("He did, but Stefan Salvatore doesn't usually keep the company of witches." Elijah confirms, but remembers more. "He'd fallen in with an outfit." A beat. "Of slayers." And exactly what witches might attack.
Hope looks between all of them because a girl with a (10) in the arcane (even with a +3) is drawing a blank. )
I don't think I've ever disliked a word more if it involved my school's namesake. What is Stefan doing involving himself in a group that advertises -- ( She turns back to all of them. ) Tell me he didn't turn off his humanity.
No, no. Vampire Slayers. I believe he was spending his time with Buffy ... Summers.
[Eventually the dots connect before she glances between the two Mikaelsons with growing concern rising at the idea that someone might have done something stupid.]
You don't think someone went after the Slayer castle, do you? That is in Scotland.
Given his dating tendencies, from what I understand, Stefan Salvatore has always enjoyed playing with fire.
[Katherine, Rebekah, he definitely flirted with Freya once or twice, and now Buffy. Seems like that all tracks.]
So someone's targeted the Slayers, and this is feeding into the Gauntlet. Lovely.
[Bela reaches for her phone, and scrolls through her messages. "David hasn't been returning my calls lately. I can't say for sure how far into the Gauntlet they are at this point, but the Inner Circle informed the heirs of their intent several months ago. They must have finally contacted the last one."]
Odd to target the slayers, and on a holiday. Do you know if Daniel Brighton was there? Or Bonnie Bennett?
("Aunt Bonnie," Hope asks, looking to Freya and back to her dad, then to Bela. "I don't know, is Bonnie in Scotland?" What is she going to tell Lizzie? )
Last I spoke to her, Bonnie was in London with Danny, helping him acclimate as leader of his coven. I also know that she and Danny went to Scotland after the attack on the coven at the spring solstice, so they could have been invited there.
[Alice glances between everyone as information volleys around, and she frowns. "Should I call Lizzie?" See if she can get ahold of her boyfriend?]
[Alice nods before stepping off to the side and pulling out her phone. Not that all the vampires in the room can't hear it, but she wants at least the illusion of privacy.
Ring, ring Lizzie phone.
Josie ... does not answer. Not because anything's wrong but more because she's busy chatting with the new surprise family members.]
( Lizzie also does not answer, because she's as polite as her sister and they're entertaining!
Hope gets voicemail and figures if things were dire enough she'd probably know? So, she clears her worry, evens her tone and says "Hey, it's just me. Call me when you get this. Love you.")
[Alice will not leave a voicemail. But she will send a text:]
Heyyyyyyyyyyy.
Talk to Danny today?
[Because that's a random not at all weird question. She then pauses and swipes into Whatsapp because she remembers that even if Lizzie gets her in the divorce, she does have Danny's number for emergency and/or surprise reasons:]
You good?
[He also will not respond.]
Okay. There are texts, hopefully they will respond when they can.
It's fine, it's nothing I haven't heard before. I assumed it would either be me, Uncle Elijah, or Bela. And, for the record, I don't care who does. He's not going to love hearing it either way.
( And she is a little at a loss, mostly because she doesn't know what she's talking about. (
But, I can go with Bela. Or, Elijah and Bela. Whatever. But, I think we all agree I shouldn't go alone.
[She may not be unkillable, but she can handle his moods. Maybe she'll pick up Cami on the way for extra measuring.]
Why don't you go with Alice to find your aunt and uncle?
[Because she also knows that Kol and Kieran have been wanting to have a conversation with Hope and if an witch war is oncoming, Kol may want to speed up certain timetables. Likely not how he and Kieran wanted to have this conversation, but times are what they are.]
Whichever. And then we should all come back together. Strength in numbers.
( (14) Does her uncle need something from her? Still, she does love Kol and definitely takes Alice to Kol's bedroom, rapping on the door.
"Come in," he says, both dressed. Kol is working on his cufflinks and Keiran is at his mirrored bureau. How fortuitous. "Hope. I thought you might be your uncle hurrying us along to help with the manual labor.")
Alice, giving away the game before they even get started.
Kieran turns, fixing her earrings as she glances between the two girls. Something is not quite right. She has a feeling they're not here just for manual labor.]
( Her aunt and uncle are - many, so, her thinking is, Kol. For someone mired in death and evil Hope is swimming in family. )
No. It's not. Or, we don't think it will be. We're a little scant on the details besides an oncoming witch assault, slayers in Scotland being attacked, and - yeah, that about sums it up.
( Rebekah is most likely still with Doc, if not possibly called by Donna or Aaalis. )
Sorry to barge in. It's just. ( She gestures. ) Witch. Have either of you heard of the Gauntlet?
( Like Hope, Kol remembers vagueries, stories that go bump in the night, that have no real name. He was more about the objects, the legacy, the chemistry, than actual witch politics, and so he turns to Kieran.
And in perfect timing, Julian goes to knock on his sister's door, but it's open. Crash is still getting ready. He doesn't pry into Crash's preparation for a party like this. He's already prepped his sister as it is. He doesn't care what anybody else here thinks.
