[network] @ADMIN; Arrival

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[fuckingwolverine]

[She grunts. She knows what you're doing, buddy.]

No. Stay.

[Stay where you are, and don't try to come take her.]

[tablewithoutpity]

All right.

[Hannibal isn't one to push, but to persuade. And persuasion takes time.]

May I call to check on you?

[fuckingwolverine]

[She nods at that, but it's a little wary. Just to make sure she's completely clear, she'll reiterate:]

Stay.

[tablewithoutpity]

[He nods.]

Stay.

My name is Hannibal. If you ever need me, call.

Be safe, Lilly.

[fuckingwolverine]

Doctor?

[It's a total guess - he talks like the doctors she's met, that's all.]

[tablewithoutpity]

[Again that gentle smile.]

Yes.

Do you know a lot of doctors, Lilly?

[fuckingwolverine]

[She shrugs. Some.]

Doctors talk, talk, talk.

[tablewithoutpity]

Some doctors. I'm a doctor who listens to you talk.

[fuckingwolverine]

No.

[She curls her arms around her skinny little knees. Can't listen if she won't talk.]

[tablewithoutpity]

Do you talk to your sister and your mother?

[fuckingwolverine]

[Another shake of the head. Not usually, anyway.]

[tablewithoutpity]

I see.

Sometimes the best way to be with those we love is in silence. The heart speaks louder than the tongue.

[fuckingwolverine]

[She nods, hard and enthusiastically. That she can definitely agree with.]

Heawt.

[She taps a finger against her own chest - on the wrong side, but.]

[tablewithoutpity]

[He smiles, and taps his own chest, in the right place.]

Protect that heart, Lilly.