[ Not entirely far from the truth. Though there's some 'sets vampires she happens to like on fire' mixed in there too. Elena never really blames her friend for that though, how could she? Even she can't deny that the majority of their problems and pain come from vampires. ]

It's just great having her as a friend in general. But yeah, I don't know what I would have done without her being a witch. [ Never been able to go out into the sun again unless they'd found another witch around. Which sounds far from ideal. She was insanely lucky.

Elena's own shark comes back happily with...two giant mugs that were clearly more suited for coffee than alcohol. Oh. Well. He's trying!!! ]

Thank you, little guy. We...uh, appreciate it! [ she looks to Dee and then shrugs, setting one of the mugs down. ] I think she's good without the mug but...[ She's going to feel too bad if she doesn't use it, so she pours some bourbon into the giant mug, and then takes a huge drink from it. That feels slightly better. She pats him on the head and he snuggles up to her. ]

I think you're right that we're not getting through though...[ And she feels awful for it. ] I wonder how much attention it's going to take to satisfy them? Maybe if we reassure them we're friends now? [ If they're that desperate they probably won't even believe that. ]