[ Then she'd sulk and then Maki would be proven right in her decision to go easy on her!

It's not that being close was a problem at all, but it does make learning to dance easier. Maybe when Vivienne learns more she could pull in in like that--

But now Maki looks up from Vivienne's feet (she's got the steps right now!) to tilt her head at that simple, confident answer. ]

Really?

[ Maki has to think herself about what she'd do... On principle though, she's pretty sure she'd accept, simply because it was the polite thing to do, and pretty much only for that reason. ]

Well--You're getting the hang of it a lot better. We could try the waltz steps now, it's just a little different since you step diagonally..