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[hypoxic]

I'll be certain to mention it the next time he emerges from his cave. How d'you take yours?

[deaddrop]

Black is fine.

[She doesn't make a comment about not needing to hide the flavor of coffee. Some people take that kind of thing seriously.]

[hypoxic]

If you're fond of gulping at tar, perhaps.

[He'll never understand the fondness people have for life without a bit of sweetness. Not the rubbish cloying nonsense Americans prefer, but something better than dirt. There ought to be a midground.]

[deaddrop]

If you think that's bad, you should see how Russians take their tea.

[Wryly, not taking it too much to heart.]

Just the same, I'm all right with the tar.

[hypoxic]

Under ten metres of ice and snow?

[He'll fuss with kitchenware in the interim.]

[deaddrop]

Sweetened with jam.

[Not that everyone takes it that way, but in Natasha's experience that's a particular habit that tends to put off Western tea drinkers.]

[hypoxic]

[Wait but that sounds awesome actually.]

Yeah? Not something I've thought to try. Might be shorter than dunking a biscuit in.

[deaddrop]

When you finish your tea, you get to eat the preserved fruit, but now it's warm and re-hydrated and tastes a little like tea.

[She actually sounds rather fond.]

[hypoxic]

That sounds rather tasty. I'm sure my English fiancee would find it abhorrent, but she wouldn't know good tea if she sat in it.

[deaddrop]

It's nice. Not necessarily an every day thing, but nice. But not everyone's okay with finding a warm cherry at the bottom of their tea cup. Still, if you're ever curious...