because the lives of the wicked should be made brief

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[attainathons]

How long have you been married?

( Because, she escaped the most vicious stories of who he was when he was - but, they never disappear. And he seems -- remarkably calm and cool for someone with the title of The Great Evil following him around. )

[bravebartender]

[Cami blinks, before trying to think back to when exactly they got married. Not during the Hollow mess - she would have wanted people to be there who couldn't be, and she knows that Klaus would have wanted Hope there, if nothing else. And despite how Klaus does other things, it was much quieter than other Mikaelson celebrations.]

Four years officially? But we've been together for seventeen. There were some delays with having the actual ceremony.

[attainathons]

( "Ancient evils tend to put a damper on matrimonial proceedings," Klaus says, the Hollow forever on his shitlist. More about his daughter, than his eventual wedding. )

Where I come from, it's the exes that ruin weddings. Apparently, the forces of evil need to step up in my life.

( She makes a face. )

And I feel like I should knock on wood for that.

[bravebartender]

[Stefan makes a face also. Please don't jinx their wedding before he's even proposed, Buffy.]

For what it's worth, our actual wedding was relatively drama free. It was actually getting it planned and having everyone we wanted to be there that was the problem.

[affronting]

( "Let me guess, short notice?"

Proceedings and big events tend to be when big feelings are on the line. Her world is big and brave and dangerous. Everything is heightened. She's been through a wedding born of getting in on the action together. )

There was an albatross of sorts hanging round our necks. ( the Hollow inside his daughter. ) It wasn't hard to take stock and remember what's important. I can't say it was easy for me to make it down that aisle, or what happened after, but we all survived, and that was reason enough to celebrate. We had a larger reception later.

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I think sometimes having the right person to go down the aisle for makes all the difference too.

[Sure, there were probably other things to worry about, but when you trust the person you're marrying, it makes all the difference. He is also taking notes for when they get around to actually planning a wedding.]

And it was a great reception.

[Cami nods with a smile. "Thank you. He put a lot of planning into it. You know how Mikaelsons are about their parties."]

[affronting]

A party is as important as its' guest list, and ours was unmatched. ( Thanks, Stefan, you're a real one for coming. Even after - everything. ) Little did I know my bride-to-be had a family that could even rival my own.

( He liked them, though. Her aunts were quite the characters. And all the brothers were -- well, they were all on their best behavior, weren't they? )

[bravebartender]

It's true. I have a lot of cousins.

[She pauses, then she brightens.]

I think you know one of them actually. Beck Ford?

[attainathons]

You're Beck's cousin! So, you're who we have to thank for Lindsay's pre-wedding relocation. So - you used to be the leader of the human faction, then.

( Which, if she connects the dots, means Cami no longer can be. Unless her wires were crossed. Her vampire senses are going pretty haywire, but in a totally normal way. She is one, right? )

[bravebartender]

Yeah. Well, the factions were more nebulously defined when I was still human, but my uncle did a lot of work looking after the human portion of New Orleans. I took it up after he died, and when I got turned we had a local friend who took my place. But he recently passed, and I wanted to keep it in the family.

[Beck seemed like the best choice, and she's really glad that he stepped up to take it.]

[attainathons]

Your - big family. Cousins, everywhere, it sounds like.

( "Not as spread out as some," Klaus says. "Some in New York, London, Ireland of course. And now, here, with us. We're going to take great care of him." It sounds a little more menacing as intended. )

[bravebartender]

Colm started at Tulane last year. Klaus has been very tolerant of when he chooses to sleep on our couch.

[Stop being menacing about Beck please.]

But we're sure that the spot will be in good hands with Beck.

[affronting]

He'd earn a bedroom if he hadn't pouted his way into keeping a drum kit here.

( Klaus doesn't hate it, his drums just need an ensemble. He should be in a band. He's suggested it one or ten times.

"Me, too. And Lindsay will be great behind the scenes. She has a good head on her shoulders and oh, do you need a sheriff? Or, I guess. A mayor? Mayoral-type? Or like a ward...en?"

That's not what they call it, right? )

[bravebartender]

Sheriff is more for the parish than New Orleans proper but we do have a police force. I'm sure after the wedding is planned, she'll have plenty of ways to keep herself busy.

[Because for the moment, the wedding is very much the focus, and Cami supports that.]

[attainathons]

And, if that falls through, everything's coming up slaying.

( Like, always. She will have to think about a new headquarters, eventually. )

[somanyadjectives]

["Options are always a good thing."

Though hopefully she won't have to do too much slaying. The various members of the factions might not take well to that if Lindsay is slaying carelessly.

Stefan takes a sip of his drink before leaning forward.]

Just out of curiosity, Klaus, have you ever heard of someone called the Arbiter?

[affronting]

( Buffy's slaying in this case is more administration. Training. Maybe setting something up. Supernatural's pretty beefy here, wouldn't be a bad idea to bring some girls with strength behind them. Even things out.

Klaus looks thoughtfully at his old friend, shaking his head. )

I can't say that I have, you haven't dragged them into town after you, have you? Buffy's here to soften the blow...

( "Buffy's just here for Hello's and an alibi." And curiosity. "Possibly regarding the arbiter if he's called. It's a him. Ancient man in a suit. Well-coiffed and very serious. Ancient order. Possibly very dangerous. But, no, not dragging him along behind us like toilet paper on our shoe." )

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One of the witches we were working with said he's some kind of supernatural judge? That he manages disputes between different groups.

[Stefan pauses, before teasing.]

I figured if there was someone who had pissed off someone enough to take him to Supernatural Night Court, it was probably you.

[affronting]

Oh, the cleverness of you.

( He hasn't. )

But, we both know I strike with purpose, and rarely shirk the responsibility. It sounds like you're looking for people who think they've gotten away with their misdeeds.

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[Stefan gives a small shrug.]

The guy we talked to has been dealing with a pretty nasty curse. His encounter with him didn't go his way. And the only other person who has experience with them is having a hard time remembering it.

[Cami raises an eyebrow. "Selective amnesia?"]

Apparently if you're only called as a witness, you don't get the pleasure of remembering the experience.

[affronting]

( Klaus does know Russell DeBrande, but Stefan stays vague and there are plenty cursed. )

Funny, you'd think they'd develop that for jury duty, all these years later.

[bravebartender]

I think that'd be a pretty powerful piece of compulsion.

[And speaking as someone who's been under a compulsion where she could only sometimes remember things, this does feel a little extreme.]

Did this guy have a name or something?

[Stefan shakes his head. "Not that we know. Rusty just called him the Arbiter."]

[attainathons]

Demons, or whatever he is, like that are too important for names. But, I bet there's record of him somewhere. Maybe under a different name altogether.

( A creature like that probably has gone by many names. )

[bravebartender]

Faerie has a thing about names, don't they?

[Stefan's brow furrows as he takes in that statement. "Do they? I can't say I've come across a lot."

Cami shrugs in response.]

I'm Irish with a very Irish family. I guess Celtic lore is the stuff I was raised with.

[attainathons]

( Both Buffy and Klaus roll low, so despite Brandon having full name knowledge amid the fae, neither of them do. )

Then please share with the entire class. Why do they go all Destiny's Child about names?