[it's not that she doesn't want to, Momo isn't nearly that reluctant, but... they're still complete strangers. his suggestion at being addressed by his last name doesn't really help. a warmer reception would have been nice, but what could she expect? maybe she'd been bracing herself for the worst, for the prince to be a mini version of his notorious father the king. this is better than the alternative, but still cold.
she picks at her food just to look distracted. no, wait, that's not very polite either is it. setting her utensils down...]
I'm certainly not opposed to the idea. [which is to say, she doesn't really mind either way.] ... Would you like to?
[if they're both putting up fronts for the sake of formalities, she'd at least like to have a little bit of honesty to make things more bearable.]
[ ... well, if she's asking his opinion, he might as well be totally frank. ]
No. [ does he LOOK like he'd be a decent dancer?? actually he might be all right at it, he has decent coordination but it's far more for combat use than... dancing. even he looks like he's aware that it might end painfully or at least awkwardly, more awkward than this already is.
this is his face at the idea of dancing. ] I don't really care about it.
[OK... WELL... THAT'S FINE... he's being honest, that's good, awfully blunt sure, but still... good?! she resumes picking at her food, letting the conversation lull into silence for a while with not much more than a polite affirming nod. no dancing, then.
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she picks at her food just to look distracted. no, wait, that's not very polite either is it. setting her utensils down...]
I'm certainly not opposed to the idea. [which is to say, she doesn't really mind either way.] ... Would you like to?
[if they're both putting up fronts for the sake of formalities, she'd at least like to have a little bit of honesty to make things more bearable.]
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No. [ does he LOOK like he'd be a decent dancer?? actually he might be all right at it, he has decent coordination but it's far more for combat use than... dancing. even he looks like he's aware that it might end painfully or at least awkwardly, more awkward than this already is.
this is his face at the idea of dancing. ] I don't really care about it.
[ then why... did he... offer...?? ]
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now what???]
So... what do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
[if not dancing...]