Katinka chuckled lightly at the foolish teacher. She eyed the various people laid out before her, for this... "team building exercise," giving a mild internal groan at the lack of true [s]Stalinist[/s] Marxist nations, except for Russia. Katinka already had enough experience with Russia to begin with. She began glancing around the classroom. [i]Already socialist but not enough, ought to be socialist, technically socialist, rebellious part of a true socialist family. None of these are an ideal choice for a temporary alliance. However, diplomacy must be done.[/i] Katinka thought to herself, running over the potential candidates, blowing bubbles out of her pipe, as she did not tolerate disobedience to laws regarding tobacco consumption for minors. "[color=red]Oh, good morning [/color][color=gold]GLORIOUS PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF-[/color][color=red] sorry, I have a bit of a cold, Min Jun. How are you[/color] [color=gold]CAPITALIST SWINE[/color][color=red], sorry, doing today?[/color]" she asked in her most diplomatic tone of voice, which was known as shouting quietly.