490. The Dancin' Days meme.

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The Dancin' Days meme

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[captoftardis]

[Rose said she wanted to go to an 1800's dinner party? Fine, he said he'd show her one... Help her find Mr. Darcy or something silly like that. He didn't know that meant she was going all out and wanted to include him in the dancing aspect of said party.]

Ohhh, no. I-I don't think I can...!

[comingwith]

Of course you can.

[Rose smiled and slipped her arm through the Doctor's.]

If I can dance about with all this frippery on, you can dance with what you're wearin'.

[captoftardis]

[Really, what he was wearing wasn't too far off from his norm, and really it was quite akin to what he had worn as his third self. Minus the velvet.

Awkwardly he slipped her hand in his and watched some of the other party members.]

Honestly Rose, I don't know what I'm doing...You might have to lead me. [But he was grinning with amusement.]

[comingwith]

[Rose laughed, her eyes sparkling with her amusement.]

Right because I'm such an expert in how they danced back in the 1800s. No complainin' if I step on your feet. How hard can this be?

[Famous last words.]

[captoftardis]

[He continued to study the other party members, taking a mental note of their dance patterns and started to mimic them.]

Ok... ok, I got this. [And then he stepped on her foot, then followed by her on his.] Whose idea was this again?

[comingwith]

[Rose got the giggles and couldn't stop laughing which didn't help her rhythmic coordination.]

It was mine but you can't hold it against me.

[captoftardis]

[He bounced on the balls of his feet, now completely motivated.] Arrrgg, ok! I can do this! You can do this! [He tightened up his posture, resting one hand on the middle of her back.] Oh! A waltz! How lovely!

[Ok, waltzes he most certain could do.]

[comingwith]

[Rose relaxed in the Doctor's arms, the familiarity of the waltz making her more at ease.]

New experience, yeah? We can now say that we've at least tried the Country Dance.

[captoftardis]

[It took a minute for him to master the beat and movement, and then if he didn't think about what he was doing, they actually were dancing quite nicely.]

Ohhhh yes! Y'know, this is quite tame. There's some planets where it's customary to dance. Actually, on Heylio XI, they communication completely with actions and body languages. Dancing being one of 'em.

[comingwith]

Body languages huh? [Rose grins and the edges of her eyes crinkle up.] What kind of other body languages besides dancin'?

[captoftardis]

I've been to a place where they communicate through eyebrow wiggling. I think I accidentally proposed to the Emperor's wife, which was a complete misunderstanding, I assure you! One where it's similar the sign language... There's others, but you got the point.

[comingwith]

[Rose laughed. She never could tell when the Doctor was having her on.]

Misunderstanding huh? Should have raised an eyebrow but you lowered it instead?

[captoftardis]

Close! I think I raised one, then got confused and maybe furrowed 'em, then raised the other? Awful combination! My face hurt after that mess.

[He sighed and shook his head.] Dancing is far less complicated, at least the waltz is.

[comingwith]

Less risk of accidentally gettin' married or engaged.

[Rose teased him as they continued to waltz.]

Mind you, with all this frippery it's kind of hard to judge where my dress is goin'.

[captoftardis]

Yes, there are a few layers in there, I suppose. But it's quite lovely on you.

[The Doctor made a mental note to make more period-oriented trips, and while thinking that, he accidentally lost all sense of what he was doing and stepped on her foot.] I was trying to avoid that...

[comingwith]

[Rose bit back a yelp at the unexpected pressure on her foot and it became a giggle instead.]

That brings back memories. 'Member the first time we danced? [Her eyes sparkled with the memory.]