“Funny that it’s Kaiser that’s having trouble controlling his people,” Brian mused, when I was done.
How so?
I wondered if he was still sore over what Kaiser had said at the meeting.
Ahh, right, that.
“Coil upped the pressure the moment the truce against the ABB was broken. I would be surprised if Kaiser didn’t have his hands full with that,” I replied.
“You’re defending him?”
Hm, no, I don’t think she is. Suggesting a plausible explanation isn’t the same as excusing someone’s actions.
I say this as someone who hates when people assume explanations for my own actions are meant as excuses.
It wasn’t often that I felt acutely aware of the difference in our skin colors, but being asked if I was making excuses for the white supremacist supervillain was one of those moments.
Oof, yeah. That didn’t even occur to me right then – it’s a non-visual medium, after all, making it easier for the difference to fade into the back of one’s mind until it suddenly becomes relevant again. I do appreciate that Taylor has the same experience, one that reflects and to some degree explains how the narration (which of course is supposed to be by her) doesn’t mention it very often.
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