Room 232 - Tuesday Afternoon

[onlyajones]

It had taken some getting used to being a pug but Jo was finding that it wasn’t really that bad, the hardest part she found was being patient and not being able to do a lot of things but she was very glad Libby had been taking care of her for the past week.

At the moment Libby was in class and Jo was resting comfortably on a blanket in her room and half dozing, waiting for Libby to come back and she’d have someone to play with.

(Libby’s room modded with permission, for Libby but can be open)

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[onlyajones]

Jo was bright red now and she sat herself up, trying to cover herself as best she could, “oh my gosh could you imagine if I had turned back up there? It would have been quite awkward,” she laughed nervously.

“I think so?” Jo blinked a bit, looking around for the blanket that she had been laying on earlier, “that was rather peculiar being an animal for so long,”

[outofthequiver]

"It's just wild, isn't it?" said Libby, laughing a little herself, to hear Jo laugh, too, nervous as it was. "Who'd've ever thought we'd turn into animals one day? And you're lucky, when I turned back after being a lamb, it was at the Magpie Emporium! Thankfully, Vi was able to help me out..."

Speaking of which...

"Would you like to borrow clothes?" she offered, setting aside her food and pushing herself up to her feet, which was an awkward affair, as she kept her eyes tactfully on the ceiling the whole time. "Or we can just bundle you up in a blanket and I'll scout the hallway to make sure the coast is clear to get you to your room..."

[onlyajones]

“This definitely wouldn’t have happened at my old school,” Jo agreed, trying to imagine what that would have been like, “I think um…I’d like to borrow some clothes if that’s okay? I’ll bring them back,” she assured Libby, she didn’t feel comfortable enough to take her chances with getting to the third floor with a blanket, even with Libby there to help her.

[outofthequiver]

Libby smiled a little at that, figuring that was what Jo would go with, especially since Libby's own modest style of dress would suit Jo in a way that would be comfortable and familiar, so she rerouted to her dresser.

"No need to rush on returning them," she assured her, trying to sort through to find something looser to fit Jo better. "It's not like I'm going to suddenly need to wear all my clothes at once, or anything!"

[onlyajones]

“Thank you,” Jo said gratefully, “and for looking after me while I was a dog as well,” she added, “hopefully I wasn’t too much trouble?”

She remembered some things from the week but some of it was a bit of a blur as well.

[outofthequiver]

"Oh," Libby assured her, "you were very well behaved. It was actually nice...having you around..."

And there it was, the small twinge of realization that Jo was going to go back up to her room now, and that newfound loneliness would swing right in to take her place. So there was a moment of hesitation, and she shook her head a little to chase off those thoughts, smiling a little extra as she turned around to bring the clothes over to Jo.

Eyes politely on the ceiling the whole time.

"Here," she said, holding them out in Jo's general direction. "These should work well enough."

[onlyajones]

Jo gave a grateful smile as she accepted the clothes, very relieved for the chance to cover up.

“Oh I’m glad I didn’t cause too much trouble,” Jo told her once she had gotten into the clothes, “I know our dog at home can get into everything and cause a bit of a mess, much to mother’s dismay,” she admitted.

[outofthequiver]

"What kind of dog do you have a home?" Libby asked, turning around to give Jo a little extra privacy to get dressed. "We have two,Ruth and Boaz, but Daddy insists they're hunting dogs, not pets, and they stay outside, where there's not as much trouble to get into.

"Did you like being a pug?" she also asked. "You were very cute, you know."

[onlyajones]

“I have a purebred Beagle,” Jo told Libby with a smile, resisting the urge to add that he cost 500 pounds like she would have at Malory Towers, “his name is Duke, we have other animals like horses and other farm animals at home but Duke belongs to the family, he’s our pet,” she explained.

“It was rather exciting being a pug,” Jo considered after a bit, “it took some getting used to but I found it rather peaceful, especially when you would read stories to me,” she added.

[outofthequiver]

"I'm glad you enjoyed that, then," said Libby, her smile a little soft. Not that Jo could see it right now with her back turned, but it was probably present in her tone. "I was worried you might have thought it was silly, and you were just listening out of politeness."

[onlyajones]

Jo finished getting the last of the clothes on, feeling much better now that she was fully clothed, “it was a very interesting story, it wasn’t silly at all,” she assured Libby, “I quite enjoyed listening to it,”