SPRING BREAK, Cyseal, Monday Morning

[endsthegame]

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!

[[ wait for the ocd up! | king crab tavern | cyseal | outside cyseal | ooc ]]

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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.

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[sharp_as_knives]

"It's a very useful tool, and it has its place," Hannibal said, "but it's good to have different tools in your repertoire as well."

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[crimson_sister]

"So what other ones would you recommend?" Lucille asked. She was perhaps a little surprised by this conversation, but not in a bad way.

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[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal thought about it for a moment. He had his own preferred tools, after all, but they might not all be useful for Lucille.

"Practicality," he answered, "and flexibility. The ability to see when something different might be required, and to not discard the solution because it isn't respectable or obvious."

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[crimson_sister]

Lucille pondered this briefly, then said: "I believe you are right. But it does require knowing your purpose too, doesn't it?" This conversation felt comforting, oddly enough. Perhaps because Dr Lecter didn't underestimate her intellctual capacity, but rather seemed to appreciate it.

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[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal always appreciated intelligence. And in that sort of thing, the modern world had a distinct advantage for women.

"It does," he agreed. "Perhaps the most important thing is knowing what it is you want. Knowing your own mind and heart, and being true to that, no matter what respectability - or even practicality - might dictate." He smiled. "I am a very firm believer in that."

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[crimson_sister]

Lucille had yet to discover this advantage. "It can be a struggle," she said. "Especially if convention is to be challenged."

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[sharp_as_knives]

Well, that was interesting. Then again, convention in Lucille's time was quite restrictive in some ways; it could mean any number of things.

"It can be," Hannibal agreed. "But the accomplishment can be all the more rewarding for the challenge. And I find going against your own inclinations and needs can be infinitely more difficult, as well as less rewarding."

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[crimson_sister]

"Women in my time have to resort to manipulation in order to succeed in that," Lucille said. "I get the impression that this has changed somewhat."

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[sharp_as_knives]

"To some extent, yes," Hannibal said, "although not as much as some would like. It's still a useful and valid skill to have."

Hannibal was a fan.

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[crimson_sister]

"Some people are still easily influenced," she guessed.

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[sharp_as_knives]

"Always," Hannibal answered. "And some of them are the sort that require it. There are constants to human nature, after all."

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[crimson_sister]

"I suppose there is something comforting in that," Lucille replied.