[Plenty of people have died in town recently. It's Mystic Falls; they can't go a week without a body or two. Can't go a week without those bodies resurrecting, either. That's the fun of daggers.
Before Damon can think about answering, Rick's shoving the ring at him. Damon rolls his eyes. Predictable.]
You're not throwing away the ring. [He should want him to. There are a lot of things Damon knows he should do that he winds up not doing. He knows he'll regret it, too, but he does it, anyway. Look, Rick might not feel like he's done anything, but he has. Trying to keep sane now won't change the body count. Damon figures the next best thing is trying to keep alive.
He holds it out.]
Wear it. If you die and come back and show signs of going crazy, I'll snap your neck myself.
action.
Before Damon can think about answering, Rick's shoving the ring at him. Damon rolls his eyes. Predictable.]
You're not throwing away the ring. [He should want him to. There are a lot of things Damon knows he should do that he winds up not doing. He knows he'll regret it, too, but he does it, anyway. Look, Rick might not feel like he's done anything, but he has. Trying to keep sane now won't change the body count. Damon figures the next best thing is trying to keep alive.
He holds it out.]
Wear it. If you die and come back and show signs of going crazy, I'll snap your neck myself.