i'm leaving you my last curse

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[braveandstupid]

No, that's not what this is about.

[And she's already told you you did nothing wrong, so take her at her world, Ezra! That being said, her face is going to turn more serious.]

We got another update from Bonnie. Apparently vampires from something called the Ivory Tower are involved, and it's tied back to the Inner Circle?

[praevaricatio]

( "Ice," Ryan says, Dean pointing where to put it, the conversation continuing.

Ezra stops what he's doing, let's the dish clatter against the sink, which startles Irina and he's quick to turn and crouch, making sure she's alright. Looking up at Elena, he gives an explanation. )

Wallace and Corsair and the Ivory Tower have always scratched each other's backs, though this is the first I've heard of a suicide mission. Because that's what it would've been. A castle of slayers. Bonnie Bennett. I'm guessing, the Salvatore's. It's a hell of an opening statement.

( He shakes his head.

"Hell," she repeats.

Whoops. )

Heck. ( A sigh. ) It's confirmed? The Ivory Tower?

[braveandstupid]

Scarlett O'Hara was also one of the guests. Apparently she's familiar enough with the Ivory Tower that she can call them out by name.

[And she doesn't know a lot about the Tower, but she does trust Scarlett to, if nothing else, know her enemy.]

[praevaricatio]

Can you?

( He asks, standing up to give Elena a little Irina time as he retrieves his phone from the kitchen table.

His and his husband's exchanges have been few and far between and only by text.

Wallace and Corsair used the Ivory Tower to attack the slayers in Scotland. )

[maleficum]

[Elena will happily take over with Irina for a bit, and they will have a lovely conversation about pancakes.

David, on the other hand, takes a minute to text back:]

Sounds like them but are you sure?

[praevaricatio]

Elena is sure. Bonnie Bennett called her. Scarlett O'Hara confirms.

I can't see why else the Ivory Tower would even be involved. Can you?

[maleficum]

They have a relationship going back a long time. Wallace and Corsairs have always been our ambassadors to the Tower. If they got people riled up enough, they could probably make them do anything.

[praevaricatio]

Including striking Slayer Castle.

[maleficum]

Depending on the vampire they recruited, they my have been wanting to conquer that particular hurdle for a while.

[praevaricatio]

Depending on that depending, what's more important is that it happened. They made their move.

Still sheltering in place?

[maleficum]

Unfortunately. They're probably going to be calling you back soon.

[praevaricatio]

Irina is taking to everyone, so we won't have to worry, and as far as they know, I'm on my own assignment. No rumblings about me or about Elena?

[maleficum]

Not recently, no. Just be ready when they send a door. I'm not sure when it's going to be.

[praevaricatio]

Means my time's almost up here. Gauche to say I miss my husband in the midst of all this?

[maleficum]

I don't think so. I miss you too.

[praevaricatio]

24 more hours and then I'll have to be anywhere but here. I should get a room tonight just in case.

You're missing the fun. Elena's parents are not acclimating well, offending vampires left and right... it's very quaint in its' sitcom quality.

[maleficum]

The vampire best friend is a hard thing to contend with.

It's the polite, perfectly fine vampire and not Dean Winchester that's getting their goat?

[praevaricatio]

When you're a Gilbert raised on the vampire doctrine. Gave them a hard time. But, they were just gossiping in the middle of the hallway. They should know better.

Inconclusive. I don't think they love Dean Winchester of the worst manners of anyone I've ever seen as their future son-in-law, but he's breathing and kills what they believe needs killing. He's also, like, fiercely protective. They probably like that in a backwards way.

Irina's also picking up words left and right. This all shakes out how we want it, we're going to be debriefing her of the bad words she's hearing.

( From... him... )

[maleficum]

I think we'll manage. This is the consequence of having a child.

[praevaricatio]

I know we've never talked about it.

[maleficum]

We've never really been in a place to talk about it.

[praevaricatio]

We aren't even in one, now.

So, you haven't heard anything direct about Wallace and Corsair?

[maleficum]

If they made this plan, they didn't call home about it.

[praevaricatio]

Fits in with all of the other Inner Circle members. They get paranoid. They get cocky. Looks like we need to line up another body brigade.

[maleficum]

Good luck. There's not much we can do for you here.