The Roof, Late Wednesday Afternoon

[vanillajello]

Kate didn't really know what to do with herself today. Not taking the weekend into account, Wednesday was the only day of the week that she didn't have either workshops or ballet class.

So she'd spent the first part of her day sorting out stuff for her online classes. Once that was done, she'd ended up here, although she wasn't sure why. Not like there was too much for her to do up on the roof, either.

She wasn't even smoking, although should any of her fellow Smokers' Club members show up, she thought might pester them for a cigarette.

But as she was alone, she was mostly just leaning against the railing and looking out over the town. Thinking about stuff. People. Herself.

For once, it didn't make her feel or seem too angsty.

[ooc: It doesn't get much more open than the roof!]

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[vanillajello]

"But professional," Kate added. "We should sound dependable."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"We probably shouldn't put our names in it because we'd just argue about whose came first," Hannibal suggested magnanimously.

[vanillajello]

"Mm, very smart of you," she replied. "We'd never get a business running like that. We need to put our differences aside."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"We'd have to avoid giving into our sexual tension too," Hannibal advised, nodding. "Wouldn't want to ruin the business by mixing it with pleasure."

Their non existent, non named business.

[vanillajello]

Kate seemed deal in half or entirely imaginary things a lot, these days. It was starting to be a thing.

"I'm not so sure I could do that," she teased. "And that would be awkward. There'd be complaints."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You don't think you could resist me?" Hannibal asked, raising an eyebrow. "You'd have to try, dear."

[vanillajello]

"Might be hard," Kate shrugged with a hint of a smirk. "But, I've done it until now. Shouldn't be impossible to continue."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"I'd say we could have an affair or two to take the edge off but I think it'd turn into more," Hannibal said, shrugging. "So better to just not do it at all."

[vanillajello]

"Probably for the best," she nodded. "'Cause I would just kill you in a relationship, you know that right?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Who says I wouldn't kill you first?" Hannibal wondered. "And I've managed a year long relationship, you know. It takes a lot to kill me. Besides, I can handle you."

[vanillajello]

Kate shot him a wry smirk and shook her head. "Oh babe, you have no idea."

Somehow, he just tended to get some of her best behavior.

"And you should be glad about it, too." Beat. "On second thought, you probably would kill me first."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Never underestimate me, Kate," he chided, shaking his head. "And I don't have any idea. I wonder if anyone does. I bet you'd be surprised too."

[vanillajello]

"I'm very rarely surprised," she drawled in response to that, after a pause.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"And whose fault is that, Miss Desensitized to Everything?" Hannibal asked wryly.

[vanillajello]

"Oooh, creative namecalling there, babe," Kate retorted. "Anyway, isn't it better to not be surprised by stuff happening all the time? Gets tiring after a while."

At least she saved the it's not my choice to be this way, you know speech this time?

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Not all surprising things are bad," he felt the need to point out. "You act like that towards everything, people might stop trying."

[vanillajello]

She so very nearly gave him a look that said '...and?' but decided against it.

Instead, she just said, "I didn't say I'm never surprised."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Seemed implied," Hannibal said idly. "If you don't let yourself get surprised, then it sounds like you're never surprised. Logical leap."

[vanillajello]

"I said I'm rarely surprised," Kate replied. "Maybe I only let the good surprises get through? As rare as those might be."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You haven't had any good surprises lately?" Hannibal wondered. "And don't lie to me."

[vanillajello]

"Would you know if I did?"

Stalling. Definitely stalling.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"No, but you would and why would you wanna lie to me anyway?" Hannibal wondered.

[vanillajello]

Kate raised her eyebrows. "Because I might not want to always tell you the truth about everything?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You don't have to tell me the truth about everything but you can't tell me about one good surprise?" he pressed. "Come on, that's simple."

[vanillajello]

"Hmm... Maybe."

That was enigmatic. So was her smile.