[despite the nontraditional tea, she still pulls out a bowl (though it does not look traditional, either) to pour it in--and makes no effort to conceal the lump of opium resting innocuously in the center]
I prefer simple rules.
[she brings the bowls to her lips, not bothering to rotate it, either, though when she finishes it she still wipes the rim with her fingers, as is proper. But before then wiping them on a napkin she swipes her tongue delicately over the pads]