Dance Studio

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} Okay, same as before. Let me know if I need to slow down or repeat something
*steps away a bit to give myself ample space and shows the next block of choreo, the same way as before*
The patron-on, let's go get it on
The zone-one, yes I'm in the zone
I'mma blow off my money and don't give two s
*repeats the demonstration like before, speaking instructions as I do*
Remember, for the first two lines, it's the same steps just in the other direction
And at this part, the spin, try not to go too hard or you'll lose control and you won't be able to do the next step which is the head and torso wrap

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} laughs happily at the applause before humming happily and bouncing on my feet lightly
ah, i’m really proud of myself~
mm, i think i’m ready !

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *watches, nodding along to the song as it just automatically plays in my head before smiling and giving a small applause*
There you go, much better! There were a few mistakes here and there, but you're just learning
Ready to move onto the next? Then we'll combine the two so you don't forget anything

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} mm, okay, Rui-
smiles slightly, shaking myself out slightly so i can relax some more before going through the moves slowly, mumbling the counts and grinning slightly when i finish, looking over to you with bright eyes despite a small stumble near the end

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} Then do it.
*gestures for you to go ahead*
Give it another shot

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} nods a bit with a small frown, a slight sigh escaping my lips as i close my eyes for a moment before opening them to listen to you better
mm, i understand-
responds before watching you carefully, this time more carefully than before
ah- okay, i’ll do that !

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *watches intently, my arms crossed lightly as I pay attention to catch where you mess up*
Alright, I'll do it again. Slowly. Keep your eyes on every part of me and pay attention to the count.
It's easy to fall out of beat when you miss a single step.
*demonstrates the choreography again, watching to make sure you're actively looking*
Now, count when you do it so you don't miss beats

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} mm-
hums in acknowledgement, nodding slightly before watching you carefully
purses my lips slightly when you slow it down, taking my time to really study the moves you’re doing before nodding slowly
okay..
mumbles before letting a breath past my lips, attempting to do the dance slowly and managing to do pretty decently for the first two beats before stumbling slightly

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} Alright, I'll do the first steps watch closely
*begins doing the steps, reciting the corresponding lyrics to count the steps*
Let's go to the beach-each
Let's go get away
They say, what they gonna say?
Have a drink, clink, found the bud light
Bad es like me is hard to come by
*repeats the steps again, but slower and actually counting off the numbered beats*
*once done, I turn my attention to you*
Now you try

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} mm, alrighty- i’ll make sure to do my best with doing that all well enough so i don’t hurt myself
grins slightly and nods, finishing my arm and leg stretches before doing some trunk twists and stretching out a bit more
thank you again, Rui~

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} Make sure you get a good stretch in your legs and arms, trunk too.
*steps to the side a bit so I can demonstrate with enough arm space*
This dance uses them all a lot

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} nods once and shakes myself out a bit
ah, right! i don’t want to accidentally break myself-
laughs slightly and hums before stretching slightly

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *grins and nods, letting go of your hands*
You sure can!
Ah- first, you need to stretch. You don't want to hurt yourself

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} nods a bit and grins slightly, scrunching my face up a bit and humming softly to you
that’s true, that’s true~
laughs slightly before nodding once more and skipping to the center with you
teach learn-
laughs slightly, eye smiling before letting a breath past my lips
i can do this~!

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *chuckles and takes a gulp of water before capping the bottle and tossing it aside*
If you learn it, you can do it, silly. It's all about practice
*goes over to the sound system, switching the song off so you can learn the steps without worrying about keeping up with the music*
Come on
*I say while skipping over to you, before taking your hands to pull you to the center of the room*
Let's teach learn the steps

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} blinks at you when you finish the dance before nodding slowly and smiling slightly, a bit nervous now since the dance looks hard to me despite it being much less difficult than many other dances
i think i can do that one-
or learn it at least-
nods once and smiles softly to you before humming and bouncing on my feet lightly

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *continues effotlessly doing the simple steps through to the end of the choreography, making sure to pay attention to expressions since that's just as much a part of dance performance as the steps*
*since the choreo doesn't cover the whole song, I use the rest of the song's duration to address you while shuffling over to grab my water bottle*
Does that one seem easy enough or do you want to see the others?

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} nods slowly and sighs slightly
yea-
blinks a few times before smiling brightly and leaning against a wall, to watch you
ah, i’ll pay the best attention-
nods a bit and swallows nervously when you start to dance, biting my lip lightly and messing with my fingers as i watch carefully

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *hums in acknowledgment*
I know, it's very worth it once you get placed
*sets the phone down after starting the first song and makes my way to the center of the room, speaking with the opening guitar*
Alright, pay attention so you know what to compare. This is the first one of four. They're all easy
*stops talking and starts moving along to the music as the song really starts*

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeOzWAPTjyA

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} smiles softly and shrugs a bit, humming as i bounce on my feet lightly
same as it’s always been~ tiring, really
but it’s worth it cause i’m able to get better every day
you know?

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *smiles and picks up my phone to set up a queue of the songs I have in mind*
Missed you too, how've you been?
How's trainee life?

