BEg2 ch24 not upset?

[Michael Bailey]

Windust has found a box covered in Japanese writing of what appear to be
seaweed snacks,
            into which he now dives, with every appearance of an appetite.
Maxine watches, not
            nauseous exactly, or not yet.

   “Care for one of these, they’re . . . special. . . . And, Maxine . . .
I’m not upset.”

  Talk about romantic outbursts. Not upset, imagine.




Honestly - does this indicate he’s used to his sexual partners cowering in
fear? “Oh no, he’s upset!”

Or is he blustering because he really is upset at something, and if so,
what? Is he used to overwhelming people with his forceful libido, and this
night he didn’t even get Maxine to forget about Traipse?

Or is the thing he’s claiming not to be upset about a broader situation -
using his quasi-governmental or even time travel powers to “handle” the
slippery Ice financials, Mideast conundrums, and Russian oligarchs is
orders of magnitude more challenging than ruining a third world economy.


Seaweed snacks - the ones that come in thin sheets are really good!