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[[A girl is walking towards the right of the panel.]]
[[A boy wearing a backpack is walking towards the left of the panel.]]
[[They walk past each other.]]
[[The girl has a sudden thought.]]
[[The girl turns back and says.]]
Girl: Hi.
Boy: Uh, hi.
Girl: Sorry if this is weird, but
Girl: Do you like flying kites?
{{alt text: I wonder what percentage of not-obviously-busy people on the street would say yes to kite-flying with a stranger. This looks like a job for Science!}}
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