"Hello, Kiem," Sakaki smiled back, not at all surprised to see that he had wound up here as well. "I have! I was actually thinking of going back to see them again, if you'd like to come with me."

She'd since realized she didn't have to feel bad about spending so much time with the penguins if she went to look at other things every once in a while and then just kept going back.

"Oh!" The offer of candy hit Sakaki as a little bit of a surprise, but a pleasant one, and she gave a small nod before reaching out to take some from the bag. "Yes. Thank you."

So now there was candy, and there was going to be more penguins, and good company, so this really was a great beginning to their vacation!

"Is it a cooler climate, then?" she asked, as she moved easily on the path she'd already taken to find her way to the pengins. "On Iskat? Is there a lot of water for them to play in?"

Penguins playing in and diving in and out of the water was very important, Kiem.

"That does sound perfect for them," Sakaki agreed, with the confidence of someone who was clearly now a penguin expert. "There aren't many penguins in Japan, mostly in zoos, but there was one time when my friend Chiyo-chan dressed up as one for the school festival..."

It had been so cute that sometimes Sakaki wondered how she'd even survived.