"Know about tea?" he asked to clarify, smiling with almost a gentle chuckle underlying his tone now. "Of course. The tea we drink is a variation of the energon that we use to function but it's the same concept overall."

Not many partook in it but Rung enjoyed it. It was calming.

Settling into his own seat, the therapist relaxed, not looking so much like a doctor talking to a patient but a friend talking to a friend now.

"How have things been? In general I mean. You're still working with the police force, yes?"