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hannibal lecter ([personal profile] bonsoiree) wrote in [community profile] maskormenace2015-09-12 03:19 pm

[canto uno | video ]

[ A video, clearly the user's first time recording himself with the technology given. Hannibal's face appears on screen, adjusting the angle to one perfectly centered. He takes a step back, all grin. Almost childish, really. ]

Hello. I'm told this is the most suitable means for communication in these parts. I hope you'll forgive me for being a bit new to the concept of filming myself.

[ That aspect of grotesque murder and public display had never appealed to him. It seemed too juvenile, and revealing, even with masks or voice editors.

In this case, he was wearing modest dress clothing compared to his usual choice paisley and ostentatious color schemes and suspicious pocket squares. He crosses his legs at the knee, folding his hands on top, in the expected villainous finger-steeple.
] I have also been advised that this is the quickest means of locating lost loved ones. I would very much like to find those lost ones. Do forgive me for 'spamming' your network. I won't do this often.

[ A brief pause, in which he brushes across a scar on his face, disturbing the otherwise immaculate complexion, with the tip of his index finger. ] I seek a man named Will Graham. He may not be here, but if he is, and you know where he is, I would appreciate any tips. At the very least, alerting him to my presence will be sufficient. I thank you for any assistance in this matter.

[ What used to be the ability to seem professionally distanced from the matter of the man in question had rather crippled with the moonlight consummation of his glorious becoming. After a taxing and emotional affair, Hannibal was left with little time to embrace the difficult to quantify series of emotions it had evoked before he was suddenly...here. ]
slightlyoffchilt: (Potentate.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2015-09-13 08:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Then I would prefer to be labeled as becoming something other than your prey.

[Dangerous words spoken spitefully.]

You have your immediate interest present. How fortunate for you. [Meaning Will Graham. Sacrificial lamb.] Leave me to mine.

[How the prey might pray. But a plea to a god complex might not mean much, coming from the lips of a blasphemer. Nevertheless, he made an attempt with the anticipation that by asking he might well receive.]
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text | private to jeff forever and ever

[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-13 09:04 pm (UTC)(link)
[ From her damn desk a room over. deal. ]

that guy is a flesh suit stuffed with spider corpses and 80s hairstyles instead of souls
fyi
don't invite him in
Edited 2015-09-13 21:05 (UTC)
textualhealing: (071)

text | private FOREVER

[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-13 09:12 pm (UTC)(link)
Ugh.
I hate 80s hairstyles.
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[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-13 09:22 pm (UTC)(link)
he's the reason they were still popular in europe for like 20 years after america had them all killed
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[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-13 09:38 pm (UTC)(link)
Jfc why has no one arrested him yet? That is a crime against humanity.
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[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-13 09:39 pm (UTC)(link)
that's a good question for will and fred
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[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-13 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
I guess they're both gonna be busy avoiding the lure of mullets.
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[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-13 09:47 pm (UTC)(link)
it's hard for them
they come from a world of poor fashion choices
we have to be strong for them both
and keep bad influences out of the house
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[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-13 09:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Well the bad fashion thing was obvious. I mean Will's not exactly a fashionista and have you seen Fred's shirt and tie combos? Even this new guy looks like his suits could be trouble.
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[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-13 10:14 pm (UTC)(link)
it's a tragic world filled with tragic people
and lector is the root of it
angelfire: (Fallen angel)

private video;

[personal profile] angelfire 2015-09-13 10:18 pm (UTC)(link)
[ A novel is said without a single word; the fact that Hannibal replies, and with such obvious care to discretion, murmurs immense volumes. It is willfulness, willingness, acceptance and curiosity. It's Hannibal Lecter bringing Lucifer into his circle with a thought. Make this private, let us have our conversation outside of prying eyes, where we can be ourselves.

The interest he returns in the video is bright and obvious. As curious as Hannibal is, Lucifer is equally so; that dark presence that he'd sensed was enticing, and that was the thing that struck him now, tempted as much as any could. Hannibal was by far the most interesting thing to pass into his sphere since his coming here. He needed to be in his presence, feel that darkness for himself, experience it.
]

Generally speaking the grace of angels isn't for the likes of men--not just any men, at least. Archangels even less so. My brothers and sisters are aloof, detached, even I would say bored with humanity. But I could never be bored with it, with you; the depths to which you will sink never ceases to amaze me, and yet you're still loved despite it; still forgiven for every slight. [ For once, he doesn't play up the resentment that goes with that comment, it's much more playful. He's not speaking to his usual type of playmate. ] Would you admire me like Raphael's Michael? I would admire you, I think, as a masterpiece should be. I would welcome you as one of my own if you would let me into your heart.

Let me come to you. I would care to see you for myself, to touch you, if you would allow it, and I will give you something of the divine to sate yourself upon. Something new, to give scope to an unseen world that you can now make tangible.
kingpawn: ([ 127 ])

voice; private

[personal profile] kingpawn 2015-09-13 10:32 pm (UTC)(link)
[ Will wanted to unearth Walt's secret, huh? Well. What beautiful timing Hannibal's arrival was, and oh how Walt will do whatever he can to steer those two lovebirds toward one another. ]

I imagine you've found him by now. And I imagine you two have a great deal of things to talk about. I mean, he did just celebrate his one year anniversary in this world not too long ago.

