Crane, in-character? It's not complicated at all. Walt was relevant. He provided him with what he needed; a laboratory, materials, and a man who asked no questions. The problem is Walt wanted Crane's friendship; which is something he isn't capable of understanding on a personal level. I'll paste this from his texts with Bruce because it covers it beautifully:
You have no friends, only people who you can use, who can provide you with something: whether it's direction or satisfaction. You look down on Chilton; you haven't even for him the respect of a predator for his prey, only contempt. You can't pretend to call that friendship or enmity.
But I'm not like Chilton. You respect me, don't you, Scarecrow? I am your enemy and your friend, because I embrace fear. We share a common interest, and one far more personal to you than the blunt tool Chilton calls psychology.
That's it in a nutshell. Basically, Walt needs to show he embraces fear and has a personal interest in it. Then things might turn to the bright side. Bright in the sense of a Georgian summer drought as far as Crane's behavior is concerned BUT IT'S PROGRESS.
Also, Walt wanted to know about his work academically too early in their relationship, in my opinion. Crane's a solitary person who doesn't want friends. Walt is. He made moves to get Crane to reciprocate too early. Not that he would have returned the friendship any later. But Crane's not going to spill it to a fellow chemist this early. His work's extremely intimate. There's a reason he gets fearboners. Do you want to be the source of his next fearboner, Walt? :|
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Crane, in-character? It's not complicated at all. Walt was relevant. He provided him with what he needed; a laboratory, materials, and a man who asked no questions. The problem is Walt wanted Crane's friendship; which is something he isn't capable of understanding on a personal level. I'll paste this from his texts with Bruce because it covers it beautifully:
You have no friends, only people who you can use, who can provide you with something: whether it's direction or satisfaction. You look down on Chilton; you haven't even for him the respect of a predator for his prey, only contempt. You can't pretend to call that friendship or enmity.
But I'm not like Chilton. You respect me, don't you, Scarecrow? I am your enemy and your friend, because I embrace fear. We share a common interest, and one far more personal to you than the blunt tool Chilton calls psychology.
That's it in a nutshell. Basically, Walt needs to show he embraces fear and has a personal interest in it. Then things might turn to the bright side. Bright in the sense of a Georgian summer drought as far as Crane's behavior is concerned BUT IT'S PROGRESS.
Also, Walt wanted to know about his work academically too early in their relationship, in my opinion. Crane's a solitary person who doesn't want friends. Walt is. He made moves to get Crane to reciprocate too early. Not that he would have returned the friendship any later. But Crane's not going to spill it to a fellow chemist this early. His work's extremely intimate. There's a reason he gets fearboners. Do you want to be the source of his next fearboner, Walt? :|