Dance [OPEN]

[songholladay]

It's Saturday morning and Song pads through her apartment, rubbing the sleep from her eyes. She draws the curtains to let the sunlight in, getting energy from its warmth, before she makes a beeline straight for the fridge, her stomach growling loudly. She frowns when she realizes she doesn't have eggs or bacon or ingredients to make pancakes which is atrocious! Because breakfast food is the best food and every Saturday morning since her adoption has been filled with amazing breakfast foods.

She groans a little before perking up again. "That's okay! I'll just check out what kind of breakfast Siren Cove has to offer. Nooo problem. Then I can visit the recreation center."

Satisfied with the game plan, she runs back to her room, changing out of her pjs and into a pair of shorts, a grey tank, and a red plaid shirt. She finds delicious pancakes at Quill, where she also finds the friendliest service and gets a discount for being "a new face". After finishing the cinnamon swirl pancakes and milk, she's off to find the Thornton Recreation Center which...isn't all that hard to find. Song's eyes widen when she sees it. The place is huge and looks state of the art, different compared to the rest of the town. When she gets inside, she's like a kid in a candy store--there's so much to do! Dance classes, a spa, tracks, swimming...she's a little bit overwhelmed and the receptionist has to fetch her a glass a water to get her to calm down.

She fucking loves recreation centers.

After chatting with the receptionist, Song has a pamphlet and a schedule of events and classes held at the recreation center. And with no job as of yet, she plans to attend every one. And be successful at every one. Because that's what a Holladay does. Overachieve at every damn thing they do. She signs up for more classes than she can currently remember, filling her phone's calendar with dates and times, even grabbing the receptionist's personal cell number, before she's off to explore.

Her first stop is where her heart and soul practically live--the dance studio. She's happy the center not only offers courses, but has empty floors available for private practice as well. Plopping down in front of the mirrors, Song stretches, displaying some of her unnatural flexibility. Once she's limber again, she plugs her phone into the speaker system and starts an old routine.

"f(x) Victoria Song - My sexy goddess" (Watch on YouTube)

ooc: Hello, this is Song's official intro into the game, woo! Find her at the recreation center! I imagine the room's glass so anyone can watch the dance routines going on. Feel free to catch her in the studio or run into her in other parts of the rec center.

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[andwehowl]

"If you don't mind?" she asks, inclining her head with a smile. "I'm Kitty, by the way. And I'm gonna guess, by the beat of that music and the fact that you sound very out of breath, you're a dancer?"

[songholladay]

"I don't mind at all. I'm Song." She grabs up her bag, disconnecting her phone from the speaker system and meets Kitty at the door. "Nah, I just sit on the floor and pretend like I'm dancing," she teases. "This is my first time here, so no promises I don't get you even more lost."

[andwehowl]

Kitty laughs, liking this girl already. "Wow, you're really out of breath from just sitting on the floor," she jokes, gesturing for her to take the lead. It's easier to follow the sound of her footsteps from behind, obviously. "Eh, at least if we both get lost, I won't be alone. Nothing worse than wandering around desperately on your own."

[songholladay]

"It's hard work, you know. Not everyone's fit for sitting." Song immediately takes the lead, wandering in front of Kitty while turning around to talk to her constantly.

"That's true. If worse comes to worse, I know where a snack machine is. So we won't die at least," she giggles.

[andwehowl]

"True. I'm a professional sitter, myself, so I guess I just have high standards," she chuckles, easily following Song's footsteps. She has a dancer's gait and Kitty's fairly sure she's never going to end up mixing her particular walk up with anyone else's.

"Oh god, you're like, a survival pro. I'm so impressed!"

[songholladay]

"Oh, dang. I'll practice my sitting more often, I'm a bit of an overachiever." Song happily leads them down a few halls and around some corners--the place is huge. She peeks around doors, happily moving along when she discovers the wrong place.

"Thanks! I grew up a military brat, I'll keep you alive, no prob." She stops at a large opening on the opposite end of the rec center and turns back to Kitty. "Shucks, looks like I don't get to show off my survival skills. I found the gym."

