voicetesting!

[flyflyfly]

Ma'am? Uh, Mundane, is it? Mundane. Why is it that I get the feelin' you're bein' kind of impulsive?

I mean, I know you're rereadin' the books and - what was it you said? - fallin' in love with me all over again -- and don't get me wrong, I'm flattered that you went to the trouble of makin' this account for me -- but I still can't see what you're tryin' to accomplish here.

After all, we both know that you don't have much time for another muse up in that headspace of yours and I got work I have to do, and so do you, so why don't we just part company now before things get too far? What do you say?

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[testofwill]

I wish you luck, Agent Starling.

[Though there was some wryness in his tone, he was being sincere.]

[flyflyfly]

Aw, well, thank you, sir. But, if you don't mind my askin', luck with what, exactly?

[testofwill]

Getting things dropped before they get too far. In my experience, once there's an opportunity, people tend to run with it.

[flyflyfly]

Well, she - my mundane - she seems like the decent sort, sir. I reckon she'll respond well to simple logic and reason. It just isn't feasible for her to be pickin' up any more of these muses when she can barely keep track of the ones she's got.

[testofwill]

Most of them are decent. [Simple, easy to honestly agree with.] But they're also impulsive. That's probably how you ended up here.

[flyflyfly]

It would seem so, yes. She's been rereading the books again, like I said, and - well - here we are.

Apparently, it was a, um, a toss-up between myself and Will Graham. [ she gives a wry smile. ] I'm still not entirely sure if I won or lost.

[testofwill]

[Hotch chuckled.] Given how many of your opponent I've seen around here, I'd tend to think you won.

[flyflyfly]

There sure does seem to be a fair number of him about. [ she exhales a slight chuckle. ] To tell you the truth, sir, I'm startin' to feel like the odd one out around these parts.

[testofwill]

I think you might be. But that might be for the better, Agent.

[flyflyfly]

Really? How so?

[testofwill]

You might get more attention. And in this kind of situation, attention means activity.

[flyflyfly]

Isn't more attention what some of the folks around here keep tryin' to avoid? Means there's less chance of gettin' stuck in one of these games I keep hearin' about.

[testofwill]

That depends. Not all of the games are bad, for one thing, and for another, it might just be... [He motioned to himself.] Memes and threads like this.

[flyflyfly]

Yeah, well, if what my mun says is true, then there looks to be a lot of that in my future, at least. Memes and threads, I mean.

[testofwill]

That's not a bad thing. There are a few of us around, anyway, so it's not as if you'll be the lone agent around.

[designates]

The marionette doesn't usually get to be privy to the whole show. They're just one part of the performance. [ siiiigh oh dear Starling you're so bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and seventeen billion times more pleasant than Will is ] It's also a waste of time to reason with the puppeteer.

[flyflyfly]

[ it's because her spirit hasn't been completely crushed yet, will. give it time though, give it time. ]

Well, with all due respect, how do we know it's a waste if I don't at least try first?

[designates]

[ that and her brain isn't trying to escape her head but lbr in this canon, no one comes out happy

except maybe hannibal

man fuck that guy ]

You don't owe me any respect. I'm just trying to save you time. And... these puppeteers tend to be particularly masochistic. The more you complain, the more they'll want to torture you.

[flyflyfly]

[ clarice and will should just team up and take him down with their fabulousness. ]

If you don't mind me sayin' so, Mr. Graham, you sound like you're speakin' from experience. Have you had some trouble with these, ah, these mundanes yourself?

[justeatit]

They do seem to keep you busy, Clarice. Almost too busy, one might think.

I hope you're eating well enough to keep up with your extra work.

[flyflyfly]

[ she tenses instinctively at the sound of his voice. nevertheless, her response is calm and even. ]

It's nothin' I can't handle.

[justeatit]

[Then all is right in the world!]

Are you certain of that, Clarice? I find it very interesting that you remark on your mundane falling in love with you. How could anyone not love you? They'd have to be a very unkind sort of person to find you anything other than loveable.

Did you never have anyone tell you as much, Clarice?

[flyflyfly]

No. I, um, I've never had much time for many personal relationships, doctor.

