for the rest of us death will be a relief

[praevaricatio]

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[woodenbullets]

Hunting. That's Jeremy's thing, Elena's brother. Does he do it like you?

( Not a no! )

[decoys]

Not sure. I haven't talked to him much yet.

[She doesn't know how hard he goes.]

But basically we use the news to track down cases, drive in, investigate and solve the problem. A lot of it is restless spirits.

[woodenbullets]

Don't know if that's his MO. I just know, he left town lying to Elena about art school. Lost touch after that.

( Mystic Falls chaos. )

You know, there were two times in my life I remember Mystic Falls being vampire free. One time, because there was some kind of anti-magic spell still going. And, the other, because Caroline and Stefan compelled everyone to move away. I think they called it a gas leak.

( He always stayed. )

[decoys]

Sounds like it had a rough history. There are a lot of towns like that.

[Beacon Hills, New Orleans, Sioux Falls.]

They get a history or the right people hole up there, and they become magnets for things.

[woodenbullets]

It's the vampires, for sure. But, I'm long past the grudge I held. I'm ready to move forward. With you, if you'll have me.

( His sister and mother are dead. Elena has a boyfriend and parents back from the dead. Tyler has his mother back from the dead. Jeremy, the same. So. )

[decoys]

Yeah. Sounds like fun.

[It'll be good to have a partner again, especially if it's someone who gets what she's been through. The lull in the conversation hits, and she's still not ready to sleep.

So she suggests an alternate instead.]

You any good at Quarters?

[Why get sleep when you can get drunk?]

[woodenbullets]

( His mouth turns upward, opening as he decides on what he wants to say. He can't do better than that right now. He's also wired. )

Let's see how I do.

( He's played it before, of course. But, his reflexes and limbs were dead.

And with that, they settle in at a nearby table and proceed to get drunk. )