[andwehowl]

"Damn! You're good," Kitty grins, impressed but also a little sad that they're going to part now. Unless... "You wouldn't happen to be into running, would you? I could use a partner..."

[songholladay]

"Yeah?" Song beams, happy to keep Kitty company. "I love running! Especially with a workout partner."

[andwehowl]

"Awesome!" Kitty laughs, bumping her with a hip. They've only just met and she's already pretty sure she loves this girl, just for running with her. She's half tempted to challenge her to a race but, considering she's been running her whole life, it wouldn't exactly be fair. "If I lived closer to town, I'd ask if you'd want to join me on my morning runs. As it is, I'll take the honour of running with you now."

[songholladay]

"You don't live in town?" she asks, taking the opportunity to stretch her legs. Chatting with Kitty is easy and natural for her, even if they just met. "I just moved in this week. I bet running outside feels better than in here though."

[andwehowl]

"Just on the edge," she explains, warming up. "And oh yeah, it's so much nicer outside. If it wasn't raining today, I'd be out there instead of cooped up in here. There are some amazing paths through the forests."

[songholladay]

"You'll have to show me them sometime. I love being outdoors." Song finishes stretching out her limbs and taps Kitty's arm. "You ready to go? I'll try not to lap you."

[andwehowl]

"You are so quickly becoming my favourite person ever," Kitty laughs, hopping to her feet. She's barely on her feet for a second before she takes off, shoes squeaking against the floor.

"Try to keep up, yeah?" she calls over her shoulder with a chuckle, following the memorized path of the gym.

[songholladay]

"Wai-HEY!" Song takes off after her, quickly catching up to Kitty with a laugh.

"I see how it's going to be."

[andwehowl]

She laughs, keeping her pace steady as she hears Song's strides catch up to her. "Do you, though? Better not have been underestimating the blind chick!"

[songholladay]

"Oh I would never," she breathes, matching Kitty's stride. "I just didn't take you for a dirty runner. Mad respect."

[andwehowl]

"You grow up surrounded by dogs that play dirty, you learn to play dirty too," Kitty grins, enjoying the relaxed pace, for now. "I wrestle like a champ, if you don't mind biting."

[songholladay]

"You know what my dad taught me? Whatever you need to do to win or survive." She pushes herself, picking up the speed of her run. "Remind me to never wrestle with you though."

[andwehowl]

"Your dad sounds like my aunt," she laughs, easily matching Song's pace. "It's a dog eat dog world, and you need to be the one who's doing the eating."

[songholladay]

"Exactly." They've picked up a full run's speed now, easily keeping up with each other and Song's beaming, happy to be active and have someone to chat with. "If she's anything like my dad, I like your aunt already. He lives right outside of town too, actually."

[andwehowl]

"Clearly, I need to meet your dad. He raised a badass." Kitty's beaming right back, enjoying the synchronized sound of their footbeats and the feeling of her heart picking up the pace.

[songholladay]

Song's a bit of a show-off at times, but she doesn't really mean to be. She gets overtaken by her happiness and comfort, which she's feeling now, and does a quick cartwheel, stretching out her limbs before continuing the run.

"Badass might be an understatement. But I wasn't apparently raised with animals. I feel like you could rip me apart."

[andwehowl]

Kitty catches the sound of the interrupted strides and wonders what happened. "You okay?" she calls, not sure if Song's fallen or not, but then she speaks again and she knows everything is fine.

And she can't help but let out a tiny snort at that. You don't know the half of it, she thinks with a chuckle. "To be fair, I don't follow rules well. You'd probably beat my ass hard in organized sports."

[songholladay]

"Just throwing in some acrobatics," she grins. Song playfully nudges Kitty's elbow. "Oh yeah, I got you there. Military kid? Totally know how to follow rules and all that."

[andwehowl]

Kitty nudges back, a little more forcefully, grin broadening. "How boring! You need to spend some time with wolves. You'll learn how fun rule breaking is."