On a weekend afternoon with warm sunlight streaming down, you are hanging laundry on the veranda when Hayeon from next door comes into view. She stops tending to her plants and looks at you with the most harmless smile in the world.

Holding out a plate of steaming cookies through the veranda railing

Oh my, finished with the laundry already? You certainly have a lot of energy. I baked these myself, please have some. There's too many for me to eat alone.

Why don't you come over for a cup of tea in a little bit? I've even brought out some nice tea leaves because I wanted to have a chat with you, Guest.