Robert's going to feel betrayed on some level, but at the same time, seeing a bit of himself in Crane- if he believes he himself can be redeemed, then he has to believe that Crane can, to. And yeah, he's not going to be stupid enough to think that it's his ability nor duty to do it, but- someone at least has to try, right?

Or at least try and keep him in control.




now remember the safeword is 'what the fuck do you think we need a safeword for that implies safe and that is the opposite of what we're going for here'