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I must apologize— I don't believe I caught your name.

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[Please, old creepy guy.]

It's Regina? Regina George.

[ excuse u teen queen. ]

Of course, Ms. George. How could I forget.

You must be getting old.

[ Mildly: ] We all are, when it comes down to it. But I get your meaning.

[Sure. Whatever. She flips her hair behind her shoulder.]

Are you gonna tell me why I'm here?

The school board seemed to think it pertinent, all things considered. Would you agree?

[Ugh. Fine, time to change her approach, or something.]

I don't know. I didn't do anything wrong, did I?

I've heard multiple stories. Taken as a whole, I will admit it paints a rather impressive picture.

[ Which, ironically, he seems to be saying in a not-entirely-negative sense. ]

[Someone whined about her again. She's gonna have to fish a bitch out, isn't she.

I mean.]

You say that like it's a good thing.

[Does she sound expectant? Well, she certainly isn't showing any guilt.]

[ Mildly: ] The opinions of my employers do not always perfectly align with my own.

[ He's not getting paid to encourage a real-life The Most Popular Girls in School. Not outright, anyway. ]

Why, how do you consider it?

Well, [She flips her hair behind her shoulder,] I don't know what you mean when you say it's an impressive picture.

[ Fair enough. ]

I mean that this sort of grasp upon a student body is usually reserved for the principal.

So the point of this is...?

[ As diplomatically as possible: ] Your method could use a little refining.

[She was smiling before. Now she's making a pointed effort to keep it.]

Excuse me?

[ Because, clearly, this is the sort of tack he ought to be taking instead of stop terrorizing the high school. ]

You don't enjoy being called in for disciplinary action, do you?

I wouldn't know, since I've never been called in for disciplinary action.

Then let me rephrase: I imagine you have other things to be doing than sitting here in my office.

[Pause. Hm.]

Yeah, that's true.

[ She grins, mouth too-red and with too many teeth. ]

Oh, you know who I am.

[ Lecter, by contrast, smiles with his mouth closed. ]

Perhaps. But there is a difference between introductions made in person and the phenomenon of a preceding reputation.

So you think a reputation specifically built with effort and time isn't as valid?

[ Watch what you say, Mr. Unruffled. ]

[ I'm sorry, I couldn't hear you over the sound of toeing the line. ]

I think manners are of importance even if one's reputation is the culmination of one's endeavors. I've said nothing as to their validity, or lack thereof. That's not what I'm interested in contesting.

[ Manners. She's kind of impressed with that one, actually. People gave up talking about manners and politeness and niceities to Tony Stark a long time ago. ]

You've got balls, you know.

[ Just as easily as he speaks, Lecter's polite-but-distant demeanor eases into something a little warmer. ]

Thank you. Delicacy is a virtue, but sometimes straightforwardness is what's needed.

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