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[lady_moon]

There's a tarot card in a chair. She's comfortable there, playing Cat's Cradle with sparkly purple string.

She's playing it by herself, and she's doing rather well.

Her bare feet bop to a song only she hears, and her bright eyes are very intent on the string, her fingers rearranging it until it form a pretty pattern.

Well, it's pretty to her.

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[lady_moon]

"The ballet," Moon says. "So pretty. It's been a long time since I saw ballet. Longer since I danced in it. I promised him I would dance for him soon."

[ostro_goth]

"Ballet," Teja says. "I have never seen such dancing! I have only heard music written for such entertainment: - greatly emotional music, overflowing with feeling. Ahhh, Swan Lake!"

[lady_moon]

"I promised to put on my tippy-toe shoes and dance for him. Maybe he'll let you watch too?"

[ostro_goth]

"If it is not too private?" Teja says. "I would not come between you, as you two are lovers!"

[lady_moon]

Moon's brow furrows.

"Smooshing isn't part of the dancing."

[ostro_goth]

Teja blushes crimson, and hides his face.

"There are many steps of intimacy between dancing as an art, and physical love-making," he murmurs. "And I would not come between you even in the more harmless stages."

[lady_moon]

There's more confused looking at Teja.

"I have a pretty dress I wear and toe shoes with emerald ribbons and I even put on panties because you shouldn't wear dancing dresses without panties. I don't like them, but I found out dancing without the dresses and panties tend to upset most people."

[ostro_goth]

Teja blushes even more deeply at the mere thought.

"I would not be able to look at you," he says. "I would be too embarrassed."

[lady_moon]

"Why?"

[ostro_goth]

"I would not wish to gaze upon your womanly parts!" Teja says.

[lady_moon]

Moon tilts her head.

"They aren't unattractive, I don't think. Jason seems to like them just fine."

[ostro_goth]

Teja ponders this, as he is not certain how to best explain.

"Mostly, one keeps those bits for one's beloved," he finally says. "I only wish to see the manly bits of my Charlie, and not those of any other."

[lady_moon]

"Jason shares his bits with other people, and he says I can share mine."

Was this the wrong approach?

"And the people in Jason's world seem to share each other's bits quite often."

[ostro_goth]

"It is a very lewd world," Teja says. "It seems they as easily bed each other as share a drink. It is not something I would do."

[lady_moon]

"You are very judgmental, Teja," Moon warns.

[ostro_goth]

"I may be," Teja says, "as I judge it something that I do not wish to have. I wish to have my Charlie's love, and the pleasure that we share: - that is all."

Pause.

"I do plan to go to Jason's world and see him dance, as I hear it is a skillful art as much as any other; and I will ask my Charlie to come with me, so we will have fun and I" -- pause -- "will be safe in all that strangeness."