[ Walt didn't say anything for a while. Chilton's words were abrupt, to the point. But yes, there was an undeniable loneliness in them because in spite of how they were delivered, they painted a very clear picture of Chilton living a life alone -- surrounded only by his work and his patients, who could never really be considered true companions.
Some might have claimed Chilton deserved it -- that he brought it on himself by being so incredibly insufferable. But Walt, having gone through the process of losing everything he held dear felt an empathy he didn't want to feel. He wet his lips and looked away, bouncing a knee. ]
You seem to be good at it -- surviving.
[ Walt couldn't imagine that he was the only one who harbored a violent (and now somewhat compromised) hatred for the man sitting beside him. ]
It helps that you can't die in this world. As you so smugly reminded me during our last encounter.
[ There was an awkward pause where he felt as though he should have tossed some sort of insult at Chilton simply because they had been civilized for a few minutes too long. But instead, he gave a cryptic warning that could be every bit about himself as much as it was about something else he knew, someone else: ]
Continue to keep your guard up, Chilton. Sometimes threats aren't always from your own world...
[ He thought of Crane. He thought of the needle Crane packed away in his suitcase while promising to try it out on their mutual threat. And then he thought, he shouldn't become involved in their affair, that Chilton deserved to be writhing in some LSD-related hallucination if he was stupid enough to get caught.
Don't be stupid enough to get caught. ]
But until that money runs out and our mess blows over, you have me on your side -- should you need me. I'm not a threat anymore. There's no reason why things from here on out can't be amicable in spite of our original misunderstandings.
[ Walt finally looked at Chilton again, raising a brow in mild humor. ]
Is this the point where you call me on my bullshit like you did during our phonecall?
[ Or did he believe it this time? Because Walt does intend for this to carry on without further incident. At least for a little while...until Hank was looking the other way... ]
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Some might have claimed Chilton deserved it -- that he brought it on himself by being so incredibly insufferable. But Walt, having gone through the process of losing everything he held dear felt an empathy he didn't want to feel. He wet his lips and looked away, bouncing a knee. ]
You seem to be good at it -- surviving.
[ Walt couldn't imagine that he was the only one who harbored a violent (and now somewhat compromised) hatred for the man sitting beside him. ]
It helps that you can't die in this world. As you so smugly reminded me during our last encounter.
[ There was an awkward pause where he felt as though he should have tossed some sort of insult at Chilton simply because they had been civilized for a few minutes too long. But instead, he gave a cryptic warning that could be every bit about himself as much as it was about something else he knew, someone else: ]
Continue to keep your guard up, Chilton. Sometimes threats aren't always from your own world...
[ He thought of Crane. He thought of the needle Crane packed away in his suitcase while promising to try it out on their mutual threat. And then he thought, he shouldn't become involved in their affair, that Chilton deserved to be writhing in some LSD-related hallucination if he was stupid enough to get caught.
Don't be stupid enough to get caught. ]
But until that money runs out and our mess blows over, you have me on your side -- should you need me. I'm not a threat anymore. There's no reason why things from here on out can't be amicable in spite of our original misunderstandings.
[ Walt finally looked at Chilton again, raising a brow in mild humor. ]
Is this the point where you call me on my bullshit like you did during our phonecall?
[ Or did he believe it this time? Because Walt does intend for this to carry on without further incident. At least for a little while...until Hank was looking the other way... ]