[come on Malik, your song is playing. let's dance.]

If I really could you probably wouldn't need to tell me that.

[she'd had her brain picked and her emotions played like marionette strings too many times to really fall for that. that said...she's looking at him appraisingly for a moment or two before giving a lopsided shrug.]

But I don't think there's much you could do to me that hasn't happened already. I guess I'll give it a try.

[thanks Lapis, very nice.]