[ He nods, though he does give the thought serious consideration, even if it's brief. The rest of the conversation Hannibal lets slip away, since the concern that Percy brings up first is a fair one. ]

That depends entirely on what they're meant to do, I suppose. Some of those roles are innocuous enough that I would say nothing needs to be done. The Doctor, for example, or even the Madame and Bartender. But others... They do not have such a convenient answer. [ He makes a thoughtful noise, then shakes his head lightly. ] It's difficult to say. At least as a hypothetical. In general terms, I would say that whatever it takes to stop all of this should be weighed in as the primary priority. I'm not sure what that would look like or if it would even matter. But I'd like to hope that there's more reason for the roles beyond entertaining the Sheriff.

[ like, please... that would be so dumb ]