"Is there a family meeting I need to step away from?" he asks.
"That depends,on if you want to be left out of the conversation about witch wars and assaulted slayers," Kol helpfully and glibly answers, but mostly he's giving the floor to Hope and Alice. And to his girlfriend, to see if they have more information. )
[Kieran also has no idea (5). She's being so unhelpful. Too bad the only one who can be helpful is still putting their face on - literally.
(And for the record, Kieran likes Crash. As long as Julian is happy, she's happy.)
Alice will give the run down of the call from her mother. "She was supposed to be having Thanksgiving diner with the Underground, so they might have information that she glazed over but ... she was pretty concerned."
Not to me, but I haven't filled out a W2. Most of them won't even look me in the eye, think I almost got people killed. ( Taylor and Sweets are nice. Angel keeps to himself. Cordelia is wary, but in a way where it feels like maybe she's dealt with people like him before. ) Which, I did. But, if anyone knows anything, it's Crash.
("Is everyone bringing a plus-one tonight?" Hope asks, quite tactlessly.
"And to think," Kol starts. "normally, our family repels the invited." He smirks. When they're not the talk of the quarter, but they definitely aren't. Not with vampires, witches and humans having their own factions now. Everyone peacefully attended the policeman's ball. )
[Speak of the devil. They had come in search of Julian and instead found a crowd, and as all the heads whip around to face them, they raise an eyebrow.]
[Because Julian was the thing that tipped Alexander and Jackson off to it all.]
Jackson said it was related to something the guy who was watching over you while you were coma'd said.
["H?" Kieran asks, turning to face them more. "What does this have to do with him and Hallewell?"]
That I don't know. I wasn't there. But Jackson and Alexander were asking around and Aalis spilled the beans on something called the Gauntlet. It's a whole heir battle royale thing, mostly for the witch adjacent.
("The adjacent being all witches. Or, so we've been warned," Hope says. "To be fair, this is all second or thirdhand." Still, she leans against the nearest piece of furniture. "But, I guess it's better it's been mentioned than no one here knowing anything at all. And, aunt Rebekah lived through it."
To Kol: "Salem."
Kol takes that in, knowing his sister wasn't "involved," but believing she was aware. )
And now we're all just...
("Quite caught up," Kol says, putting a hand on his girlfriend's shoulder. )
( He doesn't want to take them away from the holiday. This was supposed to be fun. Low stakes. (As low stakes as anything is Mikaelson-adjacent.
"In the meantime, maybe we can head downstairs. Convene altogether. Find out if we should be battening down the hatches or if we can actually have turkey?" Hope suggests.
"Just a minute, Hope" Kol asks, as everyone shuffles out.
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Hope looks between all of them because a girl with a (10) in the arcane (even with a +3) is drawing a blank. )
I don't think I've ever disliked a word more if it involved my school's namesake. What is Stefan doing involving himself in a group that advertises -- ( She turns back to all of them. ) Tell me he didn't turn off his humanity.
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[Eventually the dots connect before she glances between the two Mikaelsons with growing concern rising at the idea that someone might have done something stupid.]
You don't think someone went after the Slayer castle, do you? That is in Scotland.
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( Less threats on the playing field?
"What kind of name is Buffy and what is Stefan doing with a vampire slayer, anyway? Did someone give him the cure when we weren't looking?" )
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[Katherine, Rebekah, he definitely flirted with Freya once or twice, and now Buffy. Seems like that all tracks.]
So someone's targeted the Slayers, and this is feeding into the Gauntlet. Lovely.
[Bela reaches for her phone, and scrolls through her messages. "David hasn't been returning my calls lately. I can't say for sure how far into the Gauntlet they are at this point, but the Inner Circle informed the heirs of their intent several months ago. They must have finally contacted the last one."]
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( He frowns. )
Odd to target the slayers, and on a holiday. Do you know if Daniel Brighton was there? Or Bonnie Bennett?
( "Aunt Bonnie," Hope asks, looking to Freya and back to her dad, then to Bela. "I don't know, is Bonnie in Scotland?" What is she going to tell Lizzie? )
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[Alice glances between everyone as information volleys around, and she frowns. "Should I call Lizzie?" See if she can get ahold of her boyfriend?]
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( Mystic Falls has always been an insular group with a small town mentality.
"Call Lizzie," Hope decides, stepping away to call her girlfriend. )
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Ring, ring Lizzie phone.
Josie ... does not answer. Not because anything's wrong but more because she's busy chatting with the new surprise family members.]
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Hope gets voicemail and figures if things were dire enough she'd probably know? So, she clears her worry, evens her tone and says "Hey, it's just me. Call me when you get this. Love you." )
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Heyyyyyyyyyyy.
Talk to Danny today?
[Because that's a random not at all weird question. She then pauses and swipes into Whatsapp because she remembers that even if Lizzie gets her in the divorce, she does have Danny's number for emergency and/or surprise reasons:]
You good?
[He also will not respond.]
Okay. There are texts, hopefully they will respond when they can.
