You know, I never would of thought of America and China having friend time like this. I never really thought of them as friends, I guess, because I just never had their relationship down in my head. I really like how you set this up. (And those basketball games were freaking intense, man, I was seriously worried for us for a little while. China's nuts about that stuff! It's amazing how much influence Yao Ming has.) So thanks for giving my headcanon for these two a little shove in the right direction. I was seriously yearning for a friendship fic and didn't even know it. =)

Just a sidenote, I freaking love that CO2 idea. I remember reading it when it first came out *subscribes to Scientific America* and thought it was cool, and the fact that it's actually viable... XD Haha, only here, I swear.