[ So go forth, Hannibal. Dig up that dirt from your year apart. Walt rather likes April, though. So he's not about to throw out her name. That's up to Will to either disclose through confession or carelessness. ]
slightlyoffchilt: (Epigram.)

[personal profile] slightlyoffchilt 2015-09-13 11:15 pm (UTC)(link)
[Condescending or not, those were words that under many circumstances Chilton would be starving to hear. But in this context? A gnarling curl in his stomach clenched tighter, and he felt only apprehension. It was unnerving when Chilton ultimately rejected Lucifer's offer, after months of being courted, when the devil himself finally threatened Chilton's beloved little kingdom -- but unnerving was not the same as agonized.

That was the power of Hannibal Lecter. His thinly mocking praise was agonizing to hear, because Chilton understood the subtle threat so tenderly embedded.
]

What must I do to ensure I keep my status quo?

[No beating around this bush. In Baltimore, Chilton craved. He wanted, he envied. He had nothing but his tenure at BSHCI (which Hannibal besmirched) and the inkling of a book to write. But in Heropa, liberated from a doomed affair, Chilton now had something to lose.

And that horrified him.
]
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[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-13 11:47 pm (UTC)(link)
But srsly. Thanks for the warning. Am I to assume his search for Will isn't a welcome one if he's not invited over?
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[personal profile] fistofthejoestar 2015-09-13 11:48 pm (UTC)(link)
Please do. I've been here nearly a year and still find things that surprise me.

[both good and bad. that was the nature of being alive, and Jonathan's more than happy to take each in equal measure as they come. his smile quirks up a little bit more as he moves on to answering the question put to him, now that he's established his offer of help.]

I consider Will a good friend of mine, although I won't presume to speak for him.

[it's only politeness that keeps him from saying so, rather than any uncertainty about their relationship. and then, because Jonathan has never been anything but open, he continues on with:]

We first spoke when we both found ourselves in the possession of communicators belonging to departed imPorts which had been sent out by a rather shady native group. The one I received was yours, Doctor Lecter.

[and he lets it sit, just like that.

it's never been Jonathan's game to put up facades and navigate around people as if he were playing chess - the only reason he'd been able to work through those seven years at home had been a genuine desire to force himself into accepting Dio, to stomp out his own guilt and misgivings and forge that brotherly bond. at the same time, he sees no need to destroy another man's privacy, especially when this is an issue Jonathan isn't wholly connected to just yet.

between his words and the calming piercing gaze his expression has settled into, it should be perfectly simple to read the undercurrents in his reply. now they'll know where each of them stands and can move forward accordingly. that's all he wants from this.]
aggressiveapathy: (stranger danger)

[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-13 11:52 pm (UTC)(link)
will has his own choices
we're here to play it cool
and keep the glue on hand, i guess
for the after party
and maybe send fred a new pair of pants
now that his are wet
enustari: (i won't try)

video

[personal profile] enustari 2015-09-14 12:12 am (UTC)(link)
[Elsa doesn't normally pay much attention to first posts, formulaic as they tend to be ('how can shit like this happen,' 'who's responsible for this,' 'has anyone seen my friend/teammate/lover/dog')—though, truth be told, it's only slightly less attention than she gives to the network as a whole. It isn't really her thing. Unless she's seeking specific information, she tends to just click on posts for background noise, skipping past the really boring ones and anything text-only, and almost never replies.

In this case, it's the name 'Will Graham' that catches her attention enough to look up at the communicator and watch the rest of the video. Replay for context. Lost loved one, hm? From the responses it's clear he's got his answer and she almost clicks away, but- but that name. It's familiar. She's heard it before and not from Will. Can't remember why just now, but she has an inkling it was something nasty. And that means she's interested.

In her own video, she's seated on the floor of a sparsely furnished living room, dressed casually in gym shorts and a t-shirt. Her voice is rough, smoky. Maybe a little old for the face it's paired with.]


Seems like everyone's a friend of Will's.
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[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-14 12:13 am (UTC)(link)
I'll keep all the booze on standby.
And I will also send Fred a pair of pants that aren't tasteless and gross. It'll make a nice change.
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[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-14 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
you are a pillar of the community, boss
i might be crying
forward me his reaction
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[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-14 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
I'm kinda hoping for tears.
Shaking and crying.
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[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-14 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
i bet if you listen closely
you can hear his desk flip from here
a true fuck-this-all-day miracle
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[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-14 12:24 am (UTC)(link)
Maybe he needs booze too.
We all need booze.
Drinks are on me.
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[personal profile] aggressiveapathy 2015-09-14 12:27 am (UTC)(link)
i want the fancy umbrellas
and some fire near by
in case
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[personal profile] textualhealing 2015-09-14 12:39 am (UTC)(link)
I don't have any umbrellas.
I can stick a biro in it.

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