Damon shakes his head. If it's been here before, it could be here again, and he needs to know so he can be prepared for it (so he can protect Elena from it, so he can fight against it). Alex is one of the few friends that Damon has in this place even if he's incapable of putting such a label on it because what would that say about him?

"What is it?"

He turns to him then, moving until he is in front of Alex.

"What the hell is chasing you?"

And why?

and how do they stop it when it's here? If it comes back.