Oh, he had no idea. This vampire to human thing wasn't just something that popped up occasionally as a sidethought. It was like a constant stream of feeling wrong inside her own body, which was incredibly ironic because it meant that she felt more comfortable as a vampire than as human.

"I know what you mean," Elena said, after a moment's pause. "I had some... people I was close to. In my dream. I guess things will feel better once we start to remember our real lives."

Elena lied through through her teeth, of course, but in a place like this, she wouldn't be surprised if there was surveillance cameras everywhere. Honestly, she was more than just a little apprehensive of what would happen once the memories did come flooding back, if Anselmo was telling the truth. It felt just a little too similar to compulsion for her liking.