"My mother is quite the opposite." Jo said in jest. "She would do just about anything to keep me home." Between her frequent disappearances in childhood and now her job which took her away for months at a time, Jo was positive her mother would've physically restrained her if at all possible. It was lucky that she was born into the oddball family she was, seeing as most others wouldn't tolerate such antics.

Jo then looked about the room once more before asking, "would your mother and sister miss you terribly if we went for a cup of tea?"