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( Rikki, as abrasive and impulsive as ever, ladies and gentlemen. )

Your brother's a jerk...why was he so obsessed with you? It's like he didn't want other men around you. That's a bit...

( She makes a little noise and gives an expression of discomfort )

...you know?

Bloody hell right to the point, huh?

[Rebekah picks her glass up again and gestures with it.]

I've been told, repeatedly, it was for my own good and protection.

[The blonde vampire rolls her eyes as she polishes off the remainder of her bourbon.]

But I rather think it's much more to do with him being a controlling wanker with a cruel streak.

I never really saw the point of beating around the bush.

( She shrugs. )

It's a bit creepy, though, yeah? He acts like a jealous boyfriend, not a brother, mate. Ick factor through the roof. This place might not be great but at least you'll get a break, yeah?

I like that - saves time with all the subterfuge and bollocks.

[The blonde shifts, crossing one ankle over the other as she props her feet up on the table.]

Unfortunately over hundreds of years one does get used to the ridiculous behaviors, though I'd be happy to pass along how creepy Nik is if I go home and see him again. I'm sure he'll love hearing that.

[Despite herself, Rebekah's mouth pulls into a grin.]

Thank you! Someone finally understands!

( Okay, that's weird, actually...of all the people to finally agree with her sentiment, someone who looks like Emma...

But then a grin creeps over her lips. It's a little funny, after all. )

He needs to get laid, clearly. Maybe tell him Rikki said that instead. Bet he'll love that even more.

I get bored with playing games that I'm uninterested in and that's exactly what beating around the bush tends to be, love.

[Rebekah gives a dainty shrug.]

If he can pull his head out of his ass long enough to forget about amassing power perhaps it'd help, but I think I'll pass for the time being I'd hate to have to threaten my brother to not lash out like a child like I'm sure he would.

[She's grinning, though, despite herself - amused.]

Plus, yeah, it's a waste of time.

( Rikki wrinkles her nose and rolls her eyes. )

Manbabies are the worst.

I've yet to find a man, in centuries that doesn't have their moment as such.

[The vampire shrugs.]

Tantrums when they don't get their way, whining when things go wrong or they're hurt or bested.

So there's quite literally no hope. Well, that's encouraging.

( The tone is sarcastic, but there's a smile on her face. And then, she laughs. )

I know! All they do is whinge, whinge, whinge!

You learn to live with it or do without.

[Rebekah shrugs.]

I tend to wind up doing without though not always by choice. What about you, do you have a beau back home?

Me? No. No, I'm taking a sabbatical from guys after the last one broke my heart. Several times. Once bitten, twice shy, as the saying goes. Who needs men when I have the entire ocean, you know?

( That comes out sounding a lot more cheerful than the look on her face would suggest that she feels. )

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( Darcy wants to focus on the baby, so she's going to; she's going to ignore the bodies in the kitchen because that's a whole other can of worms, she's not ready to open. Not tonight, anyway. )

Being a mom looks good on you. I don't know what it's like back home for you, but...there are other ways to be a mom if you can't conceive. It might not be my place, but...I've just seen you with your niece, in my head, which will never stop being a weird thing to say.

Ah, here we go - I had a feeling a couple of times wasn't going to be the end of this.

[Rebekah, despite her lounged spot against the back of her sofa lets out a breath and a small smile pulls at her face.]

I can honestly say I've never loved anything as much as I loved my time with that sweet little girl. There were always complications and reasons why I had to wait and couldn't save for when I had Hope to keep her safe. Perhaps if I stayed here it'd be an option - I've made no decisions as of yet, though.

Yeah, we're seldom that lucky. You have unfortunate arrival timing.

( Darcy gives her a sympathetic look, but it softens into a smile at the way Rebekah describes her feelings toward her niece. )

Is she okay? Hope? I just sort of assumed her mother was temporarily unavailable — complications from the birth, rehab, jail, who knows? — but she's okay, right?

I'm afraid that seems to be my familial curse, darling.

[Rebekah shrugs.]

Hope is safe now - and she's where she belongs with her mother again, even though I was loathe to give her back.

[Part of Rebekah clearly wonders what could have been if she had just never come back with hope, but loyalty to Nik and Hayley never would have allowed her to be so selfish. And she's sure that she would have paid for that had she even tried anyway.]

It's a bit more complicated than that - I took her to protect her because Niklaus' penchant for making as many enemies as possible wherever he goes, but that was dealt with. She's safe and healthy and protected and getting bigger and bigger by the day I'm sure.

I'm not trying to be nosy. I'm sorry.

( Darcy can't help feeling she's taken a step too far. )

It's none of my business.

You got a peek into my life - it's difficult not to want to know more, I'm sure - it's all right.

[Rebekah lets out a breath and lifts a hand to tuck her hair behind her ear.]

I've been interrogated and asked questions for much nosier reasons than yours, love, I don't doubt you - no need to fret.

It's weird, it's almost like I felt like I was you for a minute? Like...I've never seen that child in my entire life, but I loved her with every fiber of my being for a few minutes there...so I guess I was just invested, in a way. I don't really know how to explain it. It's more intense than I remember the last time this happened being... For me, at least.

( Pietro is frowning when his feed comes up. Because he knows she can understand it, Pietro doesn't bother switching from his native language. )

To není správné, Rebekah. Nikdy bych se takhle ke své sestře nechoval. A neexistuje nic takového jako milovat „příliš snadno“, Krásné. Měl bys zůstat. Tady, myslím. Měl bys zůstat. Konečně se stanete svou vlastní osobou. Zdá se mi, že je to už hodně pozdě.

