And We Danced (Masquerade Overflow!)

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Kitty - Ballrom

[universal_charm]

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He laughed and took her hand. "Well, when you put it like that, how could I possibly refuse?" he grinned and took to the dance floor with her, perhaps a touch careful to keep his hands slightly up from hip height.

"Do you like to do this sort of thing in your world? Go dancing, I mean?"

[passingthrough]

She promises to resist your charms no matter where the hands go. "My world isn't really a place for dancing anymore, but when I was a kid I trained in ballet and modern dance for hours almost every day. It would have been every day if my mom didn't insist on days off."

[universal_charm]

He's sure she can, but it seems the polite thing to do in case Winn is watching, you know? That's the trouble with two friends suddenly dating - have to watch yourself a bit. Thankfully he has experience with this: thank you Uhura and Spock.

"Ballet?" he repeated. "The modern I can see, dance is a surprise. Does that mean there are pictures of you in a cute little pink tutu somewhere?"

[passingthrough]

"It means once upon a time those pictures were taken." Doubtful that any survived when Chicago was razed to the ground not once but twice. She hasn't even had pictures of her family. Not until the prison. Sometimes pictures would just show up or a video. It was...nice. But the Atroma didn't let her keep those things. "And I looked awesome, I'll have you know." No one looks awesome like that.

[universal_charm]

"Oh, I am sure you did," he said very gravely. "I have no doubt you could pull off princess pink and more tule than you can shake a stick at."

[passingthrough]

"You're never going to see it for yourself though. How very sad for you." Just smiling at him playfully.

[universal_charm]

He pouted in said sadness, but it cleared quickly back into a grin.

"That's all right. You'll never get to see my first mug shot from when I was eleven. I was adorable."

He's not kidding, Kitty.

[passingthrough]

Oh, she believes him. "Sloppy. Getting caught. And just what were you getting up to at eleven?"

[universal_charm]

"I drove my uncle's car, which was really my dad's car, into the town quarry," he said without missing a beat.

[passingthrough]

"Are you telling me your Dad is also your uncle? Because I'm not one to judge, but that's a little rough for your Mom/aunt."

[universal_charm]

"No, nothing like that. My dad died when I was born, and my mom ended up giving his car to my uncle, whom I stayed with while my mom went back out with the Fleet with her new husband. Let's just say I did not like my uncle."

[passingthrough]

"I'm sorry to hear that." Who chooses to leave their family behind like that? So many orphans or abandoned children in this place.

[universal_charm]

He shrugged his shoulders, clearly not much bothered. Which... was not exactly the truth. It did bother him, but it was more his mother's actions than his uncle, even if he was part of it. He pushed most of those feelings away now, trying to make himself as apathetic as possible when it came to them.

"Thanks, but don't worry to much about it, k?" he bumped his forehead to hers gently. "I'm not one to linger to much in the past, especially when dancing with such a pretty kitty."

[passingthrough]

"As if I'd waste prime worrying on you, Kirk." She smiles at him. Of course she'd worry. "How long have you been waiting to call me pretty Kitty?"

[universal_charm]

"Awhile, but I knew I had to save it for the right time. It's not the sort of thing you just throw out there, you know?" he laughed.

[passingthrough]

"While dancing is a pretty nice unveil. I'll give you that. Witty Kitty would rhyme even better, but if you can't take your eyes off me I guess I'll have to live with it."

[universal_charm]

"Witty Kitty is for another time," he assured her, giving them a spin. "Pretty Kitty suits you especially tonight."

[passingthrough]

Spinning! "Well, Winn made the dress. He should probably get the credit for that."

[universal_charm]

"You were always pretty before - just shines a bit more tonight is all."

And now a dip!

[passingthrough]

Um, thank you. [She doesn't know what to do with these compliments so she just follows his lead and dips.] I'd give you a rhyme but all I can think of is Jerk Kirk and that seems a little mean maybe.

[universal_charm]

Well, maybe a touch. I try very hard NOT to be a jerk, after all.

[passingthrough]

Really? That's something you're actively working on? Are you feeling jerk tendencies right now?

[universal_charm]

Hardly any at all. I suppose that's the effect of being around a pretty kitty ~

[passingthrough]

You are ridiculous. I want you to know that with no doubts.

[universal_charm]

_{[ He laughed. ]}

I take that as a compliment.