ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ sᴇᴇ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛ ɢᴏᴏᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪ ᴅᴏɴ'ᴛ ᴡᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠᴇ ᴜᴘ ᴛᴏ sᴏᴍᴇᴏɴᴇ's ᴇxᴘᴇᴄᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴs.

[interpersonally]

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STEFAN

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[highlyemotional]

[ caroline lets herself a little while later, with a charcuterie board because the kitchens have been bored without anyone here and she was more than happy to provide them with something to do. she's got cheese and meats and tiny little pickles!

she pauses inside the door, head tilted, smile fond. ]

Hm, looks like someone did need assistance in reading the directions, huh?

[interpersonally]

They're not that legible.

( He says, turning them around. Maybe they're upside down? He picks up one of the pieces, comparing it to it's partner on the paper. )

Is this F-asterisk?

[poppycock]

This is why it's best to compel help. ( klaus, who has been mostly unhelpful since stefan arrived, is pouring another drink. he's not committed to being entirely unhelpful, which is why he's reaching for two other tumblers on his (thankfully) came-preassembled drink cart.

he hands one glass to stefan as he ponders over the instructions and walks the remaining glass to the caroline.

he isn't about to compel a passing butler or maid, however. instead, he graciously offers to trade the alcohol for the charcuterie board. he'll set it down somewhere appropriate. )

[highlyemotional]

Instead you compelled help the analog way.

[ asking.

caroline happily trades for a drink, taking it to sink down next to stefan and peer at the instructions. ]

I think so, they're the same shape. The directions will probably become clear once we start working together. It's a bonding thing.

[ a lot like the commune but without the pesky roles. ]

[interpersonally]

( Stefan doesn't look back as he takes the tumbler and he puts it to his lips. He's still not convinced this piece reads as F-asterisk.

He does glance down at the charcuterie board. Klaus has catered their furniture building. )

If I never hear the word bonding again... ( but, lo and behold, caroline is right and f-asterisk fits into... b asterisk. square peg into square hole. they have started! officially! ) From what I learned of the month I spent sleeping, I missed meals I'm happy to have missed.