He smiles pleasantly. He couldn't keep up the charade forever, nor did he want to. The point was getting Hannibal here at all, to see him up close. To see his emptiness and see all that sin hanging off him.

"Why would I be implying anything? I think it's not just the monsters who want to be noticed. It's people--all of them. Everyone wants affirmation, after all. There's always someone they want to notice them."

He finishes off his scotch.

"I'm just curious who it is for you."