Seeing honest excitement about something so innocent is actually pretty charming, in a way. China feels that she sees so many emotions that are just politics or tools--and, of course, she's very guilty of that herself.

Her own smile takes on a note of the genuine as she nods. "It really does. It's a much more extraordinary feeling than driving, I can tell you that. And the view is even better than that which you would get from standing atop the tallest tower."