- IC CONTACT POST FOR MASKORMENACE -

[slightlyoffchilt]

"Hello.

You've reached the direct line of Doctor Frederick Chilton. As I am not available at the moment, you might assume I'm quite busy with something pressing. State your name and business, and I will return your call."

Comments

[slightlyoffchilt]

If you prefer to be upfront about it.

[Talk about taking the bull by the horns. Emphasis on bull, since it's all coming from Chilton.]

What technique did he use on you? Learned helplessness?

[lurings]

Blood loss helped.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Was he controlling your diet, too? Inconsistent consumption is often a cult tactic preluding brainwashing.

Or...

[Did you eat people.]

[lurings]

Or? He was keeping me alive for a reason, my diet was similar to the one my dad had me on.

[ oh ho ho. ]

His technique was my dad's technique.

[ solitude and "i don't want to kill you but obv i will, so please be a helpful little deer."

DO YOU SEE A PATTERN??? ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

[Oh gross, he thinks. But Chiltons do not overtly say words like "gross".]

They all want to protect you, even if it means crippling you. What does that tell you, about father types?

[lurings]

Hannibal only wanted to protect me for a purpose. My dad loved me.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Are you suggesting that Lecter is incapable of love?

[lurings]

I don't think he loved me specifically. I know he cared for me, I'm not sure if that means he's capable of love or not. I'm not a doctor.

[slightlyoffchilt]

He seems to believe he's capable of the empathetic range of human emotions. But I don't believe that he is.

Perhaps that feeds into his obsession with Will Graham.

[lurings]

Living vicariously through Will's emoting?

[slightlyoffchilt]

Maybe it makes him feel more human? Because the man is clearly a monstrosity.

[lurings]

Don't need to tell me twice.

[ yes, you do. everyone does. until she stops defending him. then she'll have probably figured it out. ]

[slightlyoffchilt]

And he was much too inquisitive about Graham's state, when incarcerated at my hospital.

Isn't that odd?

[lurings]

[ she could open up for once or... ]

Yup.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Did he ever speak about Will to you? When he had you captive.

[lurings]

Yes.

1/2

[slightlyoffchilt]

Tell me what he said.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Please.

[lurings]

[ how 'bout you roll back that attitude, chilton. ]

No.

I don't want to talk about it.

[slightlyoffchilt]

Perhaps another time, then.

[Because Chilton is also watching himself, always watching himself.]

[lurings]

You could just ask Will.

[slightlyoffchilt]

You know why that won't work.

[lurings]

His end goal was for Will to come away with us.

[ a family. ]

He kept me mildly updated on what was going on. Only enough to prove his plan was working. I didn't ask a lot of questions.

Happy?

[slightlyoffchilt]

["Ew," says Chilton, although to himself. Thank goodness for texting options. To come away with us, as if this fabrication of interpersonal relations was something pure.]

Lecter is a remarkably twisted individual.

[And, a moment later:]

Your experience with him is unparalleled. That's why I ask, Abigail. That's all.

[lurings]

Lucky me.

[ SHE DOESN'T FEEL LUCKY. but haha no she's not going to let chilton call her out on how depressed she actually is so MOVING ON. ]

If you want to know anything else, try asking nicely.

Use please first.