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@ud93​

mondays are starting to be her fun days, jo realises as she lets herself get dragged along by the six dogs whose leashes are all attached to a belt around her waist. today counts as a workout day too, not that she actually pens those into her non-existent agenda, but it counts because of the sheer strength she has to muster up to avoid actually getting dragged along the sidewalk and through the grass at the park.

but there’s a reason why mondays get a bad rep and today, she learns the hard way.

miumiu the akita kicks it off, suddenly overcome by a rush of excitement as they near the apartment complex. the others waste no time to follow suit, lunging forward which has jo spilling some of her iced latte over her shirt. she lets out a surprised yelp and has no choice but to jog forward a bit to lessen the tension, only to spot their target just by the entrance of the complex.

unsurprisingly, by then it’s too late to pull back and jo can only try not to spill her coffee over the poor guy as the dogs start to crowd around him, leashes getting all tangled up in the process. “you guys!” she complains, using her free hand to try and gather up some of the leashes in a futile attempt to hold them back. “i thought we’ve been through this—coco, don’t you dare try jumping right now!”

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@taeaoh

in hindsight, maybe it was a bad call to take little alex to the trampoline park after getting froyo.

but it’s not like she can travel back in time to stop past-jo from caving into the kid’s request. if she could, things would be a lot more different than they are now, butterfly effect be damned. instead, she can only watch in mortification as alex decides then and there to projectile vomit over some very expensive looking leather shoes. it’s even worse when she looks up and finds a familiar face from her apartment complex as the owner of said shoes.

the apology is quick to die in her throat.

“i’m sorry,” sweet little alex mumbles as his grip tightens around her hand and jo doesn’t have it in her to be mad at him. she isn’t too sure about the other guy though. 

“i’m so sorry about that,” jo finally says after fishing through her bag to find tissues from the froyo place to clean alex’s face. tossing the tissues into a nearby bin with impeccable aim, she grimaces at the guy’s ruined shoes before meeting his eyes, a sheepish smile lining her lips. “okay so, those look like they’d cost me a kidney. i probably can’t get you new ones, but...”

digging through her bag again, she produces a pomegranate lollipop and offers it to him. “i got this and connections with the dry cleaning place down the block.”

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@98huii

she doesn’t get paid enough for this.

now, she’s long made her peace with that, but resignation doesn’t stop the thought from crossing her mind every time a kid tears up or throws a tantrum that makes her want to sob and scream too. only, that’s not exactly socially acceptable, is it?

shame, really.

today’s slightly better. she’s had worse days, and she reminds herself of that as she crouches down to smile at juri, a six-year old she’s been babysitting for about two months now. the little girl isn’t prone to tantrums or the like, save for super rare occasions. so, imagine jo’s surprise when juri let out a loud wail as soon as they stepped into the photography studio where juri is meant to get her photo taken.

and so, jo finds herself using the sleeve of her sweater to wipe away juri’s tears as she tries to figure out what exactly is bothering her. “this is a bad place,” juri finally says a little too loudly and jo cringes, wondering if the owner heard that. granted, juri isn’t wrong in the sense that the studio does give jo a mild case of the heebie jeebies, which is far from an unfamiliar feeling but an unsettling one nonetheless.

“we’ll just take one picture, then we can go and get some ice cream, alright?” jo tries with a grin, because the last thing on her agenda is to piss off juri’s mum by failing the one thing she’s meant to do today. of course, juri’s frown deepens as she shakes her head in defiance. letting out a sigh, jo glances at the owner with a tight-lipped smile. “a little help, please?”

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ellor ellor!! im a lil late to the party but v happy to be here nonetheless :] im here w jo, the local babysitter-dog walker extraordinaire B) you’ll find a more detailed but rambly rundown plus some plots under the cut bc her bio and stats page aren’t the greatest lol zzz anw do give this a like and i’ll hit you up for plotting!! 

youngest of four siblings, the rest are all brothers so u can imagine how that went lol

as in: doted on by parents and second oldest brother (27 y.o), has petty beef with the third oldest brother (26 y.o), eldest brother was overbearing (31 y.o) but that could be bc he’s a capricorn tbh

based in ville city, her family is well-off, middle-class, and full of mostly overachievers (mum is an academic, dad is a cardiologist, brother 1 and 3 are engineers, brother 2 is a vet)

naturally, jo had to disrupt that trend :]

studied architecture at uni but dropped out in her third year bc her grades werent holding up on top of failing a major group project

lived with her parents for like a bit more than a year doing this and that before deciding to move out much to their (patronising) chagrin

decision was spurred on by members of that aforementioned flop project, but also because she wanted to prove that she can ~survive in the real world~ alone/without their help

and so far thats going okay!! if okay means balancing two hectic jobs at the same time whilst dealing with all the shit that goes on in the apartment complex and her pitiful bank balance, then shes a-okay :]

currently going through bouts of homesickness like shes missin that security and comfort lol

*mitski voice* kinda tall child vibes yknow 

anyways!

ghost fiasco plus the strange happenings at the complex used to freak her out (sometimes they still do) bc shes pretty superstitious but now she’s just kinda resigned to living in a place haunted by some spirit and bad pipes

chill and easygoing demeanour, sometimes charming (its the leo in her), oftentimes lacks a filter and impulse control

sometimes she’ll walk a dog for the necessary amt of time and spend the rest of the day chilling in her apartment with them

her favourite is rico the italian greyhound

does the same w the kids she looks after if she’s caring for them at her place (which has Not been childproofed)

kids love her so she was like let me exploit this love for money and now she gets free shit from their rich parents

doesn’t know why ms eom keeps giving her the evil eye (her shoes are scuffed as HELL)

more tidbits about her: astrology believer but doesnt retain shit, lives like a classic broke college student, stupidly good at arcade games, night owl, makes homemade kombucha so one of her kitchen cabinets reeks, falls asleep during movies within the first five mins, carefully curated ig feed to make it seem like she has her shit together (her close friends story says otherwise), makes banging oatmeal, has beanbags instead of a couch

ok onto some plots pls bear with me

“woke up in someone’s bed and went through their fridge as well as their password book for their netflix subscription info before returning to her’s” ok who wants to be that someone (yes she still uses their netflix account) (would have to be in a unit starting with a 04)

that 101 dalmations scene where they get tangled up by their dogs’ leashes except make it a meet-ugly so its you getting tangled up in the leashes of the seven dogs she walks and the struggle to get untangled as she tries not to spill her coffee on you

caught her babysitting the same kid multiple times and now you think that kid is hers so she’s plotted with that kid to keep up the act for fun

smth based off a shared occurrence (like if theyre both in the east wing etc) would be fun!! esp if they have different approaches to coping with it (where are the b2 ghost theorists)

sorry this kid she’s babysitting threw up over your expensive shoes she cant buy you new ones but she can offer you an organic lollipop as compensation :]

omg friends of her brothers who recognise her so shes like 🙈 idk them wdym

on that note there are a bunch of doctor/medical ppl here so mayhaps they know of her dad since he works in the city hospital hmm

shes the mystery person who keeps beating your high score in some arcade game

others: vc childhood friends/acquaintances, an ex or two (likely would’ve been a situationship with her tbh), ex colleague from an odd job she’s worked before, a long shot but maybe one of said groupmates from uni, she babysits some kid you know