[He forces his expression to shift to one of indifference, carefully following that up with a flat tone in his voice. It's out there now, it is what it is, all he can do is deal with it.]

It doesn't matter. Just use it as your truth. [Clearly, the best way to show he completely, absolutely doesn't care about it.] It's better than going with something like 'Lecter's a cannibal' and painting yourself as a target. I'm not gonna get pissed off if you tell her.

[See!! Completely fine!! (Nevermind the fact that he's comparing himself to Hannibal of all people.)]