Avoidance helped settle the emotions. Considerably.

“We shouldn’t be doing this.” “Why,” he asked, “should we not be dancing?” “It’s…”

“Catcher shrugged, refolded the paper, and stuffed it back into his pocket. "Any…”

“Well?”“Well, what?” I waved a hand at the room.“Start genuflecting. Let’s see s…”

“Well, shifters aren't. Shifters are happy. They're people; then they're animals…”