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[This wasn't exactly a welcomed trip. Usually when he took a holiday, he put great thought into what location he wanted to be in, when he wanted to take it and what sort of environment he was committing to for that time. This was a rude intrusion on his life, something he had little control over and hadn't been asked to do. And that frustrated him. Not that he's showing it. Like most his emotions, they remain internal, nothing showing but vague bemusement as he prepares to test out this new phone he'd been given

Time to see just what sort of people he was working with now.]

I always find it's so unfortunate to have to introduce yourself when the circumstances are not of your choosing. It detracts from the more social element and it never comes out as you'd want it to. Can seem forced, even. So you'll have to forgive me for being a little glib, I'm still finding my feet.

[He clears his throat, a half sincere smile on his face, trying not to seem too controlled about his emotions, that'd make him stick out as much as a man panicking to an unsettling degree. He seems almost genuinely bewildered, though in relatively good spirits about it.]

I'm Doctor Hannibal Lecter, for those wondering, and I'm sure it's fairly obvious by now I haven't been here long. So if you'll humour me, I have a few questions. I'm sure that given the situation, the same questions are asked almost endlessly so I'll try to avoid the cliché.

[Which was complicated given that he wasn't entirely sure what the cliché was yet. He had a few theories, given what the most common questions would be from any confused and concerned person, lost in a new world.]

I'd like to know if there's any definitive way to get information here. Something that new arrivals could browse to answer all the easier questions. I imagine it'd save a lot of time for both parties.

Any help is appreciated and I'd be willing to return the favour. Working together seems to be the best way to navigate this kind of situation.

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It's ordeal for both sides, I'm sure. Perhaps an easy way to access information in future would be helpful to prevent these kinds of interruptions. And it would be helpful to anyone not feeling especially brave enough to ask the right questions.

[He shifts slightly, unsure just what reaction most had so early into this kind of thing. Panic, worry, concern? Either of which he especially felt right now.]

Some people adapt faster than others. I've never been one to lose my head in times of crisis.

[ Ever non-committal: ]

It's certainly an idea.

[ Hm. Maybe the calm isn't an image thing. (Was she projecting? Not everyone approaches their initial network communications with the degree of first-impression strategy that she had.) Certainly some would react initially by repressing the more severe shock responses. (Perhaps this one is genuinely calm in crisis, although given a crisis as unfamiliar as this, she's hard-pressed to buy that one.) ]

You're fortunate, then.

I would suppose I am. Though I won't lie, it's not always easy to keep calm in a situation like this.

[It was. But he had to be willing to show some degree of weakness or he'd just look odd. And that wasn't an ideal reaction he wanted. Calm, yes, but not untouched.]

I've had a lot of experience with the strange beforehand, I never would of thought it an asset until now. It's definitely helping my frame of mind.

Have you. [ She certainly sounds interested. ] I wonder -- what constitutes an experience with the strange, for you?

[ Scrolling through Network archives to find unanticipated videos of a much-younger version of himself, possibly from yet another alternate universe, perhaps? She hadn't paid much attention to younger him, when he was here -- presumably that Hannibal's succumbed to the whims of the Porter, as it's been a while since he's shown up on the Network, but now that she thinks of it perhaps he's simply fallen off the radar. Which could be an even stranger experience. ]

Well, it can differ. Most my experiences have been through my work, when I liaise with the FBI, for the most part. Some of the killings I've seen, they're hard to even explain. It's the kind of thing you wouldn't really be able to picture.

[And he's a big fan of such work. Honestly, the effort that's put into some of the killings? Nothing but art. It's why he always strives to keep his something more than simple bodies left behind, mutilated and wasted. He liked to make them a tribute, use them for an excuse to show off.]

It's not super powers but it's definitely helped my tolerance.

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