Elise watched carefully as Max showed her how to attach the MP3 player. She made a mental note that she would need to find a USB cord for herself in the near future. She sent him and quiet smile in return for the favor. “Thank you.”<br/><br/>She fiddled with her MP3 player for a moment, watching him walk about the room in the corner of her eye. Then the music took her attention. There were so many options. All of them were dear friends to her, ones that helped her rest and ones that helped her learn how to pretend to be human again. Through them she learned how to slow down and breath and move correctly.<br/><br/>Pushing a few of the buttons, she moved away from the desk and out onto the floor, stretching a bit as she waited for the music to start up. When it did, she let the music move her into a warm-up flamenco dance. It was smooth, simple, and enjoyable but didn’t give her that trance.<br/><br/>When the music flipped over to the next song, however, she grinned and practically fell into it. Belly dancing was an art that Elise knew well. It was part of how her mother and she had paid for their livelihoods in the gypsy camp. That control over every muscle in her body was what made it possible to act the human before the Academy, and made life easier for her now with Max around. It was what gave Jacob the idea for her nicknames as he told her she was both the snake and the snake charmer (a play on her charisma and her fangs). More than anything, though, it was the showcase and bread and butter of her grace.