every day a little sting

[wildkingdom]

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[deathlessness]

[He will assume correctly.]

My thoughts exactly. So the hostages and the Quarter are the priorities, and if we have enough to spare, we'll hit the plantation house. Likely all that's there are extra troops.

[witchaffinity]

I still say divide up and conquer the three. But, I'm not the general. Just an out-of-towner lending a hand.

( He belittles the impact his presence gives to the proceedings, but he's never had a problem with his sense of self worth, always believing himself to be the better of his siblings. And the most fun. )

Who all are we waiting for?

[deathlessness]

Klaus, and a few more vampires from out of town.

[She then glances over, scanning the faces until she finds the werewolf she's looking for:]

Scott, is anyone else coming in from your end?

[commend]

( Allison hasn't answered any messages the group has sent her, and neither has Malia. He's making small talk with the wolves, with Aiden, when Freya calls him out. )

Allison and Freya were in the Bayou, but I think they went to ground. There's also Harvey and Cami. I don't know anyone else who wasn't taken, or isn't here.

[deathlessness]

[She nods, before reaching for her phone to check with Cami for her ETA.]

Klaus went out to the bayou to see what happened, so I'm sure when he arrives he'll have news, if not Allison herself.

[But that being said, introductions:]

Kol, Scott McCall. Scott, my brother Kol.

[commend]

( They explain their pleasantries, Scott worried but friendly and Kol wondering how werewolves get younger and younger. He asks Scott if he was born or bitten and Scott has no problem answering. )

How many Originals are there?

[deathlessness]

Seven of us, originally. Two of them are dead, and Rebekah lives in New York now with her family.

[Essentially, they are legion.]

[commend]

That's so many. I'm an only child and I -- know mostly only children. Except for Derek and Derek's...

( Also gone. )

[deathlessness]

[Not all of them! Cora still exists.]

Given what my mother bargained for her gaggle of children, I would hope that she would have taken advantage of it.

[Her. What she bargained was her.]

[commend]

( Which is why Derek is the exception. )

Your mother traded something to have that many children?

[deathlessness]

She was struggling to have children, so she went to her sister, a powerful witch, for help. And in exchange, she promised her sister her first born.

[Aka Freya.]

Hence why I'm a witch and not a vampire. I wasn't there to be turned.

[commend]

She promised you.

( "And, because of that one promise, we grew up without a mediating sister, We had Rebekah when she wasn't daggered, but Freya has balanced us out proper," Kol adds. )

[deathlessness]

It was a long time ago. Fortunately my family was very accommodating when I turned up again.

[Even if Klaus did break her neck a few times.]

[commend]

( "All this talk of revisionist history and siblings trying to off one another is making me long for the old days of witch bodies and family affairs," Kol muses.

Scott doesn't quite understand all that.

"What she means is that after contemplating whether killing our paranoid brother was best, Freya came around. I died that year, however. Gruesome curse, that was. Don't you think, Freya?" )

[deathlessness]

Indeed it was. But Davina managed to bring you back, so all's well that ends well.

[At least temporarily. Most happy endings tend to be temporary in New Orleans.]

[witchaffinity]

After being betrayed by the entire Mikaelson clan, but who's keeping track.

( Well. Kol is.

"That's some story," Scott says, reaching the uncomfortable portion of the exchange. Scott very rarely feels out of place or uncomfortable, able to go with most flow since Beacon Hills, but this is vampire family drama.

It's also kind of riveting.

"You guys are fine now, right? We have people to rescue." )

Don't worry, Scott McCall. I'll mind my p's and q's and only spill the blood of the damned today.

[deathlessness]

[It's okay, Scott, you can get it out of Davina later if you really want.

But with a nod, Freya reaches for her phone.]

I'll see where Klaus is. We should probably get started.

[interminably]

( As she picks her phone up, Klaus arrives solo, ready to sell the million dollar Bayou lie. But, he himself is thrown when he sees his taller, younger brother. )

I wasn't aware we were inviting former guest stars to our finale. Kol.

[deathlessness]

You should talk to your partner, then. She's the one who invited him.

[Sorry, Klaus, you'll have to take it up with Cami.]

[witchaffinity]

( "Freya, you need not remind me of Camille's decision-making," he muses, not blaming her. A long time ago he was on the opposite side of her decision-making and it bit them all in the end. It almost got her killed.

Aurora. )

I thought you'd be happy to see me. Strength in Mikaelson numbers.

[deathlessness]

Klaus had two brothers return to him in one day. You know he gets cranky when he's overwhelmed.

[Teasing, Klaus. She's teasing.]

[witchaffinity]

( "Violence usually follows. Threats. Fratricide, the one time," he counts. His humor shows through. Kol will forever be his brother, even if he is a ditching disappointment. He still loves his brothers. He ached for Elijah, tracking him down once in Monasque, knowing he shouldn't have. )

Never sticks.

[deathlessness]

[Aww, she's missed her family. Glad to have them all under one roof.]

As much as I would love to have a nicer reunion, we should probably get down to business.

[They can snark at each other later.]

What did you find at the bayou?

[interminably]

( (15) for deception, because he needs to sell this lie to everyone to believe. he has no connection to allison or freya, so he couches it in losing allies. )

Allison Argent attempted to reach the hunters herself. She was shot at point blank range --

( "What," Scott chokes out. )

There were other bodies left behind. A shapeshifter who aided the Bayou, from your pack.

( "No. Not Malia." )

Yes. Malia.

( Scott knows something isn't right (13), but not how. Klaus' apology is reading as more forced because of it. )

[deathlessness]

[Freya, unfortunately, rolled real low (4). Whether it's the implicit trust in her brother or the fact that she's surprised that someone as feral as Malia could be felled. Either way, she buys the lie, and she turns to Scott with a soft look of understanding.]

Then let's do something about this, shall we? We have three targets to cover and not a lot of time. Is Bela joining us?