012 - [Video] Accidental

[capuletnomore]

[After an entire day of trying to sew in water, Juliet has given up and "borrowed" one of Spike's t-shirts, which she has tied off at her midriff, in order to keep her upper torso covered while she's stuck for a week. And by 'stuck', she has a long finned tail (mostly pink scales, with a few blue ones here and there) instead of legs, and is *still

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[coraltaijiya]

[Sango's keeping the camera on her face, but Juliet might see a flash of gills on her neck in addition to the kind smile on her face.]

I can help, if you like. Where are you?

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[coraltaijiya]

[Her smile fades as she idly watches Juliet practice. She wonders if Juliet deserves to know. If Juliet even wants to know. But Juliet's told Sango so much...]

[...this isn't the time or the place, she realizes at Juliet's smile. If the other girl asks, Sango will tell, but she has no right to unload such a burden.]

...you're getting better at that.

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[capuletnomore]

[She's figured out that moving her arms and the human portion of her torso helps her steer, and she shifts to turn back toward Sango, grinning.]

It is like to dancing, in a way. The precision of the movement, and the fluidity of it. I shall master it yet.

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[coraltaijiya]

Dancing. You did a lot of that.

[It's a question. An invitation. Because what's the best way to avoid talking about yourself? Talking about someone else.]

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[capuletnomore]

[Her grin widens.]

Father and Mother often hosted balls, and we were often invited to balls in return. Dancing is something I have done since I was a child, and I find it to be the best aspect of a party. Provided I have a proper partner. It is exhilarating, and most informative. You may learn many things about a man from the way in which he dances.

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[coraltaijiya]

...you do? [Color Sango interested. And then her expression softens with realization.] You first met Romeo while dancing, didn't you?

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[capuletnomore]

[She sighs, using her torso to twist around where she's floating.]

Yes. That horrible, wonderful masked ball.

But it was not only Romeo about whom I learned through dance. I was made to dance with Count Paris that night as well. And I have danced many times with Tybalt and my other cousins.

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[coraltaijiya]

[Horrible-wonderful? Talk about mixed signals.]

And you've learned how to judge character through dancing?

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[capuletnomore]

Not only through dancing, but it is one way. A man who dances with too much familiarity is likely to have less than honorable intentions. One who follows the motions only is not interested in a match. One who is too enthusiastic is more concerned with himself than with his lady. And so on.

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[coraltaijiya]

So what was Romeo's dancing like?

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[capuletnomore]

Hesitant at first - I startled him by seizing his hands to dance, so that I would not have to dance with Count Paris. But the second time we danced, when he rescued me from an overeager dance partner, he and I were perfectly matched. His interest was only in me, and mine in him, and we both became swept up in the dance at the same pace.

[She sighs again, remembering.]

The dance floor seemed empty save for us, at least for a time. It was the most romantic feeling.

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[coraltaijiya]

So he wasn't too familiar, or too enthusiastic, or too disinterested. [She's cautious to take Juliet's every word for the truth, because Juliet has a pretty romantic slant on the entire world. Plus... well, being lovestruck, even if it's just infatuation, can warp things. Or so she's heard.]

Empty save for the two of you. Romantic indeed. You tell it quite well, Juliet.

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[capuletnomore]

Exactly. He was perfect. And his eyes sparkled with growing love the more we danced.

[She clasps her hands in front of her, enamored of her own thoughts.]

Very romantic. And we slipped away from the crowd for a while, to watch the revelry. We laughed at the same antics, grimaced at the same awkward flirtations of some of the dancers, and simply enjoyed the light conversation. It is difficult to have a serious conversation at a ball, of course.

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[coraltaijiya]

Is it? I've never been to one.

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[capuletnomore]

[She nods.]

Balls are full of people and music, and sometimes performers. A baton twirler performed at our masked ball. And as you do not always know with whom you speak at a masked ball, it is best not to engage in conversation which might prove offensive in any way. Light topics are best, perhaps polite inquiries into daily work, if you happen to know the person to whom you speak.

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[coraltaijiya]

Seems like an awful lot of thinking for a simple conversation.