We got this moment in HL2ep2, where Eli asks Alyx to make him a cup of tea. So, here's the (((stupidest))) question: how is it possible to Resistance to have tea? Is it, like, was made twenty years ago, or do they have their own tea plantation (which is not possible under the Combine pressure), or is it random herbals just making up "tea"? Maybe you got some thoughts on this...
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They are in the forest and should have survival books if not common knowledge of what's edible and poisonous, So it shouldn't be that hard to find something tasty or at least consumable to dry and smoke I mean drink with.
yes, this is a good point.
I loved this scene because of the tea involvement. Honestly I'm craving another cuppa right now just thinking about it. Seriously it's amazing they still have tea in City 17. I wonder if they're just scavenging old tea bags or if there was actually some kind of Combine approved tea. I'm just mental for tea in all honestly.
maybe they have tea left from before the invasion
As far as I know tea bags don't really expire, so there's probably a bunch of tea that the resistance scavenged from abandoned houses or whatever. Or as another commentor pointed out, there's a bunch of plants all around white forest so you could snag a couple wild mint leaves, put them in some hot water and boom, tea.
"Tea" is just putting leaves on hot water.
In fact, it doesn’t even have to be leaves
Really no, tea is a drink made out of plant called "chinease camelia" (and many types of tea made out of different processing of this plant). Any other thing is technically not a tea, it's... Just a drink But that's just a details, and that's one of the reasons I asked the question above
im gonna guess that they have their own plantations
Well a lot of civilians seem to be able to source some old cigarettes and tobacco from before the war, so I'd imagine tea would be a similar situation.
Подпольное нелегальное производство чая 0_o
Like in Metro2033, they made their own tea with mushrooms. Its easy to cultivate some leaf or other plants
literally unplayable. thanks for ruining the game for me.
maybe some pre-war reserve, maybe decoction from some forest plants, also it can be combine-produced ersatz "tea"
Ooh that’s an interesting thought . It might be saved for special occasions?