[Armand listens.] I can see that about not having money. If there were enough resources, I could see an acting or opera troupe being supported by community sponsorship, of sorts. But people would have to have enough left over not to mind.

[But thinking so deeply or hard isn't really his nature.] It's complicated isn't it? I'd like to participate in some of the dancing sometime, when I know what I'm doing around here.

((His is the standard alien model. I couldn't think of anything from his period that would work.))