Murkus wrote: ↑Nov 07, 2022 9:56 pm
[Hog Heaven]
The few people at the bar quickly lift their drinks away to make room, some laughing, some grumbling. By the sound of things, outrageous behavior wasn't exactly out of the ordinary here.
Miccel - a tall, tan man in a stained white apron and a paper hat - presses one gangly finger to the front of the machine. A panel - one of several - beneath a glass bubble flips and flickers through songs with blinding speed. It finally clicks to a stop, and Miccel lifts his thumb with an affirmative grunt.
"The machine might have it, but I've never heard of it," Tsumi laments.
"I hope you'll lead. Don't worry. I'm a quick learner." She smiles.
[Hog Heaven]
"I'm more of a solo-dancer so there's going to be some watch-and-learn first." Dena puts her hand on her hip as she looks in the direction of the music box. Waiting.
Then as the music starts she slowly starts moving to its rhythm. First simply her head moving to the beat but soon the rest of her body as well. Swaying her hips from side to side while starting to clap her hands. Picking up the pace as the music does.
Then as the first lyrics are sung Dena puts her hands together and then holds them apart in a open-armed gesture at the oni as she moves towards her.
She's resplendent, so confident
La Seine, La Seine, La Seine
As she walks towards Tsumi her gait turns into an exaggerated strut. The gorgons arms now stretched to the sides as if she was about to swan dive but with her hands gesturing back at herself.
I realize, I'm hypnotized
La Seine, La Seine, La Seine
But rather than walk right into the oni's embrace she suddenly turns to the crowd, a hand to her right ear as her upper body circles forward as if scanning the room with a confident grin. Her movements are deliberately slow as she's keeping to the relatively low pace of the music. But during the refrain they suddenly pick up and her circle-like movement suddenly turns into a spin with her arms outstretched.
I hear the moon singing a tune
La Seine, La Seine, La Seine
Her spin concludes as Dena puts her hands into the mass of snakes that made up her hair and leans backwards with her right leg held into the air for a moment until she places it firmly on the table again. Waves of movement then seems to ripple through her entire body as she starts to move her hips in a circular motion.
Is she divine? Is it the wine
La Seine, La Seine, La Seine
Around and around again her hips move in an almost hypnotic fashion as her hands move through the snakes and down to back of her neck which is when she suddenly breaks off by circling her entire body around. Now turned towards Tsumi with her hands placed just below her elbows on either side. Dena then repeats her circular hip movements but now with her attention turned to her supposed dance partner. The only difference being that this time her hand are slowly moving down along her curves as her hips are moving.
I don't know, don't know, so don't ask me why
That's how we are, La Seine and I
I don't know, don't know, so don't ask me why
That's how we are, La Seine and I
Finally once her hands are all the way down onto her hips she suddenly holds the right hand up and gestures for the oni to join her.
As she acquiesces Dena quickly grabs a hold of her hands and takes the lead.
She raises their left arms into what should be an overhead position while leading with their right hands. Putting them in the direction that their legs now move. First it might just seem like back and forth to Tsumi but she might quickly realize that Dena actually wants to move her in a clockwise motion. Their hips moving upwards as they go from side to side together across the table only to end in the same position as they started at the end. Seemingly a parallel to how Dena's hips were also moving clockwise earlier, just from another angle.
I feel alive when I'm beside
La Seine, La Seine, La Seine
From this angle like an angel
La Seine, La Seine, La Seine
They move back and forth along the table in this manner until the oni can suddenly can feel Dena pushing her hips into hers while she stops leading for a moment. Forcing Tsumi to push her butt out. Then Dena quickly lets go with her left hand to put her hand on said butt. If the oni is indeed quick to pick up on things she will realize that Dena is actually wanting her to mimic her hip movements. Instead up moving their hips up and down she wants them to copy the way the gorgon were moving them earlier. Moving them together in a more horizontal circle.
Dena's hips are guiding hers so she probably won't have too much trouble with it as their hips start move around together.
I don't know, don't know, so don't ask me why
That's how we are, La Seine and I
I don't know, don't know, so don't ask me why
That's how we are, La Seine and I
While grinning widely the gorgon soon pulls her into a spin and at the end of it she suddenly breaks away from their embrace and steps away. She dramatically puts her hands against her heart before positioning herself with her arms raised horizontal to her shoulders as she both kicks and tosses her head backwards at the same time. This shortly before actually stepping backwards off the table.
Yet her fall seems to be controlled somehow as her legs instantly find purchase. Since despite moving backwards it almost looked like she fell forwards. Her body twisting to correct her momentum mid-air.
After this stunt Dena stops for a moment to wink to Tsumi and gestures for her to follow before she spins away with her arms stretched wide into the least occupied area of the bar.
She stops there and claps her hands together before stretching them outwards while opening her mouth as if taking a deep breath all while her hips keeps rocking back and forth. Then her hands are held forward as she once more seems to beckon for the oni to join her. Assuming Tsumi has left the table and stepped in closer Dena is quick to close the distance between them and embraces her by grabbing her right hand and placing her left hand onto her hip again.
Upon the bridge
My heart does beat
Between the waves
We will be saved
The air we breathe
Can you believe?
Learn to forgive upon the bridge
She then leads her across the floor, letting them move in the same clock-wise up-and-down movement she should be familiar with by now. Only occasionally switching to moving their hips more horizontally and making small leaps as they dance.
That's how we are, the Seine and I
That's how we are, the Seine and I
That's how we are, the Seine and I
That's how we are, the Seine and I
And suddenly the song is over and Dena let's go, taking a deep breath through her nose as she looks at her dance partner with a smug smile.
"So how was that?"
Sky Library
The dragon grins at them, though this time it doesn't seem like its intended to be threatening at least. No matter how terrifying it looks.
"Of course, perhaps I can even be of assistance then? I am Megeshi of the North Wind and I'm considered quite learned even by the standards of the scholars who venture here. Must be all the books." Her gaze moves across the wast sea of ruined and destroyed books and paper which she's nearly completely submerged in.