BEg2 ch24 not upset?

[Mark Kohut]

Focusing on "I'm not upset" is great......not romantic, yes, yes, but let's
parse it a moment...

A self-centered type aware of a sexual partner's 'feelings' in this way: he
knows many women
worry that the man is upset over something....because that is HIS
experience largely.......
So, he thinks he is bening sensitive or something by reassuring her......

And upset is a polite society way of saying a little angry, right?

On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 12:34 AM Michael Bailey <
michael.lee.bailey at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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!
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