Well let me see ... I have a lovely flan, some Russian tea cakes, as well as some raspberry tarts I was experimenting with. What can I tempt you with today?
[Which he does, pulling both beautifully wrapped trays from the fridge, and putting both of them in front of Tinya. He cuts a piece of flan and puts a tart on the plate, then pushes them into Tinya's waiting hands.]
Oh, you don't have to do that! Do you? [not that she'll complain if he does.
if she didn't know better, with his manners she'd assume he was a Bgztlian gentleman. as it is, he's a nice reminder of home. not like her grandmother. or her grandfather.
and she takes the plate with a gracious smile] You're so good to me, you know that?
Then it would be the height of ingratitude to refuse.
[she accepts her plate and the refill graciously, neatly taking a forkful of flan and eating with an obviously pleased expression]
I appreciate it. It doesn't happen as much as it used to, but sometimes I still get treated like a kid. It's frustrating because where I come from, the age of majority is fourteen.
[a small, ladylike snort] "The normal mind." The normal mind could use a bit of an overhaul, as far as I'm concerned. This place--it takes everything most people took for granted, and turns it on its head. Why shouldn't "the normal mind" be among them? [a small laugh] Not that I'm bitter or anything, not that. Never that.
Essentially, yes. Anyone who is completely 'normal' is anything but. [Hannibal's lips curved up.] Anyone who tells you differently - is more than likely a serial killer.
That would explain all of the interviews with neighbors of serial killers. "He seemed so normal!" In the meantime, he has a backyard full of dead sex workers.
I am going to be honest -- even as a psychiatrist I do not understand people who target sex workers. Are they not simply doing their best in a world that has not been stacked for them?
Yeah, it's just--gross. Even where I'm from where sex work is completely legal, most people don't grow up saying "I want to be a holo-girl!" Or sell themselves in the darker corners of Metropolis. Honestly, I'd understand it better if they were chopping up their co-workers at your average office job. At least that's both shitty and stressful and you have a valid target.
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Date: 2020-07-17 08:43 pm (UTC)[and she nods] I wish more people got that. [that would be quite an accomplishment]
Thank you so much. For both the help and the description. I really appreciate both.
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Date: 2020-07-18 03:34 am (UTC)As do I, my dear. As do I. [One he is quite good at.]
Well, I appreciate you, so we are even.
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Date: 2020-07-18 03:48 pm (UTC)Maybe in time, they will. In the meantime, all we can do is try to have patience with them. [then it's too bad the Creator is in hiding]
Sounds like it.
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Date: 2020-07-19 03:39 am (UTC)At any rate ... what else can I do for you, my dear?
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Date: 2020-07-21 04:55 am (UTC)Can I tempt you with dessert?
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Date: 2020-07-23 04:56 am (UTC)[Which he does, pulling both beautifully wrapped trays from the fridge, and putting both of them in front of Tinya. He cuts a piece of flan and puts a tart on the plate, then pushes them into Tinya's waiting hands.]
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Date: 2020-07-23 05:15 am (UTC)if she didn't know better, with his manners she'd assume he was a Bgztlian gentleman. as it is, he's a nice reminder of home. not like her grandmother. or her grandfather.
and she takes the plate with a gracious smile] You're so good to me, you know that?
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Date: 2020-07-24 02:52 am (UTC)[He smiled as he put the plates back. He had given himself a raspberry tart, and then went to fill their cups once more.]
I know.
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Date: 2020-07-24 05:04 pm (UTC)[she accepts her plate and the refill graciously, neatly taking a forkful of flan and eating with an obviously pleased expression]
I appreciate it. It doesn't happen as much as it used to, but sometimes I still get treated like a kid. It's frustrating because where I come from, the age of majority is fourteen.
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Date: 2020-07-27 03:00 am (UTC)[He sipped his coffee once more, a thoughtful tip of his head.]
Is it not truly amazing that people cannot see growth in another persons eyes? Especially when you can see the aging in another person's eyes.
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Date: 2020-07-31 03:03 am (UTC)[He is pensive for a moment.] Although I will be truthful, there is no such thing as a normal mind. At least not from a psychological standpoint.
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