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"Ready for Tasting!"
Prize won: Nothing. xD
Minis S/N: Woody

However, there must have been something that he had done wrong with the tea because it turned out tasting vaguely like sewer water. Awks.

"Ready for Tasting!"

Success! Sort of. Tonight's brew was drinkable, and even tasted pretty good. She felt that it was the best cup she'd made so far! She waved to the nice ghoul running the booth to show her how she'd improved.

Prize won: Ticket! c:

Making Tea!

Something about this booth simply called out to the Shrinking Violet persona in Ruth. It was dainty, it was delicate, it was something that a connoisseur would deign worthy of their time and attention. Ruth inwardly thought it was all ridiculous and unnecessarily tedious but as the Shrinking Violet would love, she was forced to participate.

She chose everything at random, making snap decisions at the first go while pretending she was taking her time and carefully studying every little decision. Ruth was rolling her eyes behind her blonde bangs but was outwardly looking pleased and delighted by everything the booth had to offer.

In the end, the ghoul chose to use white tea, and some chocolate (definitely Ruth's choice because she was going to drink this thing so it might as well have something she liked). There were no gray cups or white cups or black cups, which was why the blue cup, being the first thing she laid her hair-hidden eyes on, was the one she picked. At least the doily had a color she liked, and the white doily was selected.

Making Tea!
Pleased with his tea results yesterday, Judas decided to return. This time he would do something different, and see if it was still good. He was experimenting, learning. At least that's what he told himself. The tea leaves he used this time looked a bit different, but he still added chocolate because, hey you always need chocolate. He couldn't find the green teacups from yesterdays so he grabbed some purple ones decorated with what he called swirlies and a matching doily. The teacup had enough swirlies, he just hoped the bit of cloth under it matched well, instead of being too much purple.
Patiently he waited on his tea to brew, but tapped at the table. He had no idea how long it was supposed to be in that pot.

Mia vaguely remembered Ruth, and greeted the fellow reaper with a smile. She couldn't help but make a face though, when the ghoul started adding chocolate to her tea. She was going to have to talk to Marcy about the kind of condiments they made available.
Still, even though the tea didn't come out as she would have expected, Mia thanked her for dropping by, and encouraged her to try again later.

To another, she actually let out a sigh (apparently chocolate was really popular), but the tea ended up tasting decent. Perhaps Marcy knew what she was doing. At least, more than her.
"Not bad." She smiled. "Perhaps boiling it a tad longer will give it more flavour, but you did well."

Hopefully that someone wasn't her. Mia was done with the whole dating and relationship thing, thanks to a certain boil.
At least, his eagerness to learn left a good impression with her, as she was always more than happy to show off what she learned (or really, just... showing off).

"There is! And no worries. To be honest, Marcy's more of the expert, but I do know a thing or two about making tea."
Her familiar only sighed. At least she was enjoying herself.
"As you may know, you need to boil the tea long enough so that the flavour from the tea leaves goes into the water. If you don't boil it long enough, it'll taste like water. Boil too long, and your tea will have too much flavour, and while sometimes it can be a good thing, in the case of tea, it can make it bitter.
There's also accents, which is, as its name suggests, adds a hint of flavour to your tea, which can compliment it. While it's common to add something similar to your tea blend, contrasts can also spark some new interesting flavours. It's all about knowing which goes with which, and balance.

And the last part..."
She gave a knowing smile.
"While the type of teacup and colour you use won't directly affect the taste, colour contrast and mood can also affect the outcome. For example, for black and oolong, you would choose a bold strong colour, to match its equally strong taste, and for milder, soothing tea, softer colours and delicate accents would be the way to go."

He had failed quite epically last time, so Ryou decided to give it one last shot with the green tea. This time he added some mint. Green + green = good right? All started with Gs, makes perfect sense. He then poured it into a light blue cup and served it with a lavender dolly. Hopefully, the cool color scheme would help him some.