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Hello. [Rosen stares down his nose at the screen which is set a bit away from his face so as not to over-impose himself on anyone who might see this. His glasses are a bit scuffed from the excitement in the colosseum a few days ago but his clear brown eyes still show through]

I had a few question I was hoping someone among you might be able to answer but I should probably introduce myself before I ask.

[He straightens a bit, clearly uncomfortable on screen. He had been hesitant at the prospect of showing his face and had tossed the idea back and forth for the better part of the day but in the end he concluded it was probably the best means to his desired end.]

My name is Dr. Lee Rosen. I did my neurological and psychiatric residencies at Binghamton in upstate New York and I am also licensed as a general practice physician.

[He falters a bit, bashfully rubbing the back of his head with a bandaged hand. He hates sounding like he's tooting his own horn. He also hates volunteering information about his life, working from the general assumption that people probably didn't care to know. He doesn't bother to mention the fact that he is a new arrival. That is a given.]

I don't know if any of that might be useful here but if it could be I am happy to offer my services.

[He pauses again before changing course]

It might seem a strange request but does anyone know where I might find music...or...or even perhaps somewhere I could get my hands on an instrument?

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Then please, call me Lee.

[He moves to sit to Hannibal's right]

Have you gotten settled in? With your lodgings, I mean.

I'm staying with a friend of mine for the moment. He was already here when I arrived.

[The subject of Will is a complicated one, so Hannibal redirects.]

How about you? Have you found a place?

That is very fortunate. I have found myself in one of the empty apartments. [He half smiles] Its not exactly homey but I can't be too picky given the circumstances.

[Its no worse than his cell back home so really he shouldn't be complaining]

Now...about your earlier proposal.... may I ask what it is you had in mind? Or rather if you had any idea as to how this might actually work?

[Little did they know they had their previous accommodations in common.]

I admit the details will take some investigation. But I believe it will address an important need. Perhaps we could take appointments, perhaps we could have open hours, perhaps we could do both.

[Lee is nodding slowly as he listens]

Open hours will likely be necessary at the start until we can guarantee a patient base. It will also be a useful way to gauge interest.

[He gestures at the phone in his hand]

Do you think it would be prudent to make a sort of public announcement once we've sorted out more of the details?

I believe that would be prudent.

[He takes out his own phone and scrolls through the directory.]

It's quite a population. I've met people from very strange places.

[He glances up at Lee.]

Where are you from, Lee? Any zombies?

[He has to laugh at that. Its absurd that the question is actually valid in their current situation]

No zombies. Not unless you count the vagrants on the subway. I'm from New York. Born in the suburbs, studied upstate, and work in the city.

[He casts a glance at Hannibal]

Yourself?

[Such a simple background, Hannibal thinks. Rather refreshing, really.]

I was born in Lithuania, but most recently resided in Baltimore. No zombies in my world either.

Well, Lithuania and Baltimore are both places that exist where I am from. While I've never been to the former, I have certainly had my time in the latter.

[Conferences, lectures, DoD meetings...yes he's definitely been to Baltimore. No that he was ever eager to stay.]

Is it possible then that we are from the same world?

It's possible.

[He's entirely calm, and no one would know that he was devising some way to determine if this man might know about his crimes. It seemed unlikely, since he hadn't reacted to his rather distinctive name, but it was possible. If he did, then Hannibal may have to do something about that.]

Let's see...ah. I consulted for the FBI in a case for a serial killer known as the Chesapeake Ripper. It was rather well covered by the media. Have you heard of the case?

[Rosen makes a pensive noise in his throat as he thinks back]

Chesapeake Ripper? I'm sorry, it doesn't ring any bells. [His expression turns apologetic] But I am probably not the best person to ask. My work... [He hesitates a little] ...well, lets just say I tend to get distracted with my research so I am often the last to know about national news.

[Until his arrest Rosen had more or less lived in his work. Its what had rotted his marriage from the inside out. His inability to remove himself from the cocoon of research. To care about anything outside of the Alpha phenomenon. Though he is overstating his ignorance about the news from the wider world, given he sees newspapers when he takes the subway and catches the odd newscast when he is at a deli counter, he nonetheless has not seen enough to know about any 'Chesapeake Ripper'.]

It sounds gruesome.

[The fact that mention of a serial killer didn't draw out a memory of Hannibal's crimes was reassuring.]

It was. I believe we are probably from very similar worlds, but not the exact same one.

[He tilted his head.]

Tell me about your research.

[Head dropping to one side, Rosen takes a moment to piece together his explanation]

I don't know if you have heard of something called the, um, the Alpha phenomenon?

[Lee is betting that Hannibal hasn't. If they weren't from the same version of earth, then it is unlikely the Alphas exist in Hannibal's world in the same capacity that they do in his own, and even if they were from the same version of earth, given the government's actions after Rosen's hearing, it is unlikely the news would have even been a blip on the radar in Baltimore.

As such, he proceeds under the assumption that Hannibal has no knowledge of Alphas]

Its a genetic trend, possibly indicative of future human evolution. We've begun seeing more and more cases of people with hyper intensified neurological abilities. An ability to manipulate thought, for example, through a heightened ability to direct and target the hormonal output of the body. Some have seemingly superhuman hearing or sight, but all of them, when examined, have solid physiological explanations for their abilities.

[He reaches up a hand to rub at the back of his neck]

I was hired by the Department of Defense to research, identify, and analyze potential Alpha cases.

[Hannibal nods, quite fascinated.]

Interesting. When I arrived, I encountered a man who was able to control the sharks with his mind. Apparently, he's capable of controlling anything...or anyone...with a mind. He was also able to read my thoughts. Perhaps your research would have some insight on his abilities?

[Lee raises a silver brow at that]

I believe I might have met the same man in the coliseum.

[In fact that man had attempted to manipulate his mind in addition to the sharks]

Well now that you've mentioned it, Hannibal, I've actually been considering continuing my research here. In a manner of speaking. There seem to be quite a few people here with unusual abilities, and I think keeping a record of such phenomenon would not be insignificant.

[He turns his attention back to Hannibal]

And what about yourself? Your work with the FBI? In what capacity were you being consulted?

We do seem to be in unique circumstances. That would be a rather productive way of taking advantage.

[Hannibal sits back, crossing his legs.]

I assisted in profiling serial killers, like the Chesapeake Ripper I mentioned. Ideally the profile would help the investigators locate the perpetrators before they could kill again.

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