[ there's a beat, in which caroline levels her with an amused look. not quite laughing in her face, but silently chuckling at the question. ] Yes. Vampires live on blood. I have to have it. [ it's just so obvious to caroline that it doesn't even register to her that it might not be obvious to someone else. ]

But I've never had blood with magic powers before, either. I guess it could work.

[ weirder things had happened. she's mostly just glad no one's apparently growing vervain in the future. ]

Are you planning on dumping yourself into blood bags? Because I don't know how else to hide that kind of information. I mean, if they've got their fangs in your skin, it's kind of obvious who you are...