You and Epel twirled around the ballroom floor clumsily, laughing whenever one of the two of you stepped on the other's foot.

"Dancing with you is fun! Hey, would you dance to the next song with me too?" Epel asked, smiling brightly at you.

He was in a great mood--- no one had even commented on his appearance that night! Epel wondered absentmindedly if he could pick you up, like one of those dance competitions he saw on tv once.