[CLOSED] A Lunatic's Tea Party

[thedevilsmile]

Characters: Kristoph Gavin & Katsura Kotaro [thedevilsmile & notabomber]
Content: Tea between two crazy lunatics fine and perfect gentlemen.
Setting: Kristoph's Quarters, the Victoria II.
Time: After this conversation, while the ship is en route towards Erealia.
Warnings: Nothing can go wrong with tea. Really.

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[notabomber]

Katsura had no idea why his fellow quartermaster was suddenly interested in inviting him around for tea. They'd worked together for quite awhile now, and while they'd spoken in passing, they had never really become more than vague acquaintances.

Perhaps, with the reduction in crew, Gavin was looking to close ranks and create a more unified front when it came to the command structure. Perhaps the man was simply out of other options when it came to finding company. Whatever the reason, Katsura was hardly the sort of person to turn down a polite invitation to tea.

He showed up promptly, knocking politely on the door before he stepped inside. "Mister Gavin," he commented, nodding politely by way of greeting.

[thedevilsmile]

Kristoph had just stacked up his paperwork on his table neatly when Katsura entered, the smile immediately appearing on his face at the sight of his fellow quartermaster. "Mister Katsura," he greeted, returning the nod with one of his own. "How nice to see you here so quickly."

He gestured towards the seats near the table then, where the teapot was steaming with now freshly brewed Ceylon tea. "Please, do take a seat. I do apologize for not having my place in a better state for your arrival." Though really, his place was much neater than most other people's quarters already - but Kristoph was Kristoph, and he expected nothing else other than absolute perfection.

[notabomber]

"I make it a habit to be prompt," the brunette replied, glancing around the room as he took the offered seat.

Despite Kristoph's apologies, the place looked perfectly tidy to him. "Please don't worry about it. I think a good number of our crewmates could take a lesson in neatness from you." Not himself, of course. Katsura's quarters, like everything else about the man, was the height of spartan efficiency.

[thedevilsmile]

"A good habit to keep in mind," Kristoph remarked as he closed the door and made his way over to the seat opposite of his co-worker, chuckling quietly at the other's next remark. Of course, he was more than aware about the many imperfections of the rest of the crew; thought then again, the only perfect ones would only be him and von Karam.

Not that anyone else needed to know that though.

"I merely do my part," the blonde went with a small smile as he settled himself down onto his seat, making sure that he (as well as his guest) was settled down before speaking again as he reached for the steaming teapot. "I hope you're a fan of Ceylon," he started while pouring out the freshly brewed tea. "I'm afraid my stocks are despairingly short for the moment, and the winter season wasn't agreeable to my tastes." Hopefully when they returned, he could properly refill said stocks.