[ He still looks nothing short of surprised, but he does at least nod his head lightly to partially agree, even if it's slow and almost reluctant. He supposes that is a fairly technical challenge, but. Really??? ]

I... Well, that's a good thing that it "counts."

[ Hannibal shakes his head as if to physically shake off his bewildered look, and he at least partially succeeds. ]

I'm glad you were able to get a few questions answered of your own. What did he tell you?