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"There are people better suited for performance than me."

Juno found her responses interesting, though a bit naive.
"If that's what you think, I wonder how capable you are in aspiring to be a hero. You'll end up in the public eye either way and it will be just like performing on a stage, only it'll be lives at stake as opposed to your reputation at ballet."
And that was enormously true, from his experience. Although, personally, the scrutiny came not from the media but from those close to him... That alone was enough to be excruciating. Add on the pressure of innocent people and reporters and all different sorts of eyes watching you...
"If you don't have the courage to dance in front of an audience, how can you expect to have enough courage to save people?" He wasn't speaking in a lecturing tone, it was simply a question. A poke and a prod at the deeper meaning of her stage fright. It was something he honestly did wonder, and he wanted to know what she had to say about it.

"That's admirable,"

Juno laughed. "I guess."

"I don't think I'd be capable of that kind of dance."

"Have you tried? It's always worth a try." Maybe it would be good for her. She really need to get out of her comfort zone. Maybe that's what he'd make her do in their next lesson. Her prim-properness needed a little ruffling. At least that was Juno's opinion.

"T-thank you."

"I do think, however, that there's so much world out there that you haven't experienced. Things that you haven't been exposed to that I definitely believe will be good for a girl like you." He said with a smile. He wasn't trying to be pushy, not at all. Just making suggestions. BB had sort of been like this, all shut-in. Though in a different way. With these sorts of people, you just had to keep nudging them. Over and over. Until something you least expect happens. Hopefully of the good sort. "There's no point in fearing the unknown. You just have to get out there."

Oh dear. He was talking a whole lot again. Saying far too much. Trying to be too helpful. "Ah. Yeah. I should quit blah-ing all over you." He laughed. "Sorry Galileo." He rubbed the back of his neck. He would really need to shut up now. He was getting too teacher-y for his own tastes, or maybe it felt that way because he was her teacher. This sort of conversation would be normal friend conversation for him though. And just maybe... He was trying to get his mind of his own things.

"S-so, any particular reason you were dancing? Or just for fun?"

"Nope!" Perhaps he said this a little too quickly, along with standing up shortly after. It could be deemed suspicious. "I used to sneak in here and have dance sessions alone, so it's just a thing I like to do." He said with a smile. Thank goodness his shades were hiding the fact that smiling at that particular moment was proving minor difficulty.
"It's good stress relief." He said while going over to the speakers and putting up the volume. He stretched down to touch his toes and did other stretch-y exercising. He needed to move around.

"I'm not too sure I want to be a hero... I'm more here to learn to control my powers."

Juno stopped almost instantly in the middle of his ravings once Anemone said this. It was an odd sort of quiet from him, because internally his thoughts were whizzing about, however he sat quite calmly. For him personally, he could not understand having this sort of gift and not wanting to use it to better the world. Considering how troubled it tended to be at times... And his abilities were not that spectacular... So he could shoot light, great. But this girl could manipulate gravity...! And to only desire control of it, well that wreaked of selfish personal use to him. Not that he was imposing this thought on her, she was clearly confused herself on what she wanted out of life. And he would surely keep these particular ramblings to himself. So he smiled instead.
"Well I guess you'll figure that out later." About being a hero or not, he meant. Thinking back... He wasn't even quite sure when he'd decided to become a hero himself, but that always seemed to be the eventual goal. He wouldn't really know what to do with his powers if that wasn't what he put them to use for.

"Why don't you show me something new then?"
"Does that count as a new experience?"

Juno stood up straight. He was surprised by Anemone's initiative. But he smiled widely in response. Maybe she would get somewhere a lot sooner than he anticipated. Change would hopefully be a good thing for her.
"Of course."
He tapped the volume up a few again.
"Hip hop's always got to be a bit louder than the norm." He said with a smirk. "Have you ever tried any other dance besides ballet? How familiar are you with break dancing?"

Juno nodded.
"Well I guess the important thing to remember, is to let it all out. Just forget what feels right or wrong, and feel the music. Don't think. Just let your body follow the music."
He slid across the stage and spun around to a stop, facing Anemone.

He bent down and stood on his hands, walking back to Anemone.
"Honestly, I'm a terrible dance teacher." He said with a laugh, rolling out of his hand stand and back onto his feet. "But I guess you can just watch me for a bit and try picking up some stuff..? That's the best I can do really."

Juno rarely felt awkward. Though at the moment, having your student simply watch you dance... Was frankly a bit strange. But he managed to suppress those feelings and ignore the fact that she was there, imagining that he was dancing alone again. Soon enough the music was flowing through his body, and he continued what he had been doing prior to the disruption. A sort of krumping style of dance, with flips and the occasional flares and break dancing moves thrown in here and there.

After a few minutes, he paused while in the middle of another hand stand looking at Anemone. "So what do you think? Want to try for yourself? I can look away if you want."

"N-no you're not!"

