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Oh jack, she was going to kill him! He actually backed away from her after he'd finished putting the band on her wrist, standing up again and looking quite defensive. Well, he had said he was going to pay her back! That reaction though.. He was almost afraid to reach back out for her hand. "Hey, I was helping!" He insisted, smoothing his hair back from his face as he stared back at her, jaw set in worried lines.

Until she started to relax, and the sudden tension started to leak from him as well. Helped along as the fast beat of the last song started to fade, replaced by the soft chiming harmony of something all too familiar. Now that was just perfect timing.

Blinking out at the room in general, the boil pressed his lips into a thin line before smiling back at his ghoulfriend, offering her his hand so he could pull her back to him. His clawed hand coming to rest on her hip as he held their other hands up in a very fair imitation of a classical dance stance. "You remember this song, right?" With every soft note of the music the smile he wore grew softer until he was watching her with tender fondness that he'd only very recently allowed himself to show. He might not always be comfortable with his feelings for her, might not always be able to say it out loud, but he would show her. In action and expression, just how much she meant to him.

His voice wasn't the best match for this, but he sang along anyways. Pressing gently upon her hip to get them moving as he mimicked the style of dance that marked this scene within the movie.

"There's such a sad love
Deep in your eyes.
A kind of pale jewel
Open and closed
Within your eyes.~"

His arm pulled, and he turned them in a smooth circle that made the falls of her dress raise in an elegant flourish. Both their hair moving with them with every careful step and lovely twirl.

"I'll place the sky
Within your eyes.~"

He kept dark eyes on her face as he sang to her, watching the adorable flush of rosy color spreading along the apples of her cheeks.

"There's such a fooled heart
Beatin' so fast
In search of new dreams.
A love that will last
Within your heart.~"

It wasn't a perfect waltz, but it was pretty all the same as he lifted their hands. Catching her fingers so she could turn beneath his arm before his dark hand found her hip again, pulling her along with him as he moved them back a step and turned.

"I'll place the moon
Within your heart.~"

Blinking, Jericho chuckled and shook his head to himself.

"Maybe later. I'm a bit thrusted out for now," he started before pausing, "But if you'd like I could do a different dance in the meantime."

As he said this, he offered his hand to the Mindflayer. The current song was ending soon, but surely the next song was something they could dance to.

Smiling, Jericho glanced over at Malodore and nodded to it.

"I won't take too long," he said to the plague doctor before taking a few steps away with Riley as the new song began. he paused for the moment to hear what it was, taking note that it was a slower tempo'd tune that was now playing.

Getting into position, he started to slowly move along with the music.

"You could've told me what you were doing instead of leaving me in the dark to worry you were ripping my dress." Junko pouted at him, though she relaxed after that. She was just fine with this little change to her dress, moving her hand around to watch how the skirt moved for now. Not bad! Not bad at all. Junko's hair perked a bit as the music faded into something slower and sweeter, looking back toward the DJ booth. Hey! She recognized this song! But where from? She couldn't quite place it, though she did take the offered hand to step up to Seiji with a little smile, her other hand raising to rest on his shoulder. That was where it went, right?

Wait, remember this song? "Uh...I think..what's it fro--oh!" Junko brightened up when it hit her, grinning up at Seiji and squeezing his hand. "It's that song from the movie we watched!" She giggled, bouncing a little on her toes. She liked this song! The way he was looking at her made her blush, smiling softly up at him. No, he didn't have to constantly go on about he felt about her, as long as he made it clear. Her eyes darted to the side for a moment, in the general direction Shehk had fled in for the exit of the building.

...No, she couldn't bear to experience that herself. To see others going through it was painful enough.

Her eyes turned back up to Seiji and she smiled again, humming along with the song. She couldn't sing it, she didn't know the words well enough, but she could certainly hum it! Besides, she apparently didn't need to sing it. Seiji was doing that for her. Her cheeks flushed once again and her eyes widened, stumbling just a little as they danced in circles; she didn't trip, she didn't lose her balance, she just kind of...lost feeling in her legs somehow if only for a moment. She laughed softly at her own silliness, keeping herself upright with the hand on her shoulder so she could follow him along. While she had enjoyed the fast-paced dancing from before, she found herself loving this a lot more than the last song.

He'd have been a rather smug jikininki had he realized why she had stumbled, but he merely smiled and kept tension in his arm so she could regain her balance. Head tilting ever so slightly to one side as they danced. Admiring the soft lines of lovely features with their bare touch of make up. She was always lovely, and he told her so many times, but she looked absolutely ravishing.

"As the pain sweeps through,
Makes no sense for you.
Every thrill is gone.
Wasn't too much fun at all,~"

He didn't always allow himself to fall into such sappy moments, specifically in such very public settings, but the mood of the moment made resistance a futile thing. He let the slight apprehension go, and let it show on his face just how much he'd come to love her.

"But I'll be there for you-ou-ou
As the world falls down.~"

Another gentle nudge sent her in a slow twirl, and thing time when he pulled her back to him he cradled her back, sweeping her down in a small dip so he could kiss the tip of her nose in the break of the lyrics. Straightening once again and turning his hips in such a way that flared her skirt as he set them moving again.

Mot tried not to get flustered as Lizzy totally called him out on being affected. It looked like he was about to protest, but closed his mouth into a thin line instead, allowing himself to be gently led elsewhere.
Mot had almost neglected to think about their conversation about the importance of kisses, from that night Lizzy asked Mot's advice about it. That did complicate things. Why take in his advice that kisses are deep meaning and important to then go and give one away like that?
Aha. She used what he used against her against him? Clever girl. "Ah.. well, I'm not bothered, really. It's just... complicated." Talking about his private issues was difficult, especially in such a crowded room.

She explained soon enough what the kiss was about. It was a solid excuse, really. "Drunk off the atmosphere. Kind of like my outrageous dance numbers tonight?" He asked with a light chuckle. Mot shook his head lightly, smiling a soft smile. "No worries Lizzy. There's no need to owe me anything."

The soft song change was slightly unsettling, especially considering the situation at had.

Jove swallowed forcefully, an unusual reflex much like a sigh or sneeze, that seemed to occur at the most inopportune moments. He wasn't sure what it meant, just that he was uncomfortable. So... Once the music changed they would dance...

His ears flicked around nervously as he regarded her delighted glance. What if he really couldn't dance very well, and she was upset because she didn't have fun? The pup's ears flopped back as he heard the music change, and then his eyes went wide at her suddenly anxious expression. What was she doing now? Why was she getting upset right now? Did she realize he didn't really want to dance?

Oh, her stars! Come to think of it, he wondered where the ball of stars was, it was only natural for her to be concerned. The pup nodded enthusiastically. Of course they were all here!

In an attempt to seize the moment and distract her from her anxieties, he took one of her hands and led her out onto the floor. Then he steeled himself for the dance with a shy expression, stood up straight, placed one hand gently on her waist, and held her other hand in a classic waltz hold. With the way he hesitantly looked into her eyes he could have been mistaken for a young gentleman being bashful with the ghoul of his dreams, but really he was just making sure she wasn't freaking out.