In rereading the Watchmen, I noted that not only did Walter speak in complete sentences pre-Roche, but he actually minded hygenie. So the crazy darkness that Dan noted that Walter lives in to Laurie, did not come until Roche (though it's been lurking).
So Walter was just plain weird adorable pre-Roche, I mean, back then, Roche's killer actually asked what Rorschach could do to him with no evidence!
...and I think I can see now, Dan being unable to handle the change, the sudden wide gap, Dan couldn't reach out properly then because he was too busy grieving the lost of pre-Roche Walter to deal with the new mess.
...and I think after Dan did get back with Roschach after the jailbreak, Walter was starting to come back into himself, he was more conversational, in Ozy's office. Then it was Walter who was the sanity leash after Dan learnt of Hollis's murder.
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I ♥ Rorschach's sense of humour
Date: 2010-06-26 02:28 pm (UTC)So Walter was just plain weird adorable pre-Roche, I mean, back then, Roche's killer actually asked what Rorschach could do to him with no evidence!
...and I think I can see now, Dan being unable to handle the change, the sudden wide gap, Dan couldn't reach out properly then because he was too busy grieving the lost of pre-Roche Walter to deal with the new mess.
...and I think after Dan did get back with Roschach after the jailbreak, Walter was starting to come back into himself, he was more conversational, in Ozy's office. Then it was Walter who was the sanity leash after Dan learnt of Hollis's murder.