knew she would make mooncakes and comes to with her a happy Mid-Autumn Festival too.

sees him come from her tiny balcony and waves down at him!

spot her too and wave back before hurrying to her front door and knocking on it, even if at this point this was an unnecessary action.

opens it fast! She already has all kinds of 'cakes on the dinner table. "Happy Mid Autumn!"

looks off to the side. Is this where they hug? Okay, he will stretch out his arms to do that.

laughs and hugs him. Hey, he's offering the hugs, so let's not be rude huh?

giving her something rare so she should take advantage of the opportunity. He pats her back softly. "So should I say hello or is the hug

enough?"

chuckles at her brother, hoping he won't pat her head. "That's good enough, I say!"

seems like he is only hugging her although he is beginning to lean his weight on her. "Really now?"

him leaning on her, vaguely hopes he hasn't put on weight... still. "Really, really! Isn't Hong Kong's stomach growling already, huh?"

more or less stayed the same or so he hopes. "Only if it means Taiwan will feed him."

know sooner or later, so eh. She keeps the teasing, still. "I have all kinds of mooncakes here, so let's eat as any as we can today!"

stands up straight now so she is free of his weight. "So you are inviting me. That's great." He wants to have a look now. "I am allowed

inside, right?"

rubs her shoulder a little. "Yup! You're in! I was wondering if I could barbeque a little, but my neighbors already booked the common--

-- barbeque grounds in the last floor so mooncakes is it!"

nods once before picking her up and heading inside with her. He closes the door with his foot before setting her down. "I am like in!" He

doesn't mind not having a barbecue. "Maybe next year we can beat the neighbors and anyway this is not bad."

stretches her arms. "Yeah. I still got quite a lot of different mooncakes, and they're very much ready to eat so it's good enough for me!"

for a moment he wonders if to ask her if they should see China but maybe that would upset the friendly atmosphere. "We can sit out on the

balcony too?"

doesn't seem to notice his second thoughts, but hey. "Yep! The moon is shiny and all so we can see it clearly from there."

that was his idea which is why he asked if they could sit out there. "It would be nice. We have hardly spent some quiet time together."

glad in any way, life is so hectic after all. "So we'll need some trays... fine! Help me gather them and the mooncakes, please?"

do just that. He helps her gather things. "So, have you been alone most of the evening."

places the most colorful cakes on a cute cat-shaped tray. "Well, with the cats here I'm not really alone! But if you--

-- refer to nations or people, then the reply is yes."

seeing a pattern here. Mei was into cats, Yi into rabbits. He better keep those straight. "That is true. Maybe they might be better company

at times than some people."

still hasn't met HK's fish! "They're sweeties, as you know. But sometimes it's also good to talk to people or other nations, too!"

's fish are at home. He can't really take them places and so when they had to attend that high school he had left them with a neighbor. He

came back to find they had become fat but he would work on getting them to a healthy weight. "I guess. Some people are fun to talk to even."

kinda wonders how come a fish can get fat! Then again, Sa-Rang might be a little pudgier than he used to be... "Not just some people--

-- I have fun talking to almost anyone! Even with laoshi, when he's not trying to be so "radical" and "cool" and "hip"."

thought China was usually trying to do one of those things while dressed rather badly. "Taiwan might just be much more kinder than I am if

she can find fun in everyone."

just chuckles at that, taking one of the cakes. "I at least try to do it, whether it works or not."

about what she says for a moment. "Maybe our methods of working these things out are different."

munches one her cake, replies after she swallows the bite. "Of course! You're different from me, so it can't be the same..."

pick up a cake himself now, he couldn't let her do all the eating. "That's right."

neither of them will get fat. "Yeah... as long as they work it should be fine!"

not worrying about getting fat on a day like this. "We probably make our own methods work but yes." He glances over at her. "You made a lot

of food."

kinda embarrassed at that. "Yeah... got carried away since I don't cook that often lately. Or maybe I miss everyone... I don't know."

starting to think she wanted to see everyone together. "It could be nice but it is not like before. We have all grown up."

does sorta want it. "I know that! Doesn't mean I cannot wish for such things once in a while, though."

knows wishing won't hurt but then sometimes wishing only got people so far. "If you want us to get together then all you have to do is ask."

knows that too, she's not that naive! "I will remember. When even laoshi's sermons are kinda missed, you know you really want it."

sure when the time comes to hear China's sermons they would certainly not miss getting together as much. "Maybe we just might just feel this

way now."

doesn't really disagree, to be honest. "Yeah.. maybe it's the day. Maybe it's something else. I don't think I know."

sighs. "It really must be the day. Although there is no reason we can try. It won't hurt terribly."

nods and nibbles again on her cute little 'cake. Mmmmm, tastes so good. "Yep. Whether day or not..."

can nibble at his cake too but he would call delicious rather than cute. He nods slowly.

happy right now! Nibbling on nice cakes is gooooood.