everyonelives | why is it you always get to sit in the shade

[Kieran emerges at the sound of voices and nods to the other witch as she registers her presence.]

Freya. Thank you for coming.

["Of course. I'm happy to help." Freya smiles. "Nice to see you again."]

Oh, they still exist. It just depends on how high scale the place you're working is.

[And Wes likes the high scale establishments. At least for now.]

My ...

[There's a brief pause as she trips up on what exactly to call Rebekah, but in the end she just goes with:]

My dad's wife is also from a small Virginia town. Well ... I think she's kind of from everywhere. Her family traveled a lot. But that's where she originated.

[She shrugs.]

But there are probably a lot of small towns in Virginia, right?

[Yeah, unfortunately he doesn't turn up anything interesting with a roll that low. Just a lot of fun, gimmicky little pieces that go with the rest of the room.

Caroline emerges from the shower not long after and points to the shower.]

The hot water side needs a bit of a jiggle to turn on.

[He laughs, before giving a shrug.]

Not since high school. But it was a good outlet for my anger issues.

[Of which he had many.]

I definitely wasn't one of the popular jocks, though. Way more on the loner side.

A werewolf loner.

( Now she's seen everything.

When Tyler would skip town on his own, he always fell into one pack or another, or was sired into yet another. If there was one thing about being a werewolf, it's that the community was consistent. )

I thought you and Scott were in the same pack back in high school.

( Very not his style. Totally Seth's style. He owes Seth a call. )

A bit of a jiggle.

( Well, he'll take that hint and run with it, or try to because the narration finds it amusing to roll to see if Ryan achieves hot water (14) )

There are, but none are like Mystic Falls.

( And she's speaking from experience, Alice. )

Interesting coincidence. ( Boring one, but she and Danny deserve boring, right? Not that Alice is boring. She's -- frenetic and clumsy and kind of reminds her of a cross between Landon and MG (but from freshman year). ) So is your dad and the rest of your family back in Montanada?

( She makes a face. She tried. She hates the combo name. 0/5 stars. )

I seem to remember you calling the Mystic Grille... fond?

( Or, something equally Southern and maybe backhanded? )

Sister, girlfriend. Girlfriend, sister.

( Somehow made better that he isn't under the same roof as all of his siblings and in the presence of his most level-headed. (Still terrifying when she wants to be, but not to him.)

To Kieran: )

Any change?

( Dean comes to the same conclusion. )

Your half of the doppelganger duo? ( To Sam, ) Dude makes it sound like they're an Icelandic pop band.

( And Katherine is much more deadly than that implies. )

I am on a job, honey. You remember those? Before you traded our pickup for covert ops and international travel.

( It was only a matter of time before it was brought up, she just wanted to have a good time, crash a good party and meet her son's... partner? Well, now she might not get the answer to that question. )

You might react that way about another coven losing their de facto leader to -- whatever failure occurred in Prague.

( He knows Bonnie Bennett was involved but excuse him if he doesn't mention the involvement of a Bennett witch with the Colony. )

Yeah. Sort of.

[It's hard to explain the rise and fall of the Hale Pack without getting into sad things that would definitely make this conversation heavier than it needed to be, but he gets why she would find that strange.]

Derek didn't bite me until I was a sophmore and by then, Scott was more of his own thing, but he would ally himself with Derek when he needed to. But Derek wasn't really a great alpha. Like he tried but he had his own shit to work out, and he couldn't do that and protect us the way he was supposed to. So a lot of that Scott stepped up for. He was probably one of the first real friends I ever had.

[He does. Luck was on his side and he gets a nice toasty shower.

When he emerges Caroline is settled on the bed, testing the mattress. It's a nervous habit, and it's something she can do, versus worrying about the things she can't control.]

Have you noticed that it's really quiet in here? Like usually hotels are super annoying, but I can barely hear anything.

No, Dad and Rebekah are here in the city. Part of why I'm going here. But Mom and Aunt Waves are back home.

[Then something Lizzie says catches up with her and she looks up from the trunk she's slowly unpacking and turns to face the other girl.]

I'm sorry, did you say Mystic Falls?

