+--------------------------------------------------------------+ | Welcome to Hypatia's Story Archive | | http://hypatia.slashcity.org/slash/ | | Copyright Notice and Disclaimer | | http://hypatia.slashcity.org/slash/notice.html | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ Title: Tea With Marmalade Author: Hypatia Kosh Feedback: sure, athena_sappho at yahoo or the list Series: TOS Codes: U/C, not a drabble, technically, but within one order of magnitude Tea With Marmalade While others took their coffee during their mid-afternoon break, Chekov cheerfully prepared his tea with a great clinking of china, glass and stainless steel. "Ah, Lieutenant Uhura, won't you join me for some tea with jam?" said the irrepressible ensign as the lovely lieutenant walked by. She turned with a smile and sat down opposite him. "What have you got there?" she asked. "Tea with jam. It's an old Russian custom." He took a glass mug and filled it with strong tea. Then he spooned in some glistening marmalade. "The jam is sweetener. Won't you have some?" "That's very interesting. Certainly," Uhura said, and accepted the mug. She took a sip and nodded approvingly. Chekov beamed. "I always knew you had impeccable taste!"