The Perk | Late Morning | Monday | June 27

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There wasn't any rhyme or reason for Hannibal's visit other than he'd gotten a little bored with his self imposed exile in Abigail's house and he figured he was comfortable enough to make the trip without any reason behind it. He just wanted to visit a place he'd lived for years and he wanted to try and replace some of the terrible, awful memories he still had with ones that weren't so bad.

He didn't intend to stay too long. He actually had a few job interviews lined up this week and Abigail wanted to drag him to look for a place of his own but today was open and today he was going to spend on the island. He hadn't been too surprised to find it in some weird and faraway land. The island was a restless piece of land and Hannibal was just glad it wasn't somewhere cold and gloomy.

After making his way across the causeway, he'd wandered into the Perk to have a cup of coffee to start the day. From here, he'd probably end up in the park and maybe the beach before having some lunch and heading home. It wasn't a long trip but hey, he was out of the house and every little bit helped.

[Open place in town so open post]

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Chuck hobbled into the Perk, looking tired from the walk and a little groggy since it was early. He perked up a bit when he saw Hannibal though. "Didn't expect to see you here."

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"Surprise!" Hannibal said, wiggling his fingers at Chuck. He laughed and shook his head. "I'm just in town for the day. New York's kinda boring sometimes."

New York was really boring when he stayed in one room for hours and just watched television.

"It was either here or Newark. I chose here. I don't even know what's in Newark."

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"There's nothing in New Jersey except people that wish they were in New York," Chuck said. "But I can understand getting away from the city for a bit. The island seems to be having that same feeling since it hasn't sit still all summer."

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"Yeah?" Hannibal asked, sounding curious at least. "Where all's it been? Wherever you guys are now seems pretty sweet, at least. It's not too hot, not too cold and there don't seem to be any people eating monsters wandering around."

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"We're in Atlantis right now. Pre-underwater, obviously," Chuck told him. "Before we were in Japan, the Old West and Egypt. Probably somewhere else but I haven't really been paying too much attention."

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"Yeah?" Hannibal asked, nodding approvingly at being in Atlantis. "What've you been doing? Waiting on pins and needles for my eventual return?"

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"Got it in one," Chuck joked with a nod. "In between that I've been at the bar drinking and learning more about children's television than I ever cared to know."

Well that's what he gets for living with a toddler.

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"Children's television?" Hannibal questioned, amused. "Did that gunshot regress you to the mental age of five or something?"

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"I live with a little kid now," Chuck said, rolling his eyes. "Pretty sure Zoe would kill me if I turned on Skinamax or something while Grace is around."

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"Oh wow, is she letting you babysit at all?" Hannibal asked, trying not to laugh. "Please tell me the kid's gotten you to play Candyland at least once."

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"Do I look like the board game type?" Chuck asked. "I watch over her sometimes, but usually Sam's around to do that for the most part. I'm not exactly physically capable of chasing down a child and he's got better hair for playing beauty parlor."

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"He plays beauty parlor with her?" Hannibal asked, laughing now. "Please, oh please, tell me you've taken pictures. I won't tell him if you show them to me. I won't tell a soul!"

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"There's no pictures, sadly," Chuck said, sighing. "Just the memories of Sam with little clips and ties in his hair."

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"Aww, something I will never know as an only child," Hannibal remarked, sighing. Really, he didn't think he was missing out on much. "How are you feeling anyway? Still gimpy?"

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Chuck lifted up the cane in his hand. "Yep. The gimpy thing seems to be lasting, but things are getting easier, at least. Used to take me forever to walk to Caritas."

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Hannibal could tell he looked better and he seemed to be in better spirits so that was good. He nodded and sat back in his chair. "Cane help you out with girls that wanna nurse you back to health?"

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"What girls?" Chuck asked. "This place is sort of lacking, in case you haven't noticed. I'm not a student anymore."

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"Does that mean you can sleep with teachers?" Hannibal asked, smirking. "There's gotta be a cougar or two around here."

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"Not something I'm focusing on at the moment," he said, shaking his head. "But I guess I can sleep with teachers now. You could too, if you wanted. Break week and everything. I'm sure teachers are looking for something to do."

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"Mmm." Hannibal made a face and looked away. "Yeah, I'm not sure if I'm really ready for all that."

God, he sounded so fucking lame and he knew it. He shook his head. "There's still all that stuff with Angela and it's not something I've been...interested in lately."

What a thing to say. He was getting old.

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"Ah." Chuck couldn't necessarily say he knew where Hannibal was coming from, but it wasn't like he was chasing girls these days either. "I wouldn't say that to other people if I were you. Makes you sound like you're eighty."

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"Yeah, I know," Hannibal said, rolling his eyes. "Though, it might better than saying 'I was a vampire awhile ago and I still don't trust myself to not rip your throat out.' See, that's a little harsher, isn't it?"

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"Point taken," Chuck said, smirking. "It's a pretty effective excuse though."

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Hannibal had to agree with him there. "How many girls do you think'll believe that and not just think me fucked in the head?"

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"I think whether they believe you or not, they'll stay the hell away," Chuck said. "Unless they're fucked in the head themselves."

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"Yeah, it'd be my luck to hook up with the one girl that thinks she's a vampire too," Hannibal said, making a face. "She'd be asking me to bite her or to get into blood play and yeah, no. At least you've got a good excuse for taking it easy."

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"True," he said with a nod. "Can't really argue with the cane and the hobbling. Knew it was good for something."

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"Maybe I should jump off a roof and break my leg so I can have that as an excuse along with a sweet cane," Hannibal said, not at all seriously. "My luck, I'd break my freaking neck instead."

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"Well then you'd get a sweet wheelchair," Chuck joked.

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"Yeah but what if I had no feeling below my waist?" Hannibal put forth. "That would suck ass."

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"Right right, forgot about that," he said. "You might want to stick with getting shot. Seems safer."

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"Did they ever the fucks that did to you?" Hannibal asked curiously.

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Chuck shook his head. "It's hard to find a specific mugger in New York City. I was so drunk when it happened I doubt I'd be able to pick them out if they were right in front of me."

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"Hopefully they end up rotting from the inside somehow," Hannibal said, shrugging. "I haven't seen the chick that turned me either if that helps. Kind of scare that she's still out there and I might run into her."

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"Yeah I'd worry about that too if I were you." He was oh so helpful.

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"Thanks, Chuck," Hannibal said, throwing a napkin at the other guy. "I think she hangs out in clubs and stuff and I've been...not going out a lot lately so unless she wants to come find Abigail's house, I should be okay for awhile."

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"Well that's good," Chuck said. "Believe it or not, I'd hate it if you died."

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"Would you cry at my funeral?" Hannibal joked. "I'd pay you weep over my coffin if I wasn't dead."

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"I can't guarantee crying," Chuck said honestly. "Maybe some red eyes and a dry sob."

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"I'd take what I could get, yeah," Hannibal decided with a snicker. "Let's just hope it doesn't come to that because I kinda wanna stay alive. I've done the dead thing already."