[ don't think she doesn't catch that look, claire. elena leaves it alone, not wanting to pry out of fear of what she'll find. sometimes leaving pandora's box closed is the best course of action. ]

We are. [ kind of. does it count if he was in virginia from her last memory, but isn't at his? ] We're both from Mystic Falls in Virginia. [ just in case it sounds familiar. ] And we both just kind of ended up here. I guess we're lucky, since others don't have people they know from home in town.

[ is she trying to talk so she's not asked if she's with elijah? maybe. ]