Pocket Boys! REVIEWS UDPATES CHEAT PLOTS HOME TEASER 03 The Tea “Oh-em-gee, did you hear? Lavender Teahouse is going to start using real tea in their milk teas!”

“…Were they not already doing that?”

“Wasn’t it the powder kind before?”

“I’m pretty sure the powder’s milk and flavoring? Because, I mean, real milk’s expensive and all.”

“Wait wait wait, but they offer non-dairy milk tea too, so it can’t be milk powder.”

“Umm…”

The scrape of a chair interrupts the conversation. A round-faced girl pulls up her chair and smiles brightly at the group. “I can answer that,” she says. “They used the powder during the first couple of years, just to minimize costs. But because the powder is flavoring, sugar, and usually dairy creamer—and the owner’s lactose-intolerant,” she leans in to whisper, “they switched to using loose-leaf tea and liquid milk, and the powder is just flavoring.”

Awkward silence follows her words. Then, someone whistles. “Whew, girl, do you work there or something? Are you sure the owner wouldn’t mind you telling us all this?”

She laughs and shrugs, pushing her glasses up. “My friend works there, and I don’t know, I’m pretty sure milk tea recipes aren’t some closely-guarded secret.”

Someone else leans in, excitement written all over their face. “Hey, does your friend know if the owner’s single?” The girl starts, but the speaker barrels right on. “He’s so hot.”

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