Jan 13, 2024 - Hannibal and Rebecca

 Jan 13, 2024 7:18:12am

Rebecca B.

good morning. :) Hope you are having a good day today.

Starter up.

 

Hans Lector, 2:17:40pm

Good evening :) My day is going most excellently, thank you. I hope yours is going suitably well? I've replied :)

 

Rebecca

My day went well, thank you. It is a little past 5pm here so it's been a good one. :) thanks for letting me know. Fb is playing up with notifications again. Lol

2:49:38pm - I replied

 

Jan 14, 2024 10:55:09am

Rebecca

I don't know if you got the notif for our big rp, but I did reply there too. :D

 

Hans, 7:39:52pm

Indeed, I have it saved. My apologies, I've just returned from taking my friend to the opera.

 

Rebecca

That sounds like fun. Which Opera did you go to see? I love the Opera, myself. Don't get much of here where I live, but when we do, I try and go see it.

 

Jan 15, 2024 9:53:48am

Hans

Idomeneo. We loved it. What's your favorite opera so far?

 

Rebecca, 11:42:46am

My favorite....when I went to see Les pêcheurs de perles (The Pearl Fishers) when I was younger. But I also liked The Marriage of Figero, Romeo and Juliet and Don Carlos

 

Hans, 3:35:00pm

The Pearl Fishers is delightful. I try to see it every time it's showing.

 

Rebecca, 3:44:17pm

I absolutely love it. Story of love, betrayal and sacrifice. They don't really have much things like that these days.

 

Hans

Those are ingredients for a captivating story.

I would argue that they're not so rare, though. My betrayal of Will Graham, for example.

 

Rebecca

Was that really a betrayal though? If you both ended up together in the end in a certain way anyway?

 

Hans

We betrayed each other and, later, sacrificed ourselves for each other. You could deem it a temporary betrayal, but a betrayal nonetheless.

 

Rebecca

All lovers have spats. Some are just more....volatile than others.

 

Hans

There's truth in that. If you felt betrayed by a lover, would you forgive them if they sacrificed themselves for you? It's a question not enough people ask themselves, and if they do, they fail to think too deeply on the truth of their answer.

 

Rebecca (4:01)

Yes. I would. Because sacrifice is one of the greater displays of love and that clears the slate completely. Because even if they did betray you, they still loved you enough to make that sacrifice in the first place.

Also, I am a very forgiving person naturally anyway. Tis one of greatest strengths and greatest flaws all at once.

 

Hans, 4:10:00pm

Of course, not all sacrifices are as dramatic as saving your life at the expense of their own. If I learned that someone cared deeply enough to devote time to something we shared together at the expense of some other activity, just so our time together could be enriched, I perhaps would consider that a self-sacrifice too. I naturally romanticize my life, though. One of my own greatest strengths and flaws. A fair trade, as you've told me yours.

 

Rebecca

I agree. Not all sacrifices need end in mortality. Some are small in nature but can be big at times to the one doing so. But then again, if you enjoy spending time with someone you love or even like, is that really a sacrifice? It could be---but is it? I'd gladly give up something I like to spend time with someone I enjoyed spending time with.

And I am a 'hopeless' romantic at heart as well.

 

Hans

As am I. Whether it's a sacrifice is open to interpretation by he who makes it. Or she, of course. If I have a habit of enjoying a Scotch and a book by the fireside after work, but I cast aside that habit to watch my friend's favorite show together after work instead, I have sacrificed a habit that comes naturally for me in honor of a habit that will bring my friend and me closer together. It is a beautiful thing. The man who takes an hour away from studying for his MCATs to watch the same show with his friend, however, may be making a greater sacrifice as it impacts the grade he may earn on that test and his entry into the medical profession.

 

Rebecca

That's true, it is open to interpretation and I rather like seeing things from other points of veiw at times. I am an avid and voracious reader, yet I too would happily cast aside my books to spend time with someone I enjoyed spending time with. Which is saying something because I always have my nose in a book. I guess the person I'm spending time with might see it that way, because I am going against how I usually spend my time to spend time with...whoever it may be. Yet I wouldn't see that as a sacrifice because I can read anytime, yet spending time with people I like or care for, is rare. For me at least.

 

Hans

It's a wonderful rare thing to have such a loving attitude.

 

Rebecca

Thank you....I try. Isn't always easy, but I try. *blushes faintly*

 

Hans

If it were easy, it wouldn't be rare.

