[ With a laugh, since, well: he'd discarded saying it for the exact reasons she'd just said. Also because it might have been one of the other descriptions he'd given said combat instructor in an attempt to rile the man up some more which is far from his goal here.
Time at least is a topic they can tackle another time, whether it's what Claude knows of his own or what Claire has yet to discover for herself and if she even wants to. As she said - Abraxas has given them a gift, in some ways, even if it's also fraught with all kinds of things he'd rather not think about on his end. But there's time to navigate those as well, or so he thinks.
Tea is a much safer topic all around, and a slight smile comes to her face as she inquires about it. ]
I don't know if they don't like it so much as it's not necessarily among their favorites. Mostly floral or fruit teas seem to win most favor there whereas I just find them alright at best, so it's a tradeoff. [ He'd been absently drinking his tea through their conversation without noticing, Claude realizes when he looks down to see his own cup mostly empty. ] I grew up where pine forests are prevalent, so for that reason this tea always reminds me of home. Most of the other ones I grew up drinking weren't quite as elaborate as, say, lavender blends or ones with all kinds of spices.
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[ With a laugh, since, well: he'd discarded saying it for the exact reasons she'd just said. Also because it might have been one of the other descriptions he'd given said combat instructor in an attempt to rile the man up some more which is far from his goal here.
Time at least is a topic they can tackle another time, whether it's what Claude knows of his own or what Claire has yet to discover for herself and if she even wants to. As she said - Abraxas has given them a gift, in some ways, even if it's also fraught with all kinds of things he'd rather not think about on his end. But there's time to navigate those as well, or so he thinks.
Tea is a much safer topic all around, and a slight smile comes to her face as she inquires about it. ]
I don't know if they don't like it so much as it's not necessarily among their favorites. Mostly floral or fruit teas seem to win most favor there whereas I just find them alright at best, so it's a tradeoff. [ He'd been absently drinking his tea through their conversation without noticing, Claude realizes when he looks down to see his own cup mostly empty. ] I grew up where pine forests are prevalent, so for that reason this tea always reminds me of home. Most of the other ones I grew up drinking weren't quite as elaborate as, say, lavender blends or ones with all kinds of spices.