Starting right now I'll be strong...

[otrazhenie]

Who: Elena (Gilbert) Salvatore
Where: Around Town, especially Between the sPines
When: Month of May
What: Catch-all for the month as she gets her memories back and deals with Pines life, including suddenly being the owner of a bookstore.
Warnings: Mentions of death in some prompts.
[Open and Closed]

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Kal's been making a point to go by all of the shops, but he comes into this shop because he's in need of a book. Things aren't exactly hopping at the Fire Station (and he certainly doesn't want them to be) so he's in search for something to fill his time that doesn't involve being a damn busy body on people.

It's far too easy with his ears as they are.

When he ends up in the same stack as someone else he hasn't met yet, he offers a wave and a smile.

"Afternoon, miss. I don't suppose you remember me?"

[otrazhenie]

Trying to get back into the swing of things at a job you don't remember is even harder than it sounds. Elena had spent her first day going over the financial side of the store, trying to understand things that were supposed to come naturally to her since she'd been 'doing it for years', but some of it might as well have been in another language.

Day two was for tackling the actual layout of the store. When Kal entered, she was deep in the process of mapping everything out, trying to find some semblance of reason to the arrangement of the various sections. The store might be on the small side, but there sure was a lot crammed in there.

Pulling her clipboard to her chest, she offered him an apologetic smile. "I'm sorry to say I don't. I'm still getting my memories back after a recent accident. Have we met before?" Was he a fellow 'accident' victim?

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He can't help a slightly sheepish smile as he shakes his head and rubs at the back of his neck.

"I couldn't tell you, miss. As I'm asking because I don't know. Apparently, I was in a car accident some days ago and it left me a little hazy on most of the details. I do know my name, though."

He offers a hand.

"Kal Kent. You've got a lovely shop here."

[otrazhenie]

With a genuine smile, Elena placed her hand in his, giving it a good shake the way her father had taught her. Firm, solid, but gentle.

"Elena--" Gilbert "Salvatore," she introduced herself in turn. "And thank you, thank you very much. It belonged to my parents, and my sister and I have done our best to keep it going over the years." Well, she had more so than Katherine, but Elena didn't blame her sister for that. Because none of it was real, of course.

[silver_lined]

"A pleasure to meet you, Miss Salvatore. Or should I go with Elena?" It's a genuine question, after all. It's best to be respectful.

"The two of you have done a fine job, if I may say so. Very nicely laid out and well organized, it looks like."

[otrazhenie]

"Elena's fine," she assured him with another smile. "My sister and I are both Mrs. Salvatore, so first names always seem easier."

Glancing around at the shop, her expression turns a little sheepish. "And thank you, I appreciate that. I feel like it's gotten a little out of hand since my accident," a polite way to avoid admitting she hadn't played any part in actually organizing anything, "but we'll get it back in order before too long."

[silver_lined]

"Well, if you need any assistance, I'd be happy to offer it," he says with a glance around the shop. "I'm always glad to have something to fill the hours and work always goes quicker with more hands."

[otrazhenie]

"Thank you, Kal, that's really nice of you to offer," she replied with a smile. "We could use more people like you around here. Are you always this helpful?" It was something to remember for the future if he was. As much as she didn't want to think like that, they really had no idea what they were going to face in this town.

[silver_lined]

"I'd like to tell you so," he points out with a bit of a grin, "but I can't at the moment. Or didn't we cover that?"

Only very very mild teasing on that last one. Since they're both in a similar situation.