Variety is the spice of life

my contribution to @lawlightweek2026 | day 7; checkmate/stalemate

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He's told to sit and stay by an angel after being brought back to life. They want him to just give a speech, but they clearly can't agree on what his presence should signify. He decides to just make his own way. When he leaves he doesn't sneak or appear as if he's trying to get away from anything. This course is just natural for him.

He then proceeds to wander around Soho hoping to get guidance from the only divine being that has ever truly shown him kindness.

He's in a new world, family and friends long since passed, nothing he recognizes but the suffering of his fellow humans. If someone had described his actions to me I would have thought it sounded cringe and preachy. But seeing how open and ready he was to show people love and acceptance was beautiful.

He didn't know how he would reach people's hearts by learning this card trick, but he never stopped trying. Never stopped believing and searching for the knowledge he was sure would be there. The whole time he was already doing what he set out to do; bringing love and kindness to others.

I am not religious, I'm not moved by stories from the bible, nor do I have any spiritual connections to higher beings. But when Jesus shared pizza with the crowd while doing his best to soothe the hurt in their souls I was brought to tears. He even expressed worry over doing the same things that got him crucified the first time, but it didn't stop him.

I've seen some people mentioning that he did all of that for nothing, because those people were wiped from existence just a few minutes after. I don't see it as a waste though, and I think even if he knew those few minutes were all they would have that he would have chosen to do exactly what he had done anyway. In the end he brought peace to people before their ends.

the sunshine one and the grumpy one

Hannibal (2013-2015)

https://youtu.be/2vHERvHx26A