SPRING BREAK, Cyseal, Monday Morning

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Good morning, Fandom!

And a good one it was: the sun was shining brightly, infusing the city with warmth. Birds were singing, and a gentle breeze wafted through town (it only faintly smelled like sulfur up in the northern quarters).

Time to get up, explore Cyseal, and make friends with the neighbors!

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[crimson_sister]

Lucille's smiled widened and she responded with a small curtsy, before pushing the door open.

In side the shop where shelves lined with strange bottles and other objects I'm assuming, the purpose of which was mostly unclear. The shopkeeper looked up as they entered.

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[sharp_as_knives]

"Good afternoon," Hannibal said. "We're only browsing for now. Which of your wares would you recommend to out-of-towners?"

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[crimson_sister]

The saleswoman eyes them for a moment as if to assess their needs, and then firmly placed a two small bottles at the counter. "This one's really popular. Gives you extra strength. Always a good thing."

Lucille shot dr Lecter an amused look. "I have to admit that is rarely something I need."

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[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal smirked back. "Nor I. Although I suppose it could prove amusing." He thought for a moment. "Is gambling considered poor manners where you're from? You could win a good amount of money and put rude men in their places, challenging them."

Hannibal Lecter: positive role model.

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[crimson_sister]

What a wonderful suggestion!

"It's frowned upon, but I believe we should not let ourselves be completely ruled by convention." She looked at the saleswoman. "Although rather than strength I would prefer something that improved one's skill with blades."

No, Lucille. This is a bad idea.

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[sharp_as_knives]

The woman put the strength potions away and set down two others. "Extra dexterity. Help you dodge and weave with the best."

Hannibal smiled at them both. "Blades?" he asked Lucille. "A very useful pursuit."

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[crimson_sister]

"One that would not be considered appropriate for me in my time. I have friends here who are kind enough to teach me. Is that something you practice as well, then?"

She picked up one of the bottles and looked closer at it. "Do you think this will work in Fandom too, dr Lecter?"

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[sharp_as_knives]

"I should think so," Hannibal answered, "but there's only one way to find out, I suppose." He picked up the other and sniffed it, taking in the scents of all the ingredients.

"I'm a surgeon and a chef," he said to Lucille with a small smile. "I'm very fond of knives."

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[crimson_sister]

"An unexpected combination," Lucille observed. "But requiring similar tools." If women in Fandom fought with knives it made sense that men would cook with them.

She looked at the potion bottle. "Perhaps I should buy one." There was probably someone she could use it against.

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[sharp_as_knives]

"They have more in common than you might think," Hannibal answered easily.

"Why not?" Hannibal gave the shopkeeper a winning smile. "I imagine if we each bought one, we could get some sort of discount. Particularly if we can't be certain it will work at home."

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[crimson_sister]

"They have?" Lucille asked.

At the attempt to haggle, the shopkeeper shook her head. "The price is low enough as it is. You won't find potions of this quality to the same price anywhere around here."

Perhaps because there was only one place selling potions.

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[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal shrugged; he could probably talk her into giving them the potions for free, if he wanted to take the time, but he could think of more interesting things to do, so he took out the local currency he'd exchanged for and purchased one.

"Both require a certain knowledge of anatomy and chemistry," he said to Lucille. "As well as the ability to use sharp objects to best effect," he added with a grin.

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[crimson_sister]

Lucille bought the other one. She decided she could afford it, and it might prove interesting.

"It does make sense when you put it that way," she said. "I have little knowledge of any of it, I'm afraid." That was mostly true, anyway.

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[sharp_as_knives]

"It's what I usually teach," Hannibal said. "Cooking, that is; not surgery. If you're inclined to learn, you should consider taking one of my classes. And if not, I always enjoy sharing the fruits of my labors."

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[crimson_sister]

Lucille would not have considered a cooking class before, but Dr Lecter was intelligent and well-spoken, so she thought it would probably be worthwhile.

"I believe I would appreciate both." She smiled.

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[sharp_as_knives]

"Then you must try them both," Hannibal answered, smiling back. "I like to hold dinner parties after the island traumatizes everybody, but the one for last week was postponed due to this trip, so I'll be having one as soon as we return, as it happens."

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[crimson_sister]

"I would very much like to attend," Lucille replied, interpreting that as an invitation. A dinner party sounded like an event where she would feel more at ease, and should dr Lecter happen to have a piano she would offer to play.

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[sharp_as_knives]

"I would be pleased to have you," Hannibal said. "I'll be certain to have the invitations posted in plenty of time."

He didn't, as it happened, have a piano - but he did have a very nice harpsichord.

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[crimson_sister]

"Thank you," Lucille replied, smiling.

She had never played a hapsichord but would be quite eager to try, if permitted

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[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal never minded letting someone else play, so long as they were respectful.

"You're very welcome." He nodded to her and to the shopkeeper and carefully pocketed the potion.

As he glanced in the other direction, his eyes fell upon the lockpicks, and he raised an eyebrow. "They do have all sorts of things, don't they?"

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[crimson_sister]

Lucille saw what Dr Lecter was looking at, unsure about why he chose that. "It seems like it. Some I assume require skill though." Picking locks would have been useful while her parents were alive, but she had chosen another solution to that problem.

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[sharp_as_knives]

"One of the classes learned lockpicking earlier this semester, if I'm not mistaken." Hannibal shook his head and chuckled. "Potentially quite useful, if not entirely respectable."

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[crimson_sister]

"So it's not just in my time that lock picking is frowned upon?" Lucille looked a little amused.

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[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal laughed. "Not at all. Which doesn't make it any less useful."

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[crimson_sister]

"Respectability isn't always useful," Lucille said, feeling bold.