[s l o w, single nod here. That probably explains why it wasn't Stefan who helped Elena get through her transition to vampire. If Elena were still with Stefan, it probably would have been him showing her the ropes.] Not really mad, just .. surprised? [some internal facepalming going on, but out of anger because mad? no. she may grill Damon some a bit later, try to get satisfaction for herself that he's not going to be an asshat to Elena. But afterwards she'll try to play nice with him, at least to his face -- more for Elena's sake than anyone else's; the last thing Elena probably wants to deal with is not being able to have her aunt and boyfriend - two people she loves - in the same room together, lest they rip each other's heads off.]

[She sighs, taking it in.] Okay. [She nods quickly.] Maybe I can do this. [Not as if she has a choice, because it's not like there's a whole bottle of vampire cure just casually lying around. So she'll try to tell herself she can do this.] So, a few weeks and I know the drill, but there's still a risk of going overboard on someone's neck. [another beat. actually..] Is it possible for something to sound both so reassuring and scary at the same time? [BECAUSE THAT SURE DOES.]