but oh what a year

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[reducedradius]

Does the FBI do things differently in New Orleans than they do in New York?

( And what kind of expert is Rebekah? Please, tell him the ways and the secrets. )

[likeaweapon]

Well, the local government is very heavily mired in the supernatural, given he large population that lives there. I wouldn't be surprised if the local FBI agents are also aware of the reality of the world.

[And as far as she's aware, Peter still hasn't been told yet.]

[reducedradius]

That kind of education. Well, you met him at the barbecue. Think he can handle New Orleans' reality?

( His instincts say the by the book officer wouldn't, but he's adaptive. )

[likeaweapon]

Hard to say. I wasn't sure Sara would, but she's been handling it better than I expected.

[She pauses.]

Though she is a smidge more ruthless than Peter is.

[reducedradius]

She'd thank you for the smidge.

( It's polite, on Rebekah's part. Sara is much more ruthless than Peter, except when Peter is under pressure or his people are in trouble. )

But, for now, all of that is hypothetical. There's a lot of talking behind closed doors and countless meetings discussing upward mobility. I'm just along for the ride.

[likeaweapon]

My brother is one of the most ruthless people who's ever lived. Sara barely tips the scale.

[When your point of comparison is Klaus Mikaelson, it's hard to measure up.]

Well, if you need me to recommend anything, you know where to find me.

[reducedradius]

He really does have his withering stare behind a tea cup down. Great hospitality, five stars. But. Intense.

( He liked Elijah, though. Impeccable wardrobe. Kol reminds him of a certain adversary and the less said about that, the better. )

I do. Shall we rejoin our spouses?

[likeaweapon]

Yes, let's. I believe my husband owes me at least one dance.

[And with that they will make their way back to the rest of the group, and she flashes Doc a smile as she gets close with his drink.]

Everything going well over here?

[cowman]

Only the one?

( A dance does sound nice, though. A slow one. Neal brings Sara's refreshed drink over and sits, crossing a leg in her direction.

"Well indeed," he says behind his mustache. He kisses his favorite person's cheek, before leaning in close to her ear. "Sara has given me an offer I'm not sure I can refuse," he shares. )

[likeaweapon]

Oh really?

[Rebekah would say that most offers can be refused, violently if needed, but she doesn't think that this would be one of those situations.

"There's a chance that I may be placed in charge of Sterling Bosch's New Orleans office. And I asked John Henry if he would come with me," Sara explains.

Rebekah glances over to Doc.]

I see. We will have to discuss it.

[Not in front of Sara and Neal, no offense Sara and Neal.]

[cowman]

That was precisely my response.

( Wow, Sara, way to beat him to what he was trying to make a romantic punch. But, it's fine. He could see her wanting that. Her family is there, after all. And other than Henry's schooling which hasn't started in earnest, what do they have here? Their only friends will be moving.

"I for one think it's an inspired idea," Neal says, eyes on Sara. )

[likeaweapon]

[He can still make it romantic later! It's just not a decision that involves just them. They have to think about Alice too.]

I love New Orleans. Living there certainly wouldn't be a hardship.

[But she will see them out of this conversation as the song changes and she smiles.]

I love this song. Dance with me, darling?

[reducedradius]

( Doc sets his whiskey aside.

"A husband's job," he jokes, sliding his chair out, before helping his wife up.

Once they're out and dancing, Neal turns to Sara. )

Did I slip up?

[tornadoinheels]

[Sara shakes her head as she watches them go, sliding one hand against Neal's shoulder.]

Not at all. I just think it's a little more complicated for them than it is for us.

[Doc and Rebekah's life has a lot of moving pieces.]

[reducedradius]

We're doing this. However this shakes out. Here, New Orleans. It's time I prop you up.

( She's given up enough for him. )

[tornadoinheels]

I appreciate that. Though I would argue that you've always been supportive ... when you hadn't stolen something I was trying to recover.

[But that was prior to their relationship, so it doesn't count.]

If we go to New Orleans, is Mozzie going to follow us?

[reducedradius]

Mozzie doesn't follow me everywhere, Sara.

( But, he does kind of. )

I could negotiate one weekend a month.

( One in New York, one in New Orleans. )

[tornadoinheels]

If he does, it's fine. I accepted that you two were a package deal a long time ago.

[She also thinks Mozzie's warmed up to her a lot.

She hopes.

He's really hard to read that way.]

We should just probably warn him what he's getting into.

[reducedradius]

( She'll never be Mrs. Suit, but he wants Neal happy. And she came back for him. That won her points. )

Mozzie always has his own thing going, anyway. ( But, if he does accompany - or even drop in. ) Do you want to read him in on all things unexplainable?

[tornadoinheels]

When we were with all of Rebekah's family, I talked with her about New Orleans. It seems to lean more into the supernatural than New York does. I don't know if it's common knowledge, but I think we would at least want him to be safe.

[She doesn't want her people to wander into town and get themselves eaten by a vampire because they're in the wrong part of town.]

[reducedradius]

I don't want Mozzie stuck in between the New Orleans factions, either, but he tends to get himself mixed up in things. ( Which, shit. ) I'll handle this part. I think it'll be the one conspiracy I'll let him lord over me.

[tornadoinheels]

[Sara nods.]

Who knows? Maybe he's already aware. It wouldn't surprise me, given some of the things he gets into.

[reducedradius]

He'd never let me hear the end of it.

( He's always suspicious about how classic Rebekah is. Plus that spelling. But, that's just Mozzie being Mozzie, right? )

[tornadoinheels]

Eventually he would get distracted by something else.

[As much as Mozzie remembers slights against him, he tends to be far more forgiving of his friends.]

[reducedradius]

Or find a way to make it all about him.

( Knowing Mozzie, he'd fall for a vampire hacker or witch thief. )

I am. Good with this. Following you wherever you go. It's your time. Peter might even loan me out.