originally posted in:The New Dojo
[i]Iso hops up and down in excitement, rubbing her chest area up against Kari. Arty was getting visibly annoyed.[/i]
[b]Iso:[/b] "Hi, new friend! Kari is a fun name!"
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"D-did i wanna what?" he asks, not hearing the last part.
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[i]Artemis blushes.[/i] "D-Do you w-wanna...d-dance with...me?"
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He smiles a little, seeing that she's nervous. "S-sure..friends dance, right?"
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[i]Arty nods and stands close to Kari.[/i] "O-Of course they do..."
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"So, uhm.. i only know how to slow dance. My grandma taught me when i was five."
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"W-Well, the music isn't slow so..." [i]The music turns into a slow song.[/i] "...of course...."
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He laughs once or twice. "Aint that fun?" he asks mostly to himself in a joking manner.
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[i]Arty awkwardly tries to place her hands on Kari, blushing like crazy.[/i]
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He giggles. "Like this." He takes her hand and places it on his shoulder as he reaches for her side, above her hip. He then holds her other hand and holds it out in space. "There, now we just sway to the music."
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[i]Arty's red face can't look at Kari as they dance.[/i] "I-I've never d-danced like this before."
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He chuckles to himself. "Its not too trendy at the moment, but i think its nice. Slow. Gives people time to actually enjoy dancing without having to worry about if they're doing it right. Just dont step on my feet and you'll do just fine." He smiles warmly.
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[i]She steps on Kari's foot as he says not to.[/i] "Sorry!"
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He winces. "Dont worry about it." he says, kind of chuckling at the irony of the moment.
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[i]Arty chuckles nervously too.[/i] "I've just, never danced before. Sorry, if I'm bringing you down."
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He smiles reassuringly. "Nah, dont worry about it, i would step on Grandma's feet all the time. But then again that woman's a tank. Im beginning to think she'll outlive me!" he says, chuckling.
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[i]The slow song is nearing the end and Arty had a visible the whole time.[/i] "I-I guess all good things have to come to an end?"
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"Well, i could request another slow song, i think? Ever the case i cant, Grandma somehow has managed to keep some old vinyl records with her. If you can find a record player, we might be able to do this again sometime?" he asked, smiling.
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[i]Arty face got redder.[/i] "Y-You want to d-do this with me again?"
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He smiles warmly, blushing a little. "Yeah, itd be fun."
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[i]Arty averts her eyes and gets quiet.[/i] "Why? Why dance with me? I'm nothing special. Iso is a far better dancer."
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He chuckles. "Well, i don't know Iso, and...well...for what its worth...i kinda like you..." He blushes, shyly looking away
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[i]Arty lets go and looks at the ground. [/i] "You can stop lying now. I know you don't like me. No one really does."
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He looks puzzled. "What's THAT supposed to mean? Why would i lie?"
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[i]Arty seems to get slightly angry.[/i] "Oh come on! You're only being nice to me because I fed your family, am I right? You just want more from me! You don't really want to dance with me!"
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He looks slightly offended. "What? Of course i actually want to dance with you! The only thing i want from you is to get to know you! And yeah, im being nice to you because you were really nice to me and my family! You helped me, and thats something not many do. I can count them out for you. One, two three, four. Only four people have ever decided to help me in my entire life, one of them having died with my parents. Artemis, I actually want to be friends... Ive never really had a friend before...". He takes a breath after saying all that, his eyes watering a bit.