for the rest of us death will be a relief

[praevaricatio]

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[meanestgirl]

Yeah, I'm okay. I should probably go to sleep.

[Or try, anyway. Jury's out on if she'll actually get there, but maybe she'll sleep on the way to Mystic Falls instead.]

Thanks for answering my questions.

[unforgivably]

I'll be here if you have any more.

[deathlessness]

[Okay.

And with that, she will set her phone to the side and try again to see if she can sleep.

But a little while after, Damon's phone will ping again, but this time from a different sender. She was told it was an emergency and that he was sorry for bailing on her, but she wanted to check in all the same:]

Everything okay?

[unforgivably]

For me, yes. There are some sudden complications in my life I'm trying to do right by.

[deathlessness]

Well, those are always fun.

[She's a Mikaelson. Her life is full of complications. At least it's been a while since one of them have tried to kill her.]

A good complication, I assume, and not a murderous one?

[unforgivably]

It wasn't pretty off the bat, but now that cooler heads prevail.

I don't think they're murderous.

[deathlessness]

Good. That's a refreshing change of pace for New Orleans.

[It would be a shame if they were. She's been enjoying Damon's presence in her life, even if it's new and nebulous. It's why she's going to offer, even though she knows that this is still fairly casual:]

Anything I can do to help?

[unforgivably]

This helps. I am going to have to go out of town for the holidays, though. Save me a dance on New Years?

[deathlessness]

I'd like that. You know where to find me.

[She isn't planning on going out of town, and he knows her favorite spot. She's an old lady, so she's predictable.]

[unforgivably]

I will check in when I have more say in if things turn murderous. I don't expect them to, but one of our first dates was preceded by the murderous, so, I can't rule anything out.

[deathlessness]

What can I say? I like to keep things interesting.

[Because that was one of her complications instead.]

For what it's worth, I'll be rooting for your Christmas to be murder-free.

[unforgivably]

Yours, too 🩸✨