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[samstewart]

Sam's in the bar again, having once again found it on the other side of DCS Foyle's office door. (The past few times, she'd been more than a little disappointed when she found herself in the police station corridor. Especially when she'd been wanting a cup of Milliways tea more than anything

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[night_hibiscus]

Sam, it should come as no surprise to anyone, is not alone in seeking the solace of a good cup of tea tonight.

The tea Yuna orders, from a spot just a step or two down the bar, is fragrant and bright red; hibiscus tea, from Besaid Island, or a near facsimile. She lingers for a moment, inhaling the clean sweet smell of the steam, and offers a smile and a wave to the other girl.

She's the same age, or a little younger, than Sam, with longish hair and neat braids on only one side of her face--not the same side as the impressive black eye. She's also, apparently, Japanese, and very oddly dressed by almost anyone's standards.

[samstewart]

Sam looks up, blinking a bit, and offers a smile and a slightly tentative wave back. (It's not that she's fearful of foreigners. But she's still getting used to Milliways.)

But the tea that the other girl has is intriguing, to say the least. She's never seen tea that colour before.

'What kind of tea is that?' she asks, leaning over to get a better look at it. It smells quite nice from where she's sitting.

[night_hibiscus]

"Hibiscus?" she says. It's not really a question, but despite the confidence she's gained Yuna's tone of voice defaults to tentative. "It's made from the calyx of the flowers. They grow all through the jungles, where I come from."

There's something halfway between fondness and homesickness, there. "I'm Yuna."

[samstewart]

Sam's knowledge of flowers is quite general, but anything that smells that lovely must be something special.

'Sam Stewart,' she says brightly. 'And...well, I'm from Earth, and it's 1940, and I'm from the town of Hastings in England. Which isn't much to speak of, really, but it's quite nice in its own way.'

From the way she says it, it sounds like she's really hoping that this is the right sort of introduction to make.