( He'll point out. It's weird, considering they'd never met their uncle. They'd only read journal entries and seen illustrations. A picture here or there. He'd been dead since before they were born. And now he's feeling - what - protective?
He looks back at the remains of the Gilbert household. )
Dad owns a bar off the interstate. Mom has the practice in town, but she's, like, revitalized the historical society.
( Everything is just different. )
The kids at the Salvatore School -- it's this boarding school - they wrote this musical about mom's life. And it had you and dad and aunt Caroline in it. We've seen Hope and the other kids when they come into town. ( They're not as cruel as other Mystic Falls students. ) We snuck into their one-night only performance. Real weird.
( It's the truth. They've never met Stefan. He died long before. He's aunt Caroline's dead husband and their dead uncle. And only recently did they learn he was human when he died. )
Wouldn't, not off the cuff like that. We were actually planning on keeping a lot to ourselves because what good would it really do?
( And there "dad" went and blew that. And it's not funny, dry or not. He's dead. He's dead in another universe and talking to them here. What are they supposed to do with that? )
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( He'll point out. It's weird, considering they'd never met their uncle. They'd only read journal entries and seen illustrations. A picture here or there. He'd been dead since before they were born. And now he's feeling - what - protective?
He looks back at the remains of the Gilbert household. )
Mom and dad had the house rebuilt.
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That makes sense. Elena loved this house.
[And she also burned it down. It's complicated, as are most things with Elena and her grief.]
She would have wanted you to grow up there.
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( Everything is just different. )
The kids at the Salvatore School -- it's this boarding school - they wrote this musical about mom's life. And it had you and dad and aunt Caroline in it. We've seen Hope and the other kids when they come into town. ( They're not as cruel as other Mystic Falls students. ) We snuck into their one-night only performance. Real weird.
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[He makes a face.]
And the musical too. Good to know Landon Kirby is consistent across all universes.
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( But seeing the house like this. What it could've been. )
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It's complicated. I don't blame you for missing what's familiar. Especially when so much here is different.
["You know that you're one of those different things, right?"
Stefan raises an eyebrow before nodding.]
My brother mentioned something about my being dead.
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Why would he tell you that?
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[Stefan tips his head to the side.]
It doesn't really bother me. Technically I've been dead for a long time.
[That's a joke. A very dry one, but he's trying to lighten the mood.]
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( And there "dad" went and blew that. And it's not funny, dry or not. He's dead. He's dead in another universe and talking to them here. What are they supposed to do with that? )
Did he tell you anything else?
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[And again, he's been dead a long time.]
I heard something about Bonnie giving me the cure, and that's how it got to Damon, but not much else.
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( And therefore, it's pointless. )
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[It is what it is at this point. They made their choices and unfortunately Gray and Stephanie will have to live with them while they're here.]
But it could help us understand you better. You don't have to keep secrets to protect my feelings.