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Who: Everyone
Broadcast: Yes
Action: Iskaulit
When: Broadcast: Feb. 1, Action: Anytime February

Welcome to my one-year anniversary. [Pause as she realizes maybe she should clarify that. Not a relationship thing.] Of being with the Fleet. Feels like it should come with a badge of some kind. Who hands those out? We're in a special club now, right? Secret handshake? Extra meal portions?

Anyway, I figured it was maybe time to try something different. So... Raise your hand if you'd be interested in attending a dance class if I taught one. And by raise your hand I mean call me back. I don't have surveillance set up in all the rooms yet. [She's kidding. She's probably kidding.] If anyone is in I'll set up a room for it on the Iskaulit. [Or maybe find the secret studio the previous Natasha had.]

[Kitty is poking around some of the empty spaces on the Iskaulit, but she might pop into some of the more established establishments too while she's there.]

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[Another smile.] But seriously, if I do end up going the ballroom route—and it looks like I should—I'd gladly accept the help.

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Well, I'm not an expert, but I don't mind helping out. It's a lot better than some of the things I could be doing.

Plus, it's always fun when I get to lead.

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Two non experts definitely make at least one teacher, right?

You know, I haven't exactly had a swell of interest yet, but I bet there could always be multiple teachers if you wanted.

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Hm. I think for the time being, I'll keep my teaching informal. But if you do have a swell of interest, let me know.

I might be convinced.

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Will do. [It's so early and she doesn't know what she's doing. She doesn't feel that compelled to push anyone into the deep end with her. But later once she knows what actually needs to be done? Sure.] I'll start working on my persuasive argument skills. Never a second to get bored here.

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It doesn't happen. And look at how many useful new bullet points you'll be able to put on your resume.

I call that taking advantage of an opportunity.

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Oh, yes, my very useful and necessary resume that doesn't even actually even include a high school degree. [Rogue geniuses with no institutions left to attend. Not that there wasn't plenty of studying and learning in her life, but "school" stopped when she was just barely skimming being a teenager. Sometimes she's insecure about that.]

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[Hey, Natasha isn't going to be one to look down on that.]

That's easy enough to make up. If you ever need help with some forged paperwork, let me know.

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[That gets a smile.] Pretty sure no one in the fleet is checking at least. If I end up on your Earth when this is all said and done though I'm holding you to it.

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I'm good for it. [At this point, being able to arrange some fake credentials would be child's play.]

So how much interest have you gotten?

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I assume you mean on the dance classes and not on taking me home with them?

One person is in for anything I want to teach. A couple of people seem interested because they already like dancing. Not sure if they actually need classes, but I guess the space would be good. And then a couple who it probably depends on what I dance.

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Sometimes it's just nice to have other people to practice with, maybe someone to take the lead for workouts.

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I agree. Don't suppose you want to help build a dance studio too while you're at it?

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I can't say it's high on my to do list, but if you get one started... I'm not saying I wouldn't come by and help out for an hour or two.

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I will put you down as a die-hard worker who would love nothing more.

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Did you just volunteer me for manual labor?

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You don't seem like someone who'd be scared by that.

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Oh no, that's not something that scares me off. Not exactly what I'm known for, though.

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Yes, well, I was known as an assassin, but sometimes you just have to buff a floor instead.

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Cleaning floors is a surprisingly big part of assassination.

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You know, in my world covering up after yourself wasn't that critical. Everything was just kind of out there. [She would be a lousy spy.]

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This conversation took a dark turn, didn't it?

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Eh. It's very in the past. [Not that she really dismisses it as easily as it sounds like she is, but it was very much of a time and place and in different circumstances she lives differently.]

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Not sure that there's enough in the past that knowing how to dispose of a body stops being a little morbid.

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That's...probably true. [Sometimes she sees things more through the lens of back home than her more recent stays in captivity. And back home was just a lot of bodies everywhere. You could only react so much to it. It was your normal.]