mmm, tea

[pandion]

"Do you think I should try out for swim team?" Andi asks her sister.

"I don't know, do you want to be on the swim team?" inquires Bella.

"Maybe, I don't know. It could be fun, and I'd get to be in the pool a lot."

"Then sure, go for it." Bella bites into her grilled cheese.

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[hold_infinity]

Robin covers her face with her hands and wheezes.

[palmofyourhand]

"There, there," says Ethan, patting her on the shoulder.

[pandion]

"We can all sit very still and wait for you to calm down if you want," offers Andi.

[palmofyourhand]

"Even though it wouldn't be any fun at all."

[hold_infinity]

Robin nods. And leans on Ethan's shoulder again.

[pandion]

Andi sits very still. (Well, she eats.)

[instar]

Bella also sits mostly very still and eats.

[hold_infinity]

Robin gradually recovers. Soon she is also eating!

[instar]

"You all right?"

[hold_infinity]

"Yeah, I'm fine."

[instar]

"Good. So. Welcome."

[pandion]

"What she said."

[hold_infinity]

"This is the most welcomed I've felt all day."

[pandion]

"Everyone else is falling down on the job then."

[hold_infinity]

She snorts.

[palmofyourhand]

"Lucky you found us," says Ethan.

[pandion]

"The Redcoat Welcoming Committee!"

[palmofyourhand]

He laughs.

[hold_infinity]

Robin grins. "Yeah, you're a special bunch, you are."

[pandion]

"I promise not to steal your tea and throw it in any harbors."

[palmofyourhand]

"And if you do, you'll just have to tell her about your mother's favourite tea shop," says Ethan.

[hold_infinity]

"Is there even a harbour close enough to throw it in?"

[pandion]

"Not really. There's, like, ponds. If you go way south and I think a little west and a little bit into Mexico there's the Gulf."

[hold_infinity]

"All right. My tea is safe," says Robin. "Now what's this about a tea shop?"

[pandion]

"Oh! Mom gets her tea from this one store and it's already Redcoat-approved," Andi gestures at Ethan, "so apparently it's not, like, secretly inferior Yankee tea or anything." She names the shop and its location.