"Thank you," Pearl chirps, face glowing bright with the praise, and her dainty fingers wrap carefully around the warm cup. She brings it up to her lips, inhales long and deep, and her smile stretches wider as the soothing aroma fills her nostrils. She blows on the edge of the cup, then takes a little sip.

Then she pulls the cup back, and her brow furrows. "... We're going to have to dry clean the carpet."