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[crazyspacegirl]

With the new school term about to begin, River needed to get her neglected dance studio in shape for upcoming classes. Though the only thing she was planning to teach herself was the class of very small children that she'd had such fun with before, but that wasn't part of the official island school and she set her own schedule, which meant she

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[jim_halpert]

With Samantha off doing things with Pam, Jim had decided to go see how River was doing. He still bumped into her plenty, but he always felt like it was probably easier if he came to her most days. He was surprised to hear her voice coming from the studio when he was passing by it, so he stopped and took the few steps back to peek into it. He was quiet as she spoke, curious to see what they were doing.

"Teaching her about dance?" he asked, once she had stopped talking. A grin had spread acrss his face.

[crazyspacegirl]

River gave a small start of surprise at her unexpected audience, but Zoe just clapped her hands again.

"Yes. I figure it's never too early to start with the basics, even if she can't even stand up yet. Best to find out now if she doesn't like it. I wouldn't want to force it on her, but she seems not to mind."

[jim_halpert]

"I don't know if she'll have a definite idea until she's a little older," he said, leaning against the door frame of the hut. "But if she's anything like Samantha, she'll love it. Just my guess."

There was something about letting kids twirl around that made them happy in general. He had no idea if it'd always stay that way, but he wasn't about to pass up the opportunity to see her get into something.

[crazyspacegirl]

"She sure seems to have definite ideas about just about everything else." River spun once around slowly and Zoe flung her little arms out like it was the most fun she'd ever had. "If she didn't like that she'd probably be fussing like she does if you try to feed her mangoes when she's wanting bananas."

River was glad Zoe had an evident will of her own, but it could be tiring sometimes.

"You want to join up with a dance class this term? You'll have to talk to Alice if you want anything other than the toddler class.". She appraised Jim with a gleam in her eyes. "On second thought, you're probably fine talking to me."

[piemakerprince]

The pie maker's thoughts had wandered toward children more as of late-- something that inevitably happened when one made the decision to start a family.

As he walked Digby and Pigby by the studio, he took a little detour when he heard a familiar voice. "She's getting bigger," he said, once he got close enough for River to hear.

[crazyspacegirl]

River loved Digby and Pigby because the idea of a dog and a pig being brothers, in a way, delighted her. She wave, and was further pleased by the way Zoe mimicked the gesture.

"Growing is sort of her job."

[piemakerprince]

Considering this something of a rest break, Ned unclipped both leashes, letting Digby and Pigby wander around the studio and say hello to River and Zoe in their own respective ways.

"I'd imagine so. How are you two doing?"

[crazyspacegirl]

River dropped down to sit on the floor in order to properly greet both the dog and the pig. She supervised Zoe closely as she reached out to the dog, because as nice as Digby was, River wasn't sure if he was as good with babies as Simon Chicago was.

"We're doing very well, thank you. How are you? And Digby and Pigby? They look like they're having a nice time, at least. Almost like they've been in a dance studio before. Do you dance, Pigby?" she asked, patting the pig on the head.

[emilyiris]

"Hi," said Emmy, standing in the doorway and rocking back and forth on her feet as she watched them. It was just too hard to resist following the music to the studio, even though she tried to stay put. "Are we dancing now?"

[crazyspacegirl]

"We're always dancing." She shifted Zoe a bit to free her hand and motioned for Emmy to come in. "And you're always welcome to join us, if you want to. No one should have to wait for a class to dance."

[emilyiris]

Now that she was invited--though she didn't always wait for such niceties--Emmy practically skipped into the room and over to River's side, putting her arms in the air over her head.

"I don't know the steps!"

[crazyspacegirl]

"That's okay. We're making up our own steps anyway." Zoe squealed and flung her hands in the air with such enthusiasm that River was glad for her own quick reflexes that kept her from losing her grip on her. "It's more exciting this way."

[knowthyexits]

It chills her blood slightly to see River. As much as Sarah tells herself that she isn't Cameron and is flesh and blood, there is a part of her mind that will always see that face and think metal. It's unavoidable. It's years of training done right.

Watching her dance chills her because it's such a normal activity and one filled with soulful grace. The baby only makes her more aware that she's so far from home and everything here is different. "They can't dance just yet. Soon they'll be crawling away at top speed, but no dancing."

[crazyspacegirl]

River didn't need to be a psychic to be able to read people. She could tell that Sarah didn't only see her, just River, when they spoke. She didn't want to ask what it might be disturbing about someone with her face. She was sure she didn't want to know.

"No dancing on her own yet, so I'll help her out until she can if she wants to. I don't like to think of her crawling away, though. I'm sure she'll start finding trouble immediately."

[knowthyexits]

Sarah tentatively takes steps inside. She's uninvited and she's unarmed and both things put her at unrest. As it stands, though, if she needs to, she can fight and manage to keep from getting killed. She can survive. It's about all she can ask for right now. "And you? How long have you been dancing?"

[crazyspacegirl]

"About five minutes." River chuckled at her own joke, but laughed more heartily when Zoe added her own baby giggle. "I don't know, exactly," she added more seriously. "Since I was very young. I don't remember not dancing."