 

Rebecca

That's very true. Even more so considering my background. Wasn't always like this. When I found out I had a choice, I choose the Light instead of the Dark---but the Dark is still there. It raises its head every once in a while. *chuckles*

 

Hans

Alas, we are, for once, not of an accord. I chose the Dark ;)

 

Rebecca

It has its usefulness, not gonna lie. But I am more of a healer now, or so I strive to be. I was once a very skilled, and talented killer--more so made to be that way than by choice. It's still there..the dragon inside is sleeping, not dead. 😉

 

Hans

You seem to have that in common with your muse.

 

Rebecca

I do, Marine Corps in RL, Assassin in RP.

 

Hans

I wonder, which came first, the service or the muse?

 

Rebecca

That's a good question. I've been writing since I was younger. 12ish or so. I joined the Marines at 17, and am 40 now so.... *chuckles* I have always been fascinated by the dark side though.

 

Hans

We are once again of an accord. I, too am fascinated by the dark side.

It's part and parcel of who we all are, but I could not write someone like Hannibal without indulging the dark. It's a healthy outlet.

 

Rebecca

It calls to me, not gonna lie and I have dipped by toes into its darkened waters, so to speak.

I i agree to that as well, when I write dark muses, I at least have that darkness inside to draw on.

 

Hans

It must call to you, for you to also be attracted to such a personage... Although, as a woman, Mads Mikkelsen may have something to do with it too. Denmark's Sexiest Man.

 

Rebecca

But Becca is both Light and Dark, for she made to be one and chose the other. Though the Darkness does show at times.

And surprisingly, it really had nothing to do with looks for me at first. When I look at someone, or watch something a famous person is in, I tend to go for their personality or the emotional connection if any in stories or movies.

A person can be beautiful and hide the ugliest soul. Same as a person can be flawed and hold the most beautiful soul. I tend to look for that first. Looks fade...

 

Hans

I'm impressed.

 

Rebecca

Really? Why? Lol 🙂

 

Hans

Most people instinctively equate beauty with goodness and trustworthiness. It takes conscious mental rewiring in order to choose to see a person's soul before their shell.

 

Rebecca

I am not like most people. 😉 I tend to try and see who a person is before I see their face.

 

Hans (5:01)

Do you see auras?

 

Rebecca

I can, sometimes. It depends on how open I desire to be.

 

Hans

I admire that gift. It's one I lack. I instead have the much more basic 'talent' of feeling energy, which anyone can do.

 

Rebecca

I can do that too, and energy transference. It's how I was so good at my job as a masseuse once. I can put my energy into my hands and make them warm on command. I'm an odd-ball though. Lol

 

Hans

Energy transference is another thing we have in common. You've worn many hats. Military, masseuse, reader and writer.

 

Rebecca

I have lived a diverse life, that is true. Travelled a lot, learned a lot. Still learning....

What about you? We talk about me, now I would like to get to know you a bit. :D

we share much in common and that is rare, to meet someone who shares the same interests as me these days.

 

Hans

I'm honored. I also consider myself a traveler and a lifelong learner. I also love to read, of course. I enjoy attending the opera, the ballet, and other live theatrical productions when my schedule permits. I enjoy a wide variety of music, honoring nature with outdoor exercise and meditation, and taking long train rides to nowhere in particular. I hope to do justice to playing Hannibal, but in truth, the rhythms of my real mind are closer to those of our friend Mr. Graham. I overthink, overlove, and sometimes overspeak. Is there anything more you would know or have I overspoken already?

 

Rebecca

I don't think you have overspoken at all. In fact, I'm intrigued. We share many of the same likes as far as nature and meditation goes as well. I do the same things too at times. Definitely overthink, overspeak when I overthink, or at times don't speak at all because of it. Lol and definitely overlove.

I like the darker side of life too, as we discussed before. I like the paranormal and the odd. I am open to most ideas in general and in rp, and even though I am older, I am still a child at heart sometimes. A friend once called me a 'child-like dreamer who is annoyingly optimistic', to which I thanked them for. Lol

 

Hans

I wouldn't thank them for calling it annoying, for I find those traits exemplary.

 

Rebecca

Thank you, again. That is kind of you to say. :D Though they were trying to playfully insult me, and what's the best way to aggravate those that try to insult you? Just smile and say thank you. lol If they see their taunts don't work, than they get mad. :P

 

Hans

That is very true.

 

Rebecca

Plus, I can be 'annoyingly' optimistic at times so it's kinda true. lol Trying to see the good side of things.

 

Hans

It's only annoying if one allows himself to be annoyed by it. And it's your choice to take whatever is said about you as a compliment, insult, or neutral. The fact that you choose to internalize them as compliments says more flattering things about you than the statement does about whoever intends to insult you.

