The Contemplation Tea House is a sumptuous dining house located at the Imperial Opal Palace on the planet Kaitain, the crown-jeweled home planet of the Imperial House Corrino. A separate building in the ornamental Palace gardens, large, with colorful woodcuts of flowers, plum trees, and mythical animals on the walls. The waiters wore distinctive uniforms, cut long and angular, with cuffs large enough to serve as pockets, and polished bells hanging from every button. Fat Imperial peacocks strutted beneath the windows.