For most questions? His smile was probably answer enough.
It was completely unexpected. Which, he wasn't sure why, either. He was figuring out their rhythm, which was far more disjointed than any song, but maybe, it was there. Explain, get teased before or during, and she was game. And she'd had fun on the train --laughing, yo-- so why not dancing?
"Cool."
He answered as he wound her back in like a yo-yo. And, really, why not? Because fearless. Was it an Arrow thing? Or did she see the Lie that fear was? He also knew the hamster wheel was turning on her, because he didn't really want to turn it on himself. This was Not The Plan. Some strange little Warlock with scars wasn't why he'd come to Sacramento. But improvisation? That was his thing. And maybe Sacramento was his thing, and not some other thing.
It was all really, really confusing.
"Ummmm, great." He was still smiling, and added a nod. How long had he been smiling? "Most people, even if they feel the beat, they're nervous. Or shy. Or just, I don't know, afraid of not doing well? But you're doing great."
All those things got people got caught up with. With everything.
Everything, yo.
It was twice as quiet without the music. An illusion. The silence was the same as the when they'd first walked in. Maybe. But it still sounded awfully loud when he swallowed. Could she hear it, too?
"How, ummm, how am I doing? With this whole date thing?"