Dan, at times, is a very harsh and mean person who seems to not care much about anyone but himself, however, he tries to hide his affections by never giving into verbally acknowledging them to others, and instead of showing them in his "rare times" of affection. These times can be prominently seen when Dan realizes that he shares much in common with the object of his revenge plots, acknowledges the fault of a misdeed, or learns of a better alternative towards handling situations: