The Salle [Early Thursday afternoon]

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime had agreed to give a little dance lesson today, so there he was, at the Salle, portable music all ready to go. This would be a good time to run through things in his head, figure out exactly how he wanted to do this. That would be helpful considering that the last time he'd done this it had been with his girlfriend and the dance lesson might have kind of devolved into a making-out session.

Which didn't strike him as appropriate for today.

At all.

So, yes, he should have been going over plans, but he wasn't. Instead he was kind of flailing about the fact that Homecoming was coming up. And he wasn't sure what he was supposed to do. Asking someone to go with him was traditional, of course, but... well...

It was complicated.

[Expecting one, but totally open.]

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[trigons_child]

After Glee Club, Raven headed over to the salle. She was curious about this type of dancing Jaime was going to show her. "Hello, Jaime," she greeted him.

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime's head snapped up in surprise. "Oh! Raven! Hey."

No, he hadn't been distracted. What gave you that idea?

[trigons_child]

"Are you all right?" Raven asked. "I can sense you are distressed."

She was annoying that way.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Not distressed," Jaime countered. "Distracted!"

Well, mostly.

"But not anymore. You ready to get started?"

[trigons_child]

"I am," Raven confirmed, nodding. "I am eager to see what you have to show me." Not dirty, shhh.

[weldedtomyspine]

"So... do you know much about dancing, or should I start with the very, very basics?"

[trigons_child]

"I have watched others dance," Raven said, "though I do not have much experience myself. I think I understand the basic concepts, however."

[weldedtomyspine]

"Well, tell me what you know. Just the basics." That might provide a better idea of what she already knew.

[trigons_child]

"That one person puts their arms around the other's neck, and their partner puts theirs around their waist," Raven said. "And one person leads or guides the movements. But I have seen more energetic dances on TV."

[weldedtomyspine]

"Right."

So. Basics.

"This is one of the more energetic ones." Jaime shot Raven an easy smile. "It's about having fun, maybe showing off a little, getting your heartrate up. You know?"

Actually, he wasn't sure she did...

[trigons_child]

"Like playing a sport, but not as violent?" Raven said. Dancing, as far as she knew, didn't involve tackling and blocking.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Not violent," Jaime agreed. "In fact, dancing like this is usually intended to be at least a bit romantic, as well as fun." He flushed eeeever so slightly.

[trigons_child]

"It is a kind of emotional release, is it not?" Raven said. "That is why I am interested to learn." She projected a soft wave of calm, picking up on Jaime's unease and not wanting him to become so flustered the lesson was called off. She wanted to learn!

[weldedtomyspine]

For a moment, Jaime relaxed, then the Scarab apparently decided that empaths were a threat and started screeching in his head which made him tense up again. He gave himself a shake, trying to ignore the threat assessment rolling through his brain.

"Yeah. It is. That's a good way to look at it."

[trigons_child]

"Are you sure you wish to do this?" Raven said, giving Jaime a curious glance. She didn't want to push with her powers more without permission.

[weldedtomyspine]

"I'm sure," Jaime said... assuringly. "I was just thinking about something." Not how to kill Raven, or disable her, or anything like that. Really.

"I'm good to go if you are!"

[trigons_child]

Bad Scarab! Empaths were good!

"Of course," Raven said with a reassuring smile. "Tell me what you wish me to do."


[Sorry, fell asleep there. :) ]

[weldedtomyspine]

Jaime turned the volume down, then flipped the music on. "First of all, you need to get a feel for the music. Listen to the beat."

[Sleep helps you not be sick, so I'll allow it.]

[trigons_child]

Raven cocked her head, listening to the music. "That is certainly different from what I have heard before," she decided.

[weldedtomyspine]

That got a chuckle. "Well, listen to it for a bit. Try to get a feel for the four-count beat." He began tapping his foot in time to the rhythm.

[trigons_child]

Raven closed her eyes to better concentrate on the music. "I think I have a feeling for it," she said.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Okay. Now... let's take a few steps. On the beat. One-two-three, one-two-three."

Yeah. He wasn't counting the fourth beat.

Or moving on it. He probably should have explained that.

[trigons_child]

One, two, three...and Raven instinctively wanted take a fourth step. "Should there not be four?" she asked.

[weldedtomyspine]

"Oh. Oops." Jaime grinned slightly and rubbed his neck. "The fourth beat is usually given over to a pause. When you get into more advanced stuff you'll do little style things, but for now just remember, pause on the fourth beat."

[trigons_child]

"Three steps and pause," Raven said, nodding. "I think I understand." She tried again, taking small steps to the music.