Collected Thoughts

Plus why did he go to Fred, that made no sense, especially considering what the Intiative did to him. He should be wary of science geeks.

But we forget Spike pathologies. He never goes to a man for help, when he can make a woman his mommy/savior.

And he'd never be humble, never offers himself in service, or simply try to make an honest or rational case as to why it's in somebody else's interest to help him out. Why try to justify himself to a skeptical Wesley or have to give a fig about anyone else's interests, if he can just play on Fred's pity?