The tea mistress would smile as she would tell them all time was up. She would then proceed to collect both ballots and teas. While the last tea would be steeping nice and hot."And the winner of Round 4 is Eszter with Organic Passion tea,"Yukiko announced once at the podium.'They are quite interesting,'The tigress thought as she would go to collect the last teas. Passing out the tea with a new ballot, she would wish each competitor luck."Last Round start,"Yukiko told them and started the timer for this one last time. Her tail would sway slowly as she would watch each one discreetly, at least before being called away for a minute or two before returning to the podium.
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And thus the winner would be decided; Smiles. It seems they were evenly matched in wins here. Giving a respectful clap in return to her, his eyes would have a similar fire hers did when she clapped for him. He intended to do his best to win this, even if his streak had ended. With teas set down, Garret would rush a bit this time around; letting his competitiveness get to him a little. Whether it was that, or some other factor, this next tea threw him for a loop. He could not identify a single ingredient of it; even as he drank it to the last drop. It seemed the loner was at a loss with this one; no idea what could even be the right answer for it. At a loss, he would guess randomly with a sigh. 'Not a good sign; though if the Boy wins, perhaps there may be a chance yet. If not, it was a good competition at the least.' He thought to himself and stayed silent for once. He had been asking and inquiring a lot, so he felt this time he would let one of the others do so if they desired to.
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A tie! The pressure was on. Eszter couldn’t help but carry a sheepish grin at being announced winner for a second time. Poor Cecil though. He was not having luck at all. Was tea not something he was into? Made her wonder why he entered such a competition if the first place, though that same question could be said for Garret.
The older male had fallen silent, he had nothing more to ask her? Perhaps he hoped his silence would lead her into speaking more? There was no way of knowing for sure. ”So Cecil. Have you been assigned to a team yet in beacon?” She decided to give focus to the boy, Garret had gotten enough of her attention.
Taking the new, and their last, tea she took a sip. The flavoring was familiar but she took a few more slow sips and slowly stirred it in her mouth carefully analyzing every flavor she could pick up. There was black tea, and then a fruit… yes mango. There was also a seedy type taste mixed in as well. It took a moment but the name of the tea came to mind. With that she wrote her answer. Now to see what the results would be. Would this break their tie? Would Cecil finally claim a win?
Cecil sighed as he failed to get the 4th guess right and shook his head, it seemed he was inbetween some heated competition but at this point, he had to accept the odds of failure. He smiled at the thought before he took a deep breath, enjoying the cold air of his semblance activating He closed his eyes as he was given the next tea to taste while he heard the question from Eszter, he looked to her with a smile as he spoke right before they were to begin. "Of course I did. I am apart of Team DARK." He told her calmly before the final tea testing was to begin and he took his time to sip, sipping it all into his mouth to at least enjoy the taste of the tea without a care if he got it right anymore.
This time, he managed to surprisingly know more about this tea than anticipated as he wrote down the tea name guess along with a few ingredients. It was The Tropical Fruit Tea blend obviously, but he could only list Black Tea Leaves and the cut pieces of Mango before he set his pencil down with a soft sigh. "That was delightful." He commented aloud with a smile.
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The tea mistress would collect the tea cups quietly and set them in the the bin with the other cups. The male tiger faunus would come out then and take the container of used cups back into the booth to deal with. She would then walk back to the competitors and collect each ballot before heading to the podium to tally and determine a winner. It was a moment of quiet.'Oh? it was a close ending. But...'The tigress thought before announcing the results."The winner of the final round and the competition overall, is Eszter. Please come over and claim your prizes,"Yukiko smiled towards the young woman and the other contestants.
Once they were close enough, she would inform them of what each prize was. Handing Eszter's hers first and telling her of the dinner for herself and another person of her choice to be redeemed before the end of the year. She would then hand the boys their prizes; a booklet of 5 coupons for one tea or treat item, no purchases necessary."You all did well. I hope you enjoyed and see you in the shop sometime,"She said kindly. And with that, she would place the used ballots in a box to review for another time before allowing the trio to do leave, answer any questions they had of her, and the like.
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Ghost254
Aquos Dragoa
Add Pass for "Dinner for Two" to inventory and message me when you are ready/wish to do this and with whom.
KnightsRoyal
Posted: Tue Dec 29, 2020 8:40 pm
"The Twin Spears of Old"
✘ Profile ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ It seemed conversation would die, at least a little, without Garret's own prodding. The only question to break the silence was one Smiles had asked of the boy; had he been assigned a team in Beacon yet. It would be interesting to hear the responses for it; while Garret knew little of the students individually, he was vaguely familiar with the team names and all. Particularly the older ones rather than the new. His answer...was curious. With a cocky and matter of fact word choice despite the calm tone of voice, he would list himself as team dark. 'One of the older teams then, though he seems to think highly of himself in that regard.' Garret thought to himself silently. It was likely a poor word choice from the boy, given his smile and tone of voice, but it was amusing nonetheless. "Ah, Dark. I remember the name from when I first went to Beacon. You were part of the group to help temporarily clear the cavern below Beacon. And more recently, the caves mission correct?" He would ask, remembering some of the more...well known 'missions' Beacon had in his time their. He didn't know much more on them than that truthfully. After they had all tried and tested their teas, he would later hear the boy comment on how it tasted, to which Garret would give a slight nod of his head. "The tea selection thus far has been tasty." He would comment in agreement with the boy. The teas would soon after be collected as they all awaited the results. There could be a winner, or the competition could go on. Garret could lose, or win, depending on the hostess/ answer. And the winner would be announced...as Smiles. Feeling a tad bit of disappointment that he lost, Garret would push it aside and offer applause for her victory.
"Well done Smiles, you were a worthy opponent. I look forward to when we next compete. You as well, Cecil, and perhaps when next we meet you shall be a huntsman." Garret would say with a smile, though there was still a hint of challenge in his voice. Clearly implying the results may not be the same next time they faced off. As they were all called over, he would follow a respectful distance behind the winner. Hearing what the actual winning surprise was...made Garret both relieved and disappointed he lost. Relieved because of what that kind of prize would entail...though disappointed because of how good the prize was. Still, the participation prize was nice enough as well. He could see himself using it in the future at the very least. The hostess would congratulate them with a kind smile, hoped they enjoyed the competition, and said she also hoped to see them in the shop sometime. "Thank you for the competition, and I am sure you shall one of these days." He would respond to the hostess. Garret had finished the competition, and had little tying him there now. Unless one of the others decided to keep him there, he would soon leave with a bow of farewell to enjoy the rest of the festivities.
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Just as she had expected she came out victorious. As the hostess announced their rewards she winked at her opponents as she gladly took the free meal. ”Oooh! I think I know exactly who I will take!” They had been talking about the man earlier. It had been some time since Eszter had last seen her former “teacher”.
Nodding her head to Cecil and Garret she gave them a friendly smile. ”It was a pleasure gentlemen.” Turning to the younger of the two she spoke again. ”Best of luck in your endevours.” Her attention then shifted towards Garret. ”Thanks. Perhaps next time I will let you win~” She paused before letting out a snort. ”Nah that would be boring. Until next time. Wonder what other competitions we may manage to find each other in. OH!?” A thought came to her mind as she remembered one of the festivals programs. ”Are either of you going to be in the tournament? I signed up myself. Felt I was getting a tad rusty. I guess I will just watch it all to find out.”
With another friendly nod would follow shortly after Garret.
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