FANDOM EXPOSITION, The Park, All Day Saturday (8:00 - 23:00)

[fjordicswagger]

Where had the staff come from? Nobody knew. But sometime at six in the morning, a group of people arrived in the park and immediately spread out over the premises, constructing a bunch of nondescript stands at a rapid pace. They set out cheap soft drinks on the picnic tables, put up some large banners, cleaned the place up and scared off a few

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Re: Gourmet Bites

[funsometimes]

Cassidy could slouch at his stand for a long time, he really could, but eventually the smell of food brought him out and wandering. And wander he did, all the way up to the gourmet food stands, long sleeves pulled over hands that were also shoved into his pockets, hoodie over his head and a set of aviators perching on his nose.

"'lo, chef," he said, in merry Irish brogue. "What's all this then? I didn't know they broke out the Michelin stars for this sort of gathering."

Re: Gourmet Bites

[never_dull]

Hannibal grinned. "I'll break out my stars at the least opportunity." He held out his hand. "Doctor Hannibal Lecter. I don't believe I've seen you around here before."

Re: Gourmet Bites

[funsometimes]

"Ah, haven't been here," Cassidy confirmed, as he gave Doctor Hannibal Lecter a firm shake with a sleeve-covered hand. (He wagered Hannibal would not want a flaming handshake.) "Just sort of woke up here." He gestured towards a nearby bush. "Somewhere over there, like. Wouldn't be the first time. Well, would be the first time here, just not waking up in strange places in general. At least I didn't fall out of an airplane this time, am I right?"

Re: Gourmet Bites

[never_dull]

Hannibal raised an eyebrow at that, and at the covered hand. "Falling out of an airplane seems an unpleasant way to experience new places, yes. But in that case, welcome to Fandom island. It does tend to kidnap people from time to time, but it's mostly benevolent."

Re: Gourmet Bites

[funsometimes]

"Aren't most islands that kidnap people?"

Cassidy did not sound very thrown by that.

"I take it you're a bit more familiar with the particulars, chef. Looks bloody French from where I'm standing, that's about all I've got."

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[never_dull]

"This is the only island of that sort I've encountered, so I couldn't say."

Hannibal nodded at the food. "Largely French or French-influenced, yes. Can I interest you in any of it?"

[Have to go out, so SP for a bit?]

Re: Gourmet Bites

[funsometimes]

"I meant the island, not the food," Cassidy clarified. "But the food looks lovely. What's that, with the bacon bits?"

[[ sp is awesome! ]]

Re: Gourmet Bites

[never_dull]

"Ah, yes." Hannibal nodded. "I'm not entirely certain how it ended up...well, in Baltimore, generally, but the architecture is decidedly French, even if the island itself isn't."

He smiled. "And those are known as 'devils on horseback'. Medjool dates, asiago cheese, and homemade bacon."

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[funsometimes]

"Now that sounds proper fancy. I'll have me some of those. Anything else you recommend?"

Cassidy looked at the spread. Then he looked up at the castle. Then he looked back down at Hannibal.

"So this kidnapping thing," he added, conversationally. "You reckon it's the French government? 'Cos I've met me some government types lately..."

Re: Gourmet Bites

[never_dull]

Hannibal chuckled as he got out a plate and started plating the dates. "It's not any government; the island works only on its own behalf. As to other things, I recommend all of it, of course; anything else that looks good to you should work well with these."

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[funsometimes]

"You've got sandwiches. I like a good sandwich, myself," Cassidy said, "Though a bit easy on the French cheeses, perhaps. Since the government isn't watching and all that."

He waved vaguely with one besleeved hand. "So what's it like, living on an isle with a mind of its own?"

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[never_dull]

Hannibal set about making one of the shortrib and cheese sandwiches. "I find it to be quite interesting, if occasionally frustrating. Being turned into a child or a woman for a weekend isn't so bad, but losing your memory for a weekend is annoying."

Particularly when you missed another wedding because of it.

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[funsometimes]

"Wait, are you tellin' me you woke up some weekend with great big honking knockers?"

Cassidy had to check.

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[never_dull]

"No," Hannibal said, giving Cassidy a bit of a look. "I had rather reasonably sized breasts. But I was definitely in a female body."

Re: Gourmet Bites

[funsometimes]

"Now that's something," Cassidy muttered thoughtfully, mostly to himself.

He was just a regular 100-something-year-old vampire with a best friend who could compel people to do whatever he pleased, conning drugs off of government agents that may or may not have been actual angels. Waking up with tits, now: there was something unusual.

"Sorry, mate," he added, actually at Hannibal. "That's just the sort of thing where you have to check and be certain. Nothing personal."

Re: Gourmet Bites

[never_dull]

Hannibal nodded in acknowledgement. "This island is rather unique in a number of ways; that's only one of them. People also periodically may turn into animals or plants, or alternate versions of themselves. It keeps things interesting."