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A Shot in the Dark: A Comprehensive Guide to Coffee; Thursday, 4th Period [05/23].
Ignis' own students would have also received a bit of correspondence regarding their lesson this week, and although the fact that he now had a paramour-turned-cat that he was not about to just leave to her own devices had him contemplating a quick change in his lesson plan, the arrangements of everything had been too much to just turn around and cancel or postpone them. So it was back to the original plan, only this time with a cat, and that meant meeting outside of Portalocity this week.
Probably looking not unlike some kind of spy thriller movie villain, with his distinct style and holding said cat to scritch behind her ears as he spoke, Ignis was just going to assume everyone had gathered in time and began. "This history of coffee on this plane," he began, "stretches back thousands of years and traces back to a country known as Ethiopia. Now, I myself am not particularly partial to Ethiopian coffee; they tend to lean more toward brighter, fruiter, and floral notes, while I prefer darker, smokier, and earthier, but there's no denying that, over centuries, they'd definitely well-established their position in the coffee world. The legend has it that coffee comes to us, actually, from a simple goat herder named Kaldi, who, upon observing how his goats seemed more energetic after eating certain beans that grew naturally in the area, explored this concept further and developed coffee as we know it today. From there, it spread to the Arabian peninsula, where it quickly worked its way into markets as a commodity and cultural staple.
"Today," he said, "we're going to the origins, and visiting the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia, to see the process of how the coffee is grown and cultivated, to have the opportunity to speak with some of the farmers themselves, get a first-hand understanding of what all goes into bringing this beloved bean to our mugs, and, of course, to try some of the coffee right at the source."
He gave a faint smile.
"Not a bad way to spend an afternoon. And so, without further ado, we'll head out. I trust you'll all be well-behaved and respectful and hopefully learn some new things. And, even if you're already well aware of Ethiopian coffee production, then at least you'll have some good brew while we're there."
Probably looking not unlike some kind of spy thriller movie villain, with his distinct style and holding said cat to scritch behind her ears as he spoke, Ignis was just going to assume everyone had gathered in time and began. "This history of coffee on this plane," he began, "stretches back thousands of years and traces back to a country known as Ethiopia. Now, I myself am not particularly partial to Ethiopian coffee; they tend to lean more toward brighter, fruiter, and floral notes, while I prefer darker, smokier, and earthier, but there's no denying that, over centuries, they'd definitely well-established their position in the coffee world. The legend has it that coffee comes to us, actually, from a simple goat herder named Kaldi, who, upon observing how his goats seemed more energetic after eating certain beans that grew naturally in the area, explored this concept further and developed coffee as we know it today. From there, it spread to the Arabian peninsula, where it quickly worked its way into markets as a commodity and cultural staple.
"Today," he said, "we're going to the origins, and visiting the Yirgacheffe region of Ethiopia, to see the process of how the coffee is grown and cultivated, to have the opportunity to speak with some of the farmers themselves, get a first-hand understanding of what all goes into bringing this beloved bean to our mugs, and, of course, to try some of the coffee right at the source."
He gave a faint smile.
"Not a bad way to spend an afternoon. And so, without further ado, we'll head out. I trust you'll all be well-behaved and respectful and hopefully learn some new things. And, even if you're already well aware of Ethiopian coffee production, then at least you'll have some good brew while we're there."
Sign In - Coffee, 05/23.
Re: Sign In - Coffee, 05/23.
Re: Sign In - Coffee, 05/23.
Re: Sign In - Coffee, 05/23.
Re: Sign In - Coffee, 05/23.
Listen to the Lecture - Coffee, 05/23.
Though he would appreciate it if they were kept to being about the coffee and not about the cat.
Re: Listen to the Lecture - Coffee, 05/23.
Honestly, the internal monologue of Liliana as a woman and Liliana as a cat were not markedly different.
However, halfway through the lecture, if there were no additional pets, scritches, or cooed compliments coming her way (rude), she was going to gracefully leap from Ignis' arms and saunter away. She had important cat things to attend to.
(Murder, it was murder.)
Re: Listen to the Lecture - Coffee, 05/23.
Please continue your lecture. Senshi was just going to be quietly puking over here.
Class Activity: Explore Yirgacheffe - Coffee, 05/23.
Talk to the Teacher - Coffee, 05/23.
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Coffee, 05/23.
A little gratitude and appreciation wouldn't go amiss, either. Was she offering these amazing gifts to anyone else? No. No, she was not.
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Coffee, 05/23.
Crouching down, he offered them out in one hand while the other reached out to offer pets and scritches as well.
"Now that is a mighty beast you've made quite quick work of, isn't it, darling?" he offered. "And no doubt you barely even broke a sweat for it. We'll have to pick up some nice, big fresh fish for dinner on the way home today, won't we?"
Re: Talk to the Teacher - Coffee, 05/23.
(Also had Ignis ever considered Liliana might actually have been a cat that had been transformed into a human at some point and this was just the first time she'd turned back?)
After she had been given enough scritches to satisfy her for the next few minutes (at most), she trilled again, going up on her back paws and batting at his hands.
Her ladyship required some very dignified uppies, please.
OOC - Coffee, 05/23.