Oooh me likey. I think they’d be awesome dance partners.
Suzuya hates dancing. Actually, that’s not true. He loves it, and he loves the annual CCG balls because he can eat all the sweets he wants for free and dance like crazy.
But then they all look at him like he really is crazy, and parents pull their children away, and he hates that.
So today he’s standing by the table instead of the dance floor, stuffing his face with gooey brownies.
“Don’t make yourself sick.” Hanbee Abara comes over.
Suzuya swallows a mouthful. “Uh.” He did teach Hanbee how to dance in their house.
How to crazy dance.
Hanbee holds out his hand. “Keijin told me to formally ask like this.”
Suzuya giggles. Hanbee is too tall to look graceful dancing. Really, he was the perfect partner to train with.
“Come on.” Hanbee pouts. “You, uh, can’t just teach me and desert me.”
Suzuya gasps. “A leader never deserts his partners!”
“I know.” Hanbee drags him out onto the floor. His face is already red. What will they think? He’s a terrible dancer.
But they won’t think of him at all. They’ll only see Suzuya.
He hopes they don’t judge Suzuya if they see a second investigator dancing like a monkey.
The music starts, and the dance begins.
Mercy and Magic 