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[couldwearheels]

Finally on a vacation somewhere where it isn't raining but without a car of my own, a clue, or headphones. Sweet, sweet headphones. Maybe I could get a room for myself. Three rooms down. No. Four. I want another floor altogether. A floor all to myself. Dawn's floor. That's... what I want.

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[somanyadjectives]

[He tips his head to the side as he thinks.]

I've always been fond of New York.

[couldwearheels]

I love New York. I saw my first Broadway show. But, I loved Rome. Salvatore, that's Italian?

[somanyadjectives]

[And that's when the warning bells start going off.]

I believe it is. What makes you bring it up?

[couldwearheels]

Your last name. Stefan Salvatore. [ a beat. ] Which you didn't tell me. Rookie move, Dawn. I'm Buffy's sister.

[somanyadjectives]

[ahhh.]

I hope my reputation according to Buffy isn't all that's being considered here.

[couldwearheels]

It's not. I have my own opinion, you know.

[somanyadjectives]

That's good to hear.

[couldwearheels]

But, feeding in public. Not a great start.

[somanyadjectives]

[He takes a deep breath.]

I don't, normally. My brother was trying to teach me control.

[couldwearheels]

I hear they have twelve step programs for that. Or, animal blood. My sister's second boyfriend? Totally into the animal blood. [ Pre-Pike. YES SHE KNOWS ABOUT PIKE. SHE WAS STILL A KID BUT SHE REMEMBERS. ]

[somanyadjectives]

I tried animal blood. But as my brother so deftly put it - I live in extremes. He's trying to teach me to live in the middle.

[couldwearheels]

The living, breathing, warm bodied middle...

[somanyadjectives]

The girl lived, by the way. And she would have lived even if your sister wasn't there.

[couldwearheels]

Willing victims are a sore subject. [ Both for Dawn and for Buffy. ] So, what's your deal, anyway?

[somanyadjectives]

What's my deal?

[please elaborate, Dawn.]

[couldwearheels]

How long have you been [ she brings her fingers up, bending them against her lips to indicate vampire. ] I did some research but I figure it's better coming from an actual person.

[somanyadjectives]

[He presses his lips together, before glancing around.]

This isn't really a conversation we should be having in public.

[couldwearheels]

A thing I figured out, nobody hears what they're not ready to. [ But she gets it. ] Could we get together tomorrow? I think I'm going to need a tour guide.

[somanyadjectives]

[He nods, exhaling slowly.]

Sure. We can do that.

[couldwearheels]

You live in a boarding house, right?

[somanyadjectives]

I do. But if you're looking to avoid Damon - which you probably should - we should meet somewhere else.

[couldwearheels]

Here, then. Eleven?

[somanyadjectives]

[He nods.]

Eleven works.