國境

国 = 囗 + 玉 : Mnemonic symbol: a nation's flag. Let's say the Chinese flag.

In the observatory's kitchen (o2) Gitta Giraffe (gu) is practising her ballet performance. She got a whole crate (囗) full of jade bracelets (玉) and flags (国) and fixed one flag to each jade bracelet. This makes a perfect combination for throwing the ring with the flag waving behind it and catching the ring again after a few pirouettes.

境 = 土 + 竟 : Joan of Arc wants to start her own kingdom and starts with claiming her own territory in the engine's bathroom. She created some walls out of mud but because she has no money to pay, she has a very inexpensive border control consisting of Jacks in their boxes.