The Perk, Monday Afternoon

[firstofitskind]

So apparently, tea was a bit of a... contested topic, around Fandom these days, according to radio. Enough so that the baristas on duty exchanged a Significant Look when Liam ordered a cup today. But he did manage to get his beverage of choice without any actual trouble. Probably because he asked nicely and all.

Tea and muffin acquired, he found a table by the window and had his Global open, scrolling through an email regarding the various and handwavey uses of rowan ash.

[ooc: so open, so, so open.]

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[2_old_for_this]

Peter...was spotty on actually listening to radio, so he only had a vague notion of the Great Tea Controversy, which was probably just as well.

He was coming in and politely getting a very cinnamon-y tea, then looking around for a good table to people-watch from. He nodded pleasantly at Liam.

[firstofitskind]

"Peter, hey," Liam said with a small smile and a nod in return. "I don't mind sharing the table, if you're looking for a place to sit."

[2_old_for_this]

Peter smiled. "Thank you." He pulled out a chair. "How are you doing?"

[firstofitskind]

“Not terrible,” Liam said. “A bit busy with stuff going down off-island,” he shrugged, “hence missing the movie night the other day.” Not that he expected Peter to mind, but still.

[2_old_for_this]

"There'll be another this week," Peter promised. "Anything you need help with?"

Hey, he was a white knight to the core.

[firstofitskind]

And if it had been a problem in Liam’s world, rather than Verity’s and all the preplays hadn’t already been coded, Liam might very well have taken him up on that offer. “Nah,” he shook his head. “Thanks, though. Hopefully I’ll be able to make it this week.”

[2_old_for_this]

"We'll keep a seat open for you," Peter said. "Maybe one of these weeks we'll get to see westerns when we're old enough to appreciate them."

[firstofitskind]

“That’d be nice,” Liam agreed. “I think I was a little to overwhelmed by... everything, that week.” Though at least he’d spoken the local language.

[uncertain_dume]

After all that reading up on tea this morning, Kanan realized he kind of actually wanted some. Not that he was big on tea, but everything he'd eaten yesterday had tasted like feta, and a chai sounded pretty damn good in comparison.

"And look," he said, shooting the barista a grin, "this way I'm not even pestering you for caf."

Which they were forever grateful for.

Tea acquired, he turned and looked for a place to sit, and then nodded toward Liam pleasantly.

[firstofitskind]

"And here I thought coffee was most people's drink of choice around here," Liam commented with a small smile.

[uncertain_dume]

"Coffee's got this 'too close but not close enough' thing going for it with a drink we have back home," Kanan explained with a shrug. "And anyway, I can't stand the stuff after that thing with the tremens. Tea's just fine."

Especially if you didn't care if it came in a little baggie.

[firstofitskind]

"Just because it saved my life the one time doesn't mean I have to like it," Liam agreed with a solemn nod.

[uncertain_dume]

"Yeah. As grateful as I am to still be here, I have to draw a line somewhere," Kanan replied. "I'm good on coffee now for... another year or so, at least."

[firstofitskind]

“I’m fairly certain Very thinks I’m nuts for not liking it,” Liam admitted. “But she seems to be willing to put up with me anyway, so...” she’d even gone so far as to keep a box of loose leaf stocked in her kitchen. A small gesture, sure, but a meaningful one.

[uncertain_dume]

"And Hera is mostly exasperated that I insist we stop for caf every time we go back home," Kanan noted, grinning. "But hey, people like what they like, there's no helping that."

[firstofitskind]

"And if we're not drinking it, more coffee to go around for the people who truly appreciate it," Liam reasoned.

[uncertain_dume]

"See, when you put it like that, they should be thanking us," Kanan decided. "If we don't drink it, there's less of a chance that they'll sell out here before everyone else can get some."

Though really, if the Perk were to run out of coffee, there would probably be bigger problems.

[throughaphase]

Kitty had zero stake in the Great Tea Controversy herself, and she didn't even come in for tea. All she wanted was something stupidly sugary but caffeine-free. But when the barista assumed by this point that she was here for tea, she felt weirdly guilted into getting a small one. That she had to mix with lemonade.

"Did they run out of coffee or something?" she wondered.

[firstofitskind]

"I'm pretty sure that would cause an actual riot, on this island," Liam said with a laugh. Current occupants of the shop excepted, at least.

[throughaphase]

"I dunno, I've heard radio. Pretty sure if there's a riot in the Perk, it's not going to be about coffee," Kitty said.

Which was weird. Coffee was better. Fight her.

[firstofitskind]

“The person who does radio on Saturdays does seem to have very strong opinions about the stuff,” Liam had to admit. Though Kitty being willing to throw down over coffee was also proof of Liam’s original statement.

[throughaphase]

"A little intense, yeah. Though I will say whatever this is," she said, gesturing with her cup, "didn't turn out to be so bad. Score one for pushy baristas today, I guess."

[firstofitskind]

“Some kind of... iced tea thing?” Liam guessed.

[throughaphase]

"With lemonade. And an obscene amount of sugar," she said.

There was probably a layer of sugar visible at the bottom of the cup, actually.

[firstofitskind]

“Well, if you’re stuck without caffeine, you need to get energy from somewhere,” Liam reasoned. That sugar layer was maybe a little bit terrifying, but he wasn’t going to i be the one to say it.

[throughaphase]

"That's a very kind rationalization and I appreciate you for it," she grinned.

[firstofitskind]

"I do what I can," Liam said with a laugh. "So, I know there's the obvious," he added, with a nod in the direction of the baby bump, "but how are things? I feel like I haven't seen you in a while." Probably the fact that he'd been avoiding alcohol for the most part since that whole tremens incident had something to do with it.

[throughaphase]

He could join the sober corner of the bar!

"My life is very different," she said, gesturing to the bump. "Other than that, not much new. What about you?"