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[ What is with today? First, Elena decides they should get themselves a license for a possible romp in the sheets someday (still trying to wrap his head around that), and now Alaric's here. Could this day get anymore bizarre? Any moment now he's expecting Kutcher to come out of hiding to tell him that he's been royally punk'd. He's not one for teary reunions and teddy bear hugs, so while they're busy playing out 'Days of our Lives', Damon's going to just switch his communicator on to make a quick scan of Alaric's video post (and avoid the awkwardness of just standing there like a complete idiot). How in the world did he not notice this? Oh. Wait. Elena. Kiosk. Things were happening.
Cutting in now. ]
F-T-R, that's -- for the record -- didn't miss you at all. [ Seeing that Barbie and everyone else ever has managed to bring Mystic Falls newest up to speed, he'll go right ahead and do that be a dick thing he knows Alaric's so very (not) fond of. Typical. Also he's going with what Alaric told Caroline --- that he's from the time they found the world's ugliest doodling in a cave so they can just skip the part where his best friend ever is still holding a grudge for that neck break-y thing he did. Or if they're going to be all weird still, it's a good thing Elena's there.
Not that he won't continue to test the already murky waters of their friendship. ] What can I say, Ric. [ He doesn't move towards them, simply stands there with all of his -- well, idiocy. ] You're kind of a buzz kill.
No offense. [ His brow furrows slightly with the strain of keeping his emotions in check, but there's the barest hint of a smile before he's smirking. Honestly? Damon's happy to see him. Alaric just has to look past the idiot words coming out of his mouth. (He gets how it can be all too much to ask. He wants to say more; tell him that it's good to see him and it's been a while, and hey, how's that neck feeling, brother, but he doesn't.) ]