[ open ] event shenanigans

[honesta]

Who: Elijah Mikaelson and you!
Where: Fourth floor
When: The Event
Rating: PG-13
Summary: The fourth floor gets a little darker than usual and Elijah sticks around too long trying to locate his brother.
The Story: Staying on the fourth floor is probably ill advised once he gets a good hard look at what's before him. The hallways no longer have the familiar feel to them. Everything from the hallways to the rooms seems to have mutated itself into a rather rundown hospital. Elijah's been in his fair share of broken down buildings, but this one seems to be standing on it's last leg. It almost seems unsafe to travel the hallways, but he's got very little choice in the matter.

The banging is impossible to ignore. The closer Elijah gets though just means that it gets further and further away from him. Which makes him even more uncomfortable. He remains though. The cries make him feel incredibly uneasy, but he can't leave. He's not responsible for their safety, but he's also not sure he can just leave them behind. Elijah inspects each room slowly and thoroughly. He keeps an eye out for Niklaus as well. Rebekah resides on the second floor which will be his next stop, but him and Niklaus both occupy the fourth floor.

Perhaps it's foolish to hunt for Niklaus. He's probably long gone, but Elijah stays. It's easy for Elijah to ignore the pain at first. He shuts it out, but eventually even that becomes difficult. Often he stumbles the length of a hallway with sweat beading down his forehead. If one encounters him before the pain starts they'll likely find a more manicured Elijah, but if it's after the pain then he's likely less talkative. Probably best not to provoke him in any shape of form.

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[honesta]

[ He doesn't falter while making his tea. His jaw simply tightens and he carries on. He doesn't want Kol to know he's getting to him. He had been keeping the culprit behind his attack a secret. Something he did out of loyalty to Joanna.

Finally with his cup and saucer he turns to Kol. He makes his way to his chair and takes a seat next to his brother. He's quiet as he sips and swallows. His brain is desperately trying to find a way to spin this away from Dean. He made a promise to Joanna and he intended to keep it. He was a man of his word. ]

Niklaus knows about the attack. As does Rebekah, but they're both unaware Dean Winchester is the culprit. [ That's not what he intended to say. It seems the event making his living quarters into a hospital from hell extends down here as well. ] Niklaus is hot headed and I was trying to stop a war from erupting. He's got an angel on his side. An angel I was trying to keep out of our family affairs. And it was done as a favor to Joanna.

[malefice]

[ Kol lets out a laugh that's more mean spirited than anything. ] And you lot say I'm the brother you can't trust. [ His gaze lingers on Elijah, obviously thinking. He seems more amused than bothered that Elijah is keeping secrets. ] So he daggered you, and Nik and Rebekah just saved you without asking any questions? And what of the dagger - does Nik have it so he can keep you and our sister under his thumb?

[ The younger Mikaelson's head tips to the side as he turns more in his seat to look at Elijah. A crooked grin then paints itself across his features. ] You and Cami both. [ If he hears the word war used in reference to him one more time he might have to brain someone. ] Well, there's already an angel in our family affairs - Michael. Quite friendly - if a bit lonely, but aren't we all. [ Kol hesitates, not meaning to have said that last bit... So instead he focuses on the fact that he has an angel friend neener neener neener! ] I doubt he'd let another Angel hurt us if I asked for his help.

[ But don't think he didn't notice an important part of that. ]

Who's Joanna? And why did you owe her a favour?

[honesta]

Niklaus and Rebekah didn't save me. They were searching for me, but it was Hayley and Joanna who dug me out of the ground. [ Dean didn't even have the decency to put him in a coffin indoors. Or to store him in an extra room. He dug a hole in the woods and buried Elijah. He can only imagine how long Dean intended to keep Elijah buried. Probably expected no one to locate him.

Hayley had wanted to know who was responsible, but Elijah told her it didn't matter. Joanna would be better suited to handle Dean than they would. Niklaus would likely take his punishment too far and wind up making himself an enemy of the angel. ] Niklaus doesn't have it. Joanna gave it to the angel she's familiar with. It seemed smarter than taking possession of it myself only to have Niklaus get his hands on it.

[ From what Elijah understands the angel's don't typically take sides. He's really not certain this Michael would come running if Kol were to call on him. Unless his little brother somehow made a fantastic impression on him. ] Joanna Harvelle. A hunter. We were paired up on a blind date months ago. I grew to fancy her quite a bit. Though it seems she has romantic intentions for a human bartender here. [ Something Elijah doesn't like to think too much about. He hadn't intended to grow so fond of her, but it seemed to be one sided at some point. Despite them having slept together when they were living fake lives in Storybrooke. ] Do enjoy torturing me, brother?

[malefice]

[ Bloody fucking hell, how many people is he going to have to go through to get that damn dagger. His expression sours a bit which can easily be taken as disgust over Niklaus or disgust over Elijah being buried in dirt... and worms... and... eugh. But then he nods, agreeing that Nik having it would only end badly. ] He doesn't need the dagger - not when he's so stab happy.

