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slow dancing in a burning room

slow dancing

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FORMAL OR INFORMAL, WITH MUSIC OR WITHOUT, YOU COULD BE AT A GLAMOUROUS GALA WHILE A SINGER CROONS SOFTLY OR IN THE SILENCE OF YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM. WHEREVER YOU ARE, YOU HAVE THE URGE TO DANCE. DID YOU ASK YOUR PARTNER OR DID THEY ASK YOU? HAVE YOU GOT TWO LEFT FEET OR IS THE VIENNESE WALTZ YOUR JAM? IT COULD BE AWKWARD, IT COULD BE ROMANTIC. EITHER WAY IT'S CUTE AS HELL.

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[~~THE NIGHT IS FOR THE YOUTH or something maybe idk~~

Well she's gonna get even more, and even thicker if she lets him keep talking. X'D]

Heh, gotta love a lady who's brave enough to do things herself if no one else wants to take the plunge~ But that truly is a shame about the men in your life. It's outright ungentlemanly of them to leave such a stunning beauty without an escort for the night!

[Absolutely unfazed by the compliments. Not that she's missing or ignoring them, but still, not reacting.]

One of them'll pay for it later, don't worry. [There's some wryness to her smile for just an instant. She may rock the skirt, but she still wears the pants.]

So I assume you're escortless, too, if you're taking time out of your night to worry about me.

[And Zelos is unfazed that she's unfazed ~~so there! lol~~ and just keeps on working the usual angles.]

Not quite. It's more like I'm a wandering knight, ready and willing to step in should any lady have need of me, but not pledging myself to any one of them specifically.

[She seems pretty sharp, not at all one to fall for the usual charm, and he is what he is; there's really no hiding it from someone who'd rather see an ugly truth than be blinded by a pretty lie. Still, there are ways to make his behaviour sound a little more acceptable to the more cynically-minded.]

...Though I might just have to make an exception if a woman like you asked me to stick around. ♥

Ah.

[There's something of an understanding look at that simple response -- along with something like wary (but harmless) amusement -- but she doesn't explain herself. She just glances out over the crowd for a moment; maybe idly, maybe looking for someone, maybe proving that he's not the center of her attention, or maybe just because she wants to.

Hard to get would be an appropriate term here. |D]

That sounds awfully noble when you put it that way. So much that I might feel guilty, pulling you away from any other women in need. [Another glance, still amused, now a shade teasing. As long as he doesn't come off as a creep or a sleaze, she doesn't mind playing along.]

[oh, you can't play a player, sis

plus he likes it when they play hard-to-get--how else could you explain his enthusiasm when it came to ~~tormenting~~ ~~teasing~~ flirting with Sheena? And playing along? That gets you double bonus points, definitely. ♥]

Guilty? Heh! [~~Guilt what is that, don't want any of that here, N O P E this is strictly a FUN ONLY ZONE k~~] You shouldn't be worrying about a silly thing that like here. Tonight's for forgetting all that other boring stuff, and just relaxing and having some fun.

[Oh, the ~~warning~~ 'advice' Sheena would give Jill if she were here...]

Fair enough. [A brief, acknowledging tilt of her head] Then I guess I wouldn't mind company, if you have an opening in your patrol.

[...And since he's probably gonna take her up on that ~~although she has the feeling he'd stick around even if she didn't concede~~, she adds,] And call me Jill.

[And oh the combination of physical violence and paper seals she would inflict upon him... ~~almost makes me wanna find a Sheena muse, lol--Jill could use a real female friend to break the ranks of my lulzy and/or crazy guy muses X'D~~]

For someone like you, I could have the whole night open. ♥

[~~Yes there is a double meaning there, should Jill wish to see it, aasldkjffffLMAOZELOS~~]

Zelos Wilder, and the pleasure's all mine.

[~~yeaaaaaahhhh she catches that one without even trying.~~ That gets a glance, nothing more, before she looks ahead again, still unruffled.

He's forward, most definitely, but that still =/= creep or sleaze -- and speaking of being forward,]

So do you dance, or do you like to pick up ladies with just compliments? [She looks right at him as she says it -- still relaxed, still smiling, no detectable sarcasm or accusation at all. She's not gonna shoo him away for being direct, but she's not about to play dumb, either.

...Plus, dancing. It's why she came here, after all.]

[...See, that's why older women are awesome. The cute innocent thing, if it's not an act, can ~~sometimes almost make him feel guilty~~ make it hard to really flirt as much as he likes to; but if she's already worldly? No problemo! :Db

And yeah, he's not at all shy when it comes to being suggestive, but he'd never force himself on a woman, or make her do anything she doesn't want to do, so player = very yes, but creep or sleaze = very no.]

Whichever the lady prefers, of course. ♥

[Yeah, she's definitely the type who's here to dance, he can tell. So he gives a slightly sweeping but not quite overdramatic bow and holds out his hand.]

May I have this dance, Miss Jill?

[That first response gets a low, brief laugh -- definitely forward.

And as polite as he's being, coupled with the fact that yes, she's here to dance, Jill pulls on a pseudo-serious face over her previous smile, nodding once as she puts her hand in his.]

You may. Think you can keep up?

[+ more teasing, and maybe something a bit more hidden there, if he cares to read that deep into it -- she's probably not quite what he's used to in any regard.]

