I don't know that it's possible to be ready for something like this.

[ how could she be? it's a terrible legacy these girls have inherited, and elena has felt their weariness, their heartache - their fear that it's inevitable no matter what they do. and it's why she has to believe with every fiber of her being that it isn't. ]

I do know you're you, and you'll find a way. And I'll help every step of the way.

[ however she can, for as long as she can. they might not be in mystic falls, but the problem is no less alive. if nothing else, hell has opened up the possibility of hundreds of worlds. that's more information than they'd have otherwise. ]