Jasper hadn't exactly planned to go anywhere today, not after the terrible news. He would have been perfectly content to shut himself up indoors with tea and his cello and not think about anything for a while. But as usual, his friends drew him out. They needed, well if not him specifically, someone to talk to, to be with. So first Jasper had spent a couple of surprisingly pleasant hours at Bianca's before finally heading over to Ernie's.
He had a few baked goods with him as he knocked; Bianca had insisted he take something with him. Jasper was glad she had. He figured Ernie could use something to cheer him at least a little bit.