week four - thursday
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sating[ I'm saying Thursday just to be safe because I don't??? Know??? What's happening to Milla and Xion??? goddamn children
But, regardless. Percy is the resident Good Child in Hannibal's books, and though it's a bit belated, he ends up approaching Percy as he had on Monday. He gives Percy a small nod with a intent expression, and though he doesn't say anything, Percy can probably guess what Hannibal wants to talk about. It's also a good sign, since if Hannibal has something to talk about in the first place, that's good news.
Once Hannibal has led them away to somewhere private, he'll begin simply. ]
We're in luck. Apparently, my surgeries did count as "merit."
But, regardless. Percy is the resident Good Child in Hannibal's books, and though it's a bit belated, he ends up approaching Percy as he had on Monday. He gives Percy a small nod with a intent expression, and though he doesn't say anything, Percy can probably guess what Hannibal wants to talk about. It's also a good sign, since if Hannibal has something to talk about in the first place, that's good news.
Once Hannibal has led them away to somewhere private, he'll begin simply. ]
We're in luck. Apparently, my surgeries did count as "merit."
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Date: 2017-02-10 04:41 am (UTC)Dr. Lecter, most of the people in this town are probably starting to get antsy for something to do. It makes sense. [But he has a point.] You think maybe using the same method we talked about with Ezio would smoke some of these people out? Vague hinting and asking around, I mean. It's not a bad idea but...there's eleven of them.
[So. You know. Might be a little harder than we think.]
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Date: 2017-02-10 04:54 am (UTC)Eleven? That is... a few more than you mentioned last time.
We'll give it a nice funeral at least
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Date: 2017-02-10 05:19 am (UTC)I... Well, that's a good thing that it "counts."
[ Hannibal shakes his head as if to physically shake off his bewildered look, and he at least partially succeeds. ]
I'm glad you were able to get a few questions answered of your own. What did he tell you?
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Date: 2017-02-10 05:47 am (UTC)I guess it's good to know he doesn't mind repeating information if he thinks people have earned it.
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Date: 2017-02-10 04:09 pm (UTC)[ Hannibal's brow knits together lightly, and he looks a bit perplexed, since at first, those numbers don't add up. The Deputy, the Doctor, the paired role, two coal miners— But he nods, since he realizes that it must be the other one mentioned. ]
Then the other five are the Bounties, presumably. [ Or Bandits? Whatever. ] That's more than I would have thought, admittedly. It's also worrying, since that means just under half of the people here... [ He shakes his head ] Without knowing their intentions, they can't be trusted. Some of them may have wider, better plans, such as perhaps the Doctor, but others, clearly not. It seems like the Deputy has chosen which side they're preferring to play, considering their opportunity to protect people instead.
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Date: 2017-02-10 07:32 pm (UTC)Something like that, from what I can tell. The Sheriff told us during the trial that the Bandits don't count as a role, so I don't think they're part of that eleven. Now you can see why I'm starting to doubt people, right? I don't know what to do here when there's a group of people definitely working against us.
[There's a harsh scowl.] Our Deputy's an asshole, and if I ever meet them...[Let's not make threats in front of the nice doctor.] Though that might help us narrow down who it might be, especially if we pay attention to who's getting thrown in the stocks.
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Date: 2017-02-11 02:47 am (UTC)At the very least, I understand, Percy. Hopefully we can catch their pattern with the stocks if nothing else.
[ But that aside— ]
Interesting, though, that the Bandits do not count. If that's the case, I wonder what these Bounties are meant to accomplish? In a way, I understand the Bandits. But the rest... I do wonder.
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Date: 2017-02-11 04:20 am (UTC)I don't understand it any better than you do, Dr. Lecter. I figured I didn't have enough merit to ask that part since he told me how many there were. What I wish is that there was an easier way to catch the Bandits. Figure out how they're picked and how they keep slipping past us. There has to be something behind that.
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Date: 2017-02-11 04:40 am (UTC)I haven't spoken to either of them very much, but is there anyone that— [ He pauses, considering Jason, but decides to narrow the pool first instead. It's normally something he'd guess on first, but he had only spoken to Annabeth once in passing during a trial, so he has to ask instead. ] Did Annabeth note anyone in particular? Or did you notice her irritating anyone?
