[ Caroline looks extra pleased given Elena's reaction to it, moving towards her friend to show it off. Things have been tense but not because their friendship but really, because of this place. Even if she knows Elena isn't mad at her, Caroline still feels guilty, still feels like there must have been more she could do.
And yeah, she's still pissy with Damon.
No cute construction paper flower mural thing is going to fix that.]
Tape and glue. [ She glances around before moving towards the box of art supplies, pulling out a roll of masking tape.] Here-- [ She holds it up.] We can use this? It should hold up since it's paper... [ It might last a couple of weeks, so long as it doesn't rain again.]
[A temporary solution that they can just use...repeatedly if needed.
She takes the tape, ripping off a few pieces so she can roll them into loops and then walks over and presses them against the wall to see if they hold.]
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video.
I'll see you when you get here.
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She misses air conditioning.]
Hey.
[She sounds slightly out of breath, like she hurried a little bit. She can still get excited over the idea of birthday presents, okay?]
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Happy birthday!
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It's beautiful.
[Caroline has always been good at this kind of thing. Better than she ever is.]
We need to find the perfect spot to hang it up.
action!
And yeah, she's still pissy with Damon.
No cute construction paper flower mural thing is going to fix that.]
Wherever you want. It's your gift.
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Hm...
[And then she points at a spot on the wall that looks particularly bare.]
Now we just need to figure out how to get it to...stay up there.
[Nails, if they even have any, won't go through stone. Glue might not stay either, though they could try that if all else fails.]
Did you use tape on this? That might work at least for a little while.
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[A temporary solution that they can just use...repeatedly if needed.
She takes the tape, ripping off a few pieces so she can roll them into loops and then walks over and presses them against the wall to see if they hold.]
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It's the small things that make this place bearable. This is going to be one of them.]
Thank you, Caroline.
[For thinking of her. For being her best friend. For making something about being here good.]
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[She sighs, shakes her head slightly.]
You don't owe me anything. Let's just let this be what it is. My best friend giving me a gift for my birthday.