St. Anne's Church
It's the next day, and Cami and Vincent have come to Marcel's new fight gym, where dozens of vampires are working out and sparring with each other. On the sidelines, Marcel is swiping through photos of the victim on Vincent's phone while he and Cami watch.
"Gnarly stuff," Marcel sighed
"Yeah. The guy was torn apart. I mean, there are no obvious puncture wounds, but whoever did that had to be a vampire," Vincent said.
"And nobody heard any screams, so he had to have been compelled to just stand there and suffer," Cami said.
"You think this was us? My guys know better than to leave a body in the streets," Marcel said.
Vincent gestures around the room, "How well do you know your guys?" Vincent said.
"Dead bodies lead to headlines, which means tourism drops. We don't like to mess with the food supply," Marcel said.
"Marcel, maybe someone new lost control?" Cami question.
"Maybe you guys should consider that my guys aren't the only vampires in town." Marcel retorted.
"You don't think this was Klaus?" Cami asked looking skeptical.
"Freya says Klaus has been on his best behavior. I've known the guy over two hundred years-- best behavior ain't exactly his thing, not to mention he cut Elijah and Rebekah out of his life, who knows what he can do now?" Marcel said.
Cami gulps nervously, but Vincent nods in agreement.
"Sooner or later, he'll cut loose. Or maybe, he already did," Marcel said.
Marcel turns and walks away, leaving a confused Cami behind to consider his words. She looks over at Vincent, who seems to agree with his argument.
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St.James Infirmary
Klaus' art exhibition is underway, and though there are no familiar faces, he seems to have drawn a large crowd. One middle-aged man looks at the painting of Genevieve laying naked in his bed, which Klaus made in, and discusses the artwork with his two female companions.
"It's a derivative fiasco-- little atmosphere, less technique. It's nothing more than a self-congratulatory ego trip," The Art critic said.
Nearby, Klaus and Kol are eavesdropping on the man's criticisms and watching him walk away and Kol lets out an 'ohhh' causing Klaus to push him in annoyance. After a moment, Lucien appears out of nowhere and alerts Klaus and Kol to his presence by speaking to them both.
"I wouldn't expect you to host an art show without compelling the critics to speak your praise, and who is this a friend of yours?," Lucien said while indicating to Kol like he was garbage.
"Names Kaleb darling, and just like my friends here I have quite a temper," Kol said holding out his hand and causing Lucien to reluctantly shake it.
"And I wouldn't expect an uncultured savage to crash such a formal affair," Klaus said while smirking at Lucien, not unhappy to see him, and Lucien chuckles.
"Yeah, not my usual scene," Lucien said while looking over at the art critic from earlier, who has moved on to another painting, "Though, that mouthy blood bag does have a point. Your work is derivative--," Lucien said while licking his lips.
"Oh?" Klaus said amused and Kol let out a small laugh.
"f Degas, I'd say. Although, I happen to know that you compelled Degas to mentor you. I always thought his work improved after your influence," Lucien complimented.
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