"But you went at tea time." Cecil's voice cuts through Carlos' complaint, and he can hear the frown in his voice. "Of course they gave you tea."
"But it's a coffeehouse. I didn't even know they served tea."
"Everyone serves tea at tea time." Cecil's voice is grave enough that Carlos knows what's coming even before he finishes, "It's a law."
"Right." Carlos bites his tongue and very carefully doesn't hit the steering wheel, because Night Vale laws are occasionally terrifying but generally fascinating, and stumbling into a new one is usually about as interesting as a scientific discovery, but not when it means he has to explain to the team why he's not coming in with coffee. "When does tea time end?"
"Oh, it's hard to say. It c--"
And whatever Cecil's about to say is probably both very interesting and very important, but Carlos has a lab full of tired scientists, so he cuts him off anyway. "Cecil. Can I buy a coffee maker during tea time?"
Tea Time At The Coffeehouse And Other Mistakes [Welcome to Night Vale] -- Yeah, I don't know.
"But it's a coffeehouse. I didn't even know they served tea."
"Everyone serves tea at tea time." Cecil's voice is grave enough that Carlos knows what's coming even before he finishes, "It's a law."
"Right." Carlos bites his tongue and very carefully doesn't hit the steering wheel, because Night Vale laws are occasionally terrifying but generally fascinating, and stumbling into a new one is usually about as interesting as a scientific discovery, but not when it means he has to explain to the team why he's not coming in with coffee. "When does tea time end?"
"Oh, it's hard to say. It c--"
And whatever Cecil's about to say is probably both very interesting and very important, but Carlos has a lab full of tired scientists, so he cuts him off anyway. "Cecil. Can I buy a coffee maker during tea time?"