Cuddle. "You excel at it, though."

"I'll stick with my pet tiger."

Ruby giggles and kisses her Ellie's cheek.

"Oh, if I'm a tiger, and you're a lion... I'm tempted to make a bear joke except you haven't seen that movie..."

"Eh, bears are lame," she says. "Panthera's where it's at."

Laugh. "We can expand to Felidae if we meet a house cat us."

"Hm, I think a house cat us should only be allowed in if they learn to roar. An important trait, that."

Ellie makes a dismissive noise. "Roaring's overrated."

"Prefer it when I purr?"

"Immensely."

Nuzzle purr.

Giggle.

...That is both incredibly awkward to witness and also weirdly cute?

Bellona finishes her drink, perhaps a bit quickly, and squeezes her sister before detangling to go charm a stranger out of another. Definitely not running away, nope.

"Hey." She catches Bellona's arm. "Do you wanna dance?"

Pause, and -

Small smile.

"Yeah!" she says. "Sounds fun."

Yay!

Up and to the dance floor.

A new song's on, this one with a simpler version of the dance - one they can pick up from watching other dancers, especially if they stay in a clearer part of the dance floor near the edge. The speed's a good medium pace, not so energetic they might hurt themselves, and Bellona gets into it, holding El and dancing around with her. Improvising a lot, of course - just copying everyone else would be boring.

This is actually a lot of fun. Bellona's good at dancing.

She missteps, turns it into a spin, and starts laughing, face lit up under the soft lights. Keeps dancing, of course, even as the song changes and it takes her a second to reorient their pattern. This one's got a bit fancier footwork, and Bellona's hand shifts to the small of El's back for balance at one point, staying at her waist even as they move on.

-Oh my. El almost misses a step, but covers it well. She does giggle.

The next song's slower, more of a swaying song, and Bellona leans into El, beaming and holding her close.

Hum.

"Aren't they cute," Ellie says, back at the table.

"Absolutely adorable," Ruby says, watching them.

"Should we tell them...?"

"Nooo! They have to figure out themselves."

Giggle. "That might take a while..."