Room 528 -- Wednesday Morning

[icecoldfrost]

It was lucky for Emma that ermines likes burrowing into things, such as blankets. Because it meant when she woke up person-shaped (and without clothes) on Wednesday morning, she wasn't freezing or in a hideously embarrassing situation. Well, no more embarrassing than being a rather cuddly ermine had been in the first place.

Blanket firmly wrapped around herself, Emma hopped out of bed and headed over to her dresser to pick out some clothes and find her shampoo. After a week of being small and furry, a hot shower and something to wear that wasn't a blue ribbon sounded fantastic.

[OOC: For the roomie, should she wish, and open to other visitors once Emma is happily clothed.]

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[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

The sound woke Beka and it took a moment afore she remembered that ermines did not make as much noise and then her head poked out from underneath her own blanket. "You're back!"

Not that she'd left...

[icecoldfrost]

"I never left," Emma teased, grinning over her shoulder as she tugged her pants on. "I can talk! Thank GOD, I was about to strangle someone."

[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

You'd have been very ineffective about it, Pounce informed her from where he was curled up on Beka's feet.

"I like you talking!" Beka grinned and she looked very much relieved. "Tis good to see you back on two feet."

[icecoldfrost]

"I'll have you know that I managed to efficiently attack a number of hands," Emma replied haughtily, turning up her nose at Pounce. "I would have found a way to manage."

She would. Even if she had to use the ribbon Beka had dressed her up in for the dance.

"It's good to be back on two feet, and to have my powers back."

[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

Pounce's miaow managed to sound rather amused.

"It'd have been easy if you'd been able to still speak to people," Beka agreed, extracting her feet from underneath her cat so she could get up. "You didn't like being a weasel then?"

[icecoldfrost]

"It could have been worse," Emma admitted. "At least everyone found me adorable. If I'd turned into a bug or something else easily squashed."

[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

"Pounce would not have let me squash you," Beka assured her.

[glacial_queen]

"Hi, Beka," Karla said with a wave. "Would you like a donut? It's the recommended reward for people who've been ermine-sitting for almost a week."

[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

"Is it?" Beka asked with some amusement. She was tying her hair in a tight braid. No spikes. "I'd love one, if you have any to spare."

[glacial_queen]

"Well, assuming I can grab one away from Emma without losing any fingers..." Karla said with a laugh.

Because she was the one to talk, yes.

She reached into the bag and pulled out a chocolate glazed. "Is this one good?" she asked, bringing it over to Beka.

[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

"It is fine," Beka nodded and quickly tied her braid off afore she reached for the donut. "Thank you. You saved me a trip to the baker."

[glacial_queen]

"You're welcome," Karla said with a smile. "There might even be another one in there for you're still hungry. I wasn't sure how many females would be in the room today and figured it would be best to get a lot."

Because Karla never had a problem with too much food.

"Did you and Jonas have fun at the dance?"

[provostsdog.livejournal.com]

Beka smiled and ducked her head as she nodded. "He's not a bad dancer when he forgets to worry," she said easily. There was a moment's silence afore she continued. "George has no problem with that, he worries too little."

[glacial_queen]

Karla didn't have classes on Wednesdays and figured that the nice thing to do would be to check on Beka and Emma. If Emma was still an ermine, Karla figured she'd offer to take care of her for a bit.

"Kiss kiss," she called through the door, tapping lightly at the same time. "Karla's Ermine Sitting Service."

[icecoldfrost]

By now, Emma had achieved a shower, clothing, and pop tarts, and was happily seated on the floor as she went through back-issues of the NYT.

<<I'm sorry, we aren't accepting any new service providers,>> she sent cheerfully, being a bit of a brat. <<We do hope to do business with you in the future.>>

That was Emma for 'come in.'

[glacial_queen]

Which Karla cheerfully took as such. "But what if it's a limited time offer?" she teased, letting herself into the room. "We might go out of business and then where will you be the next time you become an ermine, huh?"

She called in the bag of donuts she'd bought from J,GoB and handed it over. "These are better," she said, grimacing at the pop tarts in Emma's hands.

[icecoldfrost]

"Hopefully there won't be a next time," Emma replied, snatching the bag and starting to dig through it. Foooooooooooood. "And if there is and I don't have my powers, I might be rather vexed."

Six days. No telepathy. Emma had been going softly mad.

[glacial_queen]

Karla shot her a 'yeah, right' look. "This island lives to vex us," she pointed out, leaning over to snag a donut for herself. "I think the more fervently we deny it, the harder it tries."

*You okay?* she sent. No reason to make Emma admit to vulnerabilities aloud. *I remember how frustrating it was to be an Arcerian kitten with only basic Craft. And I was one for a much shorter amount of time than you.*

[icecoldfrost]

<<It was...unsettling, especially at first, and it got very frustrating very quickly not being able to communicate,>> Emma replied, keeping her mental-tone light and deliberately not dwelling on the sheer panic she'd felt when she'd realized her powers were gone.

"I was lucky to have Beka and Pounce about when it happened."

[bitten_notshy]

Emma had wandered off again, and Jack was considering reclaiming her from Beka as he tapped on her door.

"Beka?" he called, lightly. "Is there an ermine about?"

[icecoldfrost]

Jack would feel a very familiar brush of someone's mental touch, just along the outside of his thoughts. <<No ermines here, darling. Just a few girls.>>

Yes, Emma thought she was funny.

[bitten_notshy]

"Emma," Jack couldn't resist the delighted note in his voice as he went to turn the doorknob. <<No one's been taking inside my head this week. It was getting quiet.>>

... which meant he'd missed her. A lot.

[icecoldfrost]

"Does that mean I'm spoiling you?" she asked, smiling at him as he came in. "Maybe I should start making you use your words, instead of just that tricksy brain of yours."

[bitten_notshy]

"Say that and I might start talking in Hungarian," he cautioned, but he was wrapping her in an embrace. "I like you better this way. You bite less."

[icecoldfrost]

"Lies and slander, I still bite when needed," Emma laughed. "And if you start in Hungarian, I shall take that as due provocation to poke at your brain until I understand what you're saying."