, yeah.

[briefly]

Oh, God.

[How she understands.]

I hadn't even thought about it before, but - I haven't had a single drop of tea since I woke up again. And now it's too late.

[t h e h o r r o r]

[invisibilitea]

I brewed the last cup this morning I didn't even notice until after I went to make a cup for George-

[briefly]

Well, it's... the end of the month, isn't it? Perhaps the lockers will somehow restock-?

[No?]

voice;

[humanistic]

[Annie does not use the word crisis lightly. Or, well, she does, by some standards, but when she uses it, she means it. And a crisis for Annie has the tendency to escalate quickly, so, taking this very seriously thank you--]

You're certain.

voice;

[invisibilitea]

[Oh good someone who realizes the gravity of the situation]

I checked. Three times.

voice;

[humanistic]

[people with real problems, right here. well, "people".]

All right. All right, don't-- that was just in our kitchen. Yeah? So there's got t' be more somewhere, right--or George might have a secret stash--

voice

[quotate]

You could make your own?

voice

[invisibilitea]

Out of what, rainbows and wishes?

voice;

[civilwarring]

Maybe you can make some from something growing in the garden?

[Yeah, that sounds safe.]

voice;

[invisibilitea]

This is tea, Aidan, there is a process, otherwise I may as well just brew the space tea that tastes like acid.

[stimulations]

There's a tea shop in the gardens. Though the proprietor left a while ago, there might still be some remaining product around.

[invisibilitea]

A tea shop? With real tea? Who was the owner?

[As if she might know them]

[coffeeking]

You poor thing. [He's not at all sarcastic. That is some proper sympathy, right there.]

I have a small handful of varieties, and one jar of very good English Breakfast. I promise it's above and beyond anything Tescos ever stocked.

[invisibilitea]

Do you really?

[Pause.]

I.

Hello, I'm Annie.

[HELLO, NEW FRIEND.]

[blabbers]

what's wrong with the space tea?

[ spoken ( typed? ) like someone who's never had actual tea. ]

[invisibilitea]

Have you ever had a cup of real tea?

text, auggielocked;

[altercate]

There's other things to drink.

permavoice, auggielocked;

[invisibilitea]

But....tea is what I do.

[voice]

[jurisimpudent]

[Very, very, very, very, very begrudgingly:]

I've a small supply.

[voice]

[invisibilitea]

I wouldn't take your personal supply. You're on security, aren't you? I rather think you need it.

voice;

[little_bullet]

Really? You'd think with all this space technology faffing about it'd have alarms for this sort of thing, you know, flashing lights and whistles.

[Tea is actually vital, there's no sarcasm. Most importantly, tea is important to Annie]

voice;

[invisibilitea]

You would imagine so! This is the best that I could do.