At the welcome party, hosted by United States in Washington DC, all 49 states await the arrival of their newest state, Puerto Rico. "I can't wait," said Colorado, "where is Puerto Rico?" Suddenly, the door opens, Puerto Rico comes into the room. "Hi, everybody," shouts Puerto Rico. "Hi, Puerto Rico," everyone shouts back in unison. United States asks to silence the party for a minute. "I would just like to say: Puerto Rico, you are an official US state. How does it feel to be a state," says United States. "It feels pretty good to be one with you, to be an immediate part of this family instead of a distant cousin," replies Puerto Rico. The silence ends and the party resumes. Puerto Rico meets each of the other 49 states, from Alabama to Wyoming. "It's nice to know that you don't have to change your flag," Puerto Rico says to United States, "But what do I do about my flag?" United States tells Puerto Rico, "You don't have to get rid of it, hold on to it. You can use it as a state flag, which can save me a lot of time, because I won't have to make you a new one." Puerto Rico replies, "Ok." Alabama, who is very drunk, yells to Puerto Rico, "Go back to *hiccup* where you came from! You don't belong here, and you will *burps* never belong here!" United States notices and asks Alabama, "Why would you say that to our guest of honor? Don't you have any decency? And this is supposed to be a formal party, why the hell are you drunk?" "Puerto Rico doesn't belong here, Puerto Rico has never belonged," said Alabama. United States says, "I know you were one of the 10 states that voted to not let Puerto Rico become a state, but the vote was passed and Puerto Rico is our new state. So stop complaining about it!" Georgia says to Puerto Rico, "I understand that you're not Florida, and that I was one of the 10 states that voted against you becoming a state, but you are pretty similar to Florida. And I think that we can be good friends." "I can see it too," replied Puerto Rico. "Are you another state that's not within the mainland," asks Hawaii. "Yes," replies Puerto Rico. "Me too," says Alaska. "It's nice to know that I'm not the only state that's not a part of the mainland," said Puerto Rico.