001. The first taste is with the eye - video

[sweetbreads]

[ Hannibal Lecter's calm blue eyes appear first, incredibly close to the camera, fixed and unblinking, at which point he retreats to a better distance. A smile is almost there, creasing the line of his mouth. ]

Good evening. My name is Doctor Fell, and it has the feel of an evening, don't you agree?

[ He settles down on his chair on the other side of the counter, set up as it is to look like the view of an office, irregardless of the fact that he's recording in one of the kitchens. It's just about possible to see the corner of one of the big freezers in the background. ]

I must come before you today in the wake of such dreadful circumstances as we witnessed several days ago. I hope your injuries are healing well, externally, at least. [ His head inclines, as though in deep thought. ] But in such cases, not all of the harm done is visible. If any one of you would like to discuss your experience - or any other experiences - with a qualified psychiatrist, you need only contact me to schedule a private consultation.

For those who do not, I recommend a solution of ammonia or a paste of baking soda, with which to remove the bloodstains from your clothes.

Finally, I should dearly like to speak to a Murphy Pendleton about his books, and if anyone should happen to know where there might be a ready source of fresh meat, eggs, or milk, I daresay it would guarantee you an invitation to dinner.

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[sweetbreads]

[ Jazz. Seriously. It could only be worse if you said you liked Rockabilly, or Sci-fi movie theme tunes. ]

When you say video games, you mean Pong, and those like it? Have you considered an actual game of tennis?

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[intersection]

Sports and I have never really gotten along all that well, to be honest.

[ So judgmental, Hannibal. ]

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[sweetbreads]

Perhaps you simply haven't found the right sport?

[ No, Hannibal hates running and stuff too, so judgemental is a good word for it. So is hypocritical. ]

Nevermind. Where is it that you're from, Chuck?

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[ Can Being The Intersect be considered a sport? Because if that counts, he's pretty good at that. But he's not supposed to bring that up to just anyone........ especially not serial killers.

Welp. ]

California. Born and raised in Burbank. Not as exciting as it sounds, I know.

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[sweetbreads]

I daresay I would disagree with you. Los Angeles and its environs seem to me to be leading the rest of the world by the nose. Its efforts to keep up hardly seem to come close.

You must miss the sunshine most of all, no doubt?

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[intersection]

I, uh- haven't really thought about the sunshine all that much. I probably miss my sister the most, out of everything there. [ Not that he should be saying this to Hannibal Lecter. ]

It'd definitely be my sister.