"Wonderful. I'll put some water on." A good black tea would do. He had cream and sugar for her to flavour it to her liking. While the kettle sits on the hot plate, he opens a tin of tea and scoops a bit into each of two steepers, which he hangs into two cups. Nothing to do with them until the water heats up.

"How have you been doing? Have they given you a schedule yet? Might be a good time to go through the school and figure out where your classes are before term starts."