Hannibal Lecter, visiting post

[guppy_sandhu]

If anyone wants to see Lecter, the opportunity is there.

He has tubes all over the place, and a sensor alarm in the bed that alerts medical staff should he try to bugger off or jump up at anyone, so you're probably quite safe.

[ooc: Standard Lecter warnings for blood, violence, and psychological manipulation, plus medical details.
Guppy will be keeping an eye on him for the first 48 hours or so, but feel free to have visiting medics come in to relieve him.]

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[road_to_calvary]

He finds this argument simplistic, to say the least.

'People must die at some point. I would think that being struck down during worship would be a perfectly peaceful way to go.'

No one who has lived his life could ever think God would be intentionally cruel. Redemption must be earned, that is all.

[cook_the_rude]

"How odd," Dr. Lecter says. "I find it dramatic, upsetting, and darkly ironic. I collect church collapses and suchlike."

[road_to_calvary]

'A church collapse would be amusing to you?'

He is not surprised. And finds it vaguely telling that Lecter would 'collect' such things - it seems to him that the man searches for reasons to by cynical.

[cook_the_rude]

"You probably can't appreciate the irony," Dr. Lecter says.

[road_to_calvary]

'I see it.'

Lecter must think he is very stupid indeed. Well, perhaps he is right. It does not bother him what others think.

'I simply do not find it funny.'

[cook_the_rude]

"It's the nature of irony that it's darkly funny, if not always laugh-out-loud funny," Lecter says. "But of course, humour is very, very cultural, and translates badly."

[road_to_calvary]

'I understand what you were saying, monsieur,' he says simply, and politely.

It is not funny in any culture - not to Valjean - but then, he is not practiced at laughing.

'Perhaps I should leave you to your recovery. You must be tired.'

He is still not sure why he came.

[cook_the_rude]

"You've had enough, have you?" Lecter says.

[road_to_calvary]

Valjean smiles quietly.

'Monsieur, if you would rather I stay to continue our last conversation, then by all means I will stay.'

There is still no fear in him. He rather thinks he can manage a conversation without tiring, despite how unpleasant it is likely to be.

[cook_the_rude]

"Not now," Dr. Lecter says. "I think I ought to try and rest for a while so Guppy or his infirmary rats won't come and make me shut up."

[road_to_calvary]

'As you wish.'

He stands, and replaces his hat on his head.

'I trust your recovery will be swift. Good day, monsieur.'

[cook_the_rude]

"Good day, Jean Valjean, and thank you for your visit and the cookbook," Dr. Lecter says, politely, before closing his eyes.-