canon is nbc hannibal; possible spoilers in comments

[sympopathic]

I'm not really sure about this. I can tell that you aren't either, and I can't say that I completely blame you, you wouldn't be the first person to give up me.

But I'm not opposed if you think it'll help. If it even can. As long as I keep talking, someone's bound to want to listen. Right?

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[slightlyoffchilt]

[What the.]

[slightlyoffchilt]

[Dear lord, what is this puddle of a man.

Aside from a wireball of neuroses, naturally.]

DONE

[slightlyoffchilt]

That's an unfounded assumption, actually. I don't really want to listen.

[Cue the small smug smirk. So self-congratulatory.]

[sympopathic]

[ Ruuuude. ]

Why does everyone assume I'm going to bore them? We'd probably have a lot in common if we actually had the chance to get to know each other.

[slightlyoffchilt]

A lot in common? Oh, it wasn't my intention to insinuate otherwise -- look, I've procured a list, even: we're both men, we both speak English, we both possess humanoid bodies, and we both are currently wearing shoes. Though mine appear finer, if I may say.

See? Plenty of commonality.

[sympopathic]

I was thinking more like... hobbies, interests. Did I say something that offended you? [ Why are you being mean!! ]

[eatsyourheart]

[Hey. Didn't he kill your already?] I'd advise caution, Franklyn. You wouldn't want to attract the wrong people. [Who the right people are is, of course, up for debate. As for whether or not Hannibal considers himself one of them... Who can say?]

[sympopathic]

[ It could be that he's not there yet, or maybe there's some extra thick denial he hasn't worked past yet... convenient either way, most likely. Less potential hysteria. ]

But, how am I supposed to tell the difference? The right people never seem to want much to do with me.

[ Hint hint. ]

[highstakeslegos]

What? People are self-obsessed jerks, why would that ever be right.

[sympopathic]

Oh, come on. Not all of them. You can't let a few bad experiences dissuade you completely.

[highstakeslegos]

Yes you can. [ dude, obviously. ] Hermits have existed for hundreds of years. The only thing older than the noble art of hermiting [ not a word ] is the art of being a jerk. History.

[sympopathic]

Well -- okay, fine, but that doesn't mean you should. I don't see what's so wrong with enjoying some company.

[highstakeslegos]

Maybe that's your problem. [ whoa did he just blow your mind. ]

[verged]

[so this is what being a patient of hannibal's turns someone into?

better than his face being sliced off]

You might not like who wants to listen, though. Ever thought about it like that?

[sympopathic]

No. Not really.

[ The plight of the desperately lonely. ]

Usually I pay someone for this kind of thing. So it's not as if I don't have any standards.

[verged]

[Better to be lonely than to be consumed.]

You mean you don't speak at length with anyone unless you pay them?

[sympopathic]

Not exclusively. I don't pay my friends, obviously-- [ Unless buying them things counts. ] but it's nice having something stable, too.

[famished]

Perhaps we ought to have discussed preuming things of others in our sessions at greater length, Franklyn.

[Muffled cello's playing in the bg. ]

[sympopathic]

I'm not expecting anyone to be my therapist. I already have someone for that. [ Wink wink, nudge nudge. ] Shouldn't I be a little optimistic...?

[famished]

Do you find optimism comforting?

[sympopathic]

I always thought it was supposed to be comforting.

[kungfood]

[okay so maybe this actor (read: he did) did voice acting in a movie where he was a duck/goose

and maybe po knows him because they share the same voice

yes he's a talking panda, but hey! you're both fat and furry and never shut up! best friends, right?]

Zeng? You're looking...uh. Human.

[sympopathic]

[ Oh god. ]

Um... I'm sorry? Actually, it's Franklyn. And I... am human. Definitely.

[kungfood]

[Well. Okay. That's a start. He's human, not Zeng.

But God do they sound the same.]

My bad. You sound just like someone I know. Like, seriously, just like him.

You just look more bear-like than bird-like.

[sympopathic]

It's fine, I... you're... a bear. So I guess that's probably a compliment of some kind.

[ It can't be an insult if it's coming from a bear. Right?? ]

Sorry for the confusion. I guess it's just one of those voices, you know?