[ It's the start of trying to figure out a pattern, at least. There's a bit more to work with there than the alternative. ]
...To be honest, I could imagine the Sheriff picking the Bounties based solely on what he finds the most amusing.
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Date: 2017-02-11 09:43 pm (UTC)Regardless of that, he thinks back to what he knows.] I don't know about irritating people, but I know she's talked to Shinnosuke a few times. Jason, too. [Which will make this weird when they later learn who's in the stocks.] I think she was trying to get a feel for people first before really trusting them. Annabeth doesn't trust people very easily. Never has, probably never will.
I'd have to wonder about the Sheriff doing things just because he thinks it's funny, but he put a horse in my room on Monday. At this point, I think he's capable of just about anything. So who would make the most amusing Bounties?
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Date: 2017-02-15 01:22 am (UTC)[ He comments on Annabeth's caution lightly, but with a soft solemness. He doesn't say more, because he can hardly say he does the same, and he'd guess the same of Percy. Of course, Hannibal's "trust" takes a very different form from Percy's, but it's similar enough in his mind to think that he often takes people as they are. He just usually is able to see and know more of that than they might like him to. ]
...The most amusing? I would have said people with a tendency towards violence at the start, but now, knowing people better... I would say the opposite. People who want to do good. People who would actually not like to kill others.
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Date: 2017-02-15 02:04 am (UTC)[But anyway. He considers that carefully, closing his eyes briefly to picture everyone he knows in town before letting out a puff of air.]
You think he'd really pull something like that? [Wow.] That's totally unfair though. How are they supposed to even do their jobs...whatever they are, if that's how they're picked? It's messing with morals too much.
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Date: 2017-02-15 02:17 am (UTC)That's why I think he would find it amusing.
[ since, well. Hannibal would... ]
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Date: 2017-02-15 02:38 am (UTC)This is getting ridiculous. How are we supposed to find answers if this is based on what he thinks is funny?
[Too bad Percy doesn't know how Dr. Dad operates :c]
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Date: 2017-02-15 02:55 am (UTC)You would have to put yourself in his frame of mind. To watch the proceedings as if they were nothing more than a game. But that is a dangerous frame to be in.
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Date: 2017-02-15 03:28 am (UTC)Wouldn't that make someone like a sociopath?
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Date: 2017-02-15 03:55 am (UTC)[ He says it simply, but with an easy, definitive tone that makes it clear that Hannibal has no hesitation in using the association, though he does clarify. ]
Or something close to it. The term is technically colloquial. Oftentimes when faced with a person that I would use the term for, there is no real way to describe them. That is part of why these people are so often the most frightening ones in society.
[ He nods ]
And that is why I wouldn't necessarily recommend stepping into their shoes. But that is how you would predict the Sheriff's decisions, I would think.
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Date: 2017-02-15 06:39 am (UTC)...but I think it'll be pretty easy not to try and pretend I'm like the Sheriff, or anybody else that could have done any of these things. It's kind of a scary mindset, you know? I think I'll take my chances just asking him stuff based on how I do in trials. [There's a pleased look though.] But thank you for telling me everything you have. That's really helpful.
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Date: 2017-02-16 01:11 am (UTC)[ He quips back wryly, but he understands Percy's point. He had been speaking from a more technical perspective, but Percy's classification is fair enough... His smile says when Percy looks pleased, and he nods in return. ]
Of course. I'm glad to do whatever I can. If you learn any more, please let me know. I'll be sure to do the same.
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Date: 2017-02-16 02:16 am (UTC)Of course, Dr. Lecter. Anything else I find out that might be helpful, I'll let you know. [And with that, he glances behind Hannibal's shoulder to the closed door.] We should keep moving so nobody else gets suspicious.
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Date: 2017-02-20 05:19 pm (UTC)You're right. So, as always, thank you, Percy. I'll see what else I can learn, but until then—
[ He gives Percy a little nod, and so long as he doesn't have anything further to add, Hannibal will take his leave. ]