Hannibal covered Will's hand on his chest with his own and joined him in that low laugh. They were not strangers to surreal and absurd situations. This one did on its face seem more benign than the rest, however. Benevolent, even. What lay beneath the surface was anyone's guess, but Hannibal was quite curious to find out. For the moment, though, he was deeply content to just be here with this friend, his soul.
"If we are in fact dead, then we have a benefit that no religion or philosophy in the history of the world has had. Namely, first hand experience."