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Mercy gave the older woman a small smile and a shrug. Money wasn't everything, and at the end of the day, what really mattered was what you did with your time and your interests. You could have all the money in the world and still be incredibly boring. So she shifted the discussion away from the dryer topic onto something that she personally found enthralling.

Now, as to the question that posed she actually had to give it some thought. "I mean, it would be a shame to end the tour early," she offered. "If you don't mind, that is. Then we can go and raid your stash and I can see if I can add a few more to your list?"

Because she had her own stock list that she had to get shipped in via a particular company - and she had a few of their more interesting flavors on her next shipment for review... but that was neither here nor there at the moment.

A very interesting young man who happens to have a bit of a talent himself - good people.

If only - at this rate I'm going to own stock in every teal dye producer in the state.

"The only thing that I like more than tea is Unicorns," Mercy said, not at all ashamed of the fact and more than happy to state as much. "I also went to the trouble of custom blending a unicorn tea - which just happens to be all of my favorite flavor notes really - but that's beside the point and I'm rambling."

"Loose leaf, pre-bagged, green, white, black," She said. "Match, builder's, chai, you name it I've probably tried it at least once."

She reached for her phone and realized she'd left it on the table. "Shoot - remind me I have a VOD of my last tea review that's still up on my page that I haven't uploaded to Youtube yet to archive."

Now that had been a fun one, had been an asoortment of milk teas.

"You have a cat?!" She asked, not entirely sure why that was shocking but Delilah didn't strike her as the cat type... still... "I love cats. Not as much as unicorns but they rank at least top five. And I'm not allergic I don't think."

"Oolong base, orange, hibiscus, and a hint of vanilla," Mercy offered as she ticked each flavor off on her fingers. "It's actually pretty good with a little honey."

As she carefully entered the room behind Delilah she looked around, taking in the master. it was very nice, and she liked the fact that Delilah had lit the room with only the nightstand. She liked not being immediately blinded when entering a room.

She noticed the white fluff at the foot of the bed, and had to hold her breath for a moment.

"Okay, love the view," Mercy said softly, edging near the foot of the bed and carefully offering her hand to the cat. "And hello to you too, aren't you a pretty kitty..."

I'm being good - like you said, if I see her again I do, if not... I'm hoping it burns itself out in time...

Hey! I mean you're not wrong, I'm an absolute mess... but hey!

"Awww," Mercy pouted as the cat walked away, her cheeks puffing a bit but she knew better than to try and push it with cats. That way only lay bandaids and cussing. "Well next time I'll bring some chicken, or fish, or whatever sort of treats she might like."

Oh well that was quite the imposition, inviting herself over again. But she turned and smiled at Delilah. "I'll get you a sample tin, I need to order more anyway so an extra tin should be pretty easy to snag."

If she noticed the cat glaring she didn't make a point of saying anything about it as she turned to look out at the city through the window.

"Okay, I will admin that the view here is nice," She laughed a bit. "Better than my apartment anyway - I get a wall."

Turning her attention fully back to Delilah she grinned. "Now... about that tea stash..."

"Ants are the absolute WORST," Mercy agreed. Turning she paused to give the cat one more brief smile and a wave. "If you change your mind and want pets, I'll be in the guest room."

What, its not like the cat could understand her. Well some could. Some cats were... special like that. But Mercy wasn't about to talk about any of that - nobody would believe her anyway.

Heading out of the room she waited for her host to clean things up in her room and set things to her desire before she started to walk back down the hall toward the kitchen.

"It is a really nice place," She said with a nod. "But, I think that's more what you've done with it than anything else."

Alright, brat, I'm going to go back to inhaling oil fumes, I will leave you to your guest <3

There was very few things better than a well stocked tea cabinet in Mercy's opinion. Tea could both serve as a soother or an energizer depending on the type and needs at the moment - not to mention the plethora of herbal blends that "supposedly" had medicinal value. Which - to be fair - some of them actually did, but more because it extracted the native chemicals of the plant in question more than anything else. The ancients may not have had pharmicutical companies, but an apothicary was right up there with alchemists in figuring out how the world worked and why eating lead was bad for you.

History was nuts - how had they survived as a species Mercy would never know.

Still she sat perched on the island stool, once more cursing her flat 5' of height and prodigious assets because they always got in the way most of the time. Still, as she looked over the collection she smiled.

"Is it a cold brew blend or do you need a half ton of ice?" Mercy asked. "It does sound delightful though! And your relax blend was really good too! I should hook you up with my sleep blend. Chamomille, lavender, and a hint of mint."

What, she liked mint - sue her.

Her smile was bright and her eyes took in the array of teas in front of her very akin to a kid in a candy store. "Oh that sounds good, and I'm partial to all mint really - though spearmint is best in small doses. Peppermint is my favorite overall though, if I had to pin one down."

She carefully took the offered sample bag though, more than happy to give that one a try later at her appartment.

"Cold brew can be super tough," She added. "It's way better to brew it hot, then dump it full of ice, just to make sure you're getting all the flavor. Of course, once you're doing iced tea you really need to add at least a cup of sugar per gallon of water."

No that wasn't the southern from her mother coming out at all.