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"Gone fishing."

[ so don't leave messages to ruin the after fishing glow !!!

your one stop shop for not leaving him alone, previous contact post can be found here ]

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You owe me awe, will! :|

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[Some say respect is born in love. For Crane, respect is born from fear. His great-grandmother had been a terrifying figure; but her command of fear as a weapon had earned his cold, respectful caution. She had threatened him to show her proper respect, and beaten him to fear God.

So what he wanted wasn't respect born from love; it was respect born from fear. Before he had developed fear as his weapon, he hadn't been shown respect. Not for his intellect; frankly, he was a genius. But now people were frightened of who he was and what he could do.

And he is not a religious man. Not at all. But all of this is simplistic in its understanding, and he doesn't regard himself as simple. Religion and fear are parts of his background, and he's not scared of himself or anyone else anymore.

How can he fear himself when Jonathan Crane as he used to be ceased to exist?]

Well, you're an insightful little man, aren't you? I'll have to put you right on your choice of words, mind. I would hardly be a good teacher if I didn't highlight your mistakes, would I?

You claim I don't only crave fear. You claim I crave recognition. You don't mention that's a word many take to mean reverence and respect.

Phobos.

Are you familiar with this word's etymology, Mr. Graham? Greek in origin, it lies at the root of English words such as phobia. Fear, dread and terror. It also means reverence and respect. He will judge each person according to their works, and each will receive what he or she deserves. Fear and respect are the exact same thing. I am doing nothing but divine work by reminding everyone of that.

[Divine work. His work. He's not a religious man. But if these people ignore him and do not give him the respect and reverence he deserves, well, they've seen what happens.]

He owes him a pop in the mouth.

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[Will actually starts to reply. If they're discussing word etymology like it's a legitimate thing, his first thought is sinister and left, and how something being on the left or someone who writes with the left hand isn't logically going to be bad news. Superstition. Bullshit. How in that vein, fear and respect ain't the same at all.

Sasha isn't afraid of Will. Nor is April. He isn't afraid of them, but damn right he respects them. The two don't go hand in hand regardless of word origins, same as sinister and left. But then he stares at his half-written reply for a few moments and comes to a better conclusion. Crane barks and barks (howls, really) about not caring and how all he wants is to be alone. He refuses to accept boundaries, which is nothing new to Will. Crane, however, is not Hannibal. Will has no duty, no obligation to indulge him. So he sends nothing. He ignores him. Indulges his desire to be left alone.

He doesn't give a shit if Crane takes this to mean he's won, that his divinity has triumphed. In the same way Will would ignore a poorly-behaved dog barking for attention in order to condition him to accept that behavior won't be rewarded and he should keep at it, Will ignores Crane. A good teacher does not have to highlight everything in a verbal manner to get a point or lesson across, after all.]