Tap-dancing shoes

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Tap-dancing shoes are scripted footwear that allows for special tap dance moves. Each dance step is random based on the verb used.

Analyze

You analyze your leather dancing shoes and sense that there is no recorded information on that item.  It may or may not be able to be worked on by a merchant alterer.

You get no sense of whether or not the shoes may be further lightened.

Usage

Verb First Third
DANCE Clicking your heels, you indicate your leather dancing shoes and do a little dance. Clicking her heels, XXX indicates her leather dancing shoes and does a little dance.
PULL You waltz, the taps on your shoes clicking out the footsteps like a frantic bat throwing itself against a closed window. XXX waltzes around in circles, the racket of her steps clattering on the nerves and setting teeth to grinding
You attempt to perform a graceful waltz, however the taps on your leather dancing shoes make it a louder performance than one might desire. XXX waltzes around, the taps on her leather dancing shoes creating quite a din!
You waltz, your movements graceful and your footsteps like those of a goat on a tin roof. XXX waltzes this way and that, making a racket like a bunch of scampering squirrels with steel toenails.
PUSH You jig yourself into a frenzy, your whole body caught up in the intoxicating freedom of movement! XXX jigs all around you, like a wild dervish drunk on demon rum!
You jig to your right, your feet moving like greased lightning! XXX jigs to her right, her feet moving like a cat shaking water off of its paws
You jig to your left, hopping and leaping with the exuberance of the dance! XXX jigs to the left, hopping and leaping about with abandon!
TAP You tap to the left, you tap to the right, you tap-tap-tap with a step that's quick and light. You tap the hokey-pokey and you turn yourself around. That's what it's all about! XXX executes a snappy tap sequence, and finishes up with a spirited turn! Something about the performance seems so familiar...
You tap-tappity-tap in a wide circle, adding snappy hand gestures to your performance. XXX taps around in a circle, gesturing and bobbing in an exuberant performance!
You tap-tap-tap your way into a fast flurry of turns, whipping your body around in a blur! XXX taps a few steps, then bursts into a series of rapid turns, almost swatting you in the face with a swing of her arm in the process.
You burst into a flurry of dance, with a clickety-tap-tap, slide, shuffle toe, ending in a quick turn and pose. XXX suddenly launches into a dance, her staccato tapping creating a flurry of clickety-taps! she ends with a rapid whirl and a pose.
You tap-clickety-tap your way around a rectangular pattern, adding an extra embellishment of quick bursts at each corner. XXX taps enthusiastically around a rectangular pattern, adding a burst of extra clickities at each corner.
You shuffle-tap-ball-change into a quick turn, then break into a rapid series of clickety-tap-taps, finishing up with a well-executed dip. XXX taps to and fro, working herself into a veritable frenzy!
WAVE You sway around in a circle, adding twirls along the way in a slow spiral. XXX sways gracefully around in a circle, adding little spiral turns along the way.
You sway gracefully to your left, your arm gestures as languid as a swan gliding across a lake. XXX sways gracefully to her left, enhancing her smooth footwork with languid arm gestures.
You sway to your right, your body like a leaf drifting in the cradle of a light breeze. XXX sways to her right, leaning into the slow twirl with a langorous tempo.
Tap-dancing shoes Information
Type Fluff
Item Classification Accessory
Item(s) Applied to Footwear
Alterable Yes
Light/Deep
Item Verbs
DANCE PULL PUSH TAP
WAVE