[ SHE IS LITERALLY LIVING DU MEI SHIN'S DREAM. Finally, Mei Shin looks up, and her eyes are big and round in her face. ]

You've been everywhere. And you're from America. [ Quick, ask something smart! ] Um, where in America? It's big, right? I've seen it on maps, there are so many, um... states, right? Are you from, um, N-New York? [ ... she turns red because she's not sure if that's a real place in the USA. She was trying to pay attention in school, honest! ]