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Hey, happy Thanksgiving if you even celebrate that, just checking in! )
One voicemail, one text.
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We spread the word. I'll go find Vincent. Have you all seen Rebekah?
["She said she was going to find Kol and Kieran."]
Alright. Who wants dibs on telling Klaus?
[She jests but also she's not jesting at the same time. She already called dibs on Vincent.
Alice's finger goes up to land on her nose. "Not it. He freaks me out, no offense Hope."]
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( And she is a little at a loss, mostly because she doesn't know what she's talking about. (
But, I can go with Bela. Or, Elijah and Bela. Whatever. But, I think we all agree I shouldn't go alone.
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[She may not be unkillable, but she can handle his moods. Maybe she'll pick up Cami on the way for extra measuring.]
Why don't you go with Alice to find your aunt and uncle?
[Because she also knows that Kol and Kieran have been wanting to have a conversation with Hope and if an witch war is oncoming, Kol may want to speed up certain timetables. Likely not how he and Kieran wanted to have this conversation, but times are what they are.]
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( (14) Does her uncle need something from her? Still, she does love Kol and definitely takes Alice to Kol's bedroom, rapping on the door.
"Come in," he says, both dressed. Kol is working on his cufflinks and Keiran is at his mirrored bureau. How fortuitous. "Hope. I thought you might be your uncle hurrying us along to help with the manual labor." )
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Alice, giving away the game before they even get started.
Kieran turns, fixing her earrings as she glances between the two girls. Something is not quite right. She has a feeling they're not here just for manual labor.]
Everything okay?
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No. It's not. Or, we don't think it will be. We're a little scant on the details besides an oncoming witch assault, slayers in Scotland being attacked, and - yeah, that about sums it up.
( Rebekah is most likely still with Doc, if not possibly called by Donna or Aaalis. )
Sorry to barge in. It's just. ( She gestures. ) Witch. Have either of you heard of the Gauntlet?
( Like Hope, Kol remembers vagueries, stories that go bump in the night, that have no real name. He was more about the objects, the legacy, the chemistry, than actual witch politics, and so he turns to Kieran.
And in perfect timing, Julian goes to knock on his sister's door, but it's open. Crash is still getting ready. He doesn't pry into Crash's preparation for a party like this. He's already prepped his sister as it is. He doesn't care what anybody else here thinks.
"Is there a family meeting I need to step away from?" he asks.
"That depends,on if you want to be left out of the conversation about witch wars and assaulted slayers," Kol helpfully and glibly answers, but mostly he's giving the floor to Hope and Alice. And to his girlfriend, to see if they have more information. )
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(And for the record, Kieran likes Crash. As long as Julian is happy, she's happy.)
Alice will give the run down of the call from her mother. "She was supposed to be having Thanksgiving diner with the Underground, so they might have information that she glazed over but ... she was pretty concerned."
Kieran turns and looks at her brother.]
Abernathy mention anything about a Gauntlet?
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( "Is everyone bringing a plus-one tonight?" Hope asks, quite tactlessly.
"And to think," Kol starts. "normally, our family repels the invited." He smirks. When they're not the talk of the quarter, but they definitely aren't. Not with vampires, witches and humans having their own factions now. Everyone peacefully attended the policeman's ball. )
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[Speak of the devil. They had come in search of Julian and instead found a crowd, and as all the heads whip around to face them, they raise an eyebrow.]
What? Do I have something in my teeth?
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No, we've just stumbled into yet another ensuing tragedy. Everyone, this is Crash. My plus one.
( "Hope. And hoping you can give us a little more context into the Gauntlet. And why it might involve Scotland being targeted."
"What she said," Kol adds. "Pun not intended." )
Did Abernathy mention the possibility of a -- witch's Gauntlet?
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[Because Julian was the thing that tipped Alexander and Jackson off to it all.]
Jackson said it was related to something the guy who was watching over you while you were coma'd said.
["H?" Kieran asks, turning to face them more. "What does this have to do with him and Hallewell?"]
That I don't know. I wasn't there. But Jackson and Alexander were asking around and Aalis spilled the beans on something called the Gauntlet. It's a whole heir battle royale thing, mostly for the witch adjacent.
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To Kol: "Salem."
Kol takes that in, knowing his sister wasn't "involved," but believing she was aware. )
And now we're all just...
( "Quite caught up," Kol says, putting a hand on his girlfriend's shoulder. )
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["There was an attack in Scotland," Alice supplied. "According to my mom it was Gauntlet-adjacent."]
Your mom ...
["Wynonna Earp?"]
Dolls' smokeshow! Okay, now I understand. I can go check in? See if there's more information to go with the warnings?
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( He doesn't want to take them away from the holiday. This was supposed to be fun. Low stakes. (As low stakes as anything is Mikaelson-adjacent.
"In the meantime, maybe we can head downstairs. Convene altogether. Find out if we should be battening down the hatches or if we can actually have turkey?" Hope suggests.
"Just a minute, Hope" Kol asks, as everyone shuffles out.
"Yeah?" )
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