Well, that's one thing I'll hope to avoid. My father's been dead a long time now and I think it would just be...better to keep it that way.

( his father, even dead, would probably still try and kill him because of what he was. )

You think it's going to be permanent? Are you going to have a — ( he pauses for a second to figure out what phrasing he wants to use. ) — permanent ghost friend? Or ghost dad, I guess.

( stefan can deal with a lot but he doesn't think a ghostly apparition of his father being around constantly is one of those things. )