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Eat The Rude (isinthedetails) wrote in spinningcompass,
@ 2014-09-11 22:43:00

Entry tags:

!closed, !plot

Who: Hannibal and Bedelia
What: A meeting of minds
Where: Bedelia's office
When: After this
Status: Closed
Rating: Low

His footsteps echoed along the empty hallway of the hospital. It never ceased to surprise him that despite the growing number of people on the island, so few of them required the help of the hospital. Very few rooms contained patients. But it was a reality that he was still to accustom to. Many of the population had healing abilities and would heal others as well as themselves. Yet with all this power, there was still very little evil on the island. Or from what he could see. Even Loki stayed in the shadows. Hannibal did wish the god would come out and play. Now that they were both gods, maybe they could connect on a higher level. Hannibal made sure to revisit that thought.

He arrived outside Bedelia's office and knocked twice before waiting patiently.

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dr_bedelia
2014-09-11 10:18 pm UTC (link)

Bedelia had thought it a curiosity that Hannibal sought her out now, when the storm had wrought so many changes to the people on the island. There was a mass kind of panic which she observed with a subtle eye, smiling at those who excelled and watching carefully the ones who fell apart. She had spent her days compiling her notes, reading and making her office her own for the study she was writing on hierarchies in non-patriarchal societies when the phone call had come from Hannibal.

What she had come to expect from her friend was not a phone call requesting her aid. Usually, he stuck to their session times. So when she opened the door, precisely three seconds after his last knock, Bedelia wasn't sure what would happen.

"Hello Hannibal. Would you like to come in?"

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isinthedetails
2014-09-12 11:04 pm UTC (link)

Hannibal smiled appreciatively, Bedelia was as punctual as he was. After all, Hannibal would never have a psychiatrist to be anyone less than Bedelia. He had been very particular about that and remained so even when she insisted on retirement. But she had continue to see him, and he often wondered why. "Of course. I apologise for my impromptu visit." Hannibal started as he walked on inside. He proceeded to unbutton his long coat and took the moment to have a look around her office. "I love what you have done with the place." Amusement in his voice.

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dr_bedelia
2014-09-12 11:17 pm UTC (link)

She let him step inside and closed the door softly. "Thank you. Can I take your coat?" Bedelia offered, her office already set up as similar to her previous one as possible. Hannibal was a creature of control and any change would affect how he spoke with her, how honest he tried to be. There were untold secrets that weren't really secrets but still.

"Why did you seek my counsel on such short notice, Hannibal?"

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isinthedetails
2014-09-12 11:39 pm UTC (link)

Hannibal accepted her offer and handed his coat over. "Yes." He looked around once more before taking a seat in a chair that he automatically assumed would be his. It faced the window, he liked to face the light when he was...confessing. He sat back comfortably in his chair. One leg swung over the other and his hands clasped in his lap. There was an arrogance to his actions, his movements were almost a sign of ownership. She was his psychiatrist and this was his chair. "In the light of recent events, I have much to discuss. Are you seeing other patients?"

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	dr_bedelia 2014-09-12 11:44 pm UTC (link)
	Bedelia hung his coat on her rack and walked back to her chair opposite him. He'd taken the one she thought he'd take and filed it away in her memory palace. "As of today, you are my first and only patient. Tell me what events have led you to my door today." she pressed softly, hooking a knee over another. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

isinthedetails
2014-09-12 11:59 pm UTC (link)

"And as of last week? Are you seeing any other patients, Dr. Du Maurier?" Hannibal persisted. He wanted to know, a part of him believed that he had the right to know.

He ran the tip of his tongue along the front of his teeth and sat up a little more before answering. "Abigail is the vessel for Hel. A ruler of the underworld in mythology. Though this island seems to enjoy testing our definition of myth."