Juno chuckled. "No really, I am."
If she hadn't noticed, he was incapable of directing her how to actually move. He was just... Telling her his own view on dance, at least what it meant to him. It wasn't anything like target practice, where your goal is to hit your mark each time. If anything it was the exact opposite, unruly. If target practice was a straight line, Juno's interpretation of dance was a scribble.

"It seems very different from what I'm used to."

"It's okay, just give it a try."

"I just wouldn't know where to start, I guess."

"Well here, I'll help you." He said, while getting out of his hand stand and striding over to her. He took her hand and pulled her out into the middle of the stage with him, twirled her around once and promptly let go of her hand. "This sort of dancing I find is better with a group anyway." In which case, he began to dance around her. Much like he would when Seline and him would go to night clubs. And at the moment he could imagine himself there. At the club they would frequent with the strobe lights going wild, and the music so loud you couldn't hear anyone talk. He was almost completely absorbed in that until he remembered where he was and who he was with. He was at Sidekick Academy, with his student. And he noticed that he was just about to put his arms around Anemone the way he would with Seline, from behind, and rock to the music with his head gently nestled in the place between her neck and shoulder. Thank goodness he woke up in time, so instead he took her hand again and pulled her in for another spin.
"You just have to loosen up." He smiled. Honestly, what was he doing? He was not in the right place to be around such a sweet girl as Anemone at the moment.

Juno ignored the fact that his student was blushing a particularly bright shade of pink, against his better judgment. And it was probably all for the best when suddenly gravity threw him up into the air slightly forcefully. This of course had taken him by surprise, though some part of him was mildly amused. At this point, he knew he'd gone too far.

This was his student. And what was he doing? Innocently dancing with her it seemed like. And to him it was like dancing with an 8 year-old, but to others it would definitely seem inappropriate. Though he wasn't completely buying his own excuse over the matter considering the emotions he was being influenced by prior to Anemone's disturbance to his dance session. Perhaps it was better that he find somewhere a whole lot more private in order to do that sort of thing, considering he had not yet been able to take his mind out of that setting and it just so happened to be perfect at that particular moment that Anemone stepped into the mold he was imagining.

However, shame on him. His younger sister seemed to be right around Anemone's age and if she saw what he was up to, she would probably give him a scolding only for him to reassure her it was not what it seemed. Though especially now with Juno's thoughts so convoluted from his unfinished session, he wasn't completely sure of that either.

Snapping out of it now.
"I-I-I'm sorry!" She was so frantic. Tug.

"M-my powers do this sometimes!" And so flustered and insecure.

"J-just one second, I can get you down." The complete opposite of Seline. Tug.

He couldn't help but smile. But the loss of control of her powers was entirely Juno's doing and he knew that. He'd pushed her limits too far, he knew she was a shut-in. And finally some of his teacher-y thoughts seemed to float in, it was better for her to be exposed to situations that press her limits. If you stayed within the same boundaries all the time, how could you possibly improve? This was long-term good for her.

Though he certainly couldn't relate to losing control of powers, his were always so innate to his being. And he deemed them simple. Except there was that one time...

"It's okay. It happens" He said, attempting to calm her down. "Besides, I kind of like it up here."
And he tried to do a roll while floating, which went very slowly. He'd never really floated before and it was certainly very interesting.

He laughed. "So this is what it's like to be in space." If he was lighthearted over the matter, maybe it would cheer her up. He hoped so anyway, that had always been his attitude. It was exactly how he'd befriended BB.

Juno suddenly felt extremely aware of Anemone's hand holding onto his. It would probably be in his best interest to let go of her hand, but he couldn't seem to make himself do it.

"Yes, I suppose it would."

Now Anemone was in the air with him. She seemed to a whole lot more relaxed now. Juno inwardly sighed with relief.

"And I can get us down. It just kind of needs to pass by itself..."

"Take your time." Juno smirked. And he pulled Anemone closer, lifted her arm and twirled her again.

"I won't let you fall!"

"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of heights. Or falling." Juno laughed, starting another slow roll.

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Juno could tell the difference in Anemone's attitude, she seemed much more comfortable off the ground. And considering her ability, that made a whole lot of sense. He began to wonder whether dancing while floating around like this could be possible.

Maybe if he got used to it, or spent a lot more time like this. But that would seem unlikely since he wouldn't be spending that much time with Anemone. Just once a week for class really, that was all. Except of course times like this in which they bumped into each other unexpectedly.

"W-well, that's good."

Juno didn't even notice that they were getting higher, he had kept his eyes towards the ceiling or on Anemone most of this time.

"It's fun, isn't it?"

"Yeah, you bet it is." Juno said now pretending to swim the backstroke, letting go of Anemone's hand. Being up in the air was definitely relaxing. He was definitely beginning forget all his troubles. "I feel so calm." He was swimming, but really was getting nowhere. "I could get used to this." He laughed.

"I've never been able to lift another full grown person, though."

"Really? That's a surprise." Stopping in mid-stroke to look up directly at Anemone. She seemed to be doing fine at the moment, though perhaps that was due to the push causing her to lose control. Maybe he shouldn't have let go of her hand...?