- Stefan Salvatore: You know, I liked you better when you hated everybody.
- Damon Salvatore: Oh I still do, I just love that they love me.
- Damon Salvatore: [Entering Elena's bedroom] Ah. Just like I remembered.
- Elena Gilbert: Stop messing around.
- Damon Salvatore: [Flops down on Elena's bed and begins playing with her teddy bear] You know, did you know that your uncle's been kicking it with the founder's council?
- Elena Gilbert: What?
- Damon Salvatore: Yep.
- Elena Gilbert: Perfect. We'll just add it to the growing list of how everything's falling apart.
- Damon Salvatore: [Pointing with teddy bear's arm] What happened right there?
- Elena Gilbert: Uh, nothing.
- [Damon gives suspicious look]
- Elena Gilbert: Look, Damon, I'm worried about Stefan. He says that everything's okay, but he's clearly struggling. How long is it going to take before he's back to normal?
- Damon Salvatore: [Still playing with teddy and lounging on Elena's bed] A few days, give or take.
- Elena Gilbert: It's been a few days.
- Damon Salvatore: Give, then. I don't know. What's the big deal?
- [Gets up and hands teddy to Elena]
- Elena Gilbert: He's not himself, Damon.
- Damon Salvatore: [Digging through Elena's drawers] Well, maybe his problem is he's spent too long not being himself.
- [Pulls a bra from Elena's dresser and examines it]
- Elena Gilbert: [Taking bra away from Damon and returning it, closing drawer] Please don't make me sorry for asking you.
- Damon Salvatore: [Snatches photo from Elena's mirror] It is what it is, Elena. The Stefan you know is "Good-behavior Stefan." "Rein-it-in Stefan." "Fight-against-his-nature-to-an-annoyingly-obsessive-level Stefan." But if you think there's not another part to this, then you have not been paying attention.
- Elena Gilbert: [Taking back picture] He's not you. Not even close.
- Damon Salvatore: Well, he doesn't want to be me, but that doesn't mean, deep down, that he's not.
- [Approaches Elena and smirks]
- Damon Salvatore: Mm-hm.
- [Walks away]
- Damon Salvatore: You wanna hear the bad news, or the really bad news?
- Stefan Salvatore: Actually, I don't want any news Damon.
- Damon Salvatore: Okay, let me rephrase. Do you want to hear how the council is back in vampire mode, or how I just killed Uncle John Gilbert?
- Stefan Salvatore: What?
- Damon Salvatore: Great party by the way, huh?
- Damon Salvatore: [watching Stefan dance and actually enjoy himself] Have I entered an alternate universe where Stefan is fun?
- Elena Gilbert: Is he gonna be okay?
- Damon Salvatore: Eventually.
- Elena Gilbert: Have you noticed what your brother's up to?
- Damon Salvatore: No, I've been too preoccupied with yours. Jeremy's been asking questions about Vicki Donovan's death.
- Elena Gilbert: He knows that her death was ruled an overdose.
- Damon Salvatore: Really?
- [imitating Jeremy:]
- Damon Salvatore: 'Oh, but, Sheriff, somebody buried her. Who would do that?' I know, I know! Me! I mean, I could compel him, but he's wearing vervain.
- Elena Gilbert: No, I don't want you to compel him.
- Damon Salvatore: If he keeps asking questions...
- Elena Gilbert: Damon, no, I'm serious. I'm not gonna do that to him again. I'll handle it.
- Damon Salvatore: [selects red rose from bouquet on table, sniffs it] Okay. Don't say I didn't warn you.
- [gives the rose to Elena]
- Jeremy Gilbert: Why does she hate you?
- John Gilbert: We used to sleep together.
- Jenna Sommers: I'm standing right here!
- Jenna Sommers: So, really, how long are you staying?
- John Gilbert: Can't you at least pretend that you're happy to see me?
- Jenna Sommers: [fake:] Oh, my God, John, it... it's so good to see you. How... how have you been?
- [shakes her head]
- Jenna Sommers: No, I can't.