Private Finished [agodr] The "Rite" Kind of Tea Ceremony

Turning on the lights in her classroom, Celeste smiled warmly at her regalia, gesturing for the kindly old gentleman to have a seat. "I'll just put the kettle on to boil," she said to her regalia. He had not actually told her his name yet, insisting that she win the right to know his true name, and so, until that time, she could just refer to him as "Mr. Parsons".

Busying herself then in the classroom kitchen, humming quietly to herself as she started to pull down stuff to make tea for them. She heard Mr. Parsons clear his throat, "Perhaps, my dear Celeste, Miss Forestier, ..." he said smiling kindly, "I would suggest pulling out another tea service - just in case..." he stated enigmatically as he watched his partner from his seat, knowing that her opponent was on the way.

@Max!!

"Ignatius Hughes?" Celeste said with a smile, recognising the student as he gaze moved from him to the elderly woman by his side. Raising an eyebrow at this, she turned her head, and saw Mr. Parsons smiling at her, and nodding at her unspoken question.

"Your opponent, yes, and, the ever lovely, Agatha," her regalia declared easily as he stood up and bowed ever so slightly in greeting to the other ancient regalia. He was glad to see that Agatha was still around and had not been permanently bonded to some immortal.

"You are my challengers?" Celeste grinned as she waved them into the classroom, "Come, come in," she urged, "I was just making a cup of tea," she said gesturing to her tea set. "Anybody up for a cup?" she asked her gaze moving from Mr.Parsons, Iggy to Agatha.

"A tea making?" Celeste stated, glancing rather suspiciously at Mr. Parsons, remembering the tea service comment. He had known what the challenge was before they even started, and wondered how much the regalia talked to each other.

"We can most certainly make tea, right Iggy?" Celeste said with a nod at her student. Figuring that this challenge wouldn't be so hard for either of them.

"Well, I think, we should do it the old-fashioned way and use real tea leaves," Celeste said as she went to a cupboard and took out two new canisters with black tea leaves. She also grabbed two teapots, some teacups, some teaspoons and various other things one might need to make a cup of tea.

"Iggy? Take your pick of everything, please, I will let you choose first, " she said as Celeste went over and placed another kettle of water onto boil so they could each have their own everything.

Celeste let Iggy has his pick of everything. She was happy to let her student go first. The challenge was, in her mind, just a way to compete, have a little fun but not to be taken too seriously.

Looking at Mr. Parsons, she then smiled, "And how do you take yours? With a dash of milk and two sugar?" she asked looking the older man over once as she did, thinking he was a milky tea drinker.

"Very good, my dear," he grinned, "Exactly how I enjoy it."

Smiling at this, Celeste then heard the kettles start whistling, one after the other. Looking at Iggy, she said, "Waters ready. We can start now if you want."