Tutu, too, was quite enchanted by Aphrodite, and was only barely resisting the urge to ask her to dance. It took her a few moments to recover, and once she had done so she faced the stick and tried to work out exactly how she was going to limbo under it. Tutu was quite flexible, but ballerinas tend to not move all that much when leaning backwards.

Still, she did her best, leaning backwards just far enough to pass under the bar and stepping carefully in that odd ballet feet-pointing-out-to-the-side way. She righted herself with a smile and a small pirouette and said cheerfully to Kira, "It is quite an excellent game, Sir Kira."