you won't be sad forever

So, at the risk of beating a very dead horse, I was thinking about college. I'm planning on going there once I'm done here.

[She thinks she will anyway. It was always the plan when she was still human and while she's not one to really listen to anything Damon Salvatore has to say anymore, the idea that she can still have and do some things she wanted to do as a human is something worth listening to.]

I'm just wondering if there's anybody who's interested in maybe a study group or teaching something. I know the teaching annex is gone and it's been a little bit of a struggle with classes, so I was thinking maybe something like this might be a little easier to work with. I'm obviously not fully qualified to teach anything, but I can help people with writing and literature if anybody's interested.

And for something a little less academic, I've also got plenty of self-defense training. It was mostly directed at vampires, but I can modify it to not include stakes.

[A beat.]

And that's open for anybody who wants to learn some self-defense or just wants to practice.

( mal & lydia )

[It takes some time, but Elena does eventually get around to talking to some of the people who gave her gifts.]
( cascade of private messages )

voice.
[Elena remembers what happened the last time the Admiral made an announcement like that and she hesitates, but only for a fraction of a second:]

Caroline? Alaric? [A pause. She's not asking for Damon. If she has to talk to him, fine. But she's not really wanting to talk to him right away.] Can you guys hear me again?