"Much can change over the years" Gabriel said when he noticed someone sat down beside him on the bench. Although he had lived in Mystic Falls again for a while ― he still saw new things he had not noticed before. Many new people, death coming back what he heard rumors of. His wife told him about it, that the dead could come back, but it took a lot of power. Had he not met Julieta and they had their children, he probably would not decide to stay here after his uncle's funeral. He would continue to stay in England to finish the studies and travel "You think you know a town because you grew up there- but not really. Feels as you have lived in the shadows" He continued "Are you a new resident or have you lived here for a while?" He didn't recognize everyone who lived here, but he had not seen her face around before. Faces was he good at to recognize, names were a bit difficult.
She turned her head toward the person talking and listened. It sounded like he had a lot to say. “I'm new. Honestly, my house isn't even unpacked yet,” Mya offered. “I was offered a job here, so I picked up and moved from a big city to this small town. And it's a lot quieter than I expected. Kind of a culture shock,” she admitted. She took a sip of her coffee. “You sound like you've been here a while, but also not really. Which is confusing to me.” She adjusted her hands around her coffee cup, letting the warmth spread to her fingers. “So, which is it? Have you been here long, or short?” she laughed.
