[ Considering how the Sheriff seemed to prefer brief answers, Hannibal is inclines his head in curiosity when he starts into a longer one. He tucks his hands into his pockets idly, since this is a longer explanation than he expected, but also... A very odd one. Hannibal liked to think abstractly, but this was a bit outside of that. His ideas of abstract tended to be limited to metaphor and memory palaces, and it's why his first response is fairly simple. He looks surprised, even incredulous, but not quite disbelieving. ]
That sounds quite unbelievable, I hope you realize.
[ He makes a thoughtful noise and looks away, but after a moment's thought, Hannibal shakes his head. He decides that he believes it, at least in the sense that there's no real harm to play along. But he does laugh, because much more importantly: ]
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That sounds quite unbelievable, I hope you realize.
[ He makes a thoughtful noise and looks away, but after a moment's thought, Hannibal shakes his head. He decides that he believes it, at least in the sense that there's no real harm to play along. But he does laugh, because much more importantly: ]
Death saving the universe. That's quite poetic.