"Oui," the teacher nodded, "Zose are zeir interests from what I 'ave seen." She took another sip of her tea, "It is an easy zing to learn such. All you must do is show an interest in ze person, and zeir interests will be discovered later. It is even possible zat if you try, you may find somedzing else zat you enjoy as well." She knew he was a devout follower of his religion, but even the most devout follower was allowed to have other things that they find joy in.
"Zis dance is a school sponsored night," she assured the boy, "Zere will be teachers to make sure zat ze misbe'avior stays to a minimum." She thought for a moment, and as a way of helping him feel more confident about the fact that there would be teachers there, she decided to go on, "Even moi." A supportive smile came to her face, "So you must ne worry about ze odzer students being too bad."