It's fine. I'd offer - given ample opportunity - to school you in something more exciting, but--no, it's probably not your thing. The waltz. The waltz is the dance for Kathryn Janeway. Elegance and poise, no hair out of place.
[ He's winding her up. Q dances the line somewhere between teasing and compliments, it's hard to know which. He knows she isn't all waltz (as he suggests) nor indeed ballet, for they hardly capture her full spirit, and no wonder she disliked the learning experience. Paso doble, he thinks. That would suit her just fine.
The rhythm is gentle, predictable. Without music, it's a conversational dance, not breathless spinning or an attempt to mangle steps together when neither partner was psychic. That predictability in the face of so much out of their control made it almost safe. If everything else was out of control, there would still be this three beat rhythm. ]
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[ He's winding her up. Q dances the line somewhere between teasing and compliments, it's hard to know which. He knows she isn't all waltz (as he suggests) nor indeed ballet, for they hardly capture her full spirit, and no wonder she disliked the learning experience. Paso doble, he thinks. That would suit her just fine.
The rhythm is gentle, predictable. Without music, it's a conversational dance, not breathless spinning or an attempt to mangle steps together when neither partner was psychic. That predictability in the face of so much out of their control made it almost safe. If everything else was out of control, there would still be this three beat rhythm. ]
Do you feel any better now?
[ A delicate approach to asking about the kiss. ]