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International Cuisine | Friday, 3rd period

"So," Hannibal said. "I hope you have all enjoyed this semester's trips and have learned a bit about the varied foods that Earth has to offer."

There were a lot of seafood and stew. What could he say? There was a lot of water.

"For our last trip, we'll be ending in Paris. It's the home of much that is considered 'Western' cuisine, and a personal favorite of mine. We'll be going to Le Grand Véfour, at the Palais Royal. This restaurant has been in existence for centuries, and has quite a lovely menu, as well as a wonderful view and a glimpse into late eighteenth-century decor."

He led them through the portal, which let them out just in front. "Please, enjoy."

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In French. (Or heck, Rylothian.)

Enjoy France. Or the really gaudy old architecture.

It's French gourmet food; what's not to like?

Unless you're not into French gourmet food. Don't tell Hannibal; he'll be heartbroken.

Tell him how much you've enjoyed his class. Or not.

You knew he had to hit France eventually.

Péridot

Everything was so... so gold... and red... Peridot was going to have difficulty focusing on the food when their surroundings were so much the opposite of the natural minimalism of some of their other destination.

"There's a lot going on here."

The walls had faces in them.

It was disturbing.

Été Lefèvre

"It was designed to be luxurious, at a time when that often meant excess and flourishes," Hannibal explained.

"So.... how does anybody even manage to focus on the food?"

Peridot was so baffled, here.

If Summer seemed a little more aloof than normal, it was because she was trying to blend into that cool beret-wearing, cigarettr-smoking perception of France, which really wasnt that different from her American teenager who can't be bothered because phone attitide, when you really boiled it down.

She just didn't want to seem too touristy if there were any cute French guys around. She had a thing with that now.

Summer had a great way of showing her appreciation. How she managed to secret ot away with her was anyone's guess, but she had a covered glass dish with her, which she eventually presented to Hannibal.

"Dr. Lecter, for the end of the semester, I wanted to bring you a small culinary token of gratitude for your excellent class."

And in that dish, he wouls find a jello mold...orange jello, with bits of what could only be shark meat inside. She'd also put in cherries, and marbled it a little with ribbons of whipped cream. It was garnished, of course,because she had to make it fancy, with candied orange slices and a few sprigs of mint.

She was going more for form than flavor.

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Hannibal waved to indicate their fellow diners. "Some of them take time to look around, to enjoy the location as well. Eventually, the food will win back the focus."

And that form had Hannibal raising an eyebrow at her. "It certainly is quite colorful," he said. "This is your present to all of your teachers, is it?"

He listened to radio, Summer.

"But wouldn't it be easier to appreciate the food if it didn't have to compete?"

Maybe it was easier for humans to care about the food, since they had to eat it. And actually could.

Summer gasped, hand to her chest as if offended. "Not at all," she said. "Only the ones where it means something. Mr. Deadpool didn't get one. Ms. Karla didn't get one. Mr. Stark only got some because Captain Rogers is such a Boy Scout and had to share." Had to, Summer? Or just desperately wanted to get rid of it faster? "So only you, Captain Rogers, and Mr. Jarrus," God, it felt weird as hell calling him that, "are getting them, because you are the ones who have truly made jello special in my life. I mean, Mr. Jarrus isn't even one of my teachers."

Unless you counted in the High School of Life.

"To some extent, the surroundings magnify the experience of the food," Hannibal said. "A special environment makes the food feel special. There is a psychological element to taste, and every sense affects it."

Hannibal chuckled. "Well, in that case, I am honored." He gave her a little bow.

He was, too. He had no intention of eating the thing, but he was honored.

"Psychological, too?" Peridot frowned thoughtfully at that. "Mostly that makes me wonder if I'm experiencing taste wrong."

"There is no such thing," Hannibal assured her. "But I have no doubt you are experiencing it differently than a human would. Both your physiology and your psychology are vastly different. It's one of the reasons I've been so interested in your experiences."

"A scientific interest, then," Peridot offered, sounding actually kind of pleased with that. If there was any one reason she could appreciate, that was the one. "I suppose you don't get to witness many people discovering taste for the first time, do you?"

"You are the first," Hannibal said, smiling. "It really has been fascinating. Have you made any observations in turn?"

Peridot considered for a moment.

"Broth is the easiest, for me," she noted. "I feel like there's a whole depth of experiences I'm missing out on by simply licking things, and humans don't seem to react well to watching me chew them and then spit them out again, but broths are all there is about them already. A full flavor experience, right there in one fluid."

A mostly savory, often salty one.

Kaylin Neya (What? It could be French?)

Hannibal nodded. "And which tastes do you enjoy? Is there a pattern to them?"

Hey, it was food, so Kaylin was happy to eat it.

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