but oh what a year

[patrols]

Comments

[unforgivably]

There are the exceptions, but, yeah, they uh - they've gotten better. Historical society's more well-rounded. Council's back. ( A beat. ) Town beautification and historical some such or other. It's about letting the darker legacy -- acknowledge it, shine the light but don't...

( It works and it doesn't. )

[acdc_rules]

Points for trying?

[That's at least ... something.

Stephanie shrugs. "I think they could try harder, but that's a completely different town council."]

[unforgivably]

What's it like in your Mystic Falls? You mentioned Elena is involved. Your Elena.

( He'd love to hear about that. )

[meanestgirl]

Yeah. Mom basically runs all the Founder's stuff now. Which she says is weird, because she has to sanitize out all the supernatural stuff, but she tries to keep the legacy going.

[Stephanie pushes her food around.]

She's pretty much the only Founding Family member left other than the Fells, and the Fells don't actually care about the history, they just want to have the party so it's all on her, when she's not doing doctor stuff.

[scrutinously]

( "Not that the supernatural was ever front and center, but," Damon starts remembering his own fateful founders day. )

Other parents are finally expressing interest, from Mystic Falls high. Also with the Fell death count, I don't know if I'd do anything else but party, either.

[meanestgirl]

And yet there are still so many of them.

[Stephanie makes a face.]

Sorry, that's probably gross to say, but it's also kinda true.

[scrutinously]

What do people do when they party?

( Procreate? He looks around everyone, then down. )

Another subject?

[braveandstupid]

Another subject.

[Elena nods, and they will find other, semi-lighter things to talk about as they eat, and eventually they will all part ways to go get ready for the party.]