fandomhigh | Music Appreciation, Tuesday, Period 2

Students filing into the music room today would be greeted to the sight of two very different looking teachers, one clad in a superbly tailored and tasteful blue plaid three-piece and the other wearing more leather than was probably strictly necessary, even for a man who was on fire under all of those wrappings.

They would also be met with what was presumably pizza, though Jonothon seemed to be giving it a side-eye as he started to speak.

//Right. Er. Hello students, and welcome to Music Appreciation, which is more or less what it says on the tin. Dr. Lecter and myself - I'm Jono, though I suppose I'll answer to Professor Starsmore if you insist - will be spending this summer term giving you all a crash-course in different genres of music from different eras. Mostly what this means is that we sit around for half the summer listening to and talking about different songs, composers, and bands, what might have influenced them, what about each piece grabs your interest or turns you off… that sort of thing.//

Clearly Jono had put a lot of thought into this spiel.

"As you might have guessed," Hannibal picked up, "the two of us have very different tastes in music." And a lot of other things. "My experience has for the most part been in traditional forms of music - orchestral, opera, and some gagaku, which is Japanese music for those of you who may not be familiar with it." Which would be most of them, Hannibal, thanks. "I'm not terribly familiar with most of the popular music of today."

//Which, of course, is where I come in,// Jono supplied. //I personally prefer modern alternative and grunge, but I'm familiar with practically anything that comes through my shop - I run the Groovy Tunes in town - so I'll be the one introducing you lot to everything from Pearl Jam to Patsy Cline. Modern folk, rock, rap...// He gave Hannibal a wry glance. //It's certainly not for everybody, but hopefully some of you will appreciate it all the same.//

"I also have some knowledge of modern experimental music," Hannibal added. He chuckled. "Which is also not for everybody, but perhaps we will try it." If anyone decided they really loved theremin.

"For today, I believe introductions are traditional. Let's go around the room, and if everybody would please tell us your name, why you're taking this class, and something about your favorite type of music. Also, if you play an instrument, I'm curious to know. Beginning myself, I am Doctor Hannibal Lecter, I am teaching this class because I have enjoyed sharing music with Mr. Starsmore, and I prefer western orchestral music. I play the harpsichord and piano and the theremin."

//And I'm Jono Starsmore, teaching this class because I want an excuse to make Dr. Lecter here listen to Nirvana,// Jono added, though there was a light, teasing note in his voice as he said so. //As I said before, I've got a preference toward alternative and grunge, but a soft spot for Pearl Jam especially. And I mostly just stick to guitar. Electric, usually.//

Hannibal was smirking a bit at Jono's proclamation, mostly because he hadn't yet actually heard Nirvana. Spoiler: he probably wouldn't like them much. He nodded to the first student. "Now you."

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None of it is people. All of it is delicious. Jono is a little skeptical about the duck one, though.

Asparagus Fingerling Potato and Goat Cheese Pizza
Duck Pizza with Hoisin and Scallions
Wild Mushroom Pizza with Caramelized Onions Fontina and Rosemary
Arugula-Proscuitto Pizza

Rapunzel loved cooking almost as much as singing -- at least, she felt like she did it nearly as often and was almost as good at it. This, though? This stuff was clearly special.

She tried a little bit of everything, and when she thought no one was looking, slipped a tiny bit of the arugula pizza to Pascal. It seemed sort of rude to do openly, even if she thought it was nice that her lizard wanted to try Dr. Lecter's gourmet food.

She would have to take Hannibal's next cooking class, clearly!

"I hope you're both enjoying the food," Hannibal said with a chuckle. Since the lizard seemed more or less sentient, it seemed only sensible that he eat as well.

"It's incredible," Rapunzel enthused, and Pascal whirred happily. "I've never had anything like most of this stuff -- I, um, do a lot of baking? But I've never made anything this elaborate. Did you cook all of this yourself?"

Seriously, she'd be taking his next cooking class without a doubt. Cookies were one thing. Duck pizza was another entirely.

"I did," Hannibal answered with a smile. "This particular food is not difficult, but I enjoy making all sorts of dishes when I can. I normally teach food classes here as well, but I thought a break would be good."

She could take his class and learn that outsider men weren't cannibals! ...oh, wait.

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But at least his teeth weren't pointy! (That she could see, anyway.)

"If you ever teach it again, I'm signing up," Rapunzel declared. "I make a lot of pies. This stuff -- pizza? It doesn't look too far off, but the ingredients have more...done to them than I usually bother with."

Cooking for one (sometimes two, but her mother ate like a bird) tended to keep her sort of lazy on that front.

His teeth were no pointier than anyone else's!

"The general concept is similar to a pie," Hannibal agreed. "A crust, and then toppings. Some are more pie-like than others, I suppose." Like the grilled pear one he hadn't gone with today.

"Pizza is a traditional shared food with an almost infinite number of combinations of ingredients, so most everybody is certain to find one they like."

If she ever tried ordering typical greasy delivery pizza and expecting it to be much like Hannibal's, she was going to be disappointed.

"I like all of these," Rapunzel decided. And yes, she would probably be vastly disappointed by pizza from here on out, considering this was her first experience with the stuff. There was nowhere to go but down, really. "Are these the usual kinds of toppings?"

Because yeah, she was totally going to try to order duck on her pizza, first time she tried.

"It likely depends upon who is making it." There was a CPK nearby, right? "Cheese is traditional, and herbs, and tomatoes; after that, the meats and vegetables vary."

Duck was totally normal, okay?

Jono being sceptical of the duck just meant there was more of that for other people. Specifically, Emma.

Cosette tried a little bit of everything -- yes, including the duck pizza, which she actually went for first. In the end it was the wild mushroom pizza she was most fond of, though.

Kaylin hadn't eaten breakfast because, seriously? - she'd barely made it to class more or less, maybe a little less, on time. So she tried some of all of it.

It was pretty good all things considered, meaning she'd never had pizza or anything even vaguely resembling any of the toppings.

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