[Allura takes the menu and flips it open, looking through the options. Most of the names and ingredients are meaningless to her, since her history is so far removed from Earth's that even tea itself is a new idea to her. But they also list the properties of each of these proper teas, and those sound tempting on their own. Stress-relief, rejuvenation, mood improvement — it sounds more like medicine than the lovely, fragrant drink being served around her.]
[Since she doesn't want to put herself to sleep before a competition, she'll opt for one that claims to improve focus and calm anxiety.]
No, it's important to jump right into action, isn't it? I wouldn't even say I've been taking it easy. Rather, I've been trying to gather information and decide how to — [she gestures around, not meant to refer to the tea garden but the world at large] — approach this whole situation. In the end, it seems that accepting it all and going along with things from the start would have been for the best.
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[Since she doesn't want to put herself to sleep before a competition, she'll opt for one that claims to improve focus and calm anxiety.]
No, it's important to jump right into action, isn't it? I wouldn't even say I've been taking it easy. Rather, I've been trying to gather information and decide how to — [she gestures around, not meant to refer to the tea garden but the world at large] — approach this whole situation. In the end, it seems that accepting it all and going along with things from the start would have been for the best.