human
Ram:  "I have a request…make that an order."
gpt
Subaru:  "Way to kill a guy’s motivation… Anyway, what do you want?"
human
Ram:  "There’s a white bundle in the back of that desk drawer. Use that to make a pot of tea. Make enough for both you and me."
gpt
Subaru:  Subaru followed Ram’s instructions and opened the door to find a white bundle buried in the drawer. It was a tea sachet. And inside—
human
Subaru:  "Wait a minute, is this your special tea?"
gpt
Ram:  "Of course, I keep a spare just in case. Now go."
human
Subaru:  Unable to say no to her intimidating aura, Subaru wondered why he had to suffer in vain that day as he made his way to the dining hall. He boiled a pot of water and got the tea ready. He realized then that while Rem handled most of the chores, Ram had taught him how to make tea. That showed just how particular she was about tea.
gpt
Subaru:  "Here, Big Sis, your order of snake liver tea."
human
Ram:  "Not snake liver. When I made this batch, it was dog intestine."
gpt
Subaru:  "Same difference." For something that smelled so warm and fragrant, it had the most hideous ingredients. Subaru poured the tea into two cups and handed one to Ram, who had sat up in bed. Subaru took the other cup and sat in a chair. It smelled quite sweet. From the aroma, you would never guess it was made from poisoned fruit seeds, powdered mushrooms, carnivorous flowers, and a crystal from a demon beast’s innards—
human
Subaru:  "I know this is weird to say after I went through the trouble of brewing this, but now that I know what’s in this tea, I’m not at all thirsty… For that matter, how are there leaves in this tea when none of the ingredients are leaves?"
gpt
Ram:  "I boil the ingredients into a reduction and pair it with tea leaves to my liking. It still qualifies as tea, so relax."
human
Ram:  And with that, Ram took a sip without hesitation.
gpt
Subaru:  Trapped, Subaru followed suit. The hot aroma slid past his tongue and spilled out his nose. The rich tea was so palatable that it was hard to believe it contained dog intestines and various other poisons.
human
Subaru:  "Maybe we owe the good flavor not to the tea but to my improved brewing skills?"
gpt
Ram:  "Don’t be silly. You brewed it so horribly that all its subtle notes are lost. You made the water too hot, and you don’t even pour it right."
human
Subaru:  Pelted with an onslaught of sassy hubris, Subaru drank his tea with a constrained frown on his lips. While the tea was palatable, he couldn’t bring himself to like it. He still had a child’s palate.
gpt
Subaru:  "Agh, I wish I had a cola instead. Isn’t there some way we can make fizzy drinks here…"
human
Ram:  "I’ve never heard of that drink.