(( It isn't right, Rebekah. I would never treat my sister that way. And there is no such thing as loving "too easily," Beautiful. You should stay. Here, I mean. You should stay. You will get to be your own person, finally. It looks to me like that is severely overdue. ))

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Zní to, že jsi mnohem méně komplikovaný a milující bratr než kdokoli z mých.

[Rebekah looks down, clearly remembering - clearly with a lot on her mind before she gets up and moves for the bar she's created in the kitchen, snatching the glass up on the way.]

Je osvěžující, nebýt jednou zesměšňován za to, že miluješ, víš, fešák? Jen si nejsem jistý, jestli zůstat tou správnou volbou. Myslím, že by mi to konečně poskytlo skutečnou svobodu bez jakýchkoliv závazků a mohla bych žít svůj život, jak uznám za vhodné, ale vždy jsem tam byla loajální sestrou, když mě moje rodina potřebovala. A je tu část mě, která se obává, že když je opustím na takové úrovni, zachází to příliš daleko, ale jsou věci, které bych tady mohl dělat, a nevím, že bych je mohl tam, odkud pocházím. A je tu spousta zavazadel, které bych se mohl v minulosti pokusit nechat tam, kde patří.

[Rebekah pours her bourbon, fuller than she should again, pausing just before admitting her worries to take a heavy gulp of a drink before continuing- albeit to someone who is not a full stranger, but who only knows a better side of her. None of these people know her fully, perhaps if they did they would be in a much bigger hurry to get rid of the original vampire, but they're all so kind now and it's unfamiliar to her - massively so.]

((It sounds like you are a far less complicated and more loving brother than any of mine.

It's refreshing to not be mocked for loving for once, you know, handsome? I'm just uncertain if staying is the right choice. I think that it would finally give me true freedom without any strings attached, and I would be able to live my life as I see fit, but I've always been the loyal sister there when my family needed me. And there's a part of me that worries that abandoning them on a level like this is taking it too far, but there are things that I could do here that I don't know that I could where I'm from. And there is a lot of baggage that I could attempt to leave in the past where it belongs.))

[ Frowning, Pietro shakes his head. ]

Zasloužil sis víc než to. Jak se k tobě chovali, co jsem viděl? To není láska. Ne, to není láska. To je zneužívání. To je krutost. Chovají se k vám, jako byste si nezasloužili být součástí jejich rodiny, proč byste tomu chtěli být loajální?

Pobyt. Neopouštíte je. Opustili tě už dávno, Rebekah. Myslím, že hluboko uvnitř, to víš. Neznám tě moc dobře, ale znám tě dost dobře na to, abych věděl, že si to nezasloužíš. Tady to nebudeš muset řešit.

( You deserved better than that. The way they treated you, what I saw? That is not love. No, that is not love. That is abuse. That is cruelty. They treat you like you do not deserve to be a part of their family, why would you want to be loyal to that?

Stay. You are not abandoning them. They abandoned you a long time ago, Rebekah. I think deep down, you know that. I don't know you very well, but I know you well enough to know that you don't deserve that. You won't have to deal with that here. )

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Víš, že málokdo mluví o mé rodině takhle a žije, aby vyprávěl? Ale na určité úrovni máš pravdu, lásko. Staletí špatné rodinné historie jen prorostla a znemožnila zůstat spolu, protože se vždy dějí stejné věci.

[Rebekah looks down, wryly.]

Jste velmi dobrý v tom, že se dostanete přímo k jádru věci, k pointě. Je to trochu znervózňující, víš? Myslím, že to je důvod, proč je pobyt tak lákavý. Ta svoboda a šance žít svůj život pro mě a netahat se neustále do nejnovějšího Mikaelsonova dramatu nebo války je velmi lákavá. Chci jen normální, šťastný život.

((You know not many people talk about my family like that and live to tell the tale? But you're right on some level, love. Centuries of bad family history has only festered and made staying together near impossible because the same things always happen.

You are very good at getting right to the heart of the matter, the point. It's a bit unnerving, you know? I think that's why staying is so tempting. That freedom and the chance to live my life for me and not constantly pulled into the latest Mikaelson drama or war is very tempting. I just want a normal, happy life.))

Už jsem jednou zemřel, co jiného, ne? Nejsou tady. Pochybuji, že by mě mohli chytit, i když ano.

[ If he looks cocky and amused it's because Pietro is very much both of those things. ]

Omluvil bych se, ale bylo by to neupřímné. Někdy je lepší jít takříkajíc přímo do krční páteře. Mohl bys tu mít normální život, ne? Co by ti v tom bránilo?

( I have already died once, what's another, no? They are not here. I doubt if they could catch me, even if they were.

I would apologize but it would be insincere. Sometimes, it is better to go straight for jugular, so to speak. You could have normal life here, couldn't you? What would be stopping you? )

[ Veronica takes a deep breath and shakes her head. ]

God and I thought I had family issues. I know we haven't really had the chance to get to know each other that well yet, but if you ever need to badmouth your family or just have some therapy over drinks I'm here.

I haven't had to deal with them for centuries, but it's felt like it. And if you want me to pretend like I didn't just see your life story play out like some Shakespearian tragedy, I can do that too. You do you.

For the record, though. You're a bad bitch for choosing to love people, no matter what your dick of a brother did to punish you.

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