[This is what makes Hannibal a good psychiatrist. He's learned to read what Percy would and wouldn't respond to and he's grateful Hannibal doesn't respond to that at all. It's foolish to mull over it, but at the same time he's still incredibly bitter about it.]

Hal sometimes figures we're smart enough on our own or we haven't earned the right information. Annabeth figured that talking to him like a person was the best way to carry a conversation with him and get answers.

Keep the reward though...even if I think you'll be cashing in on a lot of them in the future. [He'll explain what that means later.] What about the other roles then? You mentioned that the Doctor wasn't exactly what it sounded like.