would be glad to have Elise participate.
goes to the parade and looks around for Latvia.
sees Liechtenstein in the crowd and goes to join her. "A-ah hello Liechtenstein, nice to see you!"
grins at him. "It's great to see you too! Wow, lots of people came, didn't they?"
nods, "It's nice to have a reason to be happy when things are hard... A-ah but I don't want to bum you out with talk like that!"
"Oh no, it's fine! I think it's good to be optimistic." She looks around. "After the parade, would you like to get something to eat?"
relieved by her response. "Yes, I'd be happy to."
after the parade, she asks Latvia if he knows anywhere nice.
how she feels about seafood.