Valerie kept her smile : " I felt like.....it was necessary, because it was. There was a period of my life where i had to indure mal intent from a certain man. When i had enough, i found it wont be satisfying to just walk away. I did what had to be done for my future progress. He had to go, i remained."
At the end she wasnt laughing anymore, her glare was through the hologlass, at distant rocks dancing in space. She wondered if they have a pattern or just stuck in endless vacuum, dancing forever. Looking at the rocks, an idea struck her mind.
" But, now that we have gone through the formalities, i was thinking we can have some fun, " she pointed to the dance floor. She was different and cheereful in her behaviour. A slow moving song was playing, who knows for how long.
" C'mmon Wolfgang, i hope you dance, and if you dont, i will teach you ", she stood up and offered him a hand......