for the rest of us death will be a relief

[praevaricatio]

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[geminated]

What do you think you'll move on to?

[He has a lot more options than she does, not that she's looking to move on. She's happy where she is.

Honestly, she could probably just say she's happy, full stop. It's still such a strange feeling to get used to.]

[drugdeals]

I... don't even know.

( She may see possibilities, but he just sees vagueness. He takes a shot for good measure. )

[geminated]

[She smirks.]

You're a smart guy. You'll figure it out.

[A beat as she looks at their setup.]

We're drinking a lot for this game.

[Though that is kind of the point, isn't it?]

[drugdeals]

Should probably slow down. Especially if we want real answers. I'm smart, but hell of I know what I want. Or what it will get me.

( And then Tyler's call comes through. )

[geminated]

[And they will head out to find a way to get sober and she will explain why it became such an immediate emergency, possibly while she's scrolling through the group chat messages, trying to get caught up:]

So apparently my mother-in-law was resurrected tonight. She's not the only one, but she's the one that's relevant to me.

[drugdeals]

Resurrected how?

( Luke sobered both he and his sister up, looking over her shoulder at the text messages. )

Who? Not Tyler..

[geminated]

Nope. Maybe Elena, but that wouldn't be surprising if it was. And they're trying very hard to reassure her that it isn't her fault which still doesn't really rule it out.

[She shrugs.]

Why is still a question mark, but maybe we can sus that out once we lay eyes on Carol in person.

[drugdeals]

We all know how special Elena Gilbert is.

( He still rolls his eyes about it. And both he and his sister tried to kill her once. )

We're going to meet your mother-in-law.

[geminated]

Yep.

[She then makes a face and then sniffs at her clothes, then her hair.]

I don't smell too much like booze, do I?

[drugdeals]

Best to shower?

( He probably should, too... )

[geminated]

[She sighs before nodding.]

Alright. Shower, then in the car. At least it's late and there will probably be no one on the road.

[drugdeals]

Your lead foot will love that. I'll be right behind you after.

( For now, he catches up on this... gargantuan group chat. He feels like he's back in class. )