[ The surprises keep on coming, but Hannibal's response is nothing more than a bit more of a smile. He can't say he's ever had someone come to him for professional consultation for gruesome murders. Admirers, yes, but this is a bit beyond that. At this point, he returns to reading through his book, though he continues the conversation smoothly. ]

I've had people asking me for assistance with disposing of corpses before, but having a request for them to be desecrated as well is new. It's surprisingly direct.

[ He seems to consider it, but there's no real consideration at all. He's more pausing for effect and because the Sheriff called him a freak, which is rude. He's not a freak, okay, he just has eccentric hobbies. He takes the time to finish reading, and when he's done he closes the book and looks back to the Sheriff. He won't need to read it again, so he'll burn it later, but for now, he understands the rules well enough. They're quite simple. So instead, he his acceptance is implicit in the question he asks. ]

Would it be safe to keep anything I ask of you here? I'll need quite a few more tools than you have here. [ He nods his head lightly ] Sharper knives, for example.