#teavanna

[maraienna]

And now finally after many failed attempts to draw, here’s my Pizza Tower OC, █████ "Swirl" Chiffon! (I'm not much of an artist, I'm more of a writer, but I wanted to try anyways.)

Swirl (she/they) is currently in her late 20's and is a barista at her own tea café selling loose-leaf tea, tea accessories, and also various baked goods (which is similar in function to Teavanna when it was still its own corporate entity, minus the baked goods), While not struggling as much as Peppino, Noisette's café does occasionally give her café a run for its money! Though envious at times, ultimately she doesn't let the jealousy get in the way. Sometimes tea is bitter rather than sweet, after all!

(More information if you want below the cut but for the most part this is what you really need to know about her. Thank you once again to Bean, specifically the blog @ask-the-totally-real-peppino ,for inspiring me to create her!)

Before the Tower fell, she was a scientist helping create the clones as Pizzahead exploited her emotions around having children... as well as paying her a great deal for her assistance! (I have my own headcanon that Pizzahead is more of an engineer than a biologist, which is why the clones came out all weird) Though the only stipulations were that if a man named Peppino ever came around to the staff room that she was to fight him off, and to never enter behind one of the doors labeled "War".

Needless to say, she would eventually ignore both, but long after she served her purpose. In fact, the reason she broke those rules was the fact that she'd grown attached to all the clones that she successfully created and wondered where all of them would go. Upon entering the War level, she was pretty much tackle-hugged by all of the clones she helped to create, but was only able to rescue one - the same one that would become a boss in Pizza Tower!

Pretty much she'd already quit by the time that the game's events started getting sick of the manipulation tactics, but Pizzahead still went ahead with his plans in spite of missing an extra boss. Though before she left, she would leave things behind for Peppino to help him reach the top and also undo everything Pizzahead did.

Also, as a small aside, before she went to college, her family ran a bakery. They called her Swirl as a nickname since one time she got into the icing as a baby and it looked like she had colored swirl dyes in her hair.

As for relationships! I'll run through them very quickly:

Peppino: She knows about him, but hasn't met him (yet!). It's kinda hard to not hear an entire tower crumbling - and that was before the news of him being a hero! Though if they ever met she'd be super anxious considering she helped to create the clones and as an extension fears his wrath about it.

Gustavo: Also does not know him. She'd be a lot more chill around him though.

Brick: The rat is fluffy, and big, and soft, and that's all there really is to say on the matter. (Jokes aside, she would love Brick so much.)

Mr. Stick: Doesn't hate him, but also doesn't like him. She respects the hustle, but avoids him and refuses all deals with him.

Pepperman: Not the biggest fan of him, but ultimately she thinks he's harmless. She gets tired of him pretty quickly and ultimately finds excuses to escape social interactions with him.

Vigilante: Loves to hang out with Vigilante. She loves to hear stories about Vigi's grandpa, and before she left the Tower she'd visit Noisette's café just to talk with them.

Noise: She's more skittish and afraid of him if anything else. She doesn't like the pranks he does and often curls up into a ball trying (and failing) to not cry about it.

Noisette: Honestly they consider Noisette one of their (two) friends. Despite the fact that Noisette's café tends to do better than their own café, they don't mind.

Fake Peppino: She loves all of them. Every single one. Without exception. Even if they're from different universes, or have more murderous tendencies. She views all of them as her children and loves all of them equally.

Pizzahead: Without mincing words - she hates the guy. Plain and simple. Pretty much the only person she genuinely hates.

Snick: Absolutely loves the little porcupine dude. She would give him pets if he allowed it.

Honorable mention to Pizzelle!: She would love to hang out with Pizzelle much like with Noisette. She's anxious too, so they could bond and help each other overcome their anxieties!

Other minor characters I didn't mention: Either I forgot about them, or Swirl doesn't have a strong opinion either way.

Other fun facts about her:

She's pretty shy and also has general anxiety, which makes customer service very hard for her. Even though she runs a café, it often smells of lavender and other calming scents from her burning scented candles and incense in an attempt to keep her calm during work hours.

The scribbled out name isn't exactly a "dead" name, but after years of Pizzahead calling her by her first name, she decided to go by her childhood nickname to distance herself from the painful memories.

Swirl is pan! As long as you're not a bad person, she's willing to give people a chance.

She is plus-sized! I tried to convey that in the art but I feel I kinda failed on that front?

She doesn't have a strong leaning towards gender identity, but isn't agender and uses she/they for the sake of ease. One day she'll wear a dress with makeup and jewelery, and then the next she'll wear a tank top and knee-shorts without brushing her hair.

Her Sugary Spire counterpart would be Cream, a disgruntled coffee barista who is a very guarded individual with a goth style. She tries (and fails) to not form an attachment with whatever the Sugary Spire equivalent to the clones will be - though Cream views them more like pets than family.

[davekitties]

when I finally run out of my vanilla herbal tea teavanna tea I'm going to let all the tigers loose

[life-of-chloe-91]

Found a semi local loose leaf tea shop today! Churchills Fine Teas in Hyde Park, Ohio (40mins from my house).Super easy to get to and convenient parking. We’ve been trying to find a loose leaf tea shop since both Teavanna & David’s tea closed. I’m currently drinking their Caramel & Almonds black tea with local honey. 😍 • • • #looseleaftea #teaoftheday #teaofinstagram #churchilltea https://www.instagram.com/p/CkjXGEnO5aO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thissvoice]

Raised up my gecko tank to set up my tea shelf. I have a little kettle in my room for all the tea I drink. Love stevia so much, zero guilt sweet teas 🌿❤️

[skelly-stelly]

🌵Tip #001🌵

if you love starbucks like me, order lthe light

version of your fav drink or get a tea. here are some tea and coffee options below:

grande, light carmel frappe, non fat milk: 140cals

Teavana Passion Tango Herbal Tea, 14.5floz: 90cals

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note: less cals with no whipped cream!

[imaspacecadetmom-blog]

✨🍑first a e s t h e t i c post! (for the record i didn’t enjoy this drink but oh well...)🍑✨

[its123am]

10-24-18 (Wednesday)

[aquas-booklr]

Enjoyed a tea and some reading yesterday afternoon.

[tryingtobeaestheticlycute]

[thetravelingtotoros]

That’s an odd combo #watermelon #basil #tumeric #oolongtea #teavanna #totoro #strange https://www.instagram.com/p/CCgvnb7A3Ho/?igshid=wo1d8chfj6z4

[fuckyeahteatime]

[spectralfaun]

So I got a blueberry tea from teavana today and it inspired me to draw fruit! And the cats are just... I love cats... These are to make up for the last 4 days I've missed of drawvember 😰 Sorry!!! But here you are. Some cats with fruits. And some cats on fruits. And some fruits on cats!

[backwardshappyness]

Is it acceptable to want to snort lines of matcha poweder ???

[universitybee]

•August 23rd, 2017• Cheers to moving into my new apartment!! Annie and I finally got around to decorating today and the place feels so much cozier. We celebrated over some discount Teavanna tea ☕️ I think this year is going to bring some really fun new adventures!

[channelsyxx]

Morning motivation ☺️

[richslang-blog]