"My, my...are you here for the dance lesson?" A Ludicolo wandered
up to them. Evidently, quite the fitting pokemon to be teaching
this sort of dance. The pokemon who were learning seem to be
beginners also, with bumbling steps as they made their way through
the routine
"Yes, please!" Fortem nodded, as Audax stood silently beside him.
"There's three of us..." Fortem fumbled around with his money
pouch, while searching the theatre to spot Emerald.
Emerald would appear not moments later, giving Fortem a great hug
as he entered the scene.
"Wonderful!" The Ludicolo exclaimed. "Three of you, one hour,
that's 75 Bronze Real. We'll give you the best tuition we can give,
so you can show you stuff once you get out there. Who knows? You
may attract the attention of DJ Nico!"
"Eh, I doubt it..." Audax muttered with a smile, folding his ears
down contently. Fortem quickly pulled out eight silver real. "Keep
the change!" He placed the coins into the ludicolo's glove-like
hand.
"Fortem...that's practically 10 times the amount you were supposed
to pay..." Emerald whispered
The Ludicolo handed back 6 of the Silver Real coins. "I understand
that you want to be generous, at the same time, we don't want to
steal all of your money away. Rioverde is about enjoyment for
everyone." He chuckled as he guided the three onto the area where
the other peeps were gathered. It was apparent that some of them
looked a little drunk....
"With a one, two and a three!" The Ludicolo began showing basic
steps and how to execute them
Fortem and Audax did their best to follow along, Fortem stumbling
slightly as he tried following the moves to their actual speed.
Audax took a slower approach, trying out each dance move a couple
times in slow motion first.
The Ludicolo showed each step at a slow pace. With other Ludicolo
milling around, correcting everyone who made mistakes. Their energy
inspired something within everyone. It was slowly picking up. The
jolly music in the background accentuated this
Fortem found himself enjoying the tropical music a lot. After a
decent amount of practice, he was able to dance along to the
lively, booming beat of the drums. It was a satisfying feeling.
Audax was glad he was learning to dance in this crowded environment
where everyone was learning, so he didn't feel so awkward and
alone.
Audax felt a nervous shiver in his legs... would he be able to keep
up? But, as he saw Fortem's smiling face, he caught some of the
lycanroc's determination. Trying to turn his nervous energy into
dancing energy, he tried keeping the beat in his head, humming
along to the song quietly as he began trusting himself a little
more.
Fortem took the ludicolo's advice to herat. In the middle of one of
the moves, he whipped around, making a tight spin, before finishing
it off on time. A grin spread across his face. Audax thought for a
moment. What if you could use moves in dance? Making sure there was
room around him, Audax used swift, trying to make the little stars
swirl around him while he was dancing.
Audax's appeal showed in that spur of the moment. The stars really
added to his 'Cool' factor right there and then. "Very cool!" The
Ludicolo yelled out to Audax. "Don't be afraid to incorporate
effects into your dance! But be sure not to harm anyone!" Taking
this to heart, some of the others explored some of their own moves.
Emerald himself, let his aura shine with every movement, leaving
emerald green sparkles with each paw and leg movement.
Fortem didn't have any aura or swift-like moves... it was difficult
for him to change the direction of his rock type moves. Instead, He
hopped up, summoning a flat stone edge rock underneath his feet,
like an elevated platform. The familliar rock texture also helped
him get a better grip, increasing the quality of his dance moves.
Audax was pretty smart to try incorporating moves into the dance!
"Very Tough!" The Ludicolo nearest to Fortem commented, with a
happy smile on his face. The hour was almost up now, and the
Ludicolo were signalling that the hour lesson was almost over
Fortem got down from his platform, a little bit sweaty. "Better not
tire ourselves out too much before the dance party," He said to
Audax, who nodded in agreement. "Thank you!" Fortem grinned at the
ludicolo.
The Ludicolo all waved them off. Before welcoming the next
batch.
"So guys...wanna dress up? Or do you wanna just dance as is? I
don't mind!" Emerald said excitedly. He could already see the
stands which offered up all sorts of costumes.
"It would have been fun but ok!" Emerald giggled happily. He was
hopping around excited. It was late in the afternoon but... there
were already some drunk guests about. "We should get an early
dinner." Emerald suggested
"Good idea! Where should we eat?" Fortem pulled out the hotel map
from his bag, his eyes darting from one location no the next,
checking if it was a resturaunt or not.