She wants to say to him that Tergeo will make that go faster, without getting it everywhere. Especially in white fabric. She should never, ever, ever let them dress her when it was not for undercover. It was such a bad idea. Tiny nerd witches cooing over her like she had given them the fourth coming in agreeing to this one night. But her brain isn't helping.

"They potioned everyone. It was in the drinks. It had to be." He's talking about showers, and Jo shook her head, trying to push up toward sitting. Gil. The Ministry. "So that they'd have the upper hands, while the greater portion of people were suddenly spelled against being able to be helped after the first attacks."

It was even more reason why she couldn't stay there.