Of course Jean-Claude was there. He had campaigned for the position of the representative himself, although he could not say he was not happy with the end result. John Cooper might be young, but he was a good choice for the position. He would do well in it. Jean-Claude made a mental note to send the man a gift of congratulations, lest the other vampire get it in his head that Jean-Claude was jealous of the win. He had made it a vote for a reason this time, and he was happy not to have full decision making power for the vampires in his hands in the end.

So yes, he is there. And yes, he notices that Daryl is as well. He notices too, the way that the shapeshifter's eye seems to keep gravitating towards him throughout the night. He's noticed how the man has seemed to avoid him, over the past month. And he's noticed now the fact that he can't seem to keep his eyes away. Jean-Claude smiles to himself and makes his way over to the other man's side, folding himself into a seat beside him on the leather couch and offering Daryl a smile of his own.

"It has been a while, mon ami," he says in greeting. "I have missed you. Have you been avoiding me?"