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} grins slightly and nods before stretching slightly and humming softly
i know but it was still so nerve wracking~ and besides, i missed you
laughs softly before letting a slight breath past my lips, nodding once
alright!
i think i can let you know that pretty okay-
laughs again, scrunching my face up slightly and shaking myself out a bit to help myself relax a bit

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *chuckles and starts doing some highknees*
You shouldn't let stuff like that stop you, unnie. Friendship doesn't mean talking to each other constantly, you know?
If you can pick up where you left off after however long, that's a real friend
*decides to stop my warmup there, shaking out my limbs before going over to the sound system*
Alright, I don't really know your level. So, I'm going to show you a few dances and you can tell me which one you're most comfortable with learning, yeah?

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} grins slightly when you agree and bounces on my feet excitedly, running towards you after a moment
ah, yay~! thank you so much, Rui~
i mean, you are right about that- i guess i was also nervous since we don’t talk as much as we did when we were younger is all
laughs slightly before thinking for a moment, looking down at my feet
i don’t know- i was thinking maybe hip hop-? or-

@★ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} *straights up at the mention of dance help, tucking a bit of stray hair behind my ear*
Oh, sure! I'd love to help you
Helping you is practice too, so don't worry about me being busy
*turns to face you fully instead of just looking at you through the mirror*
Is there any particular style you wanted to learn?

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} laughs slightly and waves a bit, feeling a little bad for interrupting you but at the same time feeling better about myself for actually speaking to you
hi, Rui~
shakes my head a bit and grins slightly, bouncing on my feet lightly and messing with my fingers quietly
rui, would you mind helping me with my dancing-
i know that you’re busy but i just- i’ve been doing it since i was 10 and i’m still not very good at it is all, i was thinking you’d help me better than the trainers here at the company..
it’s fine if not! i was just wanting to ask-
nods a bit, still smiling at you and humming slightly with your music

@⁂ Qiang Dongyue {Paisley} [H] *finally sets my phone up to the sound system, after getting a little too distracted by texts from my brother and younger sister that inevitably led to about 30 minutes of scrolling through instagram; once I've got the playlist going, I take a few sideways, jumping steps to get to the center of the room and begin stretching*
The ocean over there~ the blue picture over there~
*starts singing along while doing a few spinal twists*
Throw yoursel-
*stops and turns to the door quickly, a bit startled by the sudden voice*
Oh, unnie! Hi!
*bows my head in greeting but continues stretching, going into some knee bends*
What can I do for you? You need the room?

@❤ Watanabe Rui {Roo} purses my lips slightly, peeking into the dance practice room and slowly stepping inside once i notice you’re there;
i want to ask for help dancing since that’s for sure not my strong suit, and i thought maybe you’d be there;
closes my eyes for a moment, bringing my hand to my heart to calm my nerves since we hadn’t spoken in some time though i honestly had missed those interactions and coughs slightly after a moment before speaking up
Rui?

@★ Bae Suji {Suzy} Glancing at her side profile, he quickly took notice of the drooping blood and although he wanted to wipe it off for her, he had no means of doing so. Sure, his towel around his neck could make do but he suppose that it was unhygienic let alone disrespectful to use a sweat sheet for her much too clear porcelain skin. Since he had nothing to clean her face with, he could only hurry their pace to the infirmary. Her sentiments weren't left unheard as he casually nodded at her opinion, understanding why she must have thought so since that was the same reason he picked today's hour. Normally, he would book a time alike most trainees does during weekend nights but after hearing how these kinds of days were better, he tried his hand at it today. A small smile curved over his lips when she asked him back, glad to have the conversation rolling. "Yes, I usually practice on Sundays. How about you? I presume this is your regular schedule," he answered as they finally reached the infirmary. His hand reached forward to knock first on the door before opening it, only to be welcomed by an empty room. "Seems like the doctor has left already," he audibly mumbled after flicking the light switch on.

@☼ Lee Jooheon Suji expected the man to sigh then give in, leaving her to her own devices to make it to the infirmary; it was what most people would have done, right? So, imagine her surprise when the stranger suddenly took his hand in hers, and supported her back, leading her in the direction of the nurse. She was a bit shaken (she had just taken a door to the face, after all) but she didn't think she needed to be nursed so meticulously like this. Suji could admit she had always been a somewhat stubborn person. Add to that an unwavering desire to be independent, she rarely accepted help from others. Her first intention urged her to push the boy off and tell him that she was perfectly capable of walking, but considering that they had just met, that he was just being courteous, and that he had literally been the one to inflict this wound on her, she figured that she could let this pass. As they walked in almost awkward silence, the boy began to strike up conversation, pulling the girl out of her focus on the blood trailing down her face (it was almost to her nose now, and she had nothing to wipe herself with, not wanting to use her clean sweat towel or her sleeve, how embarrassing!). "It's the only time no one's around," she replied truthfully. She cleared before continuing. "Usually," she muttered, as it was obvious tonight was not her lucky night. "You don't normally practice at this time, do you?" She struggled to keep the conversation going, and it was true, this was the first time she had ever seen this guy's face.