[IC Inbox for Cerealia]

[heiroglyphs]

Thank you for calling.

You have reached the voice mail box of Weiss Schnee. My humblest apologies, but I am presently unavailable.

Please leave a brief message and I will get back to you as soon as-- wait Ruby no!

[ Beep! ]

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[heiroglyphs]

Nope.

[She closes her pantry and steps back.]

It's all yours, go ahead.

[bropane]

If you say so, [ he says in a sing-song tone. and he proceeds further into the kitchen and starts making tea, putting some water into the pot first before boiling it. ] Pardon me for intruding.

[ he seems to have an easy time making the tea, as if he's done this millions of times. so ten or so minutes later, he's got chamomile tea in the pot. ]

All ready to serve, Miss Schnee.

[heiroglyphs]

[Huh, that was actually a lot easier than she expected it to be. She may have been watching more intently than the average person. Maybe a couple mental notes.]

Oh, already? Thanks.

[While Tadashi was making the tea, Weiss fetched two mugs. Thankfully these were in a more easily-reachable place.]

[bropane]

It's easy when you're just making them from tea bags, [ which he happily provided. ] but if you're making them straight from tea leaves, things get a little bit more complicated.

[ that said, he heads to where the mugs are to serve them, placing the teapot nearby for refills later on. ]

[heiroglyphs]

[She takes her mug and heads back into the living room because what's the point of having a princess throne if you don't use it, after all.]

Maybe I'll start drinking tea more often.

[She won't, but maybe.]

[bropane]

[ he follows her to the living room and takes a seat across her, nodding when she makes a comment about drinking tea. ]

It's good for when you want to stay up late to study, too.

[ not that. you study here, ah... ] I guess it's useful for a nerd like me.

[heiroglyphs]

I've always preferred coffee for late night grinds. Not that it's happened here, school has been pretty boring.

[bropane]

Ah...

[ now for the question of the century. ]

Can you make coffee?

[heiroglyphs]

[Mr. Hamada you seem to be insinuating something.]

Of course I can. I wouldn't be caught dead without my coffee machine.

[For emergencies.]

Though getting something freshly roasted is always better.

[bropane]

[ he truly was. :) ]

Guess you like the coffee at the place I told you about, huh?

[heiroglyphs]

...Yeah, it's really good.

[And she almost doesn't want to admit it.]

Even if its kinda hokey.

[bropane]

[ huh! never heard that kind of description for that place before.

at least it's not insulting... not that he works there or anything. ]

Hokey's not so bad, is it?

[heiroglyphs]

It's different.

[She smiles into her mug.]

[bropane]

[ well, it's good that she doesn't seem to think it's a bad place. it's a hipster cafe, for crying out loud, after all. ]

There are a lot of different things out here. We're lucky that there's a bit of familiarity in most places.

[heiroglyphs]

[Hipsters are weird, okay?]

Hasn't made it any easier to get used to this place. I don't know if I ever really will.

[bropane]

[ he's a hipster?????? ]

I wouldn't suggest getting used to this place, to be honest.

[ except for him. this is all he has, so it's okay for him to feel at home and get used to things. ]

[heiroglyphs]

[But where's the lie???]

You're right, but it would be nice to at least be able to relax every once in a while. Seems like every time I let my guard down something terrible happens.

[Like that time she got possessed and tried to disembowel your brother.]

[bropane]

[ ... :( ]

I wish I could comfort you in that aspect, but that's a tough one to make you feel better about.

[heiroglyphs]

Don't worry about it. I'd be a pretty poor Huntress if I couldn't handle some stress.

[bropane]

So, what was it you wanted me to listen to?

[ aka what exactly happened while you were gone? ]

[heiroglyphs]

Oh.

[It just occurred to her that she asked him over to talk about Remnant.]

It's... nothing, really.

[bropane]

[ he'll just take a sip of his tea, then. ]

That bad?

[heiroglyphs]

[She takes a sip of her drink.]

Two of my friends are dead and I might never see my team again.

[bropane]

[ ah... shit, that's terrible. . . ]

My condolences.

[ what else can he say about this?! ]

[heiroglyphs]

[She sighs, setting her drink on the table and resting her hands on her knees.]

Thanks. I don't need you to feel sorry for me or anything, but I just wanted you to understand what I'm going through if I'm ever acting weird.