[ Michael had offered to help him a couple times now, and if the baby doe eyes didn't give it away, Kol was certain he could get Michael to side with him. He'll definitely have to test it one day... Perhaps send him after the dagger... It's a thought... But then, he didn't want to put the man in danger either... The thought puts a sour taste in his mouth that he has to wash away with a sip of tea. He's never really cared about such things before, but now he had people he wanted - no, needed to protect. ]

A hunter? You fancy a hunter... That's a bit daft seeing as you're the very thing hunters enjoy to... hunt. [ Kol is judging you, Elijah, so hard.] Torturing you? Nah, I'd consider this making you squirm more than anything. [ His gaze falls to his tea for a moment. ] Are you worried I'm going to tell our siblings? I've got no reason to.

[honesta]

She's not like the hunters we're familiar with. Not even like Dean. She's smart. She understands that things are so black and white in our world. She recognized that we're not always the enemy. [ Elijah had worked hard to prove to her that vampires weren't something you had to spend your time hunting here. She didn't need to be on high alert while they co-existed here.

Elijah takes a sip of his tea as his brother clarifies that this isn't about hurting him. This is about making him squirm. Exhibiting some form of power over him. Which makes Elijah believe that he's aware of whatever is making Elijah blurt out answers so freely. He's exploiting it. He thought he had made his point clear the last time he spoke with Kol that he didn't want any harm to come to him. ]

Yes. You know how Niklaus is. I love Rebekah dearly, but she's got a temper that rivals our brother's. I was trying to keep things civil here. At least until we return home. I don't think we need any pointless bloodshed.

[malefice]

[ Kol sighs. ] Then I'm sorry she fancies someone else. [ Kol would offer to kill Simon but he knows Elijah would say no so instead he falls almost deathly silent trying to decide what to say. What the right words are. He'll have to see about trying to set him up with Elphaba or Meg to take his mind off the heartbreak. Both the ladies seemed nice.. enough. ]

I've got no reason to tell either of them so you may rest assured. If any bloodshed does happen it will be my doing. [ Dean had offended him and Cami had only managed to offend him more on Dean's part - seeing as he cannot kill Cami... Kol shifts again this time facing forward, only to lean back slightly and look up at the ceiling. This was actually kind of nice. Even if he was with the brother that held him down multiple times so Nik could dagger him.

He doesn't stay quiet for long, not wanting to give Elijah the chance to start grilling him over anything. ] What floor are you staying on?

[honesta]

[ He's never directly interacted with Simon, but he knows the boy means a great deal to Joanna. He does however miss the simplicity of his Storybrooke life. He misses being Dr. Eli Michaels. He misses having coffee every morning at a diner and see Jo. Though at the time she wasn't Jo. He misses everything about that life. His family was still his family, but he could still have a life of his own. He could exist as his own man instead of only ever having time to clean up after the mistakes of Niklaus.

Elijah stares calmly at Kol when he assures him that he doesn't intend to tell Rebekah or Niklaus about who daggered him. Elijah hadn't even told Hayley and she dug him out of the ground with the help of Joanna. He didn't want any sort of retaliation. ]

The fourth. Niklaus' room is close to mine as well. Not something I chose. His own passive aggressive way of riling me up. [ At the time it had been irritating, but he didn't mind it as much. Especially since they've made big steps in patching things up. ] Yourself?

[malefice]

[ It was definitely something that Kol could use as leverage, and maybe the smile that finds its way on his face isn't born out of an attempt to ease the thought away from Elijah, but instead glad about the one up. But he'd never admit that, even if this damn room was trying to get him to. ] If you don't want them to know, you might want to keep him from running his mouth. He accosted me at the bar recently. [ The memory has him rubbing at his jaw, still remembering the nasty swing Dean took. ]

Ah, don't you just love Nik and his god awful behaviour. [ Like Kol is one to talk... at all. ]

Across the hall from Beks. [ Next to Davina, but he doesn't add that on, there was no point, and he wanted Elijah to stay away from her, not get curious. ] I believe Nik's bird rooms rather closeby too. I see her far too often for it to be untrue.

[honesta]

Joanna assured me that Dean would likely be smart enough to keep his mouth shut. Apparently she underestimated Dean Winchester's stupidity. No matter. If he keeps running his mouth then he'll have to deal with Niklaus and I'm half inclined to let our dear brother do whatever he wishes to the hunter. [ Which kind of just poured right out of Elijah and he frowns almost immediately after. No real question asked. Perhaps he's just tired of holding it in. Tired of the secrets and lies. Protecting people that don't deserve nor want his help.

At first having Niklaus so close had been irritating, but he's grown used to it. It's like living together again with how frequently his brother barges in like that. No self restraint really. ] I assume our sister detests that. Having her brother so close. I think with the kidnapping from our father aside she's rather enjoying Wonderland. An over abundance of clueless men for her to lure in. [ He loves his sister, but her taste is awful sometimes. ] Camille? I hope she's well. We spoke briefly upon her arrival and just recently as well.