 

Rebecca

That is very true too. Choices make us who we are. In reality, I do not care what you are or what you do, only what you choose to do towards me matters.

Why I liked the idea of Hannibal so much in a way. "Most dangerous man in all the world.....to everyone but ME!"-was my muses way of thinking and mine far as a story went if truth be told. something exciting in that idea to be honest.

 

Hans

Yes, it is an exciting idea. A person who's dangerous but chooses to be safe only towards you. I imagine it would give someone quite a feeling of power to know they can 'tame' a 'beast' in such a way.

 

Rebecca

Not so much power--as I, myself don't seek out such things, nor does my muse. Love, adoration, trust--these are gifts, not an obligation and to be able to get even a semblance of that from such a muse in return---perfection to me.

and you don't tame a beast. You 'gentle' it. You don't break the spirit of what makes them wild. But learn how to coincide with them.

 

Hans

Another refreshing perspective.

 

Rebecca

Thank you, again.

Spent some time working with wolves and horse trainer a few years ago. Best times ever!

 

Hans

Wolves and horses are beautifully intelligent beings.

 

Rebecca

That they are, and two of my favorite animals as well.

 

Hans

They rate highly in my eyes, too. I've enjoyed the time I was lucky enough to spend among wolves.

 

Rebecca

Right! Such magnificent creatures. More to them than people realize.

 

Hans (6:00)

That's very true.

 

Rebecca

Just like most people. :)

 

Hans

Yes, there's sometimes more to people than people realize. Such untapped potential for those willing to see past the surface of things.

 

Rebecca

I agree. *nods* I like getting to know people and seeing behind their walls, so to speak. Seeing who they are inside.

 

Hans

So do I. That's why I carry a scalpel. -smirks-

 

Rebecca

Touche'. *chuckles* good one.

my muse has claws, so no weapons required when one is a shape-shifting wolf hybrid. *giggles softly*

 

Hans

I too enjoy getting to know others through the art of conversations. Slicing people open may get to the meat of them, but not the underlying 'spices'. Every person has nuance, try as they might to hide it beneath a veneer to fit in.

I'm thinking of making Hannibal a literal shapeshifting Wendigo, rather than leave that in Will's imagination.

The Wolf and the Wendigo. It carries a pleasant ring.

 

Rebecca

Totally 100% agree. Not everyone is as they seem on the outside and I love that moment when someone lets me know who they are. Whether by accident or desire to do so.

I love that idea actually, and it does have a nice ring. Would make for an interesting story for sure. :) Two 'wild' muses finding peace with each other. I love it.

 

Hans

How do you know for sure when they've let you know who they truly are?

 

Rebecca

Sometimes I know, Sometimes it's like a mystery---a puzzle and I happen to love both.

long at it isn't a riddle---cause I suck at those. :P

 

Hans

I find it enjoyable when someone isn't as I first assumed. It keeps life interesting.

 

Rebecca

that it does. Life it always more interesting when things are surprising or enlightening and engaging.

 

Hans

As this conversation has been for me. I hope you feel the same.

 

Rebecca

I tend to go and try befriend the odd, or the 'wild' anyway.

It has, I have enjoyed speaking with you, very much. I hope for many more such conversations to come between us. :D

 

Hans, 6:32:30pm

As do I. And I will befriend anyone, but the odd and wild get the lion's share of my attention, or should I say, the wolves' share?

 

Rebecca

You have a way of making me smile tonight, that's for sure, so thank you. It's been nice, getting to know you better. I look forward to what we can write together as well.

 

Hans

A very goodnight to you, Ms. Butler. -tips hat-

 

Rebecca

A very good night to you are well, Sleep tight, Dr. Lecter, and speak soon. *nods politely as she casts him a smalls smile*

/ Jan 15, 2024 6:55:31pm

"You amuse me"

 Rebecca Butler: Send, “You amuse me, I think I’ll keep you.” for my muse’s reaction

Hans Lector

"You amuse me. I think I'll keep you."

Rebecca Butler

Becca actually blinked and turned to look at Hannibal with a curious look. A soft hint of a smirk twitched at her lips as her emerald eyes met and held his darker ones. "Ummm....thank you, I think?" She chuckled. "Keep me though? Think you can keep me?" She teased back softly as she peaked up at him over the cover of her book she had been engrossed in.

Hans Lector

"Are you saying you don't want to be kept?" He teased her back.

Rebecca Butler

"Not at all. Who am I to deny a man, such as yourself, what he desires, if our desires be one and the same." She smirked lightly. Though, truth be told the very idea secretly thrilled her.