> I ultimately had Dominic defer to Bettie because, aside from Mumphrey, she's got the most years of living of anyone at the mansion under her belt, and as a conservative, it'd probably go against his instincts a bit to disrespect his elders too much. Even when he argued with her, I wanted to convey his sense of frustration with her choices, because he'd have a hard time understanding how someone with the benefit of her wealth of experiences could not know better than to avoid dealing with Dream.
> I almost included an exchange in which Bettie called Dominic on projecting his own issues onto Dream, because she'd see that a stoic like Dominic is worried that he's somehow taking advantage of Kat, by turning to her as an occasional emotional shelter from his storms. I couldn't quite make it fit, but it would have culminated with Bettie telling Dominic that everyone is entitled to seek comfort from someone, although I doubt he'd accept that.
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Some very good insights into the Paragon of Power. You should write him more often.
