someone other than who you came with probably “Kissing ain’t right,” he said hesitantly, though he clearly looked tempted and that made Hikari feel better. She wasn’t sure what Kevin thought; she’d seen him kiss other women since their first kiss and she’d kissed other men, but… And then there was Gretchen. She decided to think about it later and just enjoy being with Touji. And she took this chance to show him some dance moves; it felt great to teach *him* something physical. She was having a great night. ******************* Conrad whirled Rosalinda around as she laughed, then dipped her low and promenaded along with her; she looked surprised, but very happy and he was now grateful to Hedda for pushing him to learn some dancing, painful as it was. He normally wasn’t good with girls but he’d danced with lots of girls tonight. I shouldn’t be so happy about it, he thought, but he was. Even if he was stuck wearing his old, cheap suit; his family had lots of money now that they lived in the Geo-Front, but they’d just barely gotten by a lot of the time before that and he was lucky to have a suit that fit him; it had once belonged to his cousin who was now too old and tall for it.
“Kissing someone other than who you came with probably ain’t right,” he said hesitantly, though he clearly looked tempted and that made Hikari feel better. She wasn’t sure what Kevin thought; she’d seen him kiss other women since their first kiss and she’d kissed other men, but… And then there was Gretchen. She decided to think about it later and just enjoy being with Touji. And she took this chance to show him some dance moves; it felt great to teach *him* something physical. She was having a great night. ******************* Conrad whirled Rosalinda around as she laughed, then dipped her low and promenaded along with her; she looked surprised, but very happy and he was now grateful to Hedda for pushing him to learn some dancing, painful as it was. He normally wasn’t good with girls but he’d danced with lots of girls tonight. I shouldn’t be so happy about it, he thought, but he was. Even if he was stuck wearing his old, cheap suit; his family had lots of money now that they lived in the Geo-Front, but they’d just barely gotten by a lot of the time before that and he was lucky to have a suit that fit him; it had once belonged to his cousin who was now too old and tall for it.