China was chatting with North Korea one day, asking how he was and if everything was okay. China asked," So what is Pyongyang and Hamhungs' shoe sizes, I was planning on-"

"You just want to know how tall they are!".

Clamp. Phone line closed.

"That's weird-aru." China called Macau and Vietna to tell them about the incident. "...and when I asked him about his two capitals' shoe sizes so I could buy them shoes as a gift, he said that I just wanted to know their heights".

"Sounds like mental issues to me," Macau replied. "You know that North Korea wasn't always a "people person", according to that "paint-spray-me getting punched incident".

"Lies, he is a liar", replied China as he twirled the phone cord.

"He always use to cause problems between me, you, Russia, and other countries. Wonder how things are going to turn out this year."

Taiwan giggled in the other room.

"Is that Taiwan", Macau exclaimed. "May I speak to her?"

China handed Taiwan the phone and she asked "Hi, Macau. How are you? How is Viet?".

"She's doing good. SHe wants to me to tell you hi. Ready for a new school year?".

"Yup."

"Hmmph, wonder why should I cook for them aru."

"Cook the basics" rice, rice balls, dumplings", replied Hong Kong. "How is Japan, is he coming,too?"

China grimaced, remembering the scar on his back and the one in his heart. "Yes, but we all hurtled someone before, right aru? Looking back, we stay in the past. If we look forward, we are in the future."