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	dr_bedelia 2014-09-13 12:03 am UTC (link)
	"You are the only patient I am seeing, Hannibal." She said patiently, watching him carefully. She wouldn't tell him names if she had anyone but the truth was that she did not have anyone else. Bedelia took the revelation in her stride. "I had heard of the lightning storm changing people into gods, with powers. Though as you know, all myth has a basis in fact." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isinthedetails 2014-09-13 12:15 am UTC (link)
	Hannibal smiled and unashamedly so. He was satisfied with her answer. "And fact has a basis in myth." He agreed. "Taking the life of another comes far more easier to her. She entertains the idea and the ways of killing others. I wonder how much of that will remain with her when the goddess leaves her." Would Abigail be further subject to his influence? (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bedelia 2014-09-13 12:19 am UTC (link)
	Bedelia cocked her head to the side; it made sense, she supposed, that the goddess of the dead would be far more used to the idea of death and killing. "Has she expressed the wish of someone to be dead?" Bedelia asked. "And whether that is the goddess or if it's Abigail's deeper desire." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isinthedetails 2014-09-13 12:50 am UTC (link)
	"Not explicitly, but she is certainly capable of doing so." There was a light in his eyes, an excitement. He rested his elbow on the arm of his chair and brushed his bottom lip with his thumb as he thought. "She has great potential, without or without the goddess." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bedelia 2014-09-13 12:58 am UTC (link)
	A tiny smile tugged at the corners of her lips and Bedelia folded her hands in her lap. "But you believe the goddess may help unlock the natural potential she has for... what, exactly?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isinthedetails 2014-09-13 01:03 am UTC (link)
	Her smile certainly did not go amiss. What laid inside Bedelia was just as dark as that in Hannibal. He was sure of it and it was only a matter of time before she revealed herself to him. Perhaps she was as excited about Abigail's developments as he was. "Do you have an answer for your question?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bedelia 2014-09-13 01:08 am UTC (link)
	She let the smile fade as his eyes flickered to her mouth. Bedelia had to remain composed. "Hannibal, this is your session. You are my patient, I am not yours and you know that answering a question with a question is just an avoidance technique." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isinthedetails 2014-09-13 01:19 am UTC (link)
	"I am not avoiding your question, I am merely delaying the answer. I was curious to know your opinion." His gaze moved from her mouth to her throat. He could sense an uneasiness in the way she swallowed, how hard she swallowed... "I believe she has the potential to take someone's life." His eyes lifted to meet Bedelia's again and answered with ease. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bedelia 2014-09-14 03:26 pm UTC (link)
	Bedelia remained impassible, neutral and unwary. "You believe she has the potential to take someone's life. Do you believe she has already aided in such things?" she asked quietly. "Because, knowing her file and meeting the girl, I certainly do." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isinthedetails 2014-09-14 06:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Are you seeing me as a patient or as a friend?" It was clear to Hannibal that Bedelia wanted to know more about Abigail's abilities. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bedelia 2014-09-14 07:23 pm UTC (link)
	"You came to me, Hannibal. That's your choice, not mine." She said curtly, resenting that he was trying to question her. "Which am I?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isinthedetails 2014-09-14 09:03 pm UTC (link)
	Hannibal stood to his feet and took a very relaxed walk around her office, "You have already made that decision." He said as he looked at the books she had chosen to keep. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bedelia 2014-09-14 09:06 pm UTC (link)
	"Perhaps the better question is what would you like me to be?" She thought for a second before toeing off her heeled shoes and putting her bare feet on the coffee table. It would make him intensely uncomfortable, and she wanted to push his boundaries. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

isinthedetails
2014-09-14 09:16 pm UTC (link)

His chest that natural puffed out seem to deflate the moment he heard her shoes slip off her feet and the gentle thuds of her heels. He ran his teeth along his bottom lip and took a moment before turning to face her. "You questioned Abigail, not me, and did so without knowing. You see me as a friend, you accept me and want me as a friend. A comfort that a patient cannot give you." Hannibal was far more detailed than he wanted to be but in retaliation, of course.

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dr_bedelia
2014-09-14 09:21 pm UTC (link)

She unfolded her arms and let them dangle from either side of the chair haphazardly. Bedelia knew she had ruffled Hannibal's feathers perfectly and needed to go forward. She could only push him further, "Hey, you asked me for this meeting. I just went along with it. You brought up Abigail, you brought up me. The only person you haven't talked about is you. That's avoidance."

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	isinthedetails 2014-09-14 09:30 pm UTC (link)
	"You take an interest in Abigail. Any psychiatrist would know that one should encourage patients to talk about themselves. We share interests." He walked over to the window and slid his hands into his pockets as he took a long breath. "Where are we without friendships?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bedelia 2014-09-14 09:35 pm UTC (link)
	Bedelia watched Hannibal and chewed on her pen, knowing he'd notice. "Who do you consider yourself friends with on this island, then?" She said. There was a name or two on her lips she wanted him to mention first. Perhaps he'd break with the right persuasion. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	isinthedetails 2014-09-14 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	Hannibal glanced over his shoulder and could see Bedelia lift the pen to her mouth. "No one as of yet." There was a sexual urge inside him, wanting to discipline Bedelia until she cried for him to stop. He wanted to take the comfort from her as much as she liked to from him. He felt a heat in his stomach and he turned to look through the window again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	dr_bedelia 2014-09-14 09:45 pm UTC (link)
	Bedelia actually laughed then and stood up, her bare feet padding on the cold floor. "No-one, Hannibal? You don't consider Dr Cuddy your friend? Or Sookie Stackhouse? Or Abigail?" She stood behind him, poking him in the back with her chewed pen. Now that should get a reaction. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)