[ He cringes slightly at the mention of the word ripper. Stefan certainly made a name for himself back then as the Ripper of Monterey. Damon knows it had all started because of his bad influence. He's wondering now if Elena knows as much about the past as she does the future. ]

And because I'm a dick of a brother, I decided to stay put in Mystic Falls and not go after the original asshole controlling Stefan? [ He'd like to think he would have had a plan. ]

Tsk, tsk. Guess that sounds like a very me thing to do.