( he'll take a good long look at stefan once more before he lifts his hand up and gives him a sharp whack on the back of his head. there. that should do it. )

I'm being serious. This place is no joke. Cut it out. ( he's so not in the mood for stefan's brand of blandness, boring humor. it's been a shitty past few weeks or months if he's counting the crap he's had to deal with back home. he lets out a shake of his head before finishing his drink and slamming the glass down. )

Now you, my brother, need to be careful around here. The last thing this town needs is you turning into a ripper. ( oh, he worries about stefan occasionally. or a lot. of course he does. it's a force of habit. can't exactly help it. he'd spent the past century and a half looking out for him. in his own shitty way. )