once upon a time, when he was still young and inexperienced in the arts of being a vampire, he had met the mikaelsons. they had been all over new orleans back then, when louis was looking to expand his business in storyville and get the rise out of everyone who thought a man of his complexion would never dare rise that high. the mikaelsons had helped cement his name into the story of the city ( that is, of course, until they left without a trace after a fire and then, of course, years later, louis followed with his sweet claudia ). "i was hopin' my arrival would be a bit more. . .quiet." the vampire points out. those eyes are familiar at best, one klaus mikaelson often had that glint in his eyes when louis met him back in the day. it was wise to assume his daughter would have that same glint. "i was not expecting a mikaelson to welcome me back to my hometown."