meme #004 | slow-dancing ( think outside the boxstep )

[the]

slow dancing ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ a meme → COMMENT WITH YOUR CHARACTER'S NAME, FANDOM, AND PREFERENCE. → PICK A CHARACTER YOU WANT TO TAG AND GO FOR IT. → PLAY NICE; NO WANK, FLAMES, OR GENERAL HUMBUGGERY. ┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈ the deal 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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[femshep]

That's true, but it's always second to business. Here... [A glance around the crowd, all dancing and enjoying themselves and being utterly useless from a military standpoint.] Not so much. I guess that's a little refreshing.

[rosecallingcard]

[Kasumi steps into existence with a crackle of energy. She's smiling from under her hood, watching the Commander with an air of amusement.]

Not to put too fine a point on it, Shep, but you look a little out of place.

[She tilts her head and takes far too much pleasure out of the double take some poor official made when she had popped out of nowhere.]

Bored?

[femshep]

[Shepard, on the other hand, isn't one bit surprised. She's been people-watching and nursing a glass of whatever it is they're serving to drink at this shindig ball, but she glances to Kasumi now.]

I guess I've never really been a 'party' sort of person. [Not unless there's terrible strong alcohol and rave music, but that's a different story entirely.]

[bello]

Ezio laughs, and it is full-bodied, from his stomach to his chest to his throat and mouth as he feels the kiss along his ear that makes him tremble, Takeshi's hips roll smoothly, make him easily roll his hips back. He is all pliant muscle and bone, wine-addled mind not at all objecting to turning what seemed to be a relaxing moment into one that makes him bite his lip and tilt his head back, eyes bright.

"Oh? Is that the type of dancing you enjoy?" he comments finally, a hand sliding up to shift and settle at the nape of the others neck. It slides up through his hair, presses against his scalp. His other hand remains laced firmly with Takeshi's, comfortable as they are.

[standsentinel]

[The 'Of course, Commander' that al-Jilani simpers is a sly and duplicitous thing. She looks pointedly from one principal to the other, smiles insincerely, and takes her leave to go stare in bewilderment at where her faithful holobot is... not.

Kaidan, safe within the established social protocols of a formal dance, sweeps Shepard into a dance hold and manoeuvres them away in quick-quick-slow time. His grin is non-regulation, but crookedly thankful.]

Flawless timing as always, Commander. I was getting real close to foisting her off on Councillor Tevos if she tried one more fishing attempt after the sex lives of the Normandy crew.

[It also remains strongly possible that the maligned reporter was trying to ask him out on a date and he missed the catch. Kaidan appears to have dropped most of his points in attentiveness into keeping the beat and navigating around the floor tonight.]

[infiltrait0rn7]

Do you also find relief in this event, Shepard-Commander?

[Considering the Normandy had a different atmosphere, it might not be the same situation. Knowing it was the exception in this case, not the rule, left it wanting more observation and more input.]

[femshep]

[Yeah, okay, his grin's a little contagious, so she's cracking a reluctant one of her own. Smiling's almost permissible, after all, with a comrade she's known as long as she has Kaidan.

And despite her utter lack of any sort of club dancing coherency, ballroom is something she's quite versed in, though not something she ever intends to brag about. So he's sweeping her off across the room and she's sweeping right along with him.

At his comment, she suppresses her grin and feigns a little bit of authoritative surprise.]

We have sex lives? Why wasn't I informed?

[totallyknowscpr]

When the closest thing to a ball you've been to is your senior prom, and when that took place at the community college gymnasium, a grand masquerade ball is pretty impressive.

"Lucky for me you're not a bad teacher then." Finally she is fully caught in the motion and rhythm of the dance, of the swirl of bodies around them, and feels confident enough to stop watching the room and watch Ezio. She does pick things up easily, but there's something about dancing with Ezio that is now effortless. Even with his face behind a mask, she knows the motions of his body well enough to anticipate what he'll do, even with her hand only on his shoulder.

Claire Stanfield | Baccano!

[vinovidivici]

[standsentinel]

[Kaidan's eyes glint one he determines that Shepard knows what she's doing, and a hint of the occasional playful challenges of the battlefield crops up. The sweeping turns into signals for under-arm turns and more esoteric bits of mutual showing off as he huffs a laugh.]

It was in the fine print, ma'am. And I think Joker's taken the pertinent reports and locked himself in the head with 'em.

Bolin | The Legend of Korra

[lightfooted]

[femshep]

[Her head tilts just slightly. Thoughtfully.] I haven't quite reached consensus on that one.

[possessing]

[She sidles up beside Ruby, tapping her on the shoulder with a sharp little smile. When she'd caught sight of Ruby, she really couldn't help herself. Taking out, or hell, even bothering, the Winchester's pet demon was a great way to spend her time. A little fun never hurt anybody.]

Fancy seeing you here, black sheep.

[femshep]

[At the taste of a challenge, her head tilts just slightly, and she takes the turns in stride. He's going to win this poor excuse for a dance-off--she may know what she's doing, but she's by far no expert--but in the meantime, she'll give him a good run for it.

In a 'don't worry' sort of tone:]

He shouldn't be in there too long.

[Congratulations, ladies and gentlemen, you've witnessed Shepard's first crack at a crewmate's sexual performance.]

elliot nightray, pandora hearts.

[justly]

[fidele]

[ After overcoming the first hurdle of why? when Claire asks her to dance, her problem is this: she has never learned to dance. It isn't as though she doesn't want to be his partner for it, yet the stiffness in her posture gives away a slight apprehension for this activity, a quiet question of whether she might be letting him down by not knowing.

Chane neither nods nor shakes her head in answer, but drops her gaze to his shoulders in a split-second of hesitation, hands rising to his chest because she knows they're meant to go somewhere if they're going to dance. Every other woman in the ballroom seems to be a natural at this. But if he has asked her, his fiancée, she is willing, and her pause seems to be in wait of instructions. ]

[infiltrait0rn7]

We can wait for you to acquire more data.

[It appears to be playing along.]

Jane Foster ☇ Marvel Cinematic

[astrophysicists]

Phil Coulson ☇ Marvel Cinematic (rule 63) ☇ OTA

[theagent]

[standsentinel]

[Congratulations, Shepard, the choked burst of laughter that escapes Kaidan at that nearly causes him to fall out of step.

At least he recovers in time to avoid crashing them into Ambassador Udina, although it's a near thing by that worthy's sour expression.

(Or maybe it's just Monday.)]

Always did wonder why he was so defensive about the ship being speedy for her size.

Claudia Donovan | Warehouse 13 | OTA

[reactivates]

[instinctiveshooter]

[The target hadn't shown up at the dance. Clint was pissed the guy hadn't stuck to his schedule. He was going to give it another half hour before he called it a night and he might as well have some fun.

He looks across at his handler and smiles. He comes across and kisses her hand]

You look good in that dress, care to dance?

[femshep]

[She can't suppress the grin now, but it's a wary one as she says:]

Let's not get started on 'size'.

[femshep]

[Aw, Legion. She's proud of you, bullshitting like a true Normandy soldier. Appreciatively:]

Didn't know humor was part of your programming.

[standsentinel]

[Kaidan's laugh comes easier this time, and he gives them both a moment to catch their breath from the innuendo via a series of fifth-position breaks and other showy-but-simple footwork.

He slips back into the basic pattern of the dance and reflects, mock-thoughtfully, that]

I guess I should be careful, since we're all crewing on the same speedy little frigate.

And I have no idea how you'd make a euphemism out of the stealth systems.