[ she nods. she can't help it. it's pretty clear she's head over heels for him. ]
He's the nicest guy I've ever met, but he's got so much baggage... more than me and that's saying something.
[ she fingers the wine glass, debating explaining the whole thing to helen, why it's such a strange situation. prompt her, helen. she needs to talk about this. ]
[ Helen gives a small nod, curious but not quite certain whether or not to press - with Logan she had known not to, not with how Jenna spoke but Alaric? It was fonder, and prompted her next question ]
Never have I ever said that someone had more baggage than myself. [ Which was true anyway - she had centuries of it ]
Okay that was cheating. [ but she takes a sip anyway. ]
There's a lot about Mystic Falls that I don't talk about. At first it was because I couldn't... trying to protect Elena from something that could have happened. But she's gone. So until you came... I didn't really have anyone I trusted enough to explain it all to.
[ yes, helen, that means alaric and his wife are all wrapped up in this vampire mess. ]
It seems to attract the vampires and criminally insane. [ meaning scumfell. ] Most of which no one knows about. But I wouldn't have it any other way. I do miss it, even with school and my thesis looming over my head. It's a tiny place where everyone knows me as Miranda Sommers-Gilbert's kid sister, but it's still home.
[ If Helen Magnus blushed (or properly so) she would have been blushing then. There's a slight (cheating) part of her that's tempted not to sip - it is new - but with the truth she's been given? She's playing fair ] Caught. [ Sip. The floor is open ]
Jenna. [ She may have answered but that didn't mean that she was going to give you everything - it was new and these things were some of the more private to her ]
Oh come on, you can't dangle that in front of me and not expect me to ask! [ she's like a teenager sometimes. just forgive her. ] I just want to know if he's going to be good to you. Friends are allowed that much.
[ Helen paused in thought, lightly tapping her nail on the side of her glass ]
Never have I ever [ She wanted to make this one good ] listened to an old woman blather about her life.
[ And there's a slight challenging look that dares Jenna not to drink. She's beginning to feel more honest, more so from the trust she has in Jenna but a little from the wine. And if Jenna didn't take it then? She'd let her ask another time ]
I can't? [ There's that cheeky expression again ] Unless your sister is over three centuries old, and from what you've mentioned I know her not to be, I do believe that you should drink.
[ it's a good thing jenna's used to the idea of vampires or she'd be a little freaked out. as it is, she just grins and takes that sip. ]
You're not a vampire or you would have mentioned something when we had the vervain talk. So, what... how is that possible? [ she's honestly curious! she's had almost a year to get used to the idea of strange things and she wants to know what strange things helen's world holds. ]
[ she's not particularly worried, upset, or shocked at this. she's interested, curious... but she won't pry for more than helen's willing to give her. ]
Never have I ever, before tonight, known that a human could be older than Stefan.
I'm not sure exactly, but he wasn't much older than like... a hundred and fifty-something. He was one of the original founders of Mystic Falls - or the son of one of them - in 1864.
I was born in 1850. [ Which didn't actually tell Jenna why she was as old as she was either - her story was as long as her years ] London. [ That part was obvious ]
[ Helen gave a small smile to it, letting Jenna keep that thought (she didn't need to know it all) ]
Never have I ever known someone take knowing that fact so well. [ Jenna may have had the advantage of knowing of vampires in her world but even those in her world whom were familiar with abnormals? Didn't always react so calmly ]
[ jenna's eyebrows shoot up as she takes another sip... more like a gulp, but eh. ]
What, do they usually freak out about it?
[ after the vampire talks and knowing what she knows about elena's parents and the gilberts and the whole mystic falls vampire crap... and then spending a year in taxon? jenna's getting used to weird things happening. ]
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He's the nicest guy I've ever met, but he's got so much baggage... more than me and that's saying something.
[ she fingers the wine glass, debating explaining the whole thing to helen, why it's such a strange situation. prompt her, helen. she needs to talk about this. ]
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Never have I ever said that someone had more baggage than myself. [ Which was true anyway - she had centuries of it ]
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There's a lot about Mystic Falls that I don't talk about. At first it was because I couldn't... trying to protect Elena from something that could have happened. But she's gone. So until you came... I didn't really have anyone I trusted enough to explain it all to.
[ yes, helen, that means alaric and his wife are all wrapped up in this vampire mess. ]
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As home as Mystic Falls is it would appear that a lot happens there. [ She could relate, partially ]
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[ oh she has a good one now. she gives helen a mischievous smirk. ] Hmm Never Have I Ever had a boyfriend in Taxon.
[ come on, helen. fess up. ]
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[ If Helen Magnus blushed (or properly so) she would have been blushing then. There's a slight (cheating) part of her that's tempted not to sip - it is new - but with the truth she's been given? She's playing fair ] Caught. [ Sip. The floor is open ]
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Your turn.
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Never have I ever [ She wanted to make this one good ] listened to an old woman blather about her life.
[ And there's a slight challenging look that dares Jenna not to drink. She's beginning to feel more honest, more so from the trust she has in Jenna but a little from the wine. And if Jenna didn't take it then? She'd let her ask another time ]
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Oh come on. You can't expect me to drink for that. You can't be any older than my sister.
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You're not a vampire or you would have mentioned something when we had the vervain talk. So, what... how is that possible? [ she's honestly curious! she's had almost a year to get used to the idea of strange things and she wants to know what strange things helen's world holds. ]
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I possess an abnormality- ability known as longevity. Extended life, simply put.
[ The how? Is a far longer story, one she'll gloss over ]
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[ she's not particularly worried, upset, or shocked at this. she's interested, curious... but she won't pry for more than helen's willing to give her. ]
Never have I ever, before tonight, known that a human could be older than Stefan.
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[ in a weird way. the wine's starting to make her a little loopy, but it's a nice buzzed feeling. ]
Your turn.
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Never have I ever known someone take knowing that fact so well. [ Jenna may have had the advantage of knowing of vampires in her world but even those in her world whom were familiar with abnormals? Didn't always react so calmly ]
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What, do they usually freak out about it?
[ after the vampire talks and knowing what she knows about elena's parents and the gilberts and the whole mystic falls vampire crap... and then spending a year in taxon? jenna's getting used to weird things happening. ]
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