[ Vampires have superpowers? Wait, that tracks. The downsides occurred to him but none of the benefits. Invulnerability. Glamour or mesmerism, maybe. Eternal youth. He'd still rather have the freedom to soak in the sunshine, given the choice. She wasn't, though, which really does suck. ]

No, no, it's okay. Most people know about us back home because we were kind of famous. [ Fully not a brag. Allison is the only one of them who can handle fame even a little. ] Nobody knows why exactly but we were all born on the same day. Out of nowhere. Like, our moms weren't even pregnant. Seven of us were adopted and brought up together. All our powers are different.

Our brother Luther is super strong. Klaus can summon the dead. I, uh... I have this portal in my body. I open it and a monster comes through. [ A self-effacing expression, mouth flattened. If not crappy compared to the others, it is at the very least highly situational. ]