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Each one is a little different, but the basic idea is spiced black tea with milk and sugar. You can drink it straight, but it's just not the done thing in this case. The sugar brings out the flavor of the spices, so that's important.

Most chais include some combination of cinnamon, clove, ginger, nutmeg, allspice, cardamom, and/or anise. Some are more complex, some more simple. I prefer the ones without anise, but if you like that sort of thing, it's up to you. {= ) They come in teabags, as a powder, or as a concentrate. I like all kinds of leaf chai, but I prefer Oregon Chai as a powder and Tazo Chai as a concentrate. If you get concentrated Tazo, though, I warn you that they take the "spice" part seriously. You really, really want to make sure you get the balance of milk right so as not to hurt your throat. Believe me, I've done it. Their ginger is really potent.

I hope you try some chai soon, and enjoy it. {= )

~Neshomeh

Dear Eru, I need a Bleeprin scrubbing brush to erase that image from my brain.

And you have just cursed that fic into existence. As if trojie and Pads didn't have enough to do with the threat of more LxC, you just gave those two poor, brave women (well, technically both women) the threat of SxD. Ew ew ew.

Ew.

*goes to drown self in the Fountain of Bleepka*

I like my tea to be proper tea. Camomile, cinnamon and mint do not count as tea. They are herbal infusions, and thus weird flavoured water.

I have been known to have the odd cup of white tea with strawberry, or green tea with blueberry, pomegranate and red grape, but this is because my friend Becky doesn't drink normal tea and so only has crappy red label in the house, which tends to taste of dishwater.

For preference I take my tea in a pint and a half mug. Which is never cleaned inside - I've been working on its innards since Christmas, and have got it to a lovely state of black-and-flaky (although my housemate has a tendency to stir it too vigorously and knock off flakes, and has even on one memorable occasion attempted to wash my mug).

A pint and a half mug takes a long time to brew, so I've got lazy of late. Teabag goes in first, then water, then a quick stir and then milk, and the bag's left in to brew. Takes about half an hour, by which time the tea is just cool enough to drink. Which also takes half an hour, by which point it's time to empty the bladder. Which involves passing the kettle, and getting another brew on the go.

Yes, I take my tea seriously. I'm a Yorkshirewoman, what do you expect?

In other people's houses it's a pint mug, brewed for the length of time it takes to smoke a cigarette. No sugar. Biscuits may be the ginger nut or the chocolate suggestive, though cake is an acceptable alternative. Ideal biscuit accompaniment is the fruit shortcake. Tailors are required for special occasions, but for day-to-day consumption, a hand-made cigarette is necessary with every cuppa.

Also, you can't beat a cuppa and a smoke in the bath.

for being an idiot and forgetting that was what I asked for. :P

I love cycling, but am far too good at getting bikes nicked, so haven't had one in years. Longest journey by bike was to the seaside - the railway line from here to the various towns on the east coast was taken out decades ago, and is now a cycle track. Thirteen miles to Hornsea. My arse didn't half hurt afterwards, and it was a hot and sweaty day so we were all covered in thunderbugs (what they're really called, I don't know). And then there was ice cream. Fun times.

BTW, will your Agents be based in a TARDIS or a response center?

Earl Grey is my preferred black tea, although I am a heretic who takes it with milk rather than lemon. (I can't stand lemon in tea.) English Breakfast is also good.

For herbal, chamomile is good for relaxing and mint is just generally awesome. I grow and dry my own mint for tea. It's awesome.

Have some tea leaves and a chainsaw.

The tea leaves are for combat and the chainsaw is for the kitchen.

No, I'm not getting mixed up.

Everyone's tried chai but me, it seems. >.>

I wonder how this almighty tea tastes?

Also almost everyone seems to put sugar in their tea but me. XD

Next time I shop for mint (this weekend - I'm out) I'll look for that. Hm... nummy.

Yeah, I'm with you there. I much prefer herbal.

I'll probably grab them later today. The only one I can't would be Red, because that's on 17chan and, though I've never heard of it 4chan etc are blocked, so 17chan probably will be too.

I read your comment as your personal opinion, not simply as what I should say. Thanks.

But you want him to listen to your advice and continue to write fanfic, right? You can say that, then go through it and point out everything that's wrong with it.

Always meant to try a few different kinds, though, just to see if I'm missing out.

Have a bag of pebbles and a Random Shiny Object. Lovely to meet you.

but every bike I have breaks on me. Mainly the gears. In the end, I gave up.

Spike and Ducky would be like. O.o

I've never even tried other varieties. I do however like to think that I'd love "tea, Earl Grey, hot."

I now drink white tea with two sugars. I'm down from six sugars. :P

little thingies underneath the first line?

set in the original series rather than the dinosaurs and ultimate ninja gibberish.

as long as I can play Left 4 Dead while you're talking. I'm also a fairly decent multitasker. Woo!

I personally thought it was ridiculous.