(Elena is hallucinating Damon sitting beside her)
Damon: Can we go back to the part where Rick came back to live to be a college professor? (They both laugh and Damon puts his arm around Elena)
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[ AT WHITMORE ]
(Rick is teaching a class at Whitmore, which Elena happens to be in)
Alaric (writing on the blackboard in front of class): Occult: the word in its literal translation means hidden. Alaric: What? And I had that with Damon. And as long as Luke keeps playing witch doctor, she's not going to get any better. Because I am not going to give up on us. Bonnie! But Caroline's working on a way to reverse all that. Elena: Because you decided to stop the spell that could bring him back. Elena: They make me see Damon. I guess this is the year to pick a major and start carving out your path in life. I hate everything about being a vampire. Jeremy: How? Like dropping out of school and having picnics with my mom, near the town border? Liv: Yeah. Matt: (visibly annoyed) For now. Or maybe I could pull a Stefan and bounce from country to country, chasing some false hope that we're gonna find a way to bring Damon and Bonnie back. Random girls. Sheriff Forbes: We'll get a statement as soon as she's been treated. Still working out the kinks of being human. Tyler: (worried) Is she ok? Tyler: Really? Vampires can't get into Mystic Falls. You need to find her.
Plan: A: Elena; Q: Who is having a hard time coping with Damon's death? A: a horrible time; Q: What kind of time is Elena having? A: her sophomore year; Q: When Elena returns to Whitmore College, what year is she in? A: Luke; Q: Who gives Elena drugs to see Damon? A: side effects; Q: What does Elena develop after taking drugs? A: Caroline; Q: Who dropped out of college to find a way to reverse the spell? A: the Travellers; Q: Who put a spell on the Mystic Falls border? A: Tyler adjusts; Q: Who adjusts to being human? A: Liv; Q: Who does Tyler have feelings for? A: Jeremy; Q: Who is Matt worried about? A: Bonnie; Q: Who does Jeremy continue to cope with the death of? A: random girls; Q: Who is Jeremy having sex with? A: Alaric; Q: Who is working as a professor at Whitmore? A: a vampire; Q: What is Alaric? A: Stefan; Q: Who has decided to live a normal life? A: a mechanic; Q: What is Stefan's new job? Summary: Four months later, Elena is having a horrible time coping with Damon's death as she returns to Whitmore College for her sophomore year. She is taking drugs that Luke has given her in order to see Damon, but she soon develops side effects that make her violent. Caroline has dropped out of college to find a way to reverse the spell that the Travellers had put on the Mystic Falls border. Tyler adjusts to being human as he begins attending Whitmore while his feelings for Liv grow. Matt gets really worried after Jeremy continues to cope with Bonnie's death by having sex with random girls and drinking. Alaric, after returning, is adjusting to his life as a vampire and works as a professor at Whitmore. Stefan has decided to live a normal life and started working as a mechanic after giving up on finding a way to get Bonnie and Damon back. Elena asks Alaric how he copes with being a vampire and asks him to compel her into forgetting about Damon.