The WonderCafé
It's late morning, just before lunch time. For one reason or another, you have decided to try out WonderCafé as your place of sanctuary. It opened only a few months ago, but from any reviews you have seen, it has had nothing but good reception. There are a few other patrons sitting around at various tables while a couple others decide to stand by the counter to look over the menus. They chatter quietly to themselves, not wanting to disturb the peace and tranquility the music and atmosphere gives off.
From a couple nearby, you hear them asking one of the waitresses about their
special teas. The waitress seems to smile a little more and nods politely as she jots down their order and then heads behind the bar to get what they desired. A secret menu for a café? it wasn't exactly unheard of, but this place didn't scream anything of the sort.
Whatever decided to compel you, when a waitress comes to the small table you have settled yourself in, you decide to order the tea as well. She looks at you curiously for a moment, but then smiles warmly and nods, before doing the same as the other waitress. The peace within the café has not been disturbed. Everything is going fairly well.
Maybe about five minutes later, the waitress comes back with a tray, She gently places the tray down before you, revealing that on the tray is a glass teapot, a glass cup, a small porcelain canister of tea leaves, and a complimentary pastry sweet. The waitress smiles warmly once more as she prepares you a cup of tea. A pot of boiling hot water is brought over for the waitress and she opens the lid of the glass teapot. A couple teaspoons of tea leaves are dumped into the teapot, then followed by hot water. Instantly the leaves swirl around, coloring the water an enchanting honey gold color. About a minute later, the waitress pours you a cup of tea.
The aroma from the tea is alluring. Sweet, floral, but with a slight hint of spice to keep it from being too overpowering. It was almost dreamy in scent and in quality. Once the waitress was done pouring your tea, she placed the lid back onto the teapot and left it on the tray. She took the small tea leaf canister and the hot water and bid you to enjoy. With that, she vanished behind the bar counter, leaving you, very alone, with your tea.