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Dr. Hannibal Lecter hasn't been seen in the bar much lately; presumably, he was busy preparing to turn his own life upside-down. But he is here now, entering with some books. He takes them over to the bar, then notices the TV going, and wanders over the to couch with a cup of coffee in his hand.

"I wouldn't do that to the food," he says, turning his head to the occupant of the couch.

"Hello, Yrael!"

"Apparently, there is the thought that explosives could tenderize low-grade steaks to the point of being indistinguishable from those of higher quality. With or without a soupçon of C4 adding its flavor," the cat answers, twisting over onto its back and stretching. "Good afternoon, Dr. Lecter."

"That is a very odd and worrisome notion," Dr. Lecter says. "May I sit?"

"Of course, do join me," answers the cat, welcoming. However much one may try, one cat can only take up so much space on a couch.

"It is an odd show, full of strange notions, but I am fond of it. Nikola and I used to watch it from time to time."

"Of course," Dr. Lecter says, "there's subpar meat not suitable for steak, and it would be unethical not to use it."

Pause.

"However, I could recommend two dozen perfectly delicious recipes off the back of my hand that they could make from that meat without the use of weapon grade explosives."

"Their focus is often much more on the question of 'can we' than on the question of 'should we,'" Yrael grins. "Possibility rather than practicality."

As evidenced by the idea on the screen, after an informational animation explaining about the relationship between tenderness and the connections between muscle fibers and connective tissue, of rigging a vacuum-packed, kevlar-wrapped steak into thirty foot-long air cannon to be shot into a catcher's mitt-like basket of solid steel.

"There are many things people can do that they definitely shouldn't," Dr. Lecter says. "That must be the department for inadvisably applied technology."

"Sometimes they do feel the need to raise the number of reminders to the audience not to try any of what they do at home," purrs the cat, turning over to curl up next to the doctor's knee. "They want the audience to know it's inadvisably applied science."

Or prove that they advised against it before some idiot went out and tried it at home.

"As silly as it can be, the show is a good introduction for one who approaches regular physics as one might approach an unfamiliar culture."

Edited 2014-07-03 20:19 (UTC)

"If they do try it at home, it can be considered evolution in action," Dr. Lecter says. "Another way of approaching science."

Edited 2014-07-03 21:34 (UTC)

"They become a valuable learning tool, themselves." The cat grins, twisting over and batting at the air.

"'Do not try this at home, and here's specifically why...'"

"... there will be shreds of you all over the place, just as it happened with this unfortunate individual," Dr. Lecter intones.

Edited 2014-07-03 22:28 (UTC)

"The lesson gleaned would be applicable in all walks of Life," Yrael smiles. "Nothing more central to survival than 'take heed of warnings given for your benefit. You'll live longer.'"

Edited 2014-07-03 22:35 (UTC)

"Still, that's no way to mistreat a steak," Dr. Lecter says, shaking his head with something resembling mild amusement.