[ Yako, amazingly, sits and listens through that entire spiel without a peep out of her, but when Gilbert leaves her room to talk again, nothing about her tone suggests she's been effectively discouraged in the least. ]

I'm sure you'll be fine. I mean, you knew what you were doing with the dancing-- [ In celebration of a holiday that oddly feels like a lifetime ago. ] --so this isn't much different, is it?