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[betterthnaliens.livejournal.com]

[Christine's been a little more than bored lately. Oh, sure, she's had some good moments since the fall of Adventus, but she's been craving something a bit more. Especially since she fell for the dreaded "blonde moment" and completely missed the attack on the IS Academy. Or the look-around for that matter.

As such, she's been spending her time training. Especially since Julia got a little bit better in that recent fight. After awhile, though, even that's gotten boring.

As such, she's been trying to figure out how to make that tea the same way Dita did when she had that get-together with the other girls...]

...Bleh... not it...

[There's probably a good dozen cups nearby half-drank from those attempts.]

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[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

[Oh hey! Look who was coming in for her midday snack!]

... Experimenting with tea?

[betterthnaliens.livejournal.com]

Y-Yeah...

[she's going to turn her head JUUUUUUST slightly to hide the blushing.]

I wanted to see if I could make it the same way Dita did... no such luck.

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

Well if you really want to be able to do it, don't be afraid to ask her for help. And don't forget to keep trying too. I'm sure if you really work at it you'll be able to make tea just as well as her!

It's certainly easier than learning how to pilot a giant robot after all.

[betterthnaliens.livejournal.com]

I know, I know, just... I wanna try this by myself first!

[She's going to get this right even if it kills her... well, not that badly, but...!

She fixes another cup and gets for a taste...]

...still not there.

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

[And when Christine puts the cup down again Julia picks it up as well and gives it a taste.]

Not too bad though!

[She pauses for a moment in thought before smiling.]

Would you mind if I helped you out as a taste-tester? You're probably being harder on yourself than anyone else would be, and I was at with you on the Nirvana too.

[betterthnaliens.livejournal.com]

Really? You don't mind it? I mean...

[she shakes her head before she beams at Julia.]

Sure, I don't mind! Two is better than one... right?

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

Right!

And I was coming in here to get something to eat anyways, so this is fine!

[betterthnaliens.livejournal.com]

Oh! W-Well, get what you need and I'll have another cup ready!

[And Christine's going to do just that, set up another cup of tea, just altering things enough in an attempt to make it just right.]

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

[Julia does indeed grab some cookies and whatnot to go with the tea before settling down again, accepting the new cup of tea and taking the chance to sip it.]

Mmmm... this is good too!

[She takes a moment to think about things, realizing that when it comes to tea she's still so dreadfully out of the loop.]

So are you trying to replicate Dita's style or just find one just as good?

[betterthnaliens.livejournal.com]

Well... I'm trying to replicate it. It tasted so good and I had to find out for myself. I know I should of asked when we were there, but it never occurred to me and... heh, you know me.

[She takes a sip herself and she seems... a little unchanged.]

Almost...

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

Well at any rate, if you stumble across something different but just as good, that's fine too!

[Cookie nom.]

[betterthnaliens.livejournal.com]

Mmm... I guess you're right about that.

[She takes another sip of her own drink before going to make a new batch, altering it a bit more.]

[curseu-reflexes.livejournal.com]

[As she watched and waited for the tea to be ready, she continued to eat her snacks before speaking up again.]

Christine, where did you live before this?

I'm sorry for just asking out of the blue, but I remember wondering about that when I first heard about you. And, well I'm still curious about that and we didn't even talk about it during the tea party with Dita.