[ With a brisk nod, Ai pops another coffee chocolate into her mouth. This time she chews a little more slowly and deliberately, trying to work out exactly what had made it a miss for her. She washes it down with some of her tea once she's done and gives a thoughtful hum. ]

So I'm not super into coffee to start with so this might just be a 'me' thing but I think it's a liiiittle too bitter? And the texture's kind of... not crunchy... grainy, I think? It was a little gritty when I bit down.

[ She taps her chin in thought. ]

I mean, I don't know a lot about cooking so maybe that's how it's supposed to be, but the first one was nice and smooth? So I think maybe something went wrong with the coffee.