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Piers and the Wolf (Bougene Station ATU)

It’s going well at the first break – they’re getting the hang of it, and looking organized. Makes a girl feel useful. Piers is entirely too helpful this evening – I could have dealt with Ndeen myself. Anyhow, he handled it well enough.

I’ll credit him for defusing the situation of Feri John claiming that the Bilandin Shuffle was actually some Spinward-Rustic dance from Feri, though. Quick work with his datapad’s video app showed they were both six-step dances over a 4-4 time signature, and both were Solmani-derived. Didn’t push the issue, made a cross-fade mix of the two pieces, and got full buy-in from him – didn’t expect that!

But Piers is still talking too fast and too much. Maybe he can’t take that much Teecy? Maybe I’ve just built up a tolerance though… I shake my head. Nah, I’m good. Oops, flipped my left ear back on that one, feels naked kinda – play it cool, head down and shake again – back in place, like I meant to do that. Wonder if Piers caught it… not that he’d know what it meant. Heh. Heck, even typical Vargr with their prick ears don’t understand ear modesty.

They’ve finished their refreshing – mostly sports drinks, a few cocktails and a beer or two – and are getting restive. Time to bring in the clapping and gestures! “Ok everyone, do I have your attention?” Looks like I do, so I go on. “Now we’re ready to put it all together. Remember, point on the one and three, clap on the two and four. Here we go…’’ The backing vocalists coo, then whisper sotto voce over the strings, and finally the horns and percussion sweep in -- and we’re off again. Step, turn, step-step turn, step...

They’ve got this. I’m good.

Piers takes my paw, I do a spin, then we slide across the lounge as the rest dance in their sharp formation.

Yeah, I'm good.

 
Just a quick set of links to consolidate the narrative for those who want to skip most of the interstitial discussion.
First set (Page 1, copied from the top of Page 2)
#1 Piers and the Wolf (character introductions, backstory in dialogue, and where I got the framing for it).
#2 Veronica's Backstory
#6 Steward walks in -- drink orders and fresh fruit.
#7 Boughene Station is the place for dancing and parties -- who knew?
#13 Piers's family. And maybe more than you wanted to know about Menorb/Regina.
#16 And it starts to get awkward. Plus gratuitous lyrics insert!
#17 The Look, and Veronica's little brother.
#20 Veronica and her mom each take a level in badass. And we finally find out why she was flying solo.
New Stuff: (from Page 2 of this thread)
#23: Language Difficulty
#25: Pulling herself together
#32: Jump Rituals
#33: (Continuation)
#36: Captain's Table
#37: The Real Story
#39: You should feel what I'm feeling, you should take what I'm taking. *
#40: No Parking on the Dance Floor
and the top of page 3 (that is, the post preceding this one...)
#41: I think they've got it!

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* from "Star Guitar" by the Chemical Brothers. It's pretty much the entirety of that song's lyrics... (YT link)
 
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