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An office where we see China frantically multitasking. A reporter in front of those doors speaks: "And so we have learned that the Corona virus is still spreading. Let's hear what the People's Republic of China has to say on the matter." Saying this she brings the microphone next to the busy China.
He flinches seeing her, still holding a phone. "Make this quick. I am very busy today."
"Oh course. May the public know what is being done to stop this awful disease?"
China gets a nervous thick. He looks exhausted but still manages to stand up straight. The telephones continue ringing and his assistant keeps bringing in more documents.
"Many things. We are curing the infected patients with great success. We are building hospitals and working on a vaccine. That is all" he says briefly.
"Anything else..." the reporter continues. "That is all. Now will you please go away! I have work to do" he says ushering her and the cameramen out.
He returns to working on the documents with great speed. As the pile seems to be getting smaller, his assistant brings in a new stack. This one is so large, that he cannot carry it and falls underneath its weight. China sighs: "This is fine."
Next scene: China sits in a dark room depressed. "This is not fine. I don't know how much more problems I can take."
A giant green dragon with glowing red eyes stands next to him. He is much larger than the visiting nation. "Don't be so worried. The worst has passed" he says as he sliders around.
"I hardly thinks so. I have my own to worry about while the other countries are breathing down my neck. I have huge expenses now and exports are declining. I blame the paranoia. I mean, the disease is spread through fluids. The only way to get infected from a package is if someone licks or spits on the product. That's something you would clearly notice" China says and slouches looking down.
He stays quiet like that. "I should have stayed in the shadows. Let those who sore high get blinded by the sun, while I roam underneath them getting rich."
"You would have had no choice but to reveal yourself sooner or later. It's not like you could hide with your proportions" the dragon simply explains.
China looks displeased with this answer. The dragon continues: "So the air is different on the mountain top. It's cold and hard to breath. But you have to agree that the view is amazing."
China stays completely still. His friend wraps around him like a reptilian cat. He let's him rest his head on his large scaly neck. "No one said it was going to be easy" the dragon says.
"No one said it was going to be this hard either" China replies. They stay in that comforting position for some time. The frame starts to zoom out and we see the scale of the large black room.
"This hardship too will end, as did many others" the dragon says. China smiles: "I'm so glad you are here. You are the only one I can tell my deepest sorrows to" he says as the frame fades.
"Well, back to work" we hear China from the dark.
1913
The five European powers, all except Russia, are in their special sky room. They are thinking about something and seem very upset. On the table in the center are newspapers snippets with pictures stating that Serbia has reached the shores of the Adriatic sea.
"This is bad. We need to do something before he decided so stay there for good" Great Britain says angry and concerned.
Austria suddenly smiles: "Not to worry. I just had one of my brilliant ideas."
"This should be good. You don't get those very often" Prussia adds.
Austria takes a pen with red ink and starts drawing on the map of the Balkans. They all look at it curious. As he finishes, we see the outlines of the modern day Albania. They all seem impressed. Suddenly everyone feel much more relaxed.
The scene changes from the sky room to an empty dark space. We hear Austria narrate: "Isn't she lovely." As he speaks a thin girl appears from the shadows. She has red hair and looks at the audience with a neutral expression.