[justeatit]

Ah. That's a shame. Too busy chasing after the bogeyman.

Perhaps you'll catch him one day and be able to retire, find yourself a nice someone, and settle down. Would you like that, Clarice? That normalcy?

[flyflyfly]

I don't think so, doctor. That sorta life, it isn't for me.

[justeatit]

You are rather exceptional, Clarice, even I must admit as much.

Still, I can't imagine those long nights reading over reports of horrific murders never makes you wish you chose a different career. What would you have become, I wonder, had you followed in the footsteps of your parents? Did you ever think of something modest and unremarkable, Clarice?

[flyflyfly]

I can't recall so.

[ she could never picture herself as being a typist, or cleaning motel rooms for the rest of her life. ]

Ever since I was a little girl, all I wanted to do, was help people.

[justeatit]

[It would be such a waste—where would she be in Hannibal's life if she had become a Merry Maid? That's all that matters, of course: how she fits in with Hannibal. To him, at any rate.]

You could have gone into the medical profession for that, Clarice. I would have been delighted to have such a wonderful nurse working alongside me, for what such a thing matters.

[flyflyfly]

Thank you, doctor, but I-- I'm happy enough with the career I'm in now.

[justeatit]

Enough?

[uh oh]

Happy enough? That means you could be happier elsewhere, Clarice. Where would you rather be, if not head hunting with the FBI? Chasing leads and kicking down doors, what else would you have like to have done?

[flyflyfly]

I've done everything I wanted to do.

[ getting into the fbi was kind of goal no. 1 and, well, she's done that now, she's achieved it. now all that's left is to enjoy that success. ]

[justeatit]

[And enjoy the brains, too. They're great, seriously. She'll love them!]

If you've done everything I wanted to [is he mimicking her accent? Of course he is!] then there's nowhere else to go now, is there?

I must ask, Clarice: what's your, as they call it, "canon point"? You seem a bit unaware of some things, shall we say.

[flyflyfly]

[ aw yis nothing better than krendler brains. sadly, she has not had the pleasure of that yet. ]

Buffalo Bill had been stopped. I'd just graduated.

[justeatit]

[Just gonna casually bring his hands out of his pockets

Only there's just the one, the other being a nub]

You're in for quite a surprise, Clarice. So much has happened since then. It's a shame you don't know of it just yet.

[flyflyfly]

[ oh well now she has to ask. ]

What happened to your hand, doctor?

[ does she even want to know? probably not. but that doesn't diminish the curiosity. ]

[justeatit]

Ah.

[Of course she asked, but could she honestly expect him to tell her? Could she really? Either way, he simply can't.]

You would really like to know your future before you could live it? That would be cruel of me to tell you, so you'll just have to wait.

I assure you, however: it will be quite a story to tell.

[gymshoe_runner]

[ Kate's barely twenty, looking both younger, due to her slight frame and small size, though her ridiculously bright clothing looking like something plucked from a Lisa Frank dream doesn't help, and older - she has that look some street kids get, life had a really rough patch. She also as a muddy accent that Midwestern with heavy Southern influences. ]

Muns are pretty impulsive yeah. But if ya think they have a plan, ya gonna find out otherwise, maybe it won't be too bad.

[flyflyfly]

[ accent buddy! clarice smiles slightly. ]

Well, so far, all she's talked about is keepin' me round this place mostly. No mention of any games yet, from what I can tell. Suppose that's somethin' to be thankful for.

[ she hasn't exactly heard the most pleasant things about these so-called games. ]

[gymshoe_runner]

[ YAY accent buddy! Even if Kate hasn't really learned to suppress her's yet. ]

That's good. Mine, he wants to send me to one, but says he can't find one. Kinda glad for that, really

[ Kate hasn't either. ]

Ya really an FBI agent? One a'the other ones in here said you were.

[flyflyfly]

[ she grins at the question, glowing slightly with pride. ]

I am, yes. Just graduated.

[gymshoe_runner]

[ Kate as a natural wariness for anything law enforcement, but she has a difficult time thinking this one was a danger to her. ]

Congrats, that's gotta be hard. Like. That's college and everything right?