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[ Look, England, you're the one making terrible jokes that sound like something else. ]

...I wouldn't have minded if you were. Isn't tea just... tea though?

[ Guess who isn't branching out past the tea he's used to. ]

[just......... just tea.... England looks pale for a few seconds, reminds himself what era Merlin is from, and tries to keep calm]

A-ah... in this day and age, teas come in a variety of types and flavors! You can buy tea that tastes like cookies or fruit or even popcorn.

[ Honestly... the tea he knows is probably a lot different too so... Fun. ]

You can get popcorn flavoured tea?! [ Guess what is something he's been getting fat on??? ] Where?!

[whoa! so much excitement suddenly!]

At the shop I'm going to, they have some. I haven't tried it myself yet, but I've seen it there. [whether it is good, or actually the flavor of popcorn remains a mystery to be solved]

[ Someone actually has the mind of a child... sorry, England. He's suddenly standing up as well though, which means he isn't slacking off with work for once. Instead he might get glimpses of his dumb forest-themed bedroom. ]

Where should I meet you?

[ ...Well it got him to move. ]

[and he is just pleased to see Merlin get excited about something. it makes his heart swell when his citizens are happy]

How about at the entrance to the residential district? I can be there whenever you are free.

[ He doesn't even know who he is... Well, he knows of the two different identities but........ well. ]

I'm going there now!

[ A cough, then: ] I don't think I'll last much longer in here.

[right now? well, okay. England nods] See you in a few minutes, then.

[he turns off the feed. he tells his roommate that he's going out, then goes to the door and slides on his shoes. he's wearing his usual cardigan, so he doesn't need a coat. the weather is always nice in Cerealia, anyway. in a few minutes, England can be seen walking to the front of the residential district.

this was going to be so much fun! he gets to spend time with Merlin while educating him on tea. GOOD LIFE CHOICES]

[ He doesn't even reply before switching it off on his end, mostly because he's apparently raring to go to try some of this strange tea.

Merlin lives on one of the upper floors of the apartments so he has to wait a bit for the elevator before he makes his way down. Once there though, he'll step on over. ]

Let's go then!

[England chuckles at his enthusiasm] I thought tea was just tea.

[they are off on their tea adventure! countries dream about stuff like this, taking citizens to places they are fond of. at home, it's easy to get too busy, so there is very little time to bond with every citizen one-on-one. there's too many!]

Well, black tea is just tea. Sometimes we'd run out and Gaius would use weird concoctions and call it tea though... so this really should be a lot better than that.

[ Granted, he's only just learned Things recently from a certain other nation, but even then it's hard for him to process because the nation Vietnam refers to didn't exist in his time. What fun. ]

[England nods as they walk. he's also been thinking about how to approach the subject of his identity with Merlin. the last thing he wants to do is have a citizen think he's some weirdo]

I'm hoping the experience will at least be somewhat enjoyable for you. I like to think there's a flavor for everyone, even if you don't particularly care for tea.

[ But he is a weirdo. He already knows that!! ]

I didn't say I don't care for tea, it's just compared to here where you have different juices and sodas... there's a lot of choice.

[ But he's definitely willing to learn, this whole experience has been one incredible learning curve. Thankfully, he's the scholarly type. ]

There is a lot of choice, especially in the modern world. [he looks up at the sky in thought] Even before I came to Cerealia, there were all sorts of strange foods and drinks I never got to try. Now that I'm here, I'm finding even more things. Going to an alien supermarket is absolutely mind-boggling.

We... really don't have much honestly. Well, I don't, I should say. It's not as though a servant is paid hundreds in gold for all the effort they put in. Here though... it's pretty amazing, isn't it?

A friend told me about green meat we can eat that tastes normal. How weird is that?

Green meat. [England repeats, making a face. that doesn't sound very appetizing] I'm surprised someone actually tried that.

I don't know, Ema said it tasted like normal meat and just looked weird. [ Shrugs. ] I've probably eaten worse.

[Ema, huh? England files the name away for later. under, brave and/or foolish person] I'm sorry to hear that.

[they are coming to the shopping district now, and it's a buzz of activity, super busy. there must be some sales going on] Ah, looks like I picked a bad day to go shopping.

[ Can't be much worse than medieval wild rat........ ]

It isn't that bad. ...Unless you aren't used to the crowds? [ Camelot--even the castle--was usually full of people running around. The only time he was bothered by it was when Ema tried to get him to race her to a restaurant in a crowd at rush hour. ]

Oh, no. It's not that. It's just a bother, is all. [but England doesn't look bothered. he still looks like he's enjoying himself] Come on, the store's this way.

If you say so. [ See? He didn't have to bring up any of the countries stuff for him to think of England as a weirdo! ]

I'm right behind you.

[ They duck through the crowd until they make it to the store. It's a lot smaller than he'd expected, but also cozier. The smells are definitely the best part though. ]

Wow--!

[England greets the store owner, earning a, "Hello, mister Kirkland" back. they know who he is, because he's been coming to this store for several months. it's kind of nice, something routine]

What do you think? [he heard that wow]

[ After how the other explained this store to him he isn't surprised by the familiarity, but he's also busy looking around at all the different jars and cases piled up around the shop. There are tiny portions out for testing or just to smell too. ]

How long has there been this many types?

[England moves over to a wall in the back, where some of the more stranger flavors are]

Oh, I'd say within the past fifty years, or so, more of the modern flavors have been added. But there have been many different types of teas for hundreds of years. [aha, here is the popcorn flavor! England pulls out the container, opens it to smell. huh, a mild buttery flavor]

That's such a short time. [ For the strange flavours, though maybe he should have expected the length of everything else. ]

I still have so much to catch up on.

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[action] dw inbox is the only truth alas :(

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