Le Tea Break

During le tea break in the Parasite canteen, a discussion is going on pace the efficacy of various infusions.

In my modest opinion, dear, the best readings are with Earl Grey. I have also had some success with Assam and Darjeeling. Mind you, very little with Ceylon.

Au contraire, ma chère, all my best work is done with Ceylon.

Adele Wallace agitates her fan as she speaks. Like Mademoiselle de Maintenant whom she feels sure was if not one of her previous lives - was at any rate an objet of admiration:

Ceylon reminds us of the plantation that we once grew up in. You may recall, ma chère, what a successful reincarnation that was for me. -

Miss St Clair pricks up her extra-sensory ears… something is afoot. Spirits can be heard chattering excitedly up and down the corridors, the Magi have put down their wands, and Allbright has just spilt his frappe… it appears the remote viewers have caught a glimpse of the black box. Not as everyone imagined in the ruins of the WTC but