In a daze, Daryn attempted to sit up. It was difficult to figure out at first, since the structure of her lower body was so different. She finally managed to lift herself up to what amounted to a sitting position, then lifted herself up to approximately standing height. It was a little disturbing how easy it was to control her new body, but for the moment she had bigger things to worry about. Where was the book? She had to find a way to change back! Even if she could find another creature in the book that was male or a little more human or preferably both, that would be enough to start with...
She slithered over to the desk she'd been sorting books at, trying not to think about the fact that she was slithering instead of walking. All the other books were there, but the monstrous tome that had done this to her was gone! Now she was really worried; not only was that book her only hope for changing back, if anyone else got their hands on it, they might wind up in the same predicament! She zipped out the library door, determined to find the book before it caught anyone else in its spell. Racing through the hall, she turned a corner and slithered smack into one of the teachers.
By the time she'd lifted herself back off the floor, the teacher was looming over her, arms folded in a what-the-hell-do-you-think-you're-doing stance. "Miss Thomas!" she said. "Even a troublemaker like you should know perfectly well that the nudity exceptions for mythics only apply to the non-human half! What do you think you're doing topless in the hall!?"
Daryn almost bolted, but by now a crowd was gathering and she wouldn't be able to get through them without the teacher catching up to her. But "Miss Thomas?" Why was nobody remarking on the presence of a freakish snake-girl thing? It seemed like the only thing the people around her thought was out of the ordinary was the fact that her breasts were uncovered! After a moment of stammering, she recovered from her confusion enough to realize that the teacher was still waiting for an explanation, and she probably didn't want to hear anything about magic books in the library.
"Well, um," Daryn said, doing her best to sound innocent, "I...I was sorting books in the library, and I fell asleep, and when I woke up, my clothes were gone! Someone must have stolen them; I'm really sorry about this, but I didn't know what to do!"
The teacher's expression softened, but only a little. "I see," she said. "Come with me. Make a hole, people!" The older woman led Daryn to the nurse's office, where she was given a hospital gown to wear while the school staff tried to track down her clothes. Then she was led back to the library, to finish sorting the books. She briefly described the missing tome to one of the officials, who promised to keep an eye out for it. She didn't want to wait, but there was a staff member in the library now, watching her like a hawk. Daryn just hoped they'd be able to find the book, or who knew how she'd have to get back to normal?