Yes, for real. At last, you can invite other players for tea at Beatrice's tea shop. This is intended as the final replacement for dining; something that has the same sense of presence and shared space without the technical issues dining had. The structure should be familiar from Coffee at Caligula's, but the rewards, costs, and effects are much more similar to dining.

You can try out the new social act through a branch in 'Attend to Matters of Society,' which is found in Your Social Engagements.

As we announced earlier, we will retire dining from the game now that we have a replacement action we are happy with. This will happen on Monday, March 15th.