the ground could open, he could still say please

[slavophile]

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( That's random. 👋🏻 Jeremy and Alaric and Jo.

Are they your house guests because of the doxens? He has of course, he's not a weirdo. )

We don't wonder about Damon.

( "Thanks," Alaric at least gives. Their friendship has since been strained. Very naturally, Alaric became more of a father-figure and made better choices. They still went on trips now and then but there were far fewer outings to the Grille. )

Is anyone left in Mystic Falls?

( "The Salvatore School opens back up at the end of September." But, no, he thinks that most everyone of relevance is out of town at the moment. )

[ooglyboogleys]

["Lindsay is still there. But she's a Slayer, so not sure if she counts," Jo points out.

Dawn nods.]

She counts to me. Thanks for the heads up. Oh, and Buffy says hi.

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( "Tell her I'm paying for the next dinner," Alaric says with a smile.

And slayers count. )

So, everyone knows everyone knows everyone.

[ooglyboogleys]

I guess we do. That makes things easy to start with.

[It certainly provides a bit of shorthand, when Dawn has to explain what to do and what not.]

But we should get you guys settled. Welcome to our humble abode.

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( "Thanks for having us," Alaric says, giving a look around Jeremy's home. It has Dawn's touches and Jeremy's rugged, barely-trying sense of style. Jeremy's done well for himself.

"Do you still have the gallery?" he asks. )

Yeah, we had a showing this past weekend. You just missed it.

[ooglyboogleys]

It did really well, though. Hopefully, it will draw in other artists and we can get some wider exposure.

[Hopefully with no magic paintings that will endanger the clientele.]

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And it only attracted one whole ( He holds a finger up. ) vampire.

( And he shows them the rest of the house and tells them tales of Dawn's badassery. )