[Earps don't generally believe in coincidences, mostly because they're usually not good.]

I think the word I used was "quaint."

[And it's not entirely backhanded, but ... her friends are rich and bougie. They generally expect a certain caliber.]

Generally more of a bartender vibe, but I think Wes would work there anyway.

[But that might be more about fondness for the owner than the caliber of guests.]

[She moves over to her brother and shakes her head.]

No, but that's the best we could have hoped for if he didn't recover already. At least he's not getting worse.

[Freya moves closer, tipping her head to the side as she examines him.

"Do we know anything about how the witch in question operates, magically speaking?"]

Considering they're Bonnie and Clyde-ing their way across the country as we speak, I was trying something out.

[It didn't work. And it's probably best if Katherine never finds out about it. He can take notes.

But eventually Mary will poke her head out and ask the boys to help out with some of the clean up, quieting things in the bunker for a little while. And a little while later, the door pushes open, and to matching faces appear at the top of the stairs.

Elena lets out a breath when she sees the extension of it. "Wow. This is not what I was expecting when they said bunker."]

Yes, I remember jobs. I kind of would like to go back to them, actually.

[Hunting is simple, straightforward. There was too much politics anywhere else. Also, you would have gotten the answer if she had just waited for coffee, but now he's going to make her suffer.

Metaphorically.]

After taking just a general break.

[Catherine glances to her son. "Have you told him the history?"

David rolls his eyes.]

The Colony used to be part of the Knightsbridge coven. Until they decided they didn't like how we were practicing magic and cut us off.

["A new heir failing to ascend in a timely manner provides us with an opportunity. And as far as we can tell, all the Brightons are dead."]

An opportunity to - absorb the Knightsbridge coven? Or install your own proxy?

( Or a combination there-in. Forgive him for playing catch up. He keeps his questions clinical, tries to shield his opinions on the matter (13), doesn't glances at his husband, only holds court with Catherine. And Hugo when he chimes in. )

What makes you think the Knightsbridge coven will defer, no matter what claim you used to have?

A break. ( It's as if every syllable she says has its' own laugh. ) Last I checked, hunters don't take breaks. They retire or they die. Are you trying to tell me something?

( "Your son doesn't have a death wish, Mrs. Sullivan."

Oliver watches as William stands up for his boyfriend and Evelyn finally turns her gaze to her son's paramour. )

It's Evelyn. ( She wouldn't burn both her son and husband by saying 'Ms.' They aren't divorced, just estranged. But, finally, she acknowledges a man that until now has felt like a ghost in her former life, ever since she heard about her first born. ) And what do you think about this plan? Taking a break.

( She hunted pregnant. And when she didn't, he took it up. They had family that helped. Friends. Cooper should remember what it was like growing up like that with an older brother and two loving parents. It worked.

His father's crusade Evelyn blames Michael for? Didn't work. The proof is in their collective loss. Why wouldn't she crash, why would she wait for coffee when she's missed out on answers for months? )

( But how fun would it be if she found out. Step aside, Von Trapp's, it's the Doppelganger Duo. Sam, react.

It's fine. Dean will gladly finish clean-up.

Allison's changing in Sam's room, while taking a moment to herself and - yes, just poking around. For something that resembles a dorm room, it's very Sam and she finds she likes his room. His furniture. Almost as much flannel as Dean's - but that's something someone dating a Winchester can't avoid.

Katherine spent the ride trying to wring all of Elena's compassion out of her. Yes, Nadia's death is tragic, yes, the soap opera twist of Natalie and Nadia's connection was - also tragic - but they are alive. Katherine still lives with what happened to that girl and Nadia's fate does compound that. But, this is Katherine with steely resolve (20)

"What were you expecting?" Impatient behind her, Katherine steps around, goes to the railing. "Not this," she answers herself. )

He stepped off the Mayflower. He works in conduits instead of amassing any of his own power ( or using any dark objects ) and despite being out of the picture, Julian hasn't declined.

( Kol is worried about that imminent decline. It's only a matter of time when the person channeling that power finishes. )

Do you sense any leftover tether?

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