[The first thing that pops into Rio's head, after scrambling to catch her steps and ricochet back towards Cinder, is that she did that on purpose to embarrass her. She manages, but not without stumbling and going wide-eyed for a moment at the lack of warning. Staring for a moment with her mouth hanging open, she decides about then that revenge is going to become a necessary step here.
Eventually. At this point, she's pouting fiercely; this one doesn't play fair at all. She'll have to find a spot to sneak something in, too.]
May I ask if your definition of "complicated" entails catching people off guard and expecting them to adapt?
[In what is a blatantly hypocritical effort to one-up her, she swings them both in a half-circle and initiates a wedding-style dip at a convenient crescendo in the music, locking her hand into Cinder's and pulling so that they're both aiming for the floor, all in an effort to see either her foot come off the floor or her balance pushed out of whack, whichever comes first.]
[ impressive. well, as far as saving yourself from planting face forward into the dance floor. cinder doesn't play fairly, not at all. but there are points to be given, value to be sought when someone is able to handle it with a fair amount of grace. even more so if it inspires the necessary revenge to later undermine her. as the saying goes, "keep your friends close and your enemies closer" but. that's almost too far of a step ahead.
basically, petty and belittling as this all is, cinder finds this worthy and amusing in equal measures. ]
Actually, it does.
[ you'd be surprised by how it applies to situations outside of a dance floor. when cinder is lead, twirling at pace others would unlikely be able to keep or or expertly maneuver. she manages. just as it seems she's about to fall, she steadies herself only because she has the strength and improbable balance to do so. ]
Seems I almost slipped. That could have been... embarrassing. [ and she stands herself up as if, of course. she planned all that. (obviously she didn't). ] You're better at this already.
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Eventually. At this point, she's pouting fiercely; this one doesn't play fair at all. She'll have to find a spot to sneak something in, too.]
May I ask if your definition of "complicated" entails catching people off guard and expecting them to adapt?
[In what is a blatantly hypocritical effort to one-up her, she swings them both in a half-circle and initiates a wedding-style dip at a convenient crescendo in the music, locking her hand into Cinder's and pulling so that they're both aiming for the floor, all in an effort to see either her foot come off the floor or her balance pushed out of whack, whichever comes first.]
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basically, petty and belittling as this all is, cinder finds this worthy and amusing in equal measures. ]
Actually, it does.
[ you'd be surprised by how it applies to situations outside of a dance floor. when cinder is lead, twirling at pace others would unlikely be able to keep or or expertly maneuver. she manages. just as it seems she's about to fall, she steadies herself only because she has the strength and improbable balance to do so. ]
Seems I almost slipped. That could have been... embarrassing. [ and she stands herself up as if, of course. she planned all that. (obviously she didn't). ] You're better at this already.