OOM: for Ganymede

[cook_the_rude]

Hannibal's room in Milliways is quite simple, for his standards.

There is a book case full of well-worn old books, a small fireplace with a comfortable-looking chair, some historical prints of Florence, and a small harpsichord. There's a desk, and a desk chair to go with it. Most furniture is vintage midcentury modern, unobtrusively luxurious and classic. He even has what must be a small kitchen, made up from two towers and an island.

Everything is rich, warm wood and mature colours -- an off-grey, and some accents in oxblood red.

Comments

[cook_the_rude]

"I raise my own," Hannibal says.

[the_cupbearer]

"Do you? And do you feed them to things you want to eat later as well?" he asks, well familiar with the concept."

[cook_the_rude]

"I prefer oysters for that," Hannibal says. "Oysters, acorns, marsala."

[the_cupbearer]

"How Roman of you," he laughs, turning his head to Hannibal and reaching up to make the man look at him.

"I know another ancient thing you should have."

[cook_the_rude]

"What is that?"

[the_cupbearer]

"You can't guess?" he asks, with a mercurial smile flitting across his mouth. "Honestly?"

[cook_the_rude]

"Tell me," Hannibal says.

[the_cupbearer]

"You're looking at him," Ganymede answers softly, eyes almost half closed as he looks up at Lecter.

[cook_the_rude]

"Define have," Hannibal says, considering he scalpel.

[the_cupbearer]

"Let me put it to you this way: you may drink of me what you like, but I request all eating be solely metaphorical," Ganymede laughs.

[cook_the_rude]

"That puts me in a quandary," Hannibal says.

[the_cupbearer]

"Does it?" he asks. "And what quandary do I put you in by that?"

[cook_the_rude]

"I was going to eat the end result, not drink it," Hannibal says.

[the_cupbearer]

Ganymede waits for a second at that, and laughs, letting his head fall back. "By all means, Hannibal, do what you like with the end result."

[cook_the_rude]

Taking up his scalpel again, Hannibal draws an Eye of Horus over Ganymede's other nipple.