I will take any excuse to have a tea party but having a Fire Emblem: Three Houses themed tea party is the perfect excuse.
In game, players are able to invite various faculty and students to a tea party for various reasons:
Increase charm/charisma stats to increase battalion gambit attacks and gambit damage.
Increase support levels between player character and party member.
Pretend that you’re taking your favorite character on a pseudo-date
The tea house of choice is the Tea House on Los Rios located in San Juan Capistrano, CA. It’s pretty far south of Los Angeles, but it’s located in a historic district with a train station and nearby petting zoo. The ambiance wasn’t quite Garreg Mach, but it was a wonderful time with delicious teas and sandwiches and great company talking about Fire Emblem (and Persona…. and Final Fantasy…).