[Her smile softens just a little when he takes her hand. She nods, wordlessly accepting of his decision and maybe a little pleased, before pulling him slightly closer by the hand and resting her other hand lightly on his hip.]
I'll lead first. Show you how to follow. You should know both sides if you're going to be able to lead someone else later.
It's four beats, over and over. And it's not very fast, but - precise.
[She doesn't know the words for music the way it's written out on Earth, but she knows what it feels like, and that's good enough for her. What it feels like is two people shadowing each other's steps, each other's breaths, and that's how she leads Ben: closely and precisely but very, very slowly.]
[She wishes she had music to play for him, but nothing she's found so far fits, and she feels a momentary pang of loss for the full-body experience of her dance.]
[ Spam ]
I'll lead first. Show you how to follow. You should know both sides if you're going to be able to lead someone else later.
It's four beats, over and over. And it's not very fast, but - precise.
[She doesn't know the words for music the way it's written out on Earth, but she knows what it feels like, and that's good enough for her. What it feels like is two people shadowing each other's steps, each other's breaths, and that's how she leads Ben: closely and precisely but very, very slowly.]
[She wishes she had music to play for him, but nothing she's found so far fits, and she feels a momentary pang of loss for the full-body experience of her dance.]