Nick grabbed the sphere without a second thought. In retrospect, it turned out to be a very stupid idea. He could already imagine just what snark Monroe would have to say about this mistake just as the next part of the misadventure began ...
"I can feed the caterpillar, I can whisper through the chrysalis, but what hatches follows its own nature and is beyond me."
-- Hannibal (TV show)
-- Hannibal (TV show)