Nori blushed a little, smiling sheepishly. âWhoops. I tried, at least?â she offered meekly, snuggling up to he sunbaeâs side. she loved being around Zumi. Not only was the elder a much better teacher than she claimed to be, she also was very nice to Nori. And she was someone Nori could hide behind when she was getting nervous. âI forget what I was trying to say, thoughâŠ:
âItâs the thought that counts, of course,â Zumi said with a snort, admittedly quite glad to be speaking Japanese again. It wouldnât help with Noriâs Korean, but it was more comfortable for both of them. âOh well. I guess weâll never know. Too bad. Now lets go do something fun. You ever tried to dance to a Spades song at double time?â









