Part 1

Meeting Room

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Kanade's Voice

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So, is this the place...?
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Ichika's Voice

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I think so. Minori just messaged me saying that their group just finished doing their meeting.
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Minori

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Oh, Kanade, Ichika, welcome!
We were just getting ready for our practice tea party.

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Kanade

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Okay, pardon us...
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Ichika

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Pardon us.
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Kanade

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Umm... Hanasato? Momoi?
Thank you both for finding a place where we can practice.
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Kanade

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I think I'll do better than I've done in the past, but I'm starting to wonder if I'll be able to prepare our tea properly during the actual thing...
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Minori

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Don't worry!
That's completely understandable!
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Minori

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Also, since we'll be at a park, we won't be using quite the same things as here!
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Airi

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So, let's just do our best today to simulate the real thing!
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Kanade

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Okay, sounds good.
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Kanade

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(My initial hope was that they'd just give us a little advice, but they've gone out of their way to put together a practice tea party...)
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Kanade

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(That means I need to do what I can to learn how to prepare the best tea I can.)
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Airi

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Alright, we're all set to go!

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Kanade

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Okay, the water's boiling, so we can start steeping the tea.
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Ichika

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I'll give it a try this time as well.
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Minori

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Hehe. This is so exciting!
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Kanade

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How's the teapot...? Okay, it should be warm enough.
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Airi

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Just put in enough tea leaves for one person for this taste test.
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Airi

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Also, we'll need to make the most of the water in our kettle during the day of, so we should see how our tea turns out after the hot water's cooled down a bit.
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Kanade

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Okay.
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Kanade

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So, enough tea leaves for one person...

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Ichika

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You'll need to steep yours for two minutes, Kanade, and mine needs four, right?
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Kanade

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*Nod*
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Minori

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Really? I didn't realize each type of tea had to be steeped for a different amount of time.
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Kanade

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Oh, it apparently depends on the size and length of the leaves.
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Ichika

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Kanade's tea leaves don't take very long to steep because they're so thin. Mine are much bigger, which means steeping them for longer.
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Minori

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I see!
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Ichika

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That reminds me, I've heard that it's much better to use glass teapots like this one.
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Airi

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Yeah, because they allow you to see how the color of the water changes and the way the leaves are moving.
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Kanade

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The way they're moving...? Oh, they're spinning around.
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Airi

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That's right. The tea leaves “jump” because of convection.
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Minori

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I've heard that before!
The tea's supposed to taste better after they've spun around a lot, right?!
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Minori

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Go, go, tea leaves!
MORE MORE JUMPING!
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Airi

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Hey, not so close to the table!
You don't wanna ruin the groove by shaking it!
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Minori

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*Gasp*
I'm sorry...!
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Kanade & Ichika

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Hehe.
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Kanade

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It smells nice...
But it tastes a little bitter...

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Ichika

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Then, why don't we try using less of the leaves or not steeping it for as long?
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Kanade

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Oh, right...
We can just keep making adjustments like that.
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Kanade

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Can you tell me what you think of this herbal tea?
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Minori

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Wow, it smells so nice and fresh...!
This aroma makes me feel really healthy for some reason!
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Airi

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And it tastes great!
You can definitely stick to whatever you just did.
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Kanade

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Thank goodness...
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Kanade

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Momoi, Hanasato...
Thank you for tasting everything for us.

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Ichika

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We feel much better about our tea party now.
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Airi

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I'm glad we could help.
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Minori

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Yeah, so let's make this tea party a great one!
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Kanade & Ichika

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Yes.
Let's!
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Airi

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Now, as much as I hate to say this, it's time to start cleaning everything up.
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Kanade

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Right.
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Kanade

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Oh, actually, before I forget...

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Minori

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Before you forget what, Kanade?
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Kanade

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Umm... I bought some cookies to go with our tea.
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Kanade

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But I'd completely forgotten about them until now because I was so nervous...
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Airi

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You bought cookies?!
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Airi

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Then, let's have them now!
We still have a bit of tea left.
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Minori

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Can we, Kanade? I was actually just starting to get a little hungry!
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Kanade

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Yes, of course.
Would you like some as well, Hoshino...?
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Ichika

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Yes, thank you!
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Airi

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Mmm... Tea and sweets. What more can you ask for?
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Minori

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Yeah, these are so yummy!
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Kanade

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(I'm so glad we got a chance to practice for our tea party.)
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Kanade

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(And I want to do my best for everyone when this happens for real.)