on recently apping to scorched:

[deathandgin]

You just couldn't say no to the alter ego thing, huh? I think you forgot something. It's called consequence.

And without Bonnie's herbs? You, uh. Know. What's going to happen.

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[watcherless]

That's right. If you're not all juiced up, you'll be the one who's Anatole's psycho in charge, huh? Can't say I'm crying over the heat bein' taken off me a little bit.

[deathandgin]

The only thing that thrills me more than being called a psycho is to help someone through the process of becoming one.

[watcherless]

What, you think you're special enough to help out? Damn. Got an ego on you to boot. Sweetheart, I'm about ten exits past anybody helping. Not interested. In fact? Couldn't care less.

But, I won't hate watching you cut up your friends. 'Specially considering most of 'em are vamps. What's with that, anyway? Aren't you supposed to be some wanna-slay?

[deathandgin]

The help thing was for getting attention off of you, since apparently that's something you want.

[Kids these days. Jeez.]

Wanna-slay? Seriously?

[coy]

Bonnie's going to make you an herb cocktail. Not the fun kind.


Except she doesn't have her mom to tell her how to make it so that's a... problem.

[deathandgin]

[Caroline, do you even know how reassurance works?]

To understate it a little, yeah.

[coy]

[She's been hanging out with Damon too much.]

So if you go all psycho Jekell and Hyde... does that mean you're going to need us to lock you in a basement? Because we have a secret room in ours! I can decorate it for you.

[deathandgin]

Why do you have a secret room in your basement?

[Is there something he needs to know about here....]

[godoftableflips]

You speak in riddles, for those of us who do not know your circumstance.

[deathandgin]

The art of subtlety at work.

[godoftableflips]

There is a time for subtlety [ see: never ] and a time to be forthright. When trapped in another realm, you may find it does not benefit you to play at games with your companions.

[deathandgin]

I think the people who need to know already do. [At least he thought they did. Caroline... /sideeyes.]

[bigbad]

And here I was afraid Anatole would get boring.

[.....yeah, he wasn't afraid of that at all.]

[deathandgin]

Really? Cross-dimensional kidnapping is old hat to you?

[bigbad]

It's been that sort of century.

[risks]

We'll figure it out. [ See, Elena's much better at reassurance. ] Bonnie may not know, but there's other people here who know magic and ... it's gonna be okay, Ric.

[ Elena is now just going to take a moment to look you over, Ric. She missed you so much :c And she manages a small smile. ]

[deathandgin]

[Elena is skilled, but Alaric has recently gained a +10 to self-flagellation.]

Okay is no longer a word in operation here.

[Because fixing him isn't bringing anyone back. It doesn't make up for the hole he dug into Meredith's stomach. And it doesn't make up for even considering to kill Elena.]

[risks]

[ gdi ric, you are cramping her stylings of comfort. so much setting of her jaw. ] Yes, it is. It's not - it's not okay people are dead, Ric. But that's ... not you and we're gonna help you through this.

[deathandgin]

It is definitely me. Or partly me.

so unsure rn

[tightsofmight]

Vampires.

Alter ego.

Herbs?

I feel like you've got some kind of secret Scooby Doo life going on here, Alaric. Is that what the crossbow's for?

omggggggggggggggg TOUCHES GINGERLY

[deathandgin]

Peter, you don't even know the half of it.

Except for the mask-pulling stuff. All the monsters are real for me. It kind of sucks.

/TOUCHES BACK i couldn't resist bb

[tightsofmight]

I expect I wouldn't. [gently raising eyebrows rn] ....Does this have something to do with why you put up with Damon Sleazatore?

[unparental]

...Alter ego?

[deathandgin]

Oh. Uh. J-Jenna. Hey.

[unparental]

Hey, you. [ her face softens at that, a little hopeful and a lot sad.

...and then the return to stubbornness. ] What alter ego, exactly?