[As many years of fancy dinners and parties as Zelos has been through, he more than knows what he's doing. With a rakish smirk, he'll take her hand, but instead of taking up the usual waltz position, he spins her twice, then steps forward, confidently (but not improperly) taking hold of her and smoothly dipping her backwards, all in the space of about three seconds. He holds the position long enough to say,]

I think I'll manage somehow. ♥ How about you?

[Even if that catches her entirely by surprise, Jill keeps up easily enough; she doesn't slow down or resist at the end, but she reflexively grips his shoulder a bit tightly as if to catch herself -- unnecessary, it turns out, but can you blame her?

She returns the smirk, although it breaks partway into a grin as she replies.] It looks like I might have finally found someone who can keep up with me.

[Trans: bring it on, bro]

[Zelos sports a matching grin as he pulls Jill back upright, spins her out and away, then pulls her back in close with yet another spin ~~getting dizzy yet~?~~]

Now that's the kinda thing I like to hear.

[Trans: you got it, babe]

Edited (Inside voices NOT OUTSIDE VOICES or tiny library voices, html is not my frand todayyyy) 2013-01-15 18:57 (UTC)

[~~not a chance~~ She actually gives a brief laugh at being directed around as such -- it really is a rare occasion where she finds someone who can or will do more than simple slow dancing, not that she's complaining. Ezio was more of a proper dancer, and John -- well, they were working their way up towards something more physically straining than what she taught him so far.

So, this is a nice break from the usually steady pace.

Once back in close, she takes the chance to add,] So a "wandering knight" of the dance, huh? There some kind of lover-not-a-fighter theme there?

[~~give it time~~~ Oh, she has a nice laugh. ♥ And she clearly knows what she's doing too, and is up for a challenge and some fun. That's a nice change of pace for Zelos, too: she's not head over heels for him ~~yet! X'D~~, which makes this more interesting, plus focusing on the actual dancing, not just getting into his pants? Well now...]

Oh no, I'm definitely a fighter, too. I practically owned the Colosseum back home. I'll have to show you my moves sometime--you'd fall for me for sure then. ♥

[Yeah, don't worry, Zelos. Your pants and everything in them are safe as far as Jill's concerned.]

Sounds impressive. But as fair warning, I've been around the block when it comes to that kind of thing. No hard feelings if I'm not swept off my feet, right?

[...Aww, that's kinda disappointing... ~~fffwhatever GET OVER YOURSELF ZELOS lol~~]

Right! So long as there's no hard feelings if you are, too. 'Cause the way I do things is pretty exceptional.

[Forward, but not very modest. Noted.]

Yeah, okay. [It's jokingly skeptical and she laughs as she says it -- and then she adds, just to make sure it didn't come off snooty at all,] We'll cross that bridge when we come to it.

[You wouldn't think so, but it's hard work pretending to have an ego the size of the World Tree.

Zelos chuckles and sends her through another fancy spin.]

When we come to that bridge, I'll be sure to escort you across it like the princess you clearly should've been born as.

[If you wanna play word games...]

Edited 2013-01-20 01:37 (UTC)

[That gets a full grin this time as she comes out of the spin, shaking her head slightly in amusement. ~~tbh something that cheesy probably flies in Resident Evil~~]

The charm just rolls right off of you, doesn't it?

[He'll just grin back as he puts them through these fancy schmancy moves right here~]

Pretty much! Things just tend to be more fun that way. Why make life any harder than it has to be?

[She gladly lets him guide her, although she falls into the literal swing of it easily enough and keeps up just fine.]

Oh, I don't know... [There's some thoughtfulness to her words, but it's playful] If it's too easy, we'll get complacent. Can't have that.

[Heh, she did keep up well. Sooo~ let's try this one! And this one too!! 8Db]

Well, I don't know about you, but lately trouble seems to find me just fine. I don't have to do much of anything, much less go looking for it.

[He's still smiling, but somehow there's a hint of darkness to it for a moment, though she might just miss it thanks to all the fancy moves he was putting her through.]

I know that feeling. It seems to go for a lot of people these days.

[And as concentrated as she is on staying in step as he switches up on her, she misses the look; still, this conversation's veering off towards Too Srs, so she flashes him another smirk at the next opportunity.] I'm starting to think you're trying to give me a challenge now.

[YES GOOD, Too Srs is bad, let's focus on the dancing, shall we~?]

Moi? Would I do such a thing? [As if to underscore just how much he's joking there, he's gonna put her through this crazy little thing. X'D And afterwards, he'll lean in a bit a give her a big grin.]

C'mon, admit it. You're totally the type who loves a challenge. ♥

Now now, The Great Zelos Wilder doesn't judge or turn away ladies on account of age~

...how generous

ikr, he is just so ~GIVING~ ^_____^

ALL THAT GENEROSITY MUST BE SUCH A BURDEN

NAH, HE'S TOTALLY USED TO BEARING UP UNDER IT, IT'S JUST HOW HE IS~

SO VERY ADMIRABLE 83<

IKR, HE DOES TRY SO VERY HARD (lolwat no he doesn't, not ever)

pshaw

NEED LLOYD AND SHEENA TO COME DRAG HIM AWAY NAO X'D

pfff picturing them just scuttling by and heaving him up onto their shoulders "SORRY BAI"

or ROLLING him away after Sheena slaps a ton of seals on him "YEP NOTHING TO SEE HERE"

LOL perfect XD

YOU DONE GOT KATAMARI'D X'D

lmao

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