" If you're going to be my assistant,' she said, 'you've got to learn to make mek.'
'That's... the most important thing?'
'Oh yeah. Fixing complicated shit requires a clear head, and nothing chills a person out like a warm cup of mek.' Pepper placed an affectionate hand on the brewing machine. 'I require a lot of this. "

― Becky Chambers , A Closed and Common Orbit (Wayfarers, #2)