Hannibal's house, Thursday evening

[sharp_as_knives]

After dinner, Hannibal headed to his study. He'd opened the mail earlier, and now had a proper plaque that he'd have to hang up tomorrow - Dr Hannibal Lecter, Doctor of Psychiatric Medicine, Psy. D., M.D..

Given this past weekend, and the dreams that no doubt had been prompted in part by it, he'd been feeling a bit restless lately. And even if he hadn't, it really was time to get back to work.

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[furnaceface]

//Of course I'm allowed to,// Jono shrugged. //But I haven't. Not so many in a row like that. Not for years, now. So either something is up, or I've miraculously been cured of a nightmare streak that's been plaguing me since high school.//

[sharp_as_knives]

"While I would love to assume the latter and take credit for it," Hannibal said, smirking, "I imagine you're right; that is quite a sudden change. You think the island is up to something?"

[furnaceface]

//When is it not?//

And for a moment, Jono was tempted to tell him, to mention the stone and the dead people, how he got to see his great-granddad again after so many years, once. How this week, his dreams had been about somebody else.

He refrained. If there had ever been somebody that Hannibal had in his life worth dreaming about, Jono really didn't want to get his hopes up, just in case he was wrong.

//Whatever it is, it's sure to be interesting, at least.//

[sharp_as_knives]

Hannibal gave him a curious look; he clearly knew more than he was saying. "But you don't think it's a bad thing."

[furnaceface]

//Not this time,// Jono agreed. //The island is still trying to make up for its last round of nightmarish horror, I think it'll take it easy on us for a while.//

[sharp_as_knives]

"That would be welcome." Hannibal nodded at the plaque. "As much as I'd love to get back to work, I'd rather not have a line out the door every day due to island-related trauma."

[furnaceface]

//Those would make for some tiring work days. I suppose, if nothing else, you'd at least be more than qualified to assist people with their trauma, considering the island is a big fan of sharing the love with everybody around.//

Trauma for you, and for you, and for you...

[sharp_as_knives]

Everybody gets trauma!

"Hence my opening practice here rather than in another Baltimore," Hannibal answered wryly. "It should prove interesting if nothing else."

[furnaceface]

//And really, if anybody needs a good psychiatrist, it's definitely Fandom's locals. I don't think we have any here, otherwise.//

Small